[Techtalk] simple reference book on Linux
Malcolm
rannirl-lc at otherkin.net
Thu Jan 31 14:35:21 EST 2002
On Thursday 31 January 2002 08:13 am, Caitlyn Martin wrote:
> Please don't be offended, but "Linux for Dummies" is really very good.
> Keith found it more than helpful.
Not offended, but curious. Have they released a new version?
When I picked it up a couple of years ago, I found it outdated, almost
impenetrable, and just plain wrong in a significant number of places. Oh,
and only comprehendable if you already knew what you were doing. It certainly
wasn't a "dummies" level book nor something I would recommend. It's actually
on my "do not buy this book" list, so if it's been improved, it would be
helpful to know.
> I have also heard very good things about "Linux for Windows Addicts",
> but as someone who mostly eschews Windows I haven't really looked at it
> in detail myself.
I had to use Windows breifly recently (I've been almost completely linux
based at home for a couple of years and at work for a year), and it was very
frustrating. Nothing worked correctly and everything seemed counter intuitive.
Maybe there's a market for "Windows for Linux Addicts". Or at least some one
to tell me what the "ctrl-u" equivalent is (it used to be 'escape' but that
either doesn't work or closes the dialog or some other random event it seems).
--
"Sometimes doing the right thing doesn't change anything. It can drive you
crazy."
"It's all words. Just words."
- Sinclair and Franklin in Babylon 5:"Believers"
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