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Linux: The Complete Reference, Sixth Edition

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If your new to linux this book is what you want to have by your side at all times, if you have a question who to do something (as long as it is not distro or hardware specific) this book will have the answer. I choose to buy this because I have been a long time mac terminal user and decided to make the switch to linux and I knew some things wouldn't port straight over, this book has been a life saver and i think it does a better job of explain linux to the new then any other book. But don't think you can't use this book if your an avid linux user, this book servers (just as its title suggest) as a complete reference to linux, so if you looking for a book that can provide more information the the normal man pages (such as how to use it, what's going on) this book is the one to get

As someone new to Linux, I just haven't found this book to be that useful. It is indeed full of the details of managing Linux, but it's not presented with structure and explanation that helps understanding. Some authors are clearly good at putting themselves in the reader's shoes and thinking about how to present the concepts and details clearly enough that the reader can effectively act on it. With this book, it's more a matter of just comprehensively covering the material and calling it done.