<div dir="ltr">Don't have a book pop into my head, but I have found the Linuxchix web site to have basic information that is actually written in human language....<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 4:35 PM, Lan Dang <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:l.dang@ymail.com" target="_blank">l.dang@ymail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><p dir="ltr"><font size="2"><font size="2">Janet</font></font></p>
<p dir="ltr"><font size="2"><font size="2">if you come to one of our HAK meetings, I am sure someone could help. the next one is on Saturday from 2-6pm Hastings Branch Library in Pasadena. </font></font></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><font size="2"><font size="2">Lan</font></font></p>
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<td valign="top"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Starting with installation and use, very basic, but kind of current. Taking an old XP machine, replacing operating system with Linux, and playing with it without getting into too much trouble. I would have loved to come to your last meeting about this, and to Scale, but have resigned myself to just getting a book now. Thanks!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p><div><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> <a href="mailto:sgvlug-bounces@sgvlug.net" target="_blank">sgvlug-bounces@sgvlug.net</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:sgvlug-bounces@sgvlug.net" target="_blank">sgvlug-bounces@sgvlug.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Perkinson, Gary<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 23, 2015 1:34 PM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> SGVLUG
Discussion List.<br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [SGVLUG] Book on Linux for Beginners?</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Are you asking about installation, administration or usage?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">My first was “Linux Bible” for a general overall knowledge. However as time progressed my questions expanded to more specific use books; programming, administration to security. and for installation, each distro and specific packages have a wealth of custom manuals for help.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">That is my opinion. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Gary
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