Anyone running Linux?

[rz1a]

My friend got me into using Linux since he's been a long time user. I installed Ubuntu on my laptop and desktop, was wondering if there were any books Linux users recommended for newbies?

I was looking at the following:

http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Ubun...2376286&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-L...ref=pd_sim_b_4

Wondering if anyone has read this book in the last link, seems more in depth.

[GoneReefing]

I do. I have not checked any books out but I have been windows free since 2003.

I suggest some of these sites as they can be helpful when you get in a bind.

http://www.linuxquestions.org

https://help.ubuntu.com/community

http://ubuntuforums.org/

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Karmic

All but the 1st link are ubuntu-centric. As for the books the send one would be better since its not focused entirely on the ubuntu distro but overall linux system.

[rz1a]

I do. I have not checked any books out but I have been windows free since 2003.

I suggest some of these sites as they can be helpful when you get in a bind.

http://www.linuxquestions.org

https://help.ubuntu.com/community

http://ubuntuforums.org/

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Karmic

All but the 1st link are ubuntu-centric. As for the books the send one would be better since its not focused entirely on the ubuntu distro but overall linux system.

I'm hoping to completely stop using windows. Vista has just been really bad. I've gotten familiar with using the graphical interface, but would like to know more about the shell and commands. My friend knows linux very well, but when asking him questions and getting responses its like talking to an alien

thanks for the links, ill try them out to see where it takes me

[corruption]

The alien thing goes away with time... its absolutely not necessary anymore to know the command line interface with Linux, most things can be handled via GUI now... When they can't, especially with Ubuntu, there's likely a howto somewhere that explains it step by step Shoulda seen linux back in 94, when I started running it... Hoo boy, what a difference 15 years makes

The links provided above are great -- I use many of those often, and I've got many years of experience with the operating system. The problem with the books -- while they're usually well written and full of decently relevant information, they don't have the advantage of flexibility in explanations and terms... With the internet-sourced information, theres a lot more chance of finding the newer, 'better way' to do something -- often the books are 3-5 years old, and the world of Linux changes very quickly... While the basics are always the same, the means to achieve various things change every couple years..

Good luck, and enjoy! Feel free to shoot a PM if you have any questions!

-Justin

[z28pwr]

I've been using *nix for a while now. Started off with FreeBSD, moved to RedHat and have been running Ubuntu for the past few years. I have my laptop dual booting with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala. What I woud recommend is go into a book store and pickup some of the Unix books they have and read through them and see which one you like best. One thing about Unix is that they keep moving stuff around so it drives you crazy.

[tony]

i have a love/hate relationship with linux. i love it because its not windows and hate it when it breaks. i tried going all linux at home and it just wasnt worth the time. with being in school and needing my computer to work i just didnt have time to resolve dependencies, solve other issues, and the like. now i have the best of all worlds, 100% osx and LOVING it!

[UTSAltwaterEnthusiast]

i have been running linux for nearly 2 years... its pretty simple these days. Ubuntu can be made to look just like a native windows environment. Not so much command line use, even tho i prefer it. More fun for me. My main grief with Linux is it takes some patience to get windows apps/games to work. Unix style OS are where its at for security and simplicity. Very easy to see how the Linux system works unlike windows... Thats one reason Mac OS X is so stable and secure