I can send you Red Hat 4 Unleashed in text if you want it. It will give you a great introduction to Linux commands and setup. Although the book is a bit old it has still some really usible info. Also the Red Hat 6Unleashed is another great book for using Linux. The Mandrake users guide has some good info, but I don't recommend it for a beginner, because most of the info involves using x11 which most of us can't use anyway. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory Nowak" <romualt@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 11:27 AM Subject: Re: linux starters manual > One of the books that I just remembered about that helpped me a lot is from > the NLS. It's: Unix For Dummies 2nd ed. It's on tape. I don't have the RC > number, but just mention the title and they will find it. > Greg > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Janina Sajka <janina at afb.net> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 8:01 AM > Subject: Re: linux starters manual > > > > I have two suggestions: > > > > 1.) RFB&D has at least one good title that I'm aware of. The book is > > "Understanding Unix," and it's available in electronic text. While it's a > > bit old, it's still very useful; > > > > 2.) The Internet is your best friend in learning about linux.You might > > want to start at: > > > > http://www.linux.org > > > > Select 'documentation' and then select 'general information.' > > > > >From there you might want to select 'linux newbie' which will take you > to: > > > > http://www.linuxnewbie.org > > > > where you'll find simplified how-to documents that will explain Linux in > > plainer English. > > > > You can and should also look at the online manuals for linux distributions > > like Redhat which is at: > > > > http://www.redhat.com. > > > > > > Lastly, I want to offer a tip that has helped me a lot. > > > > When I find an article that I want to keep and reread, I save it, but I do > > not save the text. Rather, I retrieve the html and save that. That way, I > > can pull it up in my browser and have access to all of the links. Also, if > > I want, I can go in and clean out all of those garbage links at the > > binning of many html files that most of us just plow through patiently. > > > > Enjoy and explore. Everything you need is available in accessible form > > somewhere, and one source of information will lead you to the next. > > > > > > On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Jack wrote: > > > > > this has probably come up before but, where can i find a good looong > book > > > that explains just how to get started, why things do what, and how to > > > operate linux in general. > > > thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > -- > > > > Janina Sajka, Director > > Technology Research and Development > > Governmental Relations Group > > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > > > janina at afb.net > > (202) 408-8175 > > http://www.afb.org/gov.html > > > > > > The invention of the printing press has been named the crowning > > achievement of the past millennium. Yet, electronic publishing will soon > > eclipse it. Read our White Paper: "Surpassing Gutenberg" available at: > > > > http://www.afb.org/ebook.html > > > > Are you developing software? Make it accessible to blind computer users. > > Read http://www.afb.org/technology/accessapp.html to learn how. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
