Hey all,
Im looking for a book to read in my spare time.
Was thinking about maybe a linux newbie guide as I dont know linux what so ever.
Suggestions?
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Hey all,
Im looking for a book to read in my spare time.
Was thinking about maybe a linux newbie guide as I dont know linux what so ever.
Suggestions?
What is it you're looking to learn? Personally, a good starter book (whether linux or Unix) IMO would be the UNIX System Admin Guide.
Do you have any particular distribution of Linux in mind? There are a lot of books that are tailored for one distro or another. If you want a more general book, you could get one on BASH or BASH scripting. I am not sure that they would be good books to just sit down and read, but they make great reference books. If you want to know a little about the history of Linux, you can get 'Just for Fun'. It is a bit dated, but still a good read.
There is nothing wrong with the information you are requesting, but it is the fact that there is such a abundance of information available to you. Google or your favorite search engine can produce a endless amount of data for you to read about Linux. General knowledge about Linux, there is a extreme amount of data to read. But if you start to narrow the topics down, you will find the information you are looking for.
It is great that you are wanting to know more about Linux, but a specific topic might help narrow your results.
DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD.:
Linux Online - Linux Courses - Getting Started with Linux - Beginner's Course
The Linux Documentation Project - Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide
Really Linux website for LINUX beginners
Can not forgot about Google... ;)
Good luck.
Hey, thanks for the response.
My boss would like me to start on my MCSE even though I am very reluctant. I want to learn linux/unix. I understand that MS is commercial and the money will probally lie there but I think I have enough general knowledge on MS systems to handle myself so I want to spread my wings.
How does Linux+ from comptia sound? I am isntalling opensuse 11.0 in a VM quick and going to start playing with that on a dialy basis.
Is it worth spending alot of time in this or just stick with my MCSE / MCSA , learn 2008 server , play with windows 7 more?
Ive always been intrigued with linux as its different to MS and it requires some skill and knowledge I suppose.
But yes I have to make a living so what do people think?
And gore dont come in here and blah blah about Linux, is it worth it in terms of career / financial gain? :P
Thanks.
Something along the lines of windows to Linux so I can understand it.
http://www.reallylinux.com/docs/windowstolinux.shtml
For example, I would love an example along the lines for.
To check your IP in Xp
1. Click start > Run > CMD. Type ipconfig /all etc etc
To check IP in opensuse
Click on the green thing > terminal > ifconfig. (is this correct :P:P:P < flame time!)
Sort of thing
Is that a good way to learn the system?
I know these aren't along the lines of linux, or even operating systems, but I have found the following to be very good reads and figured I'd throw them out there:
This book explains exploits, how they work, and how to write them.
http://www.amazon.com/Hacking-Art-Ex...5519975&sr=8-2
This book is for reverse engineering software.
http://www.amazon.com/Reversing-Secr...ref=pd_sim_b_1
You can get both of them off amazon for pretty cheap. I haven't finished either of them yet, but so far they have been very enlightening, and at times, fairly advanced, at least for me, although I am still able to grasp the concepts.
metguru has some good options... I have Reversing - The Secrets of Reverse Engineering sitting on my bookshelf. Hacking - The Art of Exploitation... I wouldn't pay for it... but I'd read it.
I'd highly recommend Gray Hat Hacking -- http://www.amazon.com/Gray-Hat-Hacki.../dp/0072257091
It covers everything (Vulnerabilities, Exploits, Coding Basics, Disassembly Basics, Metasploit, etc) and it's actually a really good read. I'm currently developing a course using this as the textbook.
NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVaAAAAR buy a book with the H-word in it.
You want to get a book written by people who are interested in computers; for people who are interested in computers. Not something thats geared toward pimple-faced teens who just want something to appear on their screen to show off to pals.
Reversing - The Secrets of Reverse Engineering
The "How to repair and upgrade PCs" series.
C++ Primer Plus. <- One of the only C++ books to ever be half decent. Atleast by Sams goofy standards anyway.
In the late ninties there was a book called "Learning Redhat Linux" The bulk of the book was about putting in a new drive, choosing a file system, and getting lilo to work. But the back of the book had the install disk and a bunch of junk about how avoid problems while emulating games... how to use text editors and that sort of crap.
That's when I burst out laughing at the idea of anyone honestly using it for average home desktop sort of stuff. I've picked the book up a few times... to reach other things on my shelf.
Hey guys,
Thanks for the answers.
Could someone also maybe comment on my questions I had in my post otherwise keep the comments coming :P
Spec: I highly suggest you check out Gray Hat Hacking... it changed my opinion on books with the word Hacking in them :) it's got a decent group of authors. Chris Eagle (who released the IDA Pro book earlier this year), Jonathan Ness (a lead software security engineer at Microsoft), Allen Harper (former IRS Security Analyst), and Shon Harris (former engineer of the US Air Force Information Warfare unit).
Jeez Spec, What happened? Did a hacker piss in your cheerios? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by The-Spec
Ha ha, I completely understand your thinking. The book I have is actually decent, and I believe it has more value than the stereotypical 'hax0r' book you're referring to. The title is probably just for marketing.Quote:
Originally Posted by The-Spec
Hey guys,
I want to get the book but its quite expensive due to the exchange rate :P
If it is really worth it I shall order it.
Can anyone comment on Linux+ from comptia?
Hey again,
Any difference between the original and the 2nd ED one?
I may be missing something, but which book are you talking about?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cider
:rofl:Quote:
Jeez Spec, What happened? Did a hacker piss in your cheerios?
3 yearsQuote:
Any difference between the original and the 2nd ED one?
Substantial update & revision
6 new chapters
Gray Hat Hacking (2nd edition)Quote:
I may be missing something, but which book are you talking about?
:)
I've actually been considering buying that book. I haven't yet, as I'm still working on the books I currently am reading. What is the 'gray hat' all about though? and how advanced would you consider the book to be?
I just downloaded a PDF of it. It's not my cup of tea. Half the book had the same "and this is how you use metasploit" writing style that can be seen in their other shittier books. The rest was the same old song and dance to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by HTRegz
metguru,
Here is a write up with list of contents etc:
http://www.mhprofessional.com/produc...sbn=0071495681
Using metasploit is about 25 pages out of the overall total of the book, and it's not for everyone... or people that already know a thing or two but it's a great learning resource (one of the reasons I'm using it as the text book).Quote:
Originally Posted by The-Spec
metguru: The book isn't very high on the prerequisite skills because of the way it's written. It starts with background around ethics and law... then it does pen testing tools (metasploit and backtrack). From there it has a nice intro chapter on programming (C, Python, Assembly) but it is definitely a intro chapter. You'll know how memory works, about endianess and a few other basics... as well as a few commands in the above languages.
Following that it walks through buffer overflows, format string vulnerabilities and so forth in Linux... and then discusses shellcode. (including writing shellcode and automating it's usage with metasploit). Then there's a start to finish walk-through of exploiting a vuln on Windows.
After that you have vuln analysis, IDA Pro, reverse engineering (malware and other)... There's also a bunch on fuzzing, etc.
All in all it's a decent book to have laying around to learn a topic or to use as a guide when you need to reference something.
I have three stacks of computer books... it was good enough to make stack one, which is on my desk. (It's along side Nmap Network Scanning, RE Code with IDA Pro, Reversing: Secrets of RE, The Best of 2600, and the Intel IA-32 Reference books). My desk at work has another copy of RE Code with IDA Pro, the IDA Pro book by Chris Eagle, and a copy of the IA-32 Reference books (it's the newer edition so 64 and IA-32).
There's 3 other books in the room and then a couple shelves on my book shelf for some older stuff.
Well I've printed it , all 500 pages and going to start the enduring read. What I like about it is that there is a chapter on ethics , some law etc. So its quite a good intro which it what I was looking for.
Spec man, what do you suggest for an intro / newbie book to get started?
The books written by the guys over at rootkit.com are pretty good.Have you ever noticed that the words "Computer" and "Technology" almost never appear on junk like 2600? What they have done is exactly what MTV and (music journalism as a whole) did to music. The key words these people use is hacking "scene".Quote:
The Best of 2600
My problem with people like that is one look at them and its like, jesus man... aren't you a little old for dressing up like a myspace hipster and trying to emulate what everyone else is doing online?
Running through the book.
Excellent read I must say.
EDIT
Im going through the META tutorial. I created a XP SP1 machine on a VM using vmware workstation. I then downloaded meta framework and updated but for some reason I am not getting the same output as in the tutorial. Could anyone help me on this?
I dont want to turn this into a meta thread so if you interested to help please PM me.