[Techtalk] New to the list...new to linux

[Rebecca J. Walter]

On Sun, 2001-09-30 at 17:18, David Merrill wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 30, 2001 at 11:18:01AM +0100, Telsa Gwynne wrote:
> > On Sat, Sep 29, 2001 at 09:29:15PM -0700 or thereabouts, Tianna Thomas wrote:
> > > Can anyone recommend a good book?  BN.com has about a zillion but I don't
> > > have that much time...if you can only buy one, which one is it?
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > Some people learn better from printed matter. If you are not
> > one of them, there are tons and tons of documents on the web.
> > http://www.linuxdoc.org will have more than you ever wanted.
> 

Ah.. yes... This will be the perfect solution for her.  These she can
get right away without waiting for approval to buy cool but expensive
books.
If you are trying to access these from your linux console, you want the
text-based web browser "lynx"
Just enter lynx and the URL at the prompt and further directions will be
at the bottom.
YAY for the Linux Documentation Project!
bex


> Some of the documents on the LDP that would be good to get you
> started:
> 
> Linux Frequently Asked Questions with Answers
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/FAQ/Linux-FAQ/
> 
> Linux Newbie Administrator's Guide
> http://sunsite.dk/linux-newbie/ (A pending LDP document)
> 
> Linux Network Administrator's Guide, Second Edition
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/nag2/index.html
> 
> Unix and Internet Fundamentals HOWTO
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Unix-and-Internet-Fundamentals-HOWTO/
>