<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div>An elderly friend of mine wishes to learn a bit more about his media server (Debian Linux) he has at home.<br>I think he wants to build a new machine to replace the old one and learn a but more in his new found spare time.<br>So, since he has a Debian box already, I thought Ubuntu would be a good sidestep, and this looks like a reasonable book: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Official-Ubuntu-Book-Benjamin-Mako/dp/0132435942">http://www.amazon.com/Official-Ubuntu-Book-Benjamin-Mako/dp/0132435942</a><br><br>Other more generic books I had in mind were: The Linux Administration Handbook & Linux in a Nutshell.<br><br>I was wondering if any GLLUGers can recommend a decent starters book for linux that provides a understandable guide for install and operation?<br>I'm not to bothered about the flavour, suse or fedora will do if you know of a worthwhile accompanying book.<br><br>e.<br><br><br></div></body></html>