Date: Sat, 21 Mar 1998 16:07:50 -0000 From: "Nawaf Razak" <shesha@btinternet.com> To: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Recommended Reading Message-ID: <006c01bd54e3$80f940d0$d83163c3@system965>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Am not sure if these going to be helpful, but they are what I read and they have helped me to slowly grasp the Unix world. Learning Unix Second Edition - Sams Publishing - James Gardner (Unix in General) The first one on the list I found to be very helpful and simple to understand it even comes with a disk that emulates a unix environment and even starts you off with a couple of moves such as ls, pwd, more , vi, grep , explanation of the unix directory etc etc.. Unix for Dummies 2nd Edition - IDG BOOKS - John R. Levine, Margaret Levine Young (Unix in General) For anyone that thats been to the computer bookstore or book section am sure you have landed on these before they the ones that stick out very distinct in color yellow, and always has the 2 milllion sold emblem on them. Simple but just as a source of reference. Running Linux 2nd Edition - Matt Welsh and Lauren Kaufman (Linux RH orientated but does give you a good perspective on the Unix) This one is very good especially if you are into RH but have to admit some sections do come in handy and it's not technically written, however please do read it first to get an idea of it. The Complete FreeBSD by Greg Lehey 2nd Edition (FreeBSD) The must dont think I could have managed an install for FreeBSD without this book, think this one would be a wise investment however I would not consider it to be the only manual to have for running FreeBSD, I found it to be hard at time to follow in certain sections, anyways, think another book on the side would also be helpful always better to have to types of writing styles to explain to you when you are going to venture out into something new. Of course there are plenty of websites out there that are very helpful, but nothing better than to try things out for yourself, just dont give up trying, you will eventually get there, I did after 2 hours but thats cause I had some experience with Linux, besides you'll make things so much easier for yourself if you just read the first couple of pages on how to install FreeBSD. :) Best of luck for you all By the way am a newbie ... "Anger is the wind that blows out the lamp of intelligence" [-- Attachment #2 --] <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.2106.6"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>Am not sure if these going to be helpful, but they are what I read and they have helped me to slowly grasp the Unix world.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Learning Unix Second Edition - Sams Publishing - James Gardner (Unix in General)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>The first one on the list I found to be very helpful and simple to understand it even comes with a disk that emulates a unix environment and even starts you off with a couple of moves such as ls, pwd, more , vi, grep , explanation of the unix directory etc etc..</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Unix for Dummies 2nd Edition - IDG BOOKS - John R. Levine, Margaret Levine Young (Unix in General) For anyone that thats been to the computer bookstore or book section am sure you have landed on these before they the ones that stick out very distinct in color yellow, and always has the 2 milllion sold emblem on them. Simple but just as a source of reference.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Running Linux 2nd Edition - Matt Welsh and Lauren Kaufman (Linux RH orientated but does give you a good perspective on the Unix) This one is very good especially if you are into RH but have to admit some sections do come in handy and it's not technically written, however please do read it first to get an idea of it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>The Complete FreeBSD by Greg Lehey 2nd Edition (FreeBSD) The must dont think I could have managed an install for FreeBSD without this book, think this one would be a wise investment however I would not consider it to be the only manual to have for running FreeBSD, I found it to be hard at time to follow in certain sections, anyways, think another book on the side would also be helpful always better to have to types of writing styles to explain to you when you are going to venture out into something new.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Of course there are plenty of websites out there that are very helpful, but nothing better than to try things out for yourself, just dont give up trying, you will eventually get there, I did after 2 hours but thats cause I had some experience with Linux, besides you'll make things so much easier for yourself if you just read the first couple of pages on how to install FreeBSD. :)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Best of luck for you all</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>By the way am a newbie ...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>"Anger is the wind that blows out the lamp of intelligence"</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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