[techtalk] A good intro textbook for Linux

[Kendra Engstrom]

I just finished reading Linux Network Administrator's Guide by O'Reilly.
Great book.  The first part of the book was explaining things I already
knew, but once I hit the end, it went into setting up Sendmail + IDA, NNTP,
Netnews etc.  Someday hope to be a Network Admin, but since I've only hit 20
and don't have much work experience, it's hard to get out there :/

Kendra
-Slackware lover till the end :c)
----- Original Message -----
From: aprilk <aprilk at linuxstart.com>
To: <techtalk at linuxchix.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 4:45 AM
Subject: Re: [techtalk] A good intro textbook for Linux


> Ok for a network intro, you might try the Network Administrator's guide.
> I have a paper version but it is also in html at linuxdoc.org. Some of the
other books there might interest you as well. I think O'Reilly is the
publisher for the paper versions.
>
> April
>
> Raven Damask <damask0 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >Heya --
> >
> >> So, since I appear to be confused, what exactly are
> >> you looking for in a Linux book?
> >
> >    "Running Linux" is what I keep by my desk.  I have
> >nothing against the book at all; it's tremendously
> >helpful.  What I'm looking for is something that I can
> >teach from in a systematic fashion.  "Read Chapters
> >Five and Six for next Monday" sort of thing.  I am
> >going to hold one class on how to find the answer when
> >you don't know what to do next -- point them at some
> >good online resources, and help them learn to diagnose
> >and troubleshoot.  But a lot of them are going to need
> >a cohesive explanation of how the OS works, where it
> >puts things when they're installed, what the
> >filesystem's like, etc.  I'm looking for a book that
> >will explain that on a basic level.
> >
> >     Some of the students in this class don't have
> >much of a background beyond dial-up techsup -- and
> >they haven't really gotten into why things work, just
> >"make sure that TCP/IP is checked in that box" with no
> >understanding of what TCP/IP is.  One of the
> >challenging things about this class is the wide range
> >of backgrounds of my students.  (The head of Tech
> >Support, and some of the NOC gurus are in it -- and
> >some really new people, too.)  This has the
> >possibility to be a great, dynamic environment for
> >everyone.  But I don't want to bore my gurus, or drown
> >the newbies.
> >
> >     I figured that one of the best ways to go about
> >this is basic textbook, in-depth labs.  They'll see
> >the errors that occur, and why.  I'm going to point
> >them at "Running Linux" as a good reference, but I
> >need something simple to start from.
> >
> >     Hope that's a bit clearer.  Thanks, all, for your
> >interest and help.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Raven Alder
> >
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