On Mon, Sep 01, 2025 at 08:48:03PM -0700, David Christensen wrote: > On 9/1/25 04:47, Tom Browder wrote: > > > > Thanks to all who have answered. > >
Hi Tom, You do have a copy of debian-handbook? If not, apt install it. Written by Raphael Hertzog and Roland Mas - my hardback is somewhere else - it's a Debian-specific book built round the example of using Debian in a factory but explaining lots of basics, how to set up a webserver and so on. Always worth a look at, anyway. > > Or any other similar paper back book? > > > > (I do love books I can copy pages from for checklist use. PDF books are > > even better.) > > > > -Tom > > > After far too long fumbling my way through Linux and BSD, I discovered > "Learning the Unix Operating System". It affirmed what I already knew about > using Unix with a normal user account, and filled in several gaps in my > knowledge: > > https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/learning-the-unix/0596002610/ > > > For system administration, "UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook" > was the favored text at the time I was looking for such. Given the breadth > and depth of the subject, it does a decent job; but you will need to dig > into your distribution and software for specifics: > > https://www.pearson.com/en-us/subject-catalog/p/unix-and-linux-system-administration-handbook/P200000000513/9780137460359 > > > "Design of the UNIX Operating System" is the computer engineering/ science > classic work on the subject. I expect the data structures an algorithm > details are dated, but reading it gives you an understanding of the goals > and concepts: > > https://www.pearson.com/en-us/subject-catalog/p/design-of-the-unix-operating-system/P200000009243/9780132017992 > > > David >
