learning linux

[Prabhu Ramachandran <prabhu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

hi,

>>>>> "prahladv" == prahladv  <prahladv@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

    prahladv> Sirs, i am a college student anda newbie to linux (been
    prahladv> using it for abt 15 days now). i am planning to write
    prahladv> the exam conducted by Linux Professionals Institute
    prahladv> (lpi). I want to know what book I can use to learn. The
    prahladv> most comprehensive book I have found is Linux
    prahladv> Unleashed. Please tell me if this book is worth it. If
    prahladv> yes, Please tell me if I should go in for "RedHat 6.0
    prahladv> Unleashed" (bcos i run RH 6.1 on my system) or for
    prahladv> "Linux Unleashed". If no, please tell me which book I
    prahladv> can use and where i can find it too.  I want a book that
    prahladv> covers all the basic stuff like installation, command
    prahladv> index, networking, samba, kernel hacking, etc, plus
    prahladv> programming stuff like (at least) the basics of perl,
    prahladv> java, c, cpp, etc.  thanks.c ya.

Different people like differing books.  So the best suggestion would
be to go to a good book store and look at all the candidates and then
pick the best.  There are quite a few books on linux out there today.
Since you are serious about linux you can ignore the "Dummy" series
books.  

I believe that the "unleashed" books are fairly comprehensive (I have
never read any linux books myself) and are also reasonably priced.  

prabhu
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