Re: Recommendation for best Linux book

1999-05-02 Thread Dale Scheetz
So, its just another name for host? Talk about name polution ;-) On Sun, 2 May 1999, John Galt wrote: > > Package: dnsutils 1:8.1.2-6 > > Utilities for querying the DNS > > This package includes the "nslookup", "dig", and "host" programs for > querying information from the Domain > Name System

Re: Recommendation for best Linux book

1999-05-02 Thread John Galt
Package: dnsutils 1:8.1.2-6 Utilities for querying the DNS This package includes the "nslookup", "dig", and "host" programs for querying information from the Domain Name System (DNS). It also includes several short aliases (mx, ns, soa, zone, ) for querying specific information. Looks like

Re: Recommendation for best Linux book

1999-05-01 Thread Joey Hess
Dale Scheetz wrote: > Tell me more! What does it do? Where do I find it? Are you going to > package it? [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~>debfind usr/bin/net/dnsutils Appears to look up records in the dns. -- see shy jo

Re: Recommendation for best Linux book

1999-05-01 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Sat, May 01, 1999 at 01:26:52PM -0400, Dale Scheetz wrote: > On Fri, 30 Apr 1999, Joey Hess wrote: > > > Dale Scheetz wrote: > > > copies of my latest efforts. The book is called "Linux Volume 1: ac to > > > zcat, the basics" > > > > acat? What happened to ? :-) > > > > -- > > see shy jo

Re: Recommendation for best Linux book

1999-05-01 Thread Dale Scheetz
On Fri, 30 Apr 1999, Joey Hess wrote: > Dale Scheetz wrote: > > copies of my latest efforts. The book is called "Linux Volume 1: ac to > > zcat, the basics" > > acat? What happened to ? :-) > > -- > see shy jo, who was amused to discover last week. Tell me more! What does it do? Where

Re: Recommendation for best Linux book

1999-05-01 Thread Joey Hess
Dale Scheetz wrote: > copies of my latest efforts. The book is called "Linux Volume 1: ac to > zcat, the basics" acat? What happened to ? :-) -- see shy jo, who was amused to discover last week.

Re: Recommendation for best Linux book

1999-04-27 Thread Kenneth Scharf
Peter Galbraith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Since the license allows electronic redistribution, it could go into non-free. I wonder why it hasn't been packaged yet. Dale? I'd do it, but it seems silly if the author can but chooses not to. Chea

Re: Recommendation for best Linux book

1999-04-27 Thread Peter S Galbraith
Dale Scheetz wrote: > On Tue, 27 Apr 1999, Peter S Galbraith wrote: > > > Since the license allows electronic redistribution, it could go > > into non-free. I wonder why it hasn't been packaged yet. Dale? > > > > I'd do it, but it seems silly if the author can but chooses not to. > > To be h

Re: Recommendation for best Linux book

1999-04-27 Thread Dale Scheetz
On Tue, 27 Apr 1999, Peter S Galbraith wrote: > > "David B.Teague" wrote: > > > On Mon, 26 Apr 1999, Cliff Draper wrote: > > > > > I'm looking for a good intro/intermediate Linux book for a friend. > > > Any recommendations? Is the O'Reilly book any good? > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Clif

Re: Recommendation for best Linux book

1999-04-27 Thread Peter S Galbraith
"David B.Teague" wrote: > On Mon, 26 Apr 1999, Cliff Draper wrote: > > > I'm looking for a good intro/intermediate Linux book for a friend. > > Any recommendations? Is the O'Reilly book any good? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cliff, > > Linux press has a book that does a lot of what you are ask

Re: Recommendation for best Linux book

1999-04-27 Thread David B.Teague
On Mon, 26 Apr 1999, Cliff Draper wrote: > I'm looking for a good intro/intermediate Linux book for a friend. > Any recommendations? Is the O'Reilly book any good? > > thanks, > -Cliff > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cliff, Linux press has a book that does a lot of what you are asking. It is written b

Re: Recommendation for best Linux book

1999-04-27 Thread Sean
I got a lot out of "Running Linux", but I find that the most useful Linux book to me now that I've progressed from newbie to post-newbie, is "Linux in a Nutshell". I have a hideous memory for command syntax, especially if I don't use the particular command very much, so "Linux in a Nutshell" is ne

Re: Recommendation for best Linux book

1999-04-27 Thread Steve Gore
On Mon, Apr 26, 1999 at 01:38:03PM -0700, Cliff Draper wrote: > I'm looking for a good intro/intermediate Linux book for a friend. > Any recommendations? Is the O'Reilly book any good? > > thanks, > -Cliff > [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've used "Running Linux" and "A Practical Guide to Linux". I think

Re: Recommendation for best Linux book

1999-04-26 Thread Arcady Genkin
Cliff Draper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm looking for a good intro/intermediate Linux book for a friend. > Any recommendations? Is the O'Reilly book any good? Excellent books. Very boiled-down and serious books. If you don't want a 1500 page book, go fo O"Reilly. "Running Linux" is a good