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    Idk where else to post this but I've finally kicked Windows for good and I'm SO EXCITED (lemmy.world)
    submitted 1 week ago by A_Union_of_Kobolds to c/linuxmemes
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    I've also got the Linux Basics for Hackers book but it's at home while I'm on vacation.

    I'm just really happy rn yall :) this install took some work, SecureBoot kept getting in the way and I'm not the most savvy person so there was a lot of Googling and trial and error in the way of getting here.

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    [–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    Be mindful that Linux changes faster than a lot of books. I would stick to online documentation.

    [–] TunaCowboy 15 points 1 week ago

    Schotts actually provides TLCL for free, and last updated it a month ago:

    https://www.linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php

    [–] rtxn 8 points 1 week ago

    Those books were published in 2019 and 2021. They'll still be mostly accurate a decade from now. Open-source developers usually try not to introduce breaking changes to mature software unless absolutely necessary.

    [–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

    Books will teach the essentials: my core UNIX knowledge comes from an SVR4 book I read in the late 2000s (a decade or more after it was relevant) and it's still applicable today

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

    Documentation is not the proper place for an absolute beginner to learn (unless it explicitly has tutorials, and even then they're not always great).