on Thu, May 27, 2004 at 08:12:11PM -0500, dircha ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Fernando Cardenas wrote: > >I am still new to linux, can somebody suggest me books on debian? > >Thanks. > > Have you checked the Debian Documentation page [1] yet? > > There are very few Debian-specific books - and I know of none more > useful than what is already available electronically. > > Look in /usr/share/doc/[package] for documentation on installed > packages. Some packages have a separate [package]-doc package with > additional or full documentation on [package]. These separate > documentation packages are usually listed in the "Suggests:" field for > the package they provide documentation for. > > Use the apropos command to search installed man pages. > > The manpages-dev package may be useful to you as well. > > Is there anything more specific you are looking for? > > [1] http://www.debian.org/doc/
Dittos on suggestions here.
This is something of a FAQ and searching the list through Google for
book suggestions should turn up general recommendations. There was a
good list of basic docs mentioned a few months ago on the linux-elitists
list. Again, Google for it.
Basically: general GNU/Linux documentation, particularly the series
from O'Reilly, Prentice Hall, New Riders, and a few other imprints, is
recommended. If you must have "dead tree" documentation. There are
literally tens of thousands of pages of docs on a typical installation
(I posted on this a few weeks ago and an item made Debian Weekly News).
For Debian, in addition to standard docs, you want to:
- Understand the packaging system. That's covered in Debian Policy
and the apt-get, aptitude, and dpkg documentation.
- Read the installation manual. Particularly if you're having trouble
installing stuff.
- Read the user and administration manuals.
- Read Osamu Aoki's somewhat unofficial Debian Tips page.
- Skim through Rick Moen's knowledgebase articles on Debian at
http://linuxmafia.com/kb/Debian/
A lot of understanding just comes through using the system. It's sort
of cultural in regards.
Peace.
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