Recommended LINUX Fundamentals & 'Get Started' books (Kaiwan, DG-L0)
 
 







  
Running Linux133 reviews
Matthias Dalheimer, Matt Welsh

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005

Excellent

+ So far, so good...
+ My GoTo Book
+ A truly wonderful intro to Linux all around.
  
  











  



  
sed & awk (2nd Edition)40 reviews
Dale Dougherty, Arnold Robbins

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 1997

Are you serious?

+ a great little book
+ Can Replace All of Your SED & AWK Bookmarks (2ndEd)
+ Old, but Ok for the porpurse
+ Come for the sed, stay for the awk!
  
  











  



  
Linux in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly))37 reviews
Ellen Siever, Aaron Weber, ...

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005

Still a very helpful, very valuable reference

+ Essential Linux Reference
+ A very big nutshell!
+ It's a Nutshell book. Duh.
  
  











  



  
Mastering Regular Expressions124 reviews
Jeffrey Friedl

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2006

Great book, but little Ruby

+ Best material I have seen on regular expressions
+ Very in-depth

This book is great if you want to learn about what you can do with regex, how they work, how you can improve them (efficiency & accuracy) and what kind of pitfalls there are. My only gripe is about the Ruby reference on the cover. In the top right corner it says: "For Perl, PHP, Java, .NET, Ruby ...
  
  











  



  
LINUX: Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition (Book Only) (Prentice Hall Ptr Open Source Technology Series)9 reviews
Paul Sheer

Prentice Hall PTR, 2001

Wow, this is excellent

+ Great book
+ The best book on the subject
+ Not a good choice for a class text.
  
  











  



  
Linux Administration Handbook (2nd Edition)43 reviews
Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, ...

Prentice Hall PTR, 2006

Linux Handbook

+ Great Linux Admin Book
+ Excelent book
+ A great reference
+ Linux Administration Handbook
  
  











  



  
Linux Cookbook17 reviews
Carla Schroder

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2004

It was perfect to get me moving on LINUX

+ excellent book
+ Very Useful, but it's Hit-and-Miss
+ Succinct and clear to understand . . .
+ Perfect binding keeps the book open at the desired page
  
  











  



  
Linux Bible, 2008 Edition: Boot up to Ubuntu, Fedora, KNOPPIX, Debian, openSUSE, and 11 Other Distributions20 reviews
Christopher Negus

Wiley, 2008

Linux 2008 Bible

+ Inexpensive
+ Very readable
+ Latest Negus Linux text
  
  











  



  
The Official Ubuntu Book (2nd Edition)45 reviews
Benjamin Mako Hill, Jono Bacon, ...

Prentice Hall PTR, 2007

Ubuntu Manual

+ The Official UBUNTU Review
+ a little less than meets the eye

I run Windows XP home. I'm happy with it generally, but I know that as my computer ages, I will have to move on to Mac or Vista. I suspect that Vista is probably a fine OS, but since I will retire my existing machine in the foreseeable future I decided to be cutting-edge and investigate Ubutu. I ...
  
  











  



  
Classic Shell Scripting11 reviews
Arnold Robbins, Nelson H.F. Beebe

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005

Practical and useful

+ Excellent book to learn the basics
+ A good intro on Unix shell scripting and the problems it solves
+ Nice overview of Bourne/sh scripting
+ Okay
  
  











  



  
Linux Pocket Guide33 reviews
Daniel J. Barrett

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2004

Does what it says at a price you can't argue with.

+ Great reference book, especially for linux nubes
+ A handy, useful reference for the Linux user
+ Small, Useful and Nice For Beginners
  
  











  



  
Linux(R) Quick Fix Notebook (Bruce Perens' Open Source Series)23 reviews
Peter Harrison

Prentice Hall PTR, 2005

Best book available on the Linux OS

+ Great reference.
+ Quick Fix Notebook does what it says
+ One if not the most valuable Linux Book Ever
+ Nuts and Bolts
  
  











  



  
How Linux Works16 reviews
Brian Ward

No Starch Press, 2004

Concise, readable and useful

+ Great Teaching Guide!
+ excellent addition to your linux library

This book was perfect for me. I use GNU/Linux at home and work, and I wanted to learn more about a wide range of topics (bootup, networking, kernel, etc.). For each section, "How Linux Works" gives a concise explanation of how things work, and covers a few commands and command-line options. ...
  
  











  



  
sed and awk Pocket Reference, 2nd Edition6 reviews
Arnold Robbins

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2002

All you need to use sed or awk well.

+ Serves the purpose.
+ a must have
+ Key text searching programs
+ A super fast lightweight reference
  
  











  



  
Ubuntu Hacks: Tips & Tools for Exploring, Using, and Tuning Linux (Hacks)27 reviews
Jonathan Oxer, Kyle Rankin, ...

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2006

A Favorite Computer Book - Highly Recommended for Techies & Newbies

+ Outstanding book
+ You don't need to wait for the 2nd Edition.
+ Well Worth the Price
  
  











  



  
Effective awk Programming (3rd Edition)5 reviews
Arnold Robbins

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2001

Most Complete Coverage of Awk

+ Old Reliable AWK
+ Excellent tutorial & reference that zeroes in on awk
+ This book is an essential for people writing unix scripts and doing system administration
+ awk programming
  
  











  



  
LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly))40 reviews
Steven Pritchard, Bruno Pessanha, ...

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2006

Great book, but you need additional literature if you want a high score

+ Buy This Book, but get experience as well.
+ Great book!!!
+ Good technical book
+ Great for a reference too
  
  











  



  
A Practical Guide to Linux(R) Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming43 reviews
Mark G. Sobell

Prentice Hall PTR, 2005

A book that will help you become a Linux command line guru

+ Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming
+ It is what it says

This is a book that I have been looking for for a long time. I have been looking for a book that takes me into the command line world of Linux but in a methodical way describing all the little options, tips, tricks but also the principles that make Linux shell so powerful. Book begins with a ...
  
  











  



  
Linux Cookbook17 reviews
Carla Schroder

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2004

It was perfect to get me moving on LINUX

+ excellent book
+ Very Useful, but it's Hit-and-Miss
+ Succinct and clear to understand . . .
+ Perfect binding keeps the book open at the desired page
  
  











  



  
sed and awk Pocket Reference, 2nd Edition6 reviews
Arnold Robbins

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2002

All you need to use sed or awk well.

+ Serves the purpose.
+ a must have
+ Key text searching programs
+ A super fast lightweight reference
  
  











  






   



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