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The First Three Books Every Linux User Should Read

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the time-to-edu-macate-yerself dept.

lessthan0 writes "Anyone proficient with Linux had to climb the steep learning curve. Part of getting over the top for me was reading a hundred different Linux and Unix related books. From that list, three books stand out as the most useful and influential. I can't promise easy sledding; it will take some work, but mastering this material will demystify Linux and make you appreciate it more."

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  1. Those books are nice... by goofyheadedpunk · · Score: 4, Funny

    but there's really no substitute for learning a new operating system like being 16, being in a special school for gifted kids that completely stiffles any socializing after 8PM, being without a lady friend, having the drive to learn new things, and having the intense desire to show that really annoying kid two floors up that he's got shit for brains.

    Everyone has their own method, I suppose.

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  2. My list by SpaghettiPattern · · Score: 4, Funny
    Rede these:
    • The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
    • Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
    • The UNIX Programming Environment by Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike

    and you'll never be lost on any Unix-like system. Trust me.
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