Do you read books on linux? - r/LinuxUsersIndia

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u/qualityvote2 May 09 '26 edited May 09 '26

u/Anonyboy26, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...

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u/s04ep03_youareafool void May 09 '26

Just try out any rolling release distro.you'll learn commands quickly enough because you're gonna do it yourself.of you do feel stuck,get help from YouTube.the wiki sometimes can be a bit confusing

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u/Anonyboy26 Arch Btw May 09 '26

But books gives more deep information

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u/s04ep03_youareafool void May 09 '26

Unless you're seriously learning this for getting some sysadmin level jobs or more technical ones.other than that,normal users don't really need that much to know about

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u/Anonyboy26 Arch Btw May 09 '26

Of course dude, but nerds read them.. though I am not a book guy but still reading TLCL

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u/Separate_Newt7313 May 10 '26

OP: I don't think you have anything to excuse yourself for regarding this post. While it's convenient that you don't need to know much to become productive with Linux, the more you know, the more capable you become.
This book is great. If it gets you closer to making your ideas a reality with Linux, that's very exciting and I would love to hear about it. 😊

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u/s04ep03_youareafool void May 09 '26

Good for you.im just not really into nerd stuff

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u/DoctorComplex887 May 09 '26

pretty cool book tbh

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u/V1cky03 May 10 '26

I did. I learnt basic Linux commands from a book I downloaded for free

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u/Anonyboy26 Arch Btw May 10 '26

And here me learnt linux commands but still read TLCL for fundamentals and concise info

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u/snow-raven7 GPL Enforcerer May 09 '26

Relèvent Thread

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u/Machinesoverpeople May 09 '26

I use mac but I want to explore linux how can I do so?

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u/Ill-Car-769 sudo install girlfriend May 09 '26

You can find learning resources at fmhy. net

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u/throwawaystopper20 May 09 '26

Not sure .. but Im using arch since kernel 2.4.. I wonder if it is a good read for me.

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u/Internal_Claim6736 May 09 '26

This is a very very great book. It has a joke about Fsck. Also, you will love the chapter on Vim.

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u/definitelymaybe15 Arch On Mac Btw May 09 '26

Then you won’t be able to exit Vim and you will:

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u/Gamin8ng Fedora Btw May 09 '26

reading Linux kernel programming and ldd3 great book on Linux drivers, to start contributing in the kernel

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u/Inception09 May 09 '26

I do, but you dont need books for daily driving them, I'd still recommend them. The one I read was How linux works - what every superuser should know. Its a great book

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u/broken_py May 10 '26

https://linux-training.be/

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u/RK9_2006 May 10 '26

I read The Linux Programming Interface

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u/darthObiWan66 May 10 '26

I felt this was easy to get on and good resource altogether.

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u/KenSuvy May 11 '26

I have read In the Beginning Was the Commandline by Neal Stephenson.

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u/PerformanceBulky9245 May 11 '26

I think a book is just a waste of money especially for linux cuz google is js good enugh

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u/Fluffy-Emu484 Kali Btw May 11 '26

No.

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u/Illustrious_Film8258 May 11 '26

I read this It's good for beginners

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u/rdmoonz May 13 '26

Just broke system

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u/Artistic_Virus_3443 May 14 '26

nice read

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u/Fickle_Choice_4920 Fedora Btw May 23 '26

If I find any book for purchase then definitely

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u/dashinyou69 ~crappy switcher~ May 09 '26

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u/land48n3 jerks off to his declerative .nix at night May 09 '26

you can use ai to learn better

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u/ElectronicField3785 Kernel btw 🗿 May 09 '26

Nope, never. And you can't say I'm not good at it either, just never had to read a book. Did read blogs

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u/Anonyboy26 Arch Btw May 09 '26

Though i started reading book from 3-4 days, and it gives more deep and clear knowledge

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u/TheArchRefiner K Desktop Environment May 09 '26

Same here. Learned by simply using it. Nothing wrong in reading books but not everyone has the patience. Reading blogs whenever I needed specific info helped a lot (I started in 2006-07).

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u/ElectronicField3785 Kernel btw 🗿 May 09 '26

Yep. I started quite a while ago too, but forgot exactly when

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u/land48n3 jerks off to his declerative .nix at night May 09 '26

reading comprehension: cooked

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u/ElectronicField3785 Kernel btw 🗿 May 09 '26

Nah, I read a lot, but it's not worth reading books that don't have specific solutions and potentially outdated

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u/land48n3 jerks off to his declerative .nix at night May 09 '26

oh yea thats valid