Ubuntu Book by O'Reilly?

[Ashton Lafferty]

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> I agree 100% with this.. also I feel that O'Reilly tends to write for
> higher skilled people.. and someone like the "For Dummies" crew might
> be a better choice..
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I don't know. I mentioned earlier I've got Linux Desktop Hacks which is put 
out by O'Reilly (thanks to John btw) and it doesn't come off as being over 
my head. And I consider myself a newb. With Linux anyway. 

And the arguments about books being obsolete might as well be applied to all 
computer and software books. Doesn't seem to stop them from filling the 
shelves at the bookstores, and being on the discount racks within a year...

I'd like to see a book that follows the Linux Desktop Hacks style for 
Ubuntu, or yes, something along the lines of
ubuntuguide.org<http://ubuntuguide.org>which would take the extra step
to explain what those commands are doing, as
opposed to the site's "do this" method. (I don't mean to slight the site in 
any way, I've found it very helpful) But I don't suppose explaining the 
commands would be information specific to Ubuntu.

LDH was a good suggestion because it covers a lot in a quick, simple way. 
KDE tips and tweaks for my Kubuntu install, and Gnome for Ubuntu...I think 
it'll be a good start for me.




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