Hi guys, Thank you so much for all this useful info! I did go to my local Barnes and Noble and took a good look at what they had, and that helped me figure out what I wanted (something more CLI-oriented). I'll also take a look a the online references you all gave. >Perhaps you should look at google a little more closely: >http://www.google.com/options/specialsearches.html<http://www.google.com/options/specialsearches.html> Very good resource. It's already improved some of my Linux-based results. > I understand some still like that dead-tree reference laying around I do like to have a good reference/guide book around, as my Linux box currently isn't hooked up to the Net. * Have goals - * Yes, I agree with having a goal in mind first. I was thinking about this. What about re-building the kernel? Or maybe de-compiling (you can do that, yes?) and re-compiling several programs would give me good practice. Thoughts? Thanks, Nick On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 3:24 PM, Chuck Cole <cncole at earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org [mailto: > tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Eric F Crist > > Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 9:50 AM > > To: Nick Scholtes > > Cc: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Beginners Hacking Linux Guide > > > > > > On Oct 6, 2008, at 11:51 AM, Nick Scholtes wrote: > > > > > I'm looking for a website or book aimed at beginning hackers for > > > Linux. Something that walks you step by step through fun and useful > > > tweaks to optimize your system. I haven't had much luck thus far. I > > > figure the best way to learn Linux inside and out is to just get in > > > there and take it apart and play around. But I need something that > > > walks me through it. > > > > > > I'm not sure what you're looking to play with/take apart. What I > > found useful in learning command line tools it to actually have some > > specific goal in mind, i.e. host a website, etc. Give yourself > > something specific you want to accomplish, and set out to do it. > > Best advice of all! > > > From > > there, google, IRC, and mailing lists can be your friend. I've found > > I learn more wading through man pages and assistance than I do from > > books. > > Often true. Writing styles (or purpose) can be a bad mismatch - or a > match. > > > That being said, I understand some still like that dead-tree reference > > laying around, so I'd suggest going to your local book store, and > > browsing through a few of the books on their shelves. See what you > > can glean from there, and pick the one that seems most helpful. If > > you find a good one, let us know. > > > Some online refs are good and save trees. Many refs exist online. Here > are some refs: > > One Page Linux Manual (cheat sheet) > > www.digilife.be/quickreferences/QRC/The%20One%20Page%20Linux%20Manual.pdf > > Free Linux eBooks http://freebooks.homelinux.org/ > > Introduction to Linux > http://www.tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/index.html > A Hands on Guide by Machtelt Garrels > > Linux Documentation Project Guides http://www.tldp.org/guides.html > > > That is a start... > > > > Chuck > -- Art: http://www.coroflot.com/bellsoffreedom -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20081012/04e8a034/attachment.htm