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Summary: Coming from Windoze...
Review: ...this is a great start/introduction. The "Dummies" and "Visually" books were too simple for my needs but this one explained everything from an NT standpoint.
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Summary: Coming from Windoze...
Review: ...this is a great start/introduction. The "Dummies" and "Visually" books were too simple for my needs but this one explained everything from an NT standpoint.
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Summary: one more try
Review: alright, you guys didn't put my last review in because I made fun of Linux dorks. Well I won't do that this time. The book rules, alright. If you're an NT guy/girl, that is. If your not, then you obviously won't get much out of this book. Buy the freakin book. Mark does a great job of explaining how to set up all the services that you need to know with just the right amount of detail. If you want more detail, go buy one of those thousand page books that Craig Hunt writes. Him and that other guy with Mark made a good team for this project. Good job Mark & Co.
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Summary: Great book! Well written + informative
Review: As an experienced NT/2000 developer and administrator, I was having lots of difficulty making the mental transition to Linux/Unix. Minasi manages not only to keep the reading interesting, which has to a challenge in this subject matter, but the book does a great job in spelling out all the steps needed to do things that are second nature in NT/2000. Something as mundane as setting up a FTP server in Linux required an explanyion of how user rights are managed - Minasi came through. He even has useful tidbits on VI and other tools that come in handy with Linux. Also, I found it rather interesting that even thought he's known as the NT/2000 guru, he shows no reluctance to point out all the parts where Unix/Linux is superior to NT/2000. He even advises readers that it's a good career move to learn Linux! One of the very best tech books I've read in years. Great work!
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Summary: An average outing from Mr Minasi (aka EXCELLENT)
Review: As per usual, Mr. MINASI et al. have created a book which lets us learn more and enjoy what is being taught. Not your typical dry text, nor your typical 'Linux for those of you who really don't like solaris/HPUX/BSD anymore' book, this one takes a look at Linux from a PC administrators perspective. Not everyone knows the ins and outs of UNIX, which many authors seem to presuppose. Nor does the book pander to those who can't find the any key, which seems to be the other kind of linux book out there. My only beef with the book is the 'proper pronuciation' of linux. You say potayto I say potahto... who really cares? I have accumulated more of Mr. Minasi's books than I care to admit, and constantly have only the highest of praise for them in the classes that I teach every week. If only other authors could do what he does!
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Summary: Good for Cocktail party bluffing ! Dangerous in reality !
Review: At the start of the book the author does actually mention Party talk, but intimates the book will take you deeper if you want, I am afraid it fails badly, and is far too shallow for real world use, it provides just enough info to get you into real trouble, but no mention of the critical word troubleshooting. Linux is a constant state of troubleshooting,this book is only suitable for a casual Desktop user, useless for a real world sys admin, I don't know what the other reviewers saw in it, howerver it was the 5 star ratings that attracted me - more fool me ! the book relies heavily on Craig Hunts book Linux 24/7, which again is a poorly written and confusing attempt to explain a Linux server setup.
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Summary: Finally I get it......
Review: Finally I get what all this Linux hype is all about.... being an NT geek, it is refreshing to have someone create a book which explains all the in's and out's of Linux. This is one of the most informative and to the point books I have read in a long time. The information is clear, concise, and gives you what you need to get up and running quick. Nice to see an author make reading a quasi-technical book entertaining also. Thanks you are truly DA MAN....
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Summary: Linux a mystery? - Not Anymore!
Review: Finally! A book that uses my WinNT/Win2K knowledge as a baseline, then builds my education in Linux from that. This is a very well-written (and sorely needed) book for those Windows folks who desire to learn Linux without feeling totally confused and out of synch. In no time at all, Mr. Minasi will show you that Linux is not the demon that you have been led to believe. I now understand that "daemon (Linux) = service (WINNT/WIN2K)". Wow! Removes the confusion factor entirely! This book also comes with the Mandrake version of Linux. If your time is at a premium as a WinNT/Win2K Administrator, this is the definitive book for getting you up to (Linux) speed, Pronto!
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Summary: A must-have
Review: For anyone taking the leap from Windows into Linux, this is a must-have book. It translates Linuxnese into Windownese with clear explanations and examples. Most useful book I've ever bought. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Excellent intro to Linux for Windows admins...
Review: For Windows NT/2000 administrators with little to no UNIX/Linux experience, this book provides an excellent introduction to Linux and provides several real-world scenarios for implementing Linux in your current environment. While Mark is known to be "Windows-oriented", he gives a very even-handed look and Linux, and provides pros and cons of running Linux in different roles on your network.
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