Linux+ All-in-One Exam Guide

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Summary: A zillion errors
Review: CompTia has put out a new exam for the Linux community called Linux+ and looking at the exam objectives it has to be vendor neutral. Then Osborne release a Linux+ All in One Exam Guide and this book should make it easier to pass the exam.

Over 600 pages makes up the book and it all begins with the Linux File system, which is the first book to start here. Then you will go over the various directories, utilities and the kernel itself. From there the install process is broken down covering NFS, NNB, TCP/IP, XWindows and XDM.

Moving to the configuration with coverage of scripts, logic, loops, LILO, net config and Linux configuration utilities. Then your are off to administration with creation of users, groups and permissions. From there maintenance is the next area covered included are patches, pickups and troubleshooting.

There is coverage of hardware including power supplies, motherboards, hard drives, floppy drives and scsi, although this section could have been expanded. Each chapter has questions and answers and there is a 12 page section covering the Linux commands. Finally the cd included has practice exams to help you before going live.

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Summary: Boor
Review: Lot's of errors, some subjects are repeted, writer did not seemed
to understand what he was actually wrinting.
Do not spend your money to this book....

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Summary: This has to be a mistake...
Review: There is no way anyone associated with this book could know what Linux is, let alone work with the operating system or take the test. When I say "anyone", I mean "anyone" - not the writer, the editor (who obviously used time that should have been devoted to this project to look for other work), tech editor, etc. PLEASE look for another title....

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Summary: This has to be a mistake...
Review: This book could have been a great one; indeed, the fact that the author is actually the Director of CompTIA Training and Development should have made this an authoratitive reference for the exam.

Instead, this book is a complete failure as it is filled with literally hundreds of typographical, conceptual, and grammatical mistakes. The author's writing style is childish, and author's superficial treatment of topics reveals his possible fundamental lack of understanding of Linux concepts. The majority of the screen shots are ill-conceived and poorly formatted. Considering the numerous obvious mistakes, it reads like this book wasn't proof-read whatsoever. Worse still, there are obvious mistakes in the quiz questions that come with the chapters. In short, this is not the book to use to prepare for Linux+ Certification. Osborne-McGrawHill should be embarrassed for printing this book. I returned mine to the bookstore and urge anyone studying for the exam to consider alternative study sources.

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Summary: Worst test prep book I've ever bought
Review: This book could have been a great one; indeed, the fact that the author is actually the Director of CompTIA Training and Development should have made this an authoratitive reference for the exam.

Instead, this book is a complete failure as it is filled with literally hundreds of typographical, conceptual, and grammatical mistakes. The author's writing style is childish, and author's superficial treatment of topics reveals his possible fundamental lack of understanding of Linux concepts. The majority of the screen shots are ill-conceived and poorly formatted. Considering the numerous obvious mistakes, it reads like this book wasn't proof-read whatsoever. Worse still, there are obvious mistakes in the quiz questions that come with the chapters. In short, this is not the book to use to prepare for Linux+ Certification. Osborne-McGrawHill should be embarrassed for printing this book. I returned mine to the bookstore and urge anyone studying for the exam to consider alternative study sources.

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Summary: Not a Bad book - for Novices
Review: Very easy to read, very helpful in its layout. I've learned quite a bit about the basics of my Linux setup. Now its a matter of boning up towards taking the test. However, this makes an excellent introduction to the Linux Operating System on a basic level. Well worth the money spent on it and the time reading it.