Chuck Hays wrote: >Hello all, > >My father is a fairly advanced windows user, and has a CS degree (albeit >from 1971...), he however has never used linux, and would like to >learn. I am looking for a book that balances server administration and >desktop use both. Does anyone have any favorites? It definitely does >not need to be "linux for dummies", but can't be too advanced. > >Thanks for your advice, > >-Chuck Hays >lists at chuckhays.net > > My $0.02, buy a distro boxed set. (SuSE, Mandrake, RedHad, etc...) I got SuSE for my parents and the documentation in it covered most of the desktop, and the basics for the server apps. It's technical where it needs to be, and is fairly user friendly overall. That and you get the added perk of supporting your favorite distro as well, and most packs come with support as well. Chris Frederick _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list