[ale] Recommendations for Linux References

[jeff_hubbs at mcgraw-hill.com]

Linux Journal is definitely a good magazine to read regularly - in fact,
I've only bought two issues so far but I tend to read then over and over
again because I find the articles extremely informative.  For instance, I
don't know if I would have known about the EXPECT utility if not for an
article about it in LJ and because of that, I was able to have a major
light bulb go off in my head when looking for a solution to a major problem
I'm having at work:  how to automatically sequence the shutdown and
power-down of several midrange computer systems upon a signal from a
data-center-sized UPS.

LJ helps me in terms of perspective-setting.  No one I work with or know
personally (not counting you fine people on this listserv) knows much if
anything about Linux (although I've attracted a lot of curiousity and
interest over the past few months among same), so it's nice to keep tabs on
what people are accomplishing via Linux and what kind of products are
available.  For instance, in addition to EXPECT, I also found out about the
Cyclades multi-port serial card, which may well allow me to replace four
dual-session dumb terminals (VAX and MicroVAX consoles) with a single PC.

For books, I'm now using the third edition of Linux Unleashed (Tim Parker,
Sams Publishing) and Linux Network Toolkit (Paul G. Sery, IDG Books).  The
latter has much info about Samba and Internet firewalling, two specialty
areas of interest to me.

- Jeff





"Aaron D. Yonka" <aaron.yonka at ipst.edu> on 02/03/99 10:08:41 AM

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Subject:  [ale] Recommendations for Linux References




Any recommendations on good references (books and/or magazines) for a Linux
newbie?  I don't think I want something as simplified as a "Linux For
Dummies", but I don't want something that talks way over my head.

I know the O'Reilly books are supposed to be good, but which ones should I
get first?  Are the O'Reilly books relevant towards Linux (as opposed to
other flavors of Unix?)  What about Linux Secrets?  Any others?

Thanks for your assistance.

--
Aaron D. Yonka