Re: [SAGE] Where to start?

[rilke <rilke@arches.uga.edu>]

My two cents:
Think Unix, by Jon Lasser. <http://www.tux.org/~lasser/think-unix/>

It's what I recommend to all my curious friends and clients. It's a very intelligent treatment. Most likely a 2-3 week runthrough the first 4 chapters would be the ticket.


--Trey

On Fri, 17 Jan 2003, Anthony Howe wrote:

> I have to provide in-house tutorials on Unix (Linux) systems and 
> their administration to our Windows sys.admins. who know nothing 
> about Unix or its variants.
> 
> The first tutorial is suppose to be some sort of overview, but I 
> have NO IDEA where begin or what to cover. Its my hope after the 
> first tutorial, my colleagues will provide me with more direction 
> as to the topics I should cover. But they sort of need to see a 
> menu of possibilities.
> 
> My background is primarily programming, but I'm the only Unix 
> person in the firm who can build, program, and administer the 
> Linux machines, and so must train the Windows staff for our mail 
> and web servers that are slowly replacing Windows machines.
> 
> They are curious, a little unsure, and french.
> 
>