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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: Poorly organised, full of typographical & syntactical errors
Review: I have accumulated 4-5 Linux books in the past 5 years, so I struggled a long while before I got this book as I am neither a great fan of Que's books, nor the in any way enthusiastic about getting a year-old book (especially in the fast changing world of Linux!) Anyway I got it in the end after browsing all Caldera and general Linux titles in a local bookstore - and looking back I never regretted my decision. I find this book extraordinary in the breadth and depth it covers. It has very good coverage on a wide range of topics in addition to the usual installation and configuration and common sysadmin tasks that is present in most Linux books, and the authors had a lot of insight into the topics (I was skimming through the sections on pgp, ssh, tcp wrappers and firewalls and learned a lot from it). It is, at the same time, very well written and easy to read and gave me much less headache than reading the howto's, man pages, RFCs, or my Linux Bible! My only criticism is that it is sometimes a bit application-oriented (e.g. it was focussing mainly on swat in the Apache configuration chapter and did not cover manual configuration nor gave explanation of the Apache directives). In general I find the book well structured and very well written and I definately hope to see the authors continue to update the with the new features of the new versions of Caldera Linux.
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Summary: This is book has the breadth & depth but not for newbies
Review: I have been fiddling w RH linux for over a year, most books i come across are for the beginner's level, I feel this book (although for Caldera OL)is for more advanced users; intermediate and above. I felt I needed to voice out that some of the reviews are unfair as it seems those guys are newbies and should be looking for other books. By the way, I got this book from the library : ) I may consider buying a new copy though. PS: for the newbies, you really have to be patient to get the hang of linux, it helps with an expert around if not borrow books that teach 1. Shell & editor 2. X windows 3. Networking And of course experiment alot and camp on the usenet. For ease of installation OpenLinux2.3 is definitely more user friendly than RH6.0, stick with the easy one and change later when your skills have improved Rgds
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Summary: Don't buy it!
Review: This book is rubbish. Please do NOT buy it! If I had to rewrite the book, it would have been 40 pages instead of 900! The CD-ROM's that come with the book are rubbish to. You're better off buying Red Hat Linux at your local computer shop.
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Summary: Very good book
Review: This is a VERY good book, it covers all versions of linux, but it mainly focuses on Red Hat Linux and OpenLinux, although I was suprised that it didn't come with Slackware linux as it was in the previous edition. You could tell that it wasn't edited extremely well, as it still contains sections which mention the "Slackware" CD that comes with it. I wasn't too disappionted about that there wasn't any mention of 5.2. Ihe CD's contain all the RPMS and the Source RPMS for Redhat linux which I found very useful. The installation process is simplified, even though I had already installed it when I read. I think it's a bit more expensive at £37.49 UK Pounds then it should be and it should contain Slackware, but apart from that it is a flawless book. Overall: Que made a book which covers mainly two versions of linux. I can't wait until next edition, when I hope it will contain Slackware.
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Summary: Tons of information and explanations.
Review: This is a very useful book crippled by a weak index, as are almost all the computer books I own. I am a big fan of books published by this publisher because they seem to me to be the most useful of all the computer help books. But would someone please explain to me why computer books have such weak indexes? It totally baffles me. Anyway, if you need a good book to help you with Caldera Open Linux, this is the best.
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Summary: Excellent reference for beginner and expert alike!
Review: Very informative book. I have not yet tried some of the more advanced features like setting up a web server, mail server, ftp, etc., but this book makes getting up and running and performing basic functions a cinch! Book includes ver. 2.2 on CD, but I bought ver 2.3 to work with. Can't tell much difference on the surface. Installed perfectly the first time and detected ALL of my hardware properly and installed drivers right the first time--still waiting on a MS product that will do this. This version is unique in that it has a full-featured Novell Netware client, the setup of which the book explains very well.
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Summary: Waste of money
Review: What a waste of money. It had less installation help than the manual that came with the Caldera 2.2 full package. The CD doesn't work, all it does is lock up my system. Should of taken the advice of others and went with Red Hat!!
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Summary: The Complete Guide To OpenLinux
Review: When I first installed Caldera OpenLinux on my PC, I was a newcomer to Linux and didn't really know my way around. Caldera does provide decent documentation for its product, but the installation and user's guide is a bit spare fora newbie to make much use of. This book is the one that took me from being a wet-eared newbie to a competent OpenLinux user. The book assumes that you know very little about Linux and gives you an introduction to the history of Linux, the open source philosophy, the distributions of Linux and a host of other pertinent information before taking through Star Office, the K Desktop Environment (using and manipualting), the command line, package management with RPM, the file system, configuring the X Server, configuring sound, the file system, networking (including using Samba and NetWare), connecting to the Internet, reading the XF86Config file, tweaking, programming languages, compiling source code, shell scripting, runlevels, troubleshooting, and a range of almost every possible problem that a home user or small office user will run into. This book can get quite in depth, and is suitable for those who want to get into Linux quite deeply, or for simple casual use as a reference guide. This is the one book that should ship with every version of Caldera. With this book, you'll find that Linux really can be quite fun to learn and quite easy as well.
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Summary: How could this book be useful?
Review: While the back of the book says it is aimed at Intermediate to advanced users, the introduction claims that it is aimed at beginners. I have never used Linux much, and have recently installed a dual-boot system. The book mentions LILO, but is completely incorrect regarding its installation..actually..it doesn't cover the installation at all. This book has a very scatter-brained approach, and is incorrect far too often for me.
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