Re: LUG: Linux/UNIX Intro Material - Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:24:34 -0400

Subject : Re: LUG: Linux/UNIX Intro Material

From : Cory Burgett <cmburget@ncsu.[redacted]>

Date : Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:24:34 -0400

The FreeBSD website has some "Resources for Newbies" here
http://www.freebsd.org/projects/newbies.html

It has some links to stuff not only about FreeBSD, but also about UNIX
and X in general.

-Cory

Jack Neely wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I'm trying to pull together some online HOWTOs and articles as well as
> relevant books to help system admins get up and running with Linux/UNIX.
>
> I always have requests for this kind of info, especially stuff for folks
> that have no un*x experience. So this needs to start off at basic
> terminal commands. Below is what I whipped up on the spur of the
> moment. I thought it would be a good discussion topic and that you
> folks might know of some good articles/books that I should include.
>
> I plan on getting this up on the CLS Wiki at some point as well.
>
> Jack
>
> ----- Forwarded message from Jack Neely <jjneely@ncsu.[redacted]> -----
>
> Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 17:04:47 -0400
> From: Jack Neely <jjneely@ncsu.[redacted]>
> To:
> Subject: Linux/UNIX Intro Material
>
> Guys,
>
> I have some pointers to some various things that might help you guys get
> started in the Linux/UNIX world:
>
> Intro to Linux:
> http://tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/index.html
>
> Linux Systems Administrator's Guide:
> http://tldp.org/LDP/sag/html/index.html
>
> Red Hat's Intro to System Administration:
> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/en-US/Introduction_To_System_Administration_/
>
> Books:
>
> Linux in a Nutshell:
> http://www.amazon.com/Linux-Nutshell-5th-Ellen-Siever/dp/0596009305/ref=ed_oe_p
>
> Linux Administration Handbook: (I have this in my office.)
> http://www.amazon.com/Linux-Administration-Handbook-2nd-Nemeth/dp/0131480049/ref=pd_sim_b_12
>
> Practice of System and Network Administration (I have this as well,
> although its mostly theory):
> http://www.amazon.com/Practice-System-Network-Administration-2nd/dp/0321492668/ref=pd_sim_b_2
>
> HTH,
> Jack Neely

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Cory Burgett
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