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Summary: Good book to learn from or reference.
Review: I could see this book saving new users a few months of finding out on their own and is a good reference book as well. It covers a lot of the need-to-know type of things. I've been using Linux for many years and still reference it sometimes.
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Summary: Book focuses on Red Hat Linux
Review: Gives a fair and balanced account of the administration of a Red Hat linux system. I have found it to be of good use for some other distributions as well. Red Hat and SuSE users should definitely consider getting this book.
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Summary: Linux
Review: I remember the good ol' days before Linux, when I was using CP/M, oh those were the good old days. Then came along DOS, with was also good. Does anybody even remember the command line interfaces. Well, that's what I like about Linux, I can run a command line interface or a GUI like Gnome or KDE.When I read this book, my first impression was that I was reading a work of fiction. Then I read it again, and I realized it was a technical book. I had to read it again, to make sure, this time I found theological material, so I read it again, and got sick to my stomach. My son, age 7 read this book and he is now in a mental hospital being treated for severe depression. My dog took it with him to dinner last night and hasn't returned it. School teachers around the world will be recommending this book to frogs.
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Summary: The Definitive Linux Guide
Review: I own the 3rd edition of this book and liked it so much that I ordered the 4th edition as soon as it came out. If you are interested in learning how to become a power linux user, this is the book for you. The book does a nice job teaching you the fundamentals of linux and system administration. And the best thing about the book is that it is distrobution independant. Unlike other linux guides that are focused toward a single distrobution this one covers the core of linux. What you learn here you can use regardless of what distro you run. The book also has some nice sections on programming tools that are availble on linux and how to use them efficiently. For example it goes into how to use CVS, and how to create linux libraries for your programs, and much more. It also does a good job covering how to set up and use basic unix/linux services like ssh, apache, and email to name just a few. And it has a great section on how to compile your own kernel, which is often a stumbling block to newbies. In order to get the fullest advantage of linux performance you must know how to compile kernels. This is really one of few truely great books on linux. It it well written, and explained in a clear and concise manner. After you have finished reading it you will find yourself picking this book up again and again as a handy reference. I recommend this book as the first linux book to read to everyone i meet that expresses interest in Linux and is new to it.
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Summary: Nice to see a new edition
Review: Just the fact that this is the fourth edition should tell you how good this is. I never owned the first edition, and skipped the third. By page count, this is only 42 pages longer then that second edition, and yet it immediately seemed to me that there is much more here. There is. Obviously there have been cuts too - warnings and workarounds for problems and situations that no longer exist, reduction of some tables and listings that probably never were really necessary. There are new chapters (I don't know if they are new from the 3rd edition), and new sections. I like that the book provides a fair amount of troubleshooting information along with its basic introductions. Of course, that does mean that it will quickly become outdated, just as previous editions have. Some Amazon reviews complain about this sort of thing, but I still think it's better to include it. Other reviews have complained that this isn't a beginners book. Perhaps it is not - I hesitated before including it in that category, but ultimately decided that it still belongs there even though it may be a little more advanced than a rank beginner might desire. Actually, I'm not even sure that's fair: a rank beginner will find this useful; it's just that they may find it a bit overwhelming too. This isn't "Linux for Dummies", it is very comprehensive and has more than sufficient detail in every area it covers. Not too many of us will be able to dismiss this as "just stuff I already know", either. I picked up things in just a casual skimming, and even more when I went back to read carefully. Of course that is hard to do when you already have a fair amount of experience, but it's worth the effort.
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Summary: ANOTHER FINE ALTERNATIVE FOR LINUX USERS
Review: From installation to operation, "Running Linux", provides all the essential information any 'Linux' user would need in order to maintain a hitch-free ride on the software. There are new topics on both multimedia and mobile computing. PHP, ADSL, MySQL, GNOME and NFS updates have been included. Overall, there are improved networking solutions.
Each chapter is covered in detail. They are comprehensive. This latest edition delved deeper into configuration and administration. But, one complaint is that it is less detailed and much more expensive, when compared to another sound book, the Sybex's "Linux Complete"
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Summary: Too outdated to be useful
Review: This edition was published in 1999 and is far too outdated for current use. A huge chunk of it is to do with installation and initial configuration of a Linux system and in these days where installers are much much better than they were in 1999 it's really not needed at all. I'm afraid this book will sit on my shelf and won't be looked at much.
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Summary: Good Book, but a little hard for newbies
Review: I just bought this book, and I have to say that I was a LITTLE dissapointed. First, some of the content in this book may not work with your distribution of Linux, which can be a real dissapointment. Secondly, this book isn't real good for an absolute beginner to Linux. It's more for someone who has more of a background in Linux. It's still a good book, but you'd be better off buying a book specifically for your distribution of Linux.
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Summary: A must have for newbies!
Review: The book speaks in terms a mother can understand.
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Summary: best linux intro around
Review: I bought the first edition of this when it forst came
out. I bought the update because I'd come back to
Linux after a gap and KDE/GNOME etc were now the norm.
It filled in the gaps and the general quality of the
information was as good as ever. There is no CD with this book but Linux is available
everywhere these days so I prefer keeping the price low.
Every new Linux user should get this book.
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