Regarding this: > > I am thinking of extending my O'Reilly library by buying > > "Learning debian GNU / Linux". In your opinion, is that a good > > thing to do when one is in my situation (not new to Linux, but > > new to debian) and when one only has a dial-up at home? > > I do recommend getting a CD for the first install. Getting X over a > phone line just sucks. I've heard rumors that the O'reilly book has > Debian 2.1+, as it is a mix between 2.1 and 2.2. I could be mistaken > though. 2.2 will be released "soon" (few months?) so there will be a > bit of a change happening. You might want to take that into > consideration too.
I picked up the Sept printing of this book, and while I've heard conflicting things about it, I strongly recommend you read the errata on the O'Reilly web page about this book. Here's the url: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/debian/errata/index.html I personally can't seem to install the base system from this CD, though that may be a hardware issue on my side. I want to try installing the OFFICIAL Debian 2.1 (not the hybrid that comes with the book), but I haven't had the money to order a couple CDs (pathetically broke student) nor have I had the time to try to download floppy images from the T1 at work. Hopefully this weekend I'll get a chance to do that.... The book itself isn't bad as far as I've gotten, and it covers a broader range of topics than some of the other *complete* introductory books (like Linux for Dummies), plus you have O'Reilly's good reputation behind it. But the book appears to have been written for 2.1 Slink, not the 2.1+ hybrid with which it is packaged. Hope this helps, Erik ===== "And now, a message from the $150 billion advertising industry: THANK YOU!" === if you forward this email message, please delete my email address from the body of the message -- one more step toward the elimination of spam __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com
