Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 07:37:38 +0900 From: Luke Kearney <lukek@meibin.net> To: "Rajamani, Rajarajan (Rajarajan)" <rrajarajan@lucent.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Which book should I start? Message-ID: <20040630073409.7B83.LUKEK@meibin.net> In-Reply-To: <1B8C2E08B21B8743A2B3AED07407DA760822B2C6@nj7460exch002u.ho.lucent.com> References: <1B8C2E08B21B8743A2B3AED07407DA760822B2C6@nj7460exch002u.ho.lucent.com>
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On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 18:33:50 -0400 "Rajamani, Rajarajan (Rajarajan)" <rrajarajan@lucent.com> spake thus: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I am new to Bsd. I did a lot of research on the net which book should I > >> start with. > >> I got two of them. I can not deside which one should I start. > >> Here are my books:: > >> - The Complet FreeBSD. 4th Edition > >> From O'Reilly, Greg Lehey. > >> > >> - Absolute BSD The ultimate guide to FreeBSD. > >> From Michael Lucas. > >> > >> Thank you for all the advise. > >> > >> Laszlo > >> > > > >I would start with Greg's book. I found it invaluable when I was first > >learning FreeBSD (still use it occasionally). As for buying FreeBSD-5, you > >can upgrade for free. That's also covered in Greg's book. Above all, the > >handbook and man are your friends. > > > >just my $.02, > > > >Beech > > > I have Greg's book and I second Beech's mail as I too found it very > invaluable when I installed freeBSD the first time. > > RR Seems to me that it depends a great deal on which writer you find easiest to follow. If you want a sample of Michael Lucas' style go to Big Scary Daemons on the O'Reilly website. ( www.onlamp.com/bsd). I have Greg's book and it has safely guided me through all the basics. I still refer to it from time to time. Michael's material on the web is also easy to read. If you can afford it I'd get both. HTH LukeK -- Luke Kearney <lukek@meibin.net>
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