Jason’s Linux Learning Journal

So I went and picked up a copy of Beginning Ubuntu Linux, by Keir Thomas, John Hornbeck, Jaime Sicam at the Minneapolis Central Library yesterday.

So far I’ve gotten through Parts 1 and 2, and found it to be an extremely easy to read guide. In fact a little too easy, as I’m well beyond many of the Windows procedures and basic computing concepts they cover. I am however looking forward to that type of very basic explanation when I get to some of the more Linux specific chapters, specifically Part 4 (“The Shell and Beyond”).

When I went to pick up the book, the librarian initially couldn’t find it on the stacks. He went to go look in the back and found it in their stocking room. It is a brand new copy that hadn’t even touched their shelves yet! So anyway, while he was searching I browsed the collection and also checked out a copy of PHP & MySQL for Dummies, by Janet Valade. Figure it would be a good idea to read that next, after getting through the Ubuntu text. I should go to the public library more often, sometimes I forget what a great resource it is.

Anyway, something I see right away about the Ubuntu text is that it covers the desktop version, and it’s geared towards being a step-by-step guide to intsalling and configuring Ubuntu Linux. With that being the case I’m going to go ahead with re-installing the desktop version of Hardy Heron on the computer, and following along with the instructions in the book as I do so. Hopefully I’ll have the energy for that tomorrow, after my second night waiting tables this weekend.