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Summary: The best intermediate Linux book I have found.
Review: As a casual Linux user coming from a PC background, I really consider this book a find. Most other Linux books I've come across are either high level programming guides or simple intros to installing an enclosed distribution. Finally, here is the information that's too high level for most Linux books but assumed to be known in most FAQs and newsgroups.It succinctly explains the various system init methods, the file system hierarchy, security (both user and group level), how to apply common utilities like rcs to sysadmin tasks, and many other topics. All are covered both in general and with specific notes on differences between Linux & most other Unix flavors, and amongst the different Linux distributions. Simply put, the best intermediate Linux book I have found. My only criticism is that after reading this book you'll want to reinstall your current Linux partition, so you can do it right this time.
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Summary: Fairly nice, but could be more compact.
Review: For instance, I would have understood the System Logs part just fine if it said it logs in the format ".", and listed the different origin and importance options.
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Summary: Fairly nice, but could be more compact.
Review: For instance, I would have understood the System Logs part just fine if it said it logs in the format "<origin>.<importance>", and listed the different origin and importance options.
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Summary: An exellent Linux Admin book
Review: Practical and carefully written book that provides wealth of Linux information and how-to.Its audience are from beginner to moderate advanced system admin. Since it covers a broad subject, reader might need a specialized book in some particular subject (networking, et al) It answer many of my questions how to admin my own linux machine even I use Unix for almost 10 years I skimp through many Linux books, this one is one of the best in its subject. The others are: . Writing Linux device driver (O'Reilly) . Linux kernel internal (M Beck) . Practical application development in Linux (AWL) Another winner computer related from Addision Wesley publishing that provides hi-quality paper and resonable price.
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Summary: This book is most excellent!
Review: The introduction has a comparison of the different Linux distributions. As a (former Slackware user) current RedHat user I have a new found respect for the Debian distribution. I am actually considering converting, and the author was NOT trying to covert. A simple paragraph or two on each distribution sheds light on who, why, and the philosophy. I think I liked this section so much because the author pointed out the faults of Slackware that I identified with. Something I would have hung him for at one time. It seems to be a good accurate read! Beginner: Get it to learn. Intermediate: Get it for reference -- you will also learn something. Pro: Get it for your library! Very few books put this much info into so few pages. ----ANYWAY: Tropics Covered Well -Replacing and updating the KERNEL -Installing make, and gcc usage -Great understanding of the Linux file system and why the file system has the structure it has (this is worth a read for everyone) -UNIX/Linux commands/tools reference -Backing up and a "little" on RAID -Internet services www etc. -Networking in detail. -A great section on DNS
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Summary: Wonderful, But not for newbies
Review: This book contains a lot of very good information for the new system administrator (or casual Linux user). The 26 Chapters and 4 Appendices cover everything from LaTeX to DNS, the Linux boot process, customizing Emacs, the X Window, Backups, and more. The chapters are clearly labeled and each presents a good overview of the basics with references to more information on-line. This is a translation of the original German book, but I've yet to encounter a point where it actually seems like a translation. The translators did an outstanding job.
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Summary: Excellent.........Just what I expected
Review: This is the first Linux book that starts answering the right questions from page one. I often have to get deep into a technical book before I follow how the author thinks. Somehow I was immediately at ease with layout. There is also enough technical theory to fill in my limited knowledge of exactly how Linux works. I can recommend this book to all intermediate to advanced users. Especially those who would like to set-up a Linux network.
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