Any highly reccomended books on Linux out there?

[siqe]

I'm majoring in physics (freshman), and its beginning to look like the end of days for Windows. Too much of the high-tech stuff runs on *nix operating systems.

So i figure i need to know LInux as backwards and forwards as i do windows so i was wondering if there are any exceptional books out there.

thanks.

[RageAHolic]

Running Linux, O'Reilly Press getting a little dated...but still has breadth and depth.

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[demian]

Physics... great ! Hope you'll like it. I'm doing Physics too and actually felt obliged learning *NIX for the same reason. I'd recommend "Essential System Administration" by AElean Frisch, O'Reilly. It cover all sorts of Unices but is a little outdated, too. But then the essentials havn't changed that much.

[siqe]

Hey demian have you ever had to use PAW. That's what i'm going to start using pretty soon.

[demian]

Originally posted by siqe:
Hey demian have you ever had to use PAW. That's what i'm going to start using pretty soon.
Nope. Never. It's CERN software, isn't it? For data analysis/visualization I always used mathematica, gnuplot, scigraphica or grace. Together with LaTeX for your papers this gives you amazing results.

Oh, another book recommendation: 'The Feynman Lectures on Physics' by Feynman, Leighton, Sands; Addison Wesley. It's not quite Linux related...
You might also be interested in the forum (http://www.physlink.com/private-cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi) at www.physlink.com. (http://www.physlink.com.) Lately it's getting a little less active but there are some competent people to help you out of physics problems.

Have fun...