Hello everyone,

I wish to understand Linux a bit more than just superficially.

At this point (being so *new* to Linux) the whole thing looks like a random scrampbling of files put together in every which way, with numerous configuration files thrown randomly into the mix and a network of dependencies that look like an old box of cassettes with their tape unwound, tangled and chewed out...

Are there any concise introductions/instructions anywhere (on the net or in Books) that explain the overal paradigm of the Linux OS (I am tired of coping peoples command-line snippets without knowing what they mean)?

P.S. I am not looking for a 2000page "door-stop" type of book, just something (a graphical map maybe) quick to click me into the "groove".

Thanks