Bryan Scaringe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I originally came from the MS-DOS world to Linux using Matt Welsh's > "Linux Installation and Getting Started". It is part of the Linux > Documantation Project, and hence, available at www.linuxdoc.org (click > "Guides", should be the first one listed). Note this was back about 3 > years ago I read it. It probably won't cover a Debian install, (since > most distributions have their own custom install programs), but provided > you can get past the install, this guide should be invaluible. (If you > can't get past the install, go to the distributions website > (www.debian.org, if you're using debian) and read their installation > manuals).
This is definitely not a good book for covering installation-issues (as you pointed out). But if you are interested in becoming familiar with Linux/Unix and some GNU software (including networking and programming), then reading this book can be very useful. So it's really not adequate for plain debian "users". Other than that, I agree with this, especially since they have just released an updated version of the book (the O'Reilly version was announced - and I am sure they didn't leave out the www.linuxdoc.org-version ?). -- Felix Natter
