What Book can I get to learn the basics of linux/mint? <Solved>

[guitronics]

Hey...I have bought books for Linux in the past,but I need to get a book that will tell me how to do the basic operations in Terminal.Does anybody know of a book? Thanks.

[slipstick]

I highly recommend this one. And you can download the pdf for free!

http://www.linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php

[Dot_mdb]

Reading is fine, but in my opinion the fastest way to learn practical operation of a Linux desktop is to just do it. At the beginning you will struggle and curse but the internet search engine is your friend. One struggle at a time you learn what you need to learn to have your desktop do what you want it to do. If you are smart each step along the way you will keep notes so that you don't have to relearn it a second time. Believe me you will forget what you did when you haven't needed it for 6 months.

Many years ago I was running a department where people had to know various computer programs to do their jobs. The newbies would come in and pick up a book and start reading. Finally after hours of watching I would ask them to put down the book and start playing with the program. That is the fastest way to learn.

Bill

[all41]

+1 learn by doing
search 'free online linux interactive command line course'

[slipstick]

Reading is fine, but in my opinion the fastest way to learn practical operation of a Linux desktop is to just do it. At the beginning you will struggle and curse but the internet search engine is your friend. One struggle at a time you learn what you need to learn to have your desktop do what you want it to do. If you are smart each step along the way you will keep notes so that you don't have to relearn it a second time. Believe me you will forget what you did when you haven't needed it for 6 months.

Many years ago I was running a department where people had to know various computer programs to do their jobs. The newbies would come in and pick up a book and start reading. Finally after hours of watching I would ask them to put down the book and start playing with the program. That is the fastest way to learn.

Bill

Quoting from the Introduction of the book I recommended above:
"After you have a working installation, start reading and follow along with your own computer. Most of the material in this book is "hands on", so sit down and get typing!"

[absque fenestris]

http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/images/c/ca/TLCL-13.07.pdf

[rickNS]

I highly recommend this one. And you can download the pdf for free!

http://www.linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php

That is a great resource.
Have used Linux about 10 years, I just learned on page 49 what the "?" in a command means.
I fully intent to read it all.
I can see why you would recommend it.
Thanks.

[Joe2Shoe]

I have been monkeying-around with Linux since 1990, started in dbase way back then...............way before Windows 3.1.
What I did, is I had 2 PCs (1 desktop and 1 laptop) and I used the desktop as a training machine. I crashed it, repaired it, and used it just for that purpose; to be able to fix anything that I did that would totally fubar the OS.
The "School of Hard Knocks" is the best book, in my opinion, because as one poster here says (per se) "On paper it looks good, but in reality, it's a totally different reality".
Yes, user guides are fine, and I have about 20+ downloaded in .pdf format, but in reality, anything goes.
The advanced guys here can help you fix anything.
"Timeshift" is a very important app to use. After upgrading/updating, I always create a "Restore" so I can restore to the previous settings in case the new upgrade/updates totally fubars the OS (or if I do it myself). Timeshift is a "timesaver" in these cases. It has saved my bacon many times from a "fresh" install, again.
Good luck.