On Thursday 07 October 2004 10:02 pm, Bryan McClellan wrote: > Anybody try the Linux in a nutshell from O'Reily? >>> snip Bryan: IMHO, it's probably the best single desktop reference to basic Linux, and should be on every Linux user's bookshelf. But it isn't a textbook -- O'Reilly's Running Linux would be a better choice for that. Both do have some shortcomings, however. First -- as with all deadtree publications -- they can't cover the Hot New Stuff because of the long lead times inherent in book publishing. Also, they don't cover much distribution-specific material. For example, don't go looking in Nutshell about yum. For that kind of material, it _might_ be worthwhile to consider one of the more specialized titles such as Sams' Fedora Unleased series. Again, though, you will run into the lead time problem. Oh wait, that's why we have a mailing list and archives, and the excellent online sources recommended by Stuart Sears in his post. -- cmg
