I'd recommend almost any O'Reilly book. I haven't come across one yet that I didn't like, save for Oracle In A Nutshell. I would also cast my vote for O'Reilly's Running Linux. Mark Courtney http://www.MarkCourtney.com __ +|oo|+ +|oo|+ || || || || || || _ || _ \\_||_// | [] | | || | / [] \ \______/ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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