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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>One for for you: RUTE<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>This has tons of useful information to
help you build a foundation of skills and experience. Though it is primarily “GNU/Linux
specific” the general info you can obtain is applicable in other
environments as well.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>It goes into great detail and does a
really good job teaching you how to change your thinking to be more effective in
general and goes over many of the basic CLI tools, hardware, how
directories/files are work, etc. It touches on pretty much every subject and
you can easily jump around as needed to other chapters.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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href="http://rute.2038bug.com/node4.html.gz">http://rute.2038bug.com/node4.html.gz</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org
[mailto:tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Nick Scholtes<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, October 12, 2008
7:30 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Chuck Cole<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> tclug-list@mn-linux.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [tclug-list]
Beginners Hacking Linux Guide</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi guys,<br>
<br>
Thank you so much for all this useful info! I did go to my local Barnes and
Noble and took a good look at what they had, and that helped me figure out what
I wanted (something more CLI-oriented). I'll also take a look a the online
references you all gave. <br>
<br>
>Perhaps you should look at google a little more closely:<br>
<a href="http://www.google.com/options/specialsearches.html" target="_blank">>http://www.google.com/options/specialsearches.html</a><br>
<font color="#888888"><span style='color:#888888'><br>
</span></font>Very good resource. It's already improved some of my Linux-based
results.<br>
<br>
> I understand some still like that dead-tree reference laying around<br>
<br>
I do like to have a good reference/guide book around, as my Linux box currently
isn't hooked up to the Net. <br>
<i><span style='font-style:italic'><br>
Have goals - </span></i><br>
Yes, I agree with having a goal in mind first. I was thinking about this. What
about re-building the kernel? Or maybe de-compiling (you can do that, yes?) and
re-compiling several programs would give me good practice.<br>
Thoughts?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Nick<br>
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 3:24 PM, Chuck Cole <<a
href="mailto:cncole@earthlink.net">cncole@earthlink.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: <a href="mailto:tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org">tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org">tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org</a>]On
Behalf Of Eric F Crist<br>
> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 9:50 AM<br>
> To: Nick Scholtes<br>
> Cc: <a href="mailto:tclug-list@mn-linux.org">tclug-list@mn-linux.org</a><br>
> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Beginners Hacking Linux Guide<br>
><br>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>> On Oct 6, 2008, at
11:51 AM, Nick Scholtes wrote:<br>
><br>
> > I'm looking for a website or book aimed at beginning hackers for<br>
> > Linux. Something that walks you step by step through fun and useful<br>
> > tweaks to optimize your system. I haven't had much luck thus far. I<br>
> > figure the best way to learn Linux inside and out is to just get in<br>
> > there and take it apart and play around. But I need something that<br>
> > walks me through it.<br>
><br>
><br>
> I'm not sure what you're looking to play with/take apart. What I<br>
> found useful in learning command line tools it to actually have some<br>
> specific goal in mind, i.e. host a website, etc. Give yourself<br>
> something specific you want to accomplish, and set out to do it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Best advice of all!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
> From<br>
> there, google, IRC, and mailing lists can be your friend. I've found<br>
> I learn more wading through man pages and assistance than I do from<br>
> books.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Often true. Writing styles (or purpose) can be a bad mismatch -
or a match.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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> That being said, I understand some still like that dead-tree reference<br>
> laying around, so I'd suggest going to your local book store, and<br>
> browsing through a few of the books on their shelves. See what you<br>
> can glean from there, and pick the one that seems most helpful. If<br>
> you find a good one, let us know.<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Some online refs are good and save trees. Many refs exist online.
Here are some refs:<br>
<br>
One Page Linux Manual (cheat sheet)<br>
<a
href="http://www.digilife.be/quickreferences/QRC/The%20One%20Page%20Linux%20Manual.pdf"
target="_blank">www.digilife.be/quickreferences/QRC/The%20One%20Page%20Linux%20Manual.pdf</a><br>
<br>
Free Linux eBooks <a href="http://freebooks.homelinux.org/"
target="_blank">http://freebooks.homelinux.org/</a><br>
<br>
Introduction to Linux <a
href="http://www.tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/index.html</a><br>
A Hands on Guide by Machtelt Garrels<br>
<br>
Linux Documentation Project Guides <a
href="http://www.tldp.org/guides.html" target="_blank">http://www.tldp.org/guides.html</a><br>
<br>
<br>
That is a start...<br>
<font color="#888888"><span style='color:#888888'><br>
<br>
<br>
Chuck</span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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