Randy, I used Running Linux by Matt Welsh etal. when I started - but its not a textbook. I think a textbook would be out of date quickly due to the rapid development happening with Linux, perhaps why there aren't many around. Is this course geared toward sysadmins (inferred from your email) or the average desktop user? I work near Fergus Falls and may be interested in participating. Do you have any more info about the class? As far as 'same OS', I've settled on Mandrake both as my work desktop and at home. My kids have picked it up pretty quickly. I'm sure there are other distros I could have used but this had the best combination of what I was looking for. May not have what you are looking at for the class though. Feel free to contact me directly if comments aren't germane to the list. Bob Randy Clarksean wrote: > I will be developing / teaching an online Linux class for Minnesota > State Community and Technical College and I need to select a textbook > for the class ASAP (like last week). > > Any suggestions on a decent Linux textbook? The course is geared around > the 101 and 102 Linux exams ... so there are lots of exam type books ... > but I need a textbook ... something where I do not have to write all the > homework, etc. I have the LPIC 1 Certification Bible by Angie Nash and > Jason Nash ... it of course has good study guide sections, but the > answers are all within the book itself. > > IF anyone has taken an online computer class I would love to hear about > things that were good ... and things that were bad. I may tentatively > have a small installfest for students close to campus (Wadena, Detroit > Lakes, or Fergus Falls). It would be nice to have everyone running the > same OS so that I do not have to have problems with subtle issues. > > Thanks in advance for your suggestions. > > Randy Clarksean _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list