On 10/10/05, Bob Stia <rnr@sanctum.com> wrote:
> On Sunday 09 October 2005 11:15 pm, michael hast wrote:
> > What books would you gents recomend to someone who feels like
> > they are hitting a wall on their way to getting deep? I've been
> > playing with Linux for about seven months, and bugging you guys with
> > my newbie problems for about that long, too. I've grown a lot in
> > that time and learned a lot, too. All my friends esteem me as some
> > kind of hacker, if you want a good laugh. It's about time that I
> > need something bound to read instead of trying to soak up as much as
> > I can on Google. I want to learn how to run NFS and Samba as well as
> > the emulators. I would like to better familiarize myself with root
> > commands and the basics of programming. I want to be able to build
> > my own distro. So, I think I'll be picking up a copy of Knoppix
> > Hacks, and I wondered what everyone else would recomend taking some
> > time with. I plan on picking up several books that I can absorb
> > right off the bat, and hang on to for reference guides, and as I read
> > them, I anticipate getting more as well. Thank you.
> > Michael
>
> Hello Michael,
>
> Interesting that you are in OK and decided to join SLUG. Must mean that
> we are pretty savvy, Huh? :-)
>
> Now, lissen up !! Go on line and google for the RUTE tutorial by Paul
> Sheen. Download it, either html or pdf. (about 3 mb) Read it ! It will
> take you many many hours. It will give you every basic and most
> advanced features of Linux. There is nothing more basic and advanced
> than this tutorial. After you have digested this, and that will take
> some doing, It will be the best reference you will need. It has resided
> on my computer for several years and remains the best reference I have.
>
> Have fun, and welcome to our very special SLUG group.
>
He is my nephew, he sent me a e-mail asking about linux, and has not
stopped.
Michael,
Go to the Linux From Scratch site and take a look at it also, that is a good
way to get a bit more familiar with Linux.
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/
-- Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- To paraphrase my flight instructor; "the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn and twisted metal."----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided as an unmoderated internet service by Networked Knowledge Systems (NKS). Views and opinions expressed in messages posted are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of NKS or any of its employees.
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