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Summary: It got me a pass
Review: 5 stars for the book and 4 1/2 stars for the questions on the cd-rom. Over all this book helped me pass the exam. I do have 5 months of hands on Linux experience which helped as well. The exam is your average comptia exam, but don't go in without first reading over a fair study guide like this one.
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Summary: Linux+ Bible is A+
Review: A very good study guide for the Linux+ exam. If you have no Linux experience this book will walk you through everything you need to know. From choosing a distro, to installation (GUI and Text), configuration, administration, hardware, and troubleshooting..etc, is present. An excellent book for the exam or not. I was Linux+ certified Sept 14th.
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Summary: Linux+ Certified!
Review: Absolutely all you need to pass the Linux+ exam.
We bought three copies of this book for my study group and I passed with flying colors. The book is laid out objective by objective and also included some very useful exam tips. The CD-ROM as a test engine with tons of practice questions. The CD also comes with a distro of Linux and tons of software. Fully Recommended:)
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Summary: Linux+ Certified!
Review: Absolutely all you need to pass the Linux+ exam.
We bought three copies of this book for our study group and I passed with flying colors. The book is laid out objective by objective and also includes some very useful exam tips. The CD-ROM as a test engine on it with tons of practice questions. The CD also comes with a distro of Linux and tons of software. Fully Recommended:)
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Summary: Excellent Resource for the Linux+ exam
Review: An excellent book that covers all the Linux+ objectives by focusing on each objective then giving you the information you need and what to expect on the Linux+ exam. The book breaks down each section into six different parts. Part 1: Introduces Linux to the reader and goes into detail about understanding the Linux Kernel, packages, packaging solutions, and the different distributions available. Part 2. Covers installing Linux. Pre-installation planning is covered along with detailed instructions on how to perform a GUI Linux installation or a Text Based Installation both accompanied with detailed graphics. Part 3 is for configuring the Linux system once it has been installed. This part covers configuring X-Windows, Networking and User Environment settings. Part 4 is about Linux Administration. This section covers User and Group administration, including creating groups, adding and deleting users along with Chapter 11 (which I was very impressed with) that goes into excellent detail about Linux System Commands (A must know for the Linux+ exam). Part 5 deals with Maintaining a Linux System, such as system and disk management, and process management, Linux Security and Backing up your Linux System. Part 6 I was also very impressed with, since it does go into detail about Troubleshooting and Maintaining system Hardware. Including troubleshooting the boot process, hardware, software and Networking. The Linux+ exam goes into detail about all these topics. This section of the Linux+ exam is similar to the hardware exam for the A+ certification. The book is full of pre-chapter and end chapter test questions along with an 80 question practice exam at the end of the book. A CD-ROM accompanies the book that includes Hundreds of Linux+ practice test questions along with detailed answers
and tons of programs the Linux user can use in the real world (at home or on the job). Also the CD-ROM comes with the entire Linux+ Certifications Bible in Adobe PDF format. Overall a fair value that gives you what you need for the Linux+ exam and more.
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Summary: Linux+ Certified
Review: CompTIA has put together an excellent entry level exam for Linux. Trevor Kay and Hungry Minds have also put together
and excellent study guide for this exam. This book is straight forward and introduces you to the basics of Linux
and then goes into more detail about installation methods, configuration, administration and everything else you need to know for the exam including those strange hardware questions CompTIA has on the exam. The book is 670 pages in total and includes a CD-ROM with tons of test questions, free Linux software which includes Phat Linux that you can use with Windows without having to repartition your drive (This program is awesome!), and the book in PDF format. Well worth the money.
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Summary: Great book for this entry-level cert!
Review: Computer books seem to have a much lower standard in terms of quality than other genres. Errors of both omission and commission that would be unacceptable in, say history books, are generally overlooked in favor of producing a book in the fastest amount of time. I am pleased to say that this book has relatively fewer errors than most computer books and the material was relevant and complete for this test. Trevor's style is engaging, yet informative without a lot of excess fluff. The Boson test engine, however, has a bunch of errors. Most of the errors are typographical, however several are syntax errors in the coding of the test questions. The worst part of this engine is the lack of relevance to the real test - these questions are much easier than the actual test and getting 100% on all tests will not guarantee passing. If you are serious about taking this test, start with A+ and possibly Network+ as that will give you about 30% of the exam. And since you only need 75% or so to pass, you are well on your way!
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Summary: We used this text for a Linux+ certification class
Review: Due to short notice that we would be delivering a Linux+ class, we selected this book from Amazon.com based on other people's feedback. It was used to train approximately 40 students. As it turns out, the book is loaded with factual errors and (like numerous other technology books these days) doesn't appear to have had an editor. Don't even bother reading the section on Samba, for example, as this will guarantee you will miss these questions on the actual exam. You are much better off guessing on the exam, than basing your answers to Samba questions on the material from this book. An interesting side note: the practice exams included with this (a Linux certification level) book, amazingly, require Microsoft Windows to run them. Go figure. They are also riddled with errors. Overall, however, it does generally provide a good overview of the Linux operating system. My only caution to prospective Linux+ candidates is that you don't make this book your >only< source while preparing for the exam.
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Summary: Gets you a pass!
Review: Excellent study guide. Very easy to read and straight to the point. I passed the exam Feb/2004 using this book.
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Summary: Too shallow and useless CD
Review: I found this book to be too shallow for any serious Linux exam.... I felt that the book was expecially weak on some of the hardware parts :- a major portion of the exam (although some hardware issues like SCSI, memory types were well covered). The worst part was the sample tests program on the CD didn't run on Linux! It didn't even run under Wine. What would any writer include a crucial piece of software for a Linux book that doesn't run under Linux?? I don't own any OS other than Linux, so I had to borrow a Win98 laptop from someone just to take the tests. The sample tests contained many poorly worded questions with many spelling and layout mistakes. The questions were mostly too easy and would not adequately prepare you for any real admin work. Luckily I passed the exam, but that's because I also read Smith's Linux+ Stugy Guide in a library. Although Smith's book was also missing certain parts, I felt that Smith's material was written in greater depth, and the sample questions in the book were harder. If you're a Linux-only user like myself, do NOT buy this book. Its a waste of money because you can't run the test program on the CD.
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