Help learning Linux

[nelson at bignachos.com (Brian Nelson)]

Todd Posey <tp004a at yahoo.com> writes:

> I have been using windows for a long time and now I am considering learning
> Linux.  I don't know C, and I have very little experience programing.
> I have installed Red Hat before, but I never really used it after I installed
> it.  If you had to start from scratch, how would you go about learning linux? 
> What can I do in Linux that is fun and that will get me hooked?  What
> distribution or books should I get?

I suggest obtaining the O'Reilly book _Running Linux_.  It's the book
that got me hooked on Linux way back in 1996 (though you'd probably be
more interested in the newer editions).

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