Book recommendations

[gogosds]

Heya there, i wanna get deep into linux but i am really newbie...what would u recommend to get of amazon.com or such?

[gerard4143]

Linux is a big topic...which area or are you interested in intro books

[gogosds]

Well should be a beginners book i guess, i was thinking of installing Debian or Gentoo and getting a book for those..!

[oz]

Welcome to the forums!

Keep in mind that any hard copy book that you purchase will likely be somewhat out dated within a year or less because things change so quickly in Linux. For that reason, I stopped buying hard copy books a few years ago and started using the web to find various articles, guides, ebooks, and even forums such as this one to learn about Linux. Those along with lots of experimentation with the distribution(s) of your choice are hard to beat for a great learning experience.

You can check the following links for some free ebooks that might prove helpful to you:

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Best of luck with your venture into Linux land.

[gogosds]

Welcome to the forums!

Keep in mind that any hard copy book that you purchase will likely be somewhat out dated within a year or less because things change so quickly in Linux. For that reason, I stopped buying hard copy books a few years ago and started using the web to find various articles, guides, ebooks, and even forums such as this one to learn about Linux. Those along with lots of experimentation with the distribution(s) of your choice are hard to beat for a great learning experience.

Hey there and thank you I will check the links. I was thinking for a hard copy book because of the ease of use and since i have no clue would be easier understanding the whole book by a hard copy, so for the first books wont be a problem spending 20-50 bucks I am searching on amazon right now but cant find anything good for Debian! :/

[oz]

From my experience, the prices for computer books found at Amazon are hard to beat. The computer books published by O'Reilly (also sold at Amazon) are usually considered to be very good, but most of their books are more generic rather than distro specific. Otherwise, the Bible series books such as The Red Hat Bible, Debian Bible, etc are popular, but again you have to check them before purchase to see how far outdated they already are. Note that those titles as presented might not be exact.



Edit: Here's an example of one of the Bible books, but I've never read it so can't speak on the quality or lack thereof:

Amazon.com: Linux Bible 2009 Edition

[gogosds]

well debian bible looks really outdate for crying out loud .... what about Arch linux though?

[oz]

well debian bible looks really outdate for crying out loud .... what about Arch linux though?

I've never actually seen a hard copy book on Arch although one might exist, but the Arch Wiki is full of good information and it's updated often:

ArchWiki

Arch is generally not considered a good distribution for new Linux users, but there have been plenty of new users that have installed it successfully. If you should go Arch, the Beginners Guide in the wiki is the best documentation for getting started:

Beginners' Guide - ArchWiki

[gogosds]

i'll give Debian a shot then

[hazel]

I always recommend Running Linux, an O'Reilly book.