Recommendations for a beginner level Linux book?

quickman007quickman007 Member Posts: 195
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Since there's about 90% downtime at work, I was going to play around with Linux. Got Ubuntu installed on a VM. Are there any good beginner level books? Right now I'm reading The Linux Command Line: A Complete Introduction. I'm not sure how great of an overview that will provide. Any recommendations would be appreciated, thanks!
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  • stryder144stryder144 Member Posts: 1,684 ■■■■■■■■□□
    I would recommend either this book or this book. Essentially, the second book is the most current version of the first. I have the first, so I cannot comment on the second one, quality-wise. Both books cover RPM and DEB based Linux systems. I found reading through the first book to be quite useful.
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  • quickman007quickman007 Member Posts: 195
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    Huh, funny I didn't even think of a certification related Linux book. I'll definitely check those out.
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  • kurosaki00kurosaki00 Member Posts: 973
    Linux admin guide got me through a job I had.
    Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide, Fifth Edition: Wale Soyinka: 9780071545884: Amazon.com: Books

    5th edition is hella cheap too
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  • JockVSJockJockVSJock Member Posts: 1,118
    IMO, Linux Bible is the be all and end all, the alpha and the omega.
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  • BlackBeretBlackBeret Member Posts: 683 ■■■■■□□□□□
    I'll second the Linux Bible.
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  • DoubleNNsDoubleNNs Member Posts: 2,015 ■■■■■□□□□□
    Ughhh.. I absolutely hated the Sybex Linux+ books.

    I think The Linux Command Line is perfect as a primer. You won't really learn much about Linux as an OS per se, but you'll feel very comfortable on the CLI.

    After The Linux Command Line I'd either go to Unix Shell Programming or The Linux Bible, depending on whether you're more interested in systems or automation.
    Unix Shell Programming (3rd Edition): Stephen G. Kochan, Patrick Wood: 9780672324901: Amazon.com: Books

    Then I'd go w/ The Linux Academy website.
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  • OfWolfAndManOfWolfAndMan Member Posts: 923 ■■■■□□□□□□
    DoubleNNs wrote: »
    Ughhh.. I absolutely hated the Sybex Linux+ books.

    I think The Linux Command Line is perfect as a primer. You won't really learn much about Linux as an OS per se, but you'll feel very comfortable on the CLI.

    After The Linux Command Line I'd either go to Unix Shell Programming or The Linux Bible, depending on whether you're more interested in systems or automation.
    Unix Shell Programming (3rd Edition): Stephen G. Kochan, Patrick Wood: 9780672324901: Amazon.com: Books

    Then I'd go w/ The Linux Academy website.

    I second this book. Excellent for the beginner, and even gets into some basic bash scripting as well.
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  • quickman007quickman007 Member Posts: 195
    kurosaki00 wrote: »
    Linux admin guide got me through a job I had.
    Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide, Fifth Edition: Wale Soyinka: 9780071545884: Amazon.com: Books

    5th edition is hella cheap too
    It looks great but I noticed its from 2008. Would the information still be relevant today?

    I'll definitely check out the rest of the books mentioned. The Linux Bible looks awesome! Thanks everyone!
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  • stryder144stryder144 Member Posts: 1,684 ■■■■■■■■□□
    I forgot about the Linux Bible...awesome resource. As for a book from 2008...most of it is still relevant.
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  • yzTyzT Member Posts: 365 ■■■□□□□□□□
    I would not recommend you any book. Read some online tutorial about CLI and the Linux's directory tree, and then just start playing around. Install and configure a web server, then a DNS server, then a NTP server, etc etc
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  • UnixGuyUnixGuy Mod Posts: 4,570 Mod
    the Linux+ book is pretty good. Don't bother with the certification, just study the book
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  • koz24koz24 Member Posts: 766 ■■■■□□□□□□
    It is vendor specific, but I'd recommend RHCSA & RHCE Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7: Training and Exam Preparation Guide (EX200 and EX300), Third Edition: Asghar Ghori: 9781495148200: Amazon.com: Books
    RHCSA is a great vendor-specific entry-level cert to have on your resume.
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  • DoubleNNsDoubleNNs Member Posts: 2,015 ■■■■■□□□□□
    quickman007 wrote: »
    It looks great but I noticed its from 2008. Would the information still be relevant today?

    I'll definitely check out the rest of the books mentioned. The Linux Bible looks awesome! Thanks everyone!

    There's a 6th edition available, from 2012. There's also a 7th edition currently in the works, slated to be released Q4 2015.
    Most of the material in the older editions will still be relevant, from a fundamental standpoint. But some things have definitely changed, such as systems, some deprecated utilities, and newer ways of doing things. Ironically, altho learning some of the newer features will future-proof your skills, it might confuse you if you plan on applying your knowledge in the short term in a job.
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  • paul78paul78 Member Posts: 3,016 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Just a thought - if you want a cheap easy intro - try the TLDP (I.e. The Linux Documentation Project) - this is actually a decent place to start - Linux Installation and Getting Started
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