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Summary: Useful in networking situations
Review: I found this book to deal with several importiant issues. The problem that I had with the book was the lack of real world examples. I have learned more about surfing the internet than I did from this book.
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Summary: Not worth looking at if you're serious
Review: Oh, it's this book...I picked up this book in a bookstore. The introduction promised it to be a great guide to everything you need to get done on a linux system. On a quick flip through the chapters were logically laid out and is seemed to be a friendly read. Unfortunately, this book has almost no depth to it. Even for experienced sys admins this book would be of little value. Do Not Buy This Book.
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Summary: Appropriate for Beginners
Review: This book is good as an introduction to Linix administration for readers who are completely new to Linix. I concur with a number of the readers in that this book does lack depth. For myself, it was useful in terms of the breadth of information provided. If you are completely new to this operating system, this book suffices as an overview of common administrative tasks. You will get a basic feel for what needs to be done, but you won't learn operating-system specifics for your particular distribution of Linix. My recommendation is that if you are new, use this book as a start. Identify why you are setting up a Linix server (or workstation) and then jump to the appropriate chapters on that topic. The book is well-organized, so you'll have no problem finding your way around. When you're ready, buy another book that focuses on what you're interested in.
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Summary: Appropriate for Beginners
Review: This book is good as an introduction to Linix administration for readers who are completely new to Linix. I concur with a number of the readers in that this book does lack depth. For myself, it was useful in terms of the breadth of information provided. If you are completely new to this operating system, this book suffices as an overview of common administrative tasks. You will get a basic feel for what needs to be done, but you won't learn operating-system specifics for your particular distribution of Linix. My recommendation is that if you are new, use this book as a start. Identify why you are setting up a Linix server (or workstation) and then jump to the appropriate chapters on that topic. The book is well-organized, so you'll have no problem finding your way around. When you're ready, buy another book that focuses on what you're interested in.
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Summary: Not worth looking at if you're serious
Review: This book was on discount sale at my local bookstore and I see why now. For someone who has never touched Linux or Unix and wants to read a glorified advertising brochure about its potential, this is a good text. It answers the question "what is possible if I were to buy Linux" and maybe "how would I get started if all goes well"...not the real system admin questions like "what can I do exactly" or "how do I do the following...". If you are an experienced Linux user (like even 2 days experience) you'll be offended by this book.
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Summary: Good book for Biginner Linux Networking
Review: When this book came out I was somewhat new to Linux and having a lot of trouble using the other admin. books. I had to have a quick and easy way to get network services up. It was the only book that taught me how to get up all the services I needed. It covered a lot of important things that are left out of the other books, at least important things to beginners. Most important he has a section on AppleTalk. Other books don't even give hints on this. This is important if you work in publishing, advertising, graphics etc... and need to get a server up in a hurry. What this book does is teach you to get the basic services up and running and then points you to where you need to go to get the real info. I recommend it.
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Summary: Good book for Biginner Linux Networking
Review: When this book came out I was somewhat new to Linux and having a lot of trouble using the other admin. books. I had to have a quick and easy way to get network services up. It was the only book that taught me how to get up all the services I needed. It covered a lot of important things that are left out of the other books, at least important things to beginners. Most important he has a section on AppleTalk. Other books don't even give hints on this. This is important if you work in publishing, advertising, graphics etc... and need to get a server up in a hurry. What this book does is teach you to get the basic services up and running and then points you to where you need to go to get the real info. I recommend it.
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