Found these free online books on linux. They should be good for newbies.


Red Hat Linux Unleashed
http://www.cs.sun.ac.za/~akruger/red_hat_linux/


Slackware Linux Unleashed
http://docs.rinet.ru:8080/Slackware-Linux/


Linux Unleashed, Third Edition
http://www.rtfm.or.id/Books/linux/li...hed/ewtoc.html



Enjoy...