Recommended Linux Books

[pkpss]

Sorry if this has been posted but the board was giving me a time has exceeded 30 seconds error for a search.

I've been using Mandrake on and off with no problems (too much like Windows) and just popped Debian on a small spare HDD. Been playing around with it for a week or so but been real busy so I've only really used it for like an hour or two with good results (got X86 going).

Since my gf is hounding me for an xmas list, I thought I might as well go for something cheap and useful like a Linux book. Any good ideas? I want to focus on Debian, and I'm not much of a newb when it comes to Linux (i know command line from DOS and now some Linux), so I guess something in the Intermediate range. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. :)

[serz]

Better you take a look to these (http://www.justlinux.com/forum/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=810620&sortby=replies&sortorder=descending) threads :)

[hydan]

My post (http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=116890) may be of some help, and Scientific American's Sci/Tech Gift List (http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa004&articleID=00050EA1-C9E3-1FB2-89E383414B7F0000) may be some help as well.

[MandrakeRookie]

Here's one you'll like. "LINUX Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition", by Paul Sheer. Got it about 2 months ago. It explains it all. Do a Google search, its on the web.You can read it online, that's what I did. Liked what I saw so I bought the book.:cool:

[Gertrude]

Linux Toys -13 Cool Projects for Home, Office and Entertainment

[Satanic Atheist]

Every newbies friend - The Linux Documentation Project (http://www.tldp.org). You could also take a look at O'Reilly for good books and most (all?) are available on-line.

The book I was brought up with was the Linux Network Administrator's Guide which should be available on-line somewhere and REALLY covers Linux in depth. Lots of sections with helpful info and code sections to help you with most projects (although some require some more advanced knowledge). I get the impression that this book is more for the LFS system (i.e. a "basic, non-custom design" with no package managers or fancy distro-specific functions).

James