suggestions for good Linux books

[ray436]

hope this is not a no-no here, but would appreciate input on choosing a good Linux book.

i,m running Mandrake 7.0 btw

would like a book that covers in-depth as i want to set-up an apache server for proofing websites before launch.

i looked at the university book store, but there are literally hundreds, so would appreciate a short list -

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[AndyBo]

I have found every O'Reilly (

http://www.ora.com)

Unix book to be excellent. As you are setting up Apache, I would recommend O'Reilly's &quot;Apache: The Definitive Guide&quot; because, IMHO, it is one book that suits it's title. [sig]<p> Andy Bold<br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br>"I've probably made most of the mistakes already, so hopefully you won't have to..." Me, most days.[/sig]

 

[d3funct]

Andy is right on B-) O'reilly books are the best. Also get the O'reilly book Essential System Administration, and they have Linux specific books as well. Check out Barnes&Noble for a large selection of O'reilly books. [sig]<p>Jon Zimmer<br><a href=mailto:b0rg@pcgeek.net>b0rg@pcgeek.net</a><br><a href=

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[ray436]

thanks guys, i did see the o'reilly book, i have several others from the 'nutshell series - all excellent too!

i need something as a reference cause i'm really getting into linux and will need the help.

- current project is a 16M ram 486 router (Linux Router Project) for sharing/defending a bunch of pc's on xDSL

thanks..... [sig][/sig]

 

[d3funct]

I just found a site scbc.booksonline.com which is a kind of &quot;computer book of the month club&quot;. It work like the Book of the month club, they send a card once a month with the featured book and you either say &quot;yes send it' or &quot;no send me what I've ordered&quot;, or you say &quot;don't send anything right now&quot;. The introductory offer is currently 3 books @ $1.99(US) and the 4th book is free (you pay Shipping and Handling). I just joined on Monday and ordered Redhat Linux Bible $39.99, UNIX: Complete Reference $39.99, Maximum Linux Security $39.99 and my 4th book was Designing Network Security $45.00. This came out to $164.97, but using the introductory offer it cost $5.97+S&H, and I just have to buy one more book within a year.
I think that's a great offer. You can place your first offer online, they don't require credit card info or anything. They will ship your books and bill you. [sig]<p>Jon Zimmer<br><a href=mailto:b0rg@pcgeek.net>b0rg@pcgeek.net</a><br><a href=

http://www.aetea.com>

Aetea Information Technology</a><br>The software required `Windows 95 or better', so I installed Linux.<br>
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