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Summary: Not bad if you aren't heavy into ISP services..
Review: A bit basic, if you want to install Apache, Virtual Domains (with routed mail etc...), MSFrontPage, forget this book, else its not bad.
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Summary: Doesn't go into much depth, gets confusing. FIND OTHER BOOK
Review: At first glance this book looks like it is going to be really helpful, but on buying and reading it, I was severely dissapointed. The book does not go into any real depth on subjects - it tells you what your computer should do, but not how to fix a problem when one occurs. It is only really helpful as long as things go exactly as planned. And sometimes the text is just plain confusing. The primary reason I didn't give this book 0 stars is that it does explain how to use most of the software included with it, while many other books just assume you know already.
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Summary: DON'T
Review: DON't do it, this book is so confusing, it has a lot of information, but the probelm is that you undersatdn nothing for me it! some of the authors of the book know nothing about teaching Linux, they might be good on linux, but, ha, this jum around from one point to another, man, I had to call one of my friends to help me installing the program, Please, Please, don't wast your money, buy something else. I liked the Que books, but after this one, I will never buy any of their books even if it was for free, no I change my mind, even if they pay me money to read it, I would not :
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Summary: Pretty good Linux basics
Review: Good introduction to Linux, although a bit dated. I still had to check the HOW TOs, but that's expected. The book gives the reader a basic understanding of the Linux OS, and sets you on the right track for more advanced stuff. Of course, the reader should have some familiarity with one or more operating systems.
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Summary: Linux Newbies...if you buy one book, I recommend this one.
Review: I am new to Linux but have worked on Windows 95/NT for many years. After reading "Using Caldera OpenLinux 2.2," I was able to do just about everything in OpenLinux 2.2 that I currently do in Windows NT 4.0 Workstation. I was able to connect to the internet, create a WordPerfect document, customize the GUI, and install new applications. One downfall to the book is that it often used "print screens" from OpenLinux 1.3 (the previous version of OpenLinux). For my soundcard, the book recommended that I buy a commercial driver from 4Front technologies; I wish the book would have given me instructions on installing the free OSS sound driver.The CD included with the book is superb. It includes Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 with WordPerfect 8.0 and hundreds of open source applications. KDE, the graphical user interface to OpenLinux 2.2, is better than the Microsoft Windows GUI. "Que Using Caldera OpenLinux 2.2" and the OpenLinux 2.2 distribution of Linux is a must for anyone new to the Linux community.
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Summary: Linux Newbies...if you buy one book, I recommend this one.
Review: I am new to Linux but have worked on Windows 95/NT for many years. After reading "Using Caldera OpenLinux 2.2," I was able to do just about everything in OpenLinux 2.2 that I currently do in Windows NT 4.0 Workstation. I was able to connect to the internet, create a WordPerfect document, customize the GUI, and install new applications. One downfall to the book is that it often used "print screens" from OpenLinux 1.3 (the previous version of OpenLinux). For my soundcard, the book recommended that I buy a commercial driver from 4Front technologies; I wish the book would have given me instructions on installing the free OSS sound driver. The CD included with the book is superb. It includes Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 with WordPerfect 8.0 and hundreds of open source applications. KDE, the graphical user interface to OpenLinux 2.2, is better than the Microsoft Windows GUI. "Que Using Caldera OpenLinux 2.2" and the OpenLinux 2.2 distribution of Linux is a must for anyone new to the Linux community.
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Summary: Excellent Linux Resource
Review: I am not sure why others have had problems with this book. This is by far the best Linux distro. book I have used. I went from nothing to a Linux firewall, and web server in one weekend. This book covers all the major aspects of administration in an easy to understand direct way. The LIZARD install tool is great and autodetects a lot of hardware. Just remember that Linux, by definition, has a larger learning curve than Windows and you are guaranteed to have to edit some text config. files to make it work just like you want it to. During my second week of use I was able to recompile my kernel and set up modules to do just what I wanted. This book walked me step-by-step through the whole thing Some of the mentioned gripes could be solved by using other install methods, rather than trying to install from Windows (this is the most likely to fail method). Try the boot disk or boot from the floppy.
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Summary: Excellent Linux Resource
Review: I am not sure why others have had problems with this book. This is by far the best Linux distro. book I have used. I went from nothing to a Linux firewall, and web server in one weekend. This book covers all the major aspects of administration in an easy to understand direct way. The LIZARD install tool is great and autodetects a lot of hardware. Just remember that Linux, by definition, has a larger learning curve than Windows and you are guaranteed to have to edit some text config. files to make it work just like you want it to. During my second week of use I was able to recompile my kernel and set up modules to do just what I wanted. This book walked me step-by-step through the whole thing Some of the mentioned gripes could be solved by using other install methods, rather than trying to install from Windows (this is the most likely to fail method). Try the boot disk or boot from the floppy.
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Summary: Don't buy Caldera.
Review: I bought this and "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Linux" to try and get Linux up and running, but after 3 months, I still haven't been able to get online, my sound doesn't work, and my CD & floppy drives won't mount. Avoid this book. You're better off getting Red Hat Unleashed, since there's a wider support base for all the Red Hat users out there.
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Summary: Decent Book On Linux
Review: I bought this book and found it very helpful, but my hardware wasn't supported(Laptop with external CD-ROM) so I had a heck of a time trying to get it installed. The book gives a good layout of how to setup, configure, and administer a Openlinux 2.2 box and I though it was a good deal since it came with the whole dist. on CD. I have bought and tried many dist. of Linux and make it my hobby; this is the first dist. that I would call a serious competitor to Windows 9x and would be great for the beginner, but as an experienced Linux user I find either Slakware or Debian better for the experienced computer user as they present more of a technical "hands-on" experience when using linux. In conclusion, I liked this book and will use it as reference when working with the KDE Desktop environment. For me its a great compliment for a book to say that I use it as reference, it means I actually use it. Thanks,
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