Free Book for learning Ubuntu /Linux

[SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux]

On Sun, 2008-05-25 at 20:10 +0200, Florian Diesch wrote:
> SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux <i-ubux at synass.net> wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 2008-05-24 at 02:39 +0200, Florian Diesch wrote:
> >> SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux <i-ubux at synass.net> wrote:
> >> 
> >> > On Sat, 2008-05-24 at 00:41 +0200, Florian Diesch wrote:
> >> >> anuj <anuj.tomar at alabot.com> wrote:
> >> >> 
> >> >> > I am new bee and I really want to clear my fundamentals for Ubuntu/Linux 
> >> >> > as I am training to become admin for ubuntu servers
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Pl advice if there free books /Guides on net which i can go through
> >> >> 
> >> >> Install "rutebook" and have a look at /usr/share/doc/rutebook/
> >> >
> >> >>    Florian
> >> >
> >> > Hi Florian, 
> >> > Your rutebook hint is interesting ! ;-)
> >> > It installs and there is a rutebook.pdf.gz with abolutely not entries or
> >> > icons on the desktop !!
> >> > How can a new bee get these things readable then ? ;-(
> >> 
> >> For me it just works in nautilus. If it doesn't for you open a terminal
> >> window and type
> >>   gzip -c  /usr/share/doc/rutebook/rutebook.pdf.gz > ~/Desktop/rutebook.pdf
> >> (that's one line).  This copies a decompressed version of
> >> /usr/share/doc/rutebook/rutebook.pdf.gz named rutebook.pdf to your
> >> desktop.
> >> 
> >> Maybe typing
> >>   see /usr/share/doc/rutebook/rutebook.pdf.gz
> >> in a terminal window works, too. 
> >>    Florian
> >
> > Hi Florian
> > Thanks for your feedback and hints:
> > 1) it works with:  see /usr/share/doc/rutebook/rute.pdf.gz
> >
> > 2) With the given gzip it fails:
> > unable to open document, failedto laod document from data (error3)
> 
> Sorry, has to be gunzip instead of gzip

>    Florian


Hi Florian, 
OK, "gunzip" works ! ;-)

Be aware of: 
Looking at the front page I see it is from 2001 ...
... and that seems quite old stuff !?

Cheers, svobi