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just another stupid newbie question
dishawjp:
Thanks All for the replies. To answer electroman's question, I've used DOS versions from 3.3 through whatever it is that they call the "DOS" command shell in WinXP. Of course, the last *real* DOS was version 6.22.
I may have to redownload the file now though... I kept playing with it and tried gunzip on it. Now it's a .tar file. I tried tar -x on it and nothing happened.
Looks like I still have a lot of learning to do. Can anyone recommend a decent book on Linux. I have some old Unix reference manuals, but the only book on Linux I have doesn't really cut it. It spends too much time with working with the GUI and I prefer working from a command line. Besides that it answers all the questions I *don't* have.
Thanks once again to all of you for all your help.
Gotta quit playing with this damned computer now and head off to a clam bake. Time to eat and drink myself stupid :)
Jim
creedon:
quote:Originally posted by DOSman:
Thanks All for the replies. To answer electroman's question, I've used DOS versions from 3.3 through whatever it is that they call the "DOS" command shell in WinXP. Of course, the last *real* DOS was version 6.22.
I may have to redownload the file now though... I kept playing with it and tried gunzip on it. Now it's a .tar file. I tried tar -x on it and nothing happened.
Looks like I still have a lot of learning to do. Can anyone recommend a decent book on Linux. I have some old Unix reference manuals, but the only book on Linux I have doesn't really cut it. It spends too much time with working with the GUI and I prefer working from a command line. Besides that it answers all the questions I *don't* have.
Thanks once again to all of you for all your help.
Gotta quit playing with this damned computer now and head off to a clam bake. Time to eat and drink myself stupid :)
Jim
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Goin' to Hinterwadles, eh? Well, if you want to do a little traveling, PM me: I've got a 1994 edition of "using Linux"; it's about as basic a text as you'll find, but the basics have remained the same.
I'm using Debian 3.0 Woody and Sarge, with a Libranet 2.0 thrown in for good measure. "Using Linux" has saved my butt on a few occasions, even though I'm running fairly new distro's; the basics haven't changed, and since you're (wisely) concentrating on the CLI, I think you would find the book useful. I'll loan it to you (but I want it back.)
RudeCat7:
Check out the Barnes & Noble bargain bin.
They love to discount Linux books
ex: Redhat 6 linux secrets $8.00
Linux administration for dummies $1.75
Redhat Administrator's book $5.00
TheQuirk:
I find "General Linux I" by Dee-Ann LeBlanc and published by Coriolis to be a great book. It has a big "Exam Prep" thing on it. It's great.
KernelPanic:
Osbourne, The Complete Refernce LINUX.
Get an old one for like $10
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