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Linux: The Textbook
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by Syed Mansoor Sarwar, Robert Koretsky, and Syed Aqeel Sarwar
Sales Rank: 587374
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List Price: $91.00
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Paperback: 678 pages
Publisher: Addison Wesley July 12, 2001
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0201725959
ISBN-13: 978-0201725957
Product Dimensions:
8.8 x 5.9 x 1.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
Product Description
@CATEGORY = Linux (CJ00)@TITLE = Linux: The Textbook@AUTHOR = Syed Mansoor Sarwar@AUTHOR = Robert Koretsky@AUTHOR = Syed Aqeel Sarwar This book assumes that the reader has no background in Linux. It tours the Linux applications interface, guiding the student through operating system utilities including process, file, storage, and I/O management. Using this approach, readers quickly learn to navigate the applications interface while broadening their understanding of operating system principles. This singular organization combined with additional coverage of Linux software development tools and a quick-reference command appendix benefits the novice programmer as well as the skilled Linux user in need of a solid reference. This book is written in short, well-organized chapters that make the reader focus on a small set of related topics. Its in-depth coverage carefully blends important Linux concepts, like inter-process communication and I/O redirection, with shell commands to enhance understanding of both. The presentation features an integrated textual and graphical presentation of commands and concepts to enhance understanding of difficult concepts. This book is designed for novice programmers without a background in Linux and for the skilled Linux user in need of a solid reference.@ISBN = 0-201-72595-9@MAINCAT = Linux@DATALINE1 = 2002, 400 pages, 6 1/4 x 9 1/8@DATALINE2 = Paper, $35.25k
Customer Reviews & Comments
Author: Computer Science/Math double major at Cameron University. Junior. After reading four five-star reviews, I think I need to speak up. Our school used this book for a freshman-level Operating System Utilities class and I was not fully pleased. As far as positives go, I will give that this book is extremely comprehensive. Most important commands are explained and the more obscure commands and options are included in the back. Even though I disliked the book, I still keep it as a reference due to its scope. Issues regarding differences between different versions of Linux are not covered well, but that's really too much to cover in one book. Just make sure to get a book specific to your version in addition (or possible exclusion) of this one. I have Red Hat and fortunately most of the code in here is portable to Red Hat. Also Mandrake is included on the disk (at least in my version), which is the version the book is catered to. Maybe it's just bad luck but I found the version of Mandrake included to be quite buggy, but that's a separate rant. The main reason I didn't like the book is the usual flaw in technical computer books: unclarity. The explanations are not well-written and are short of examples in some areas. Also, the explanations that are given tend to be just as dry and boring as unclear. In addition to the constant vagueness and unreadability, there isn't enough attention given onto the traditional privileges and restrictions of the typical user. The examples and explanations don't give the reader a good feel as to what they can do on a Linux system, unless they happen to have full root access. Given an experienced programmer knows there restrictions and they may vary, but the introductory Linux programmer is not clear on the kind of programming environment they will be working in.
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Linux: The Textbook
List Price: $91.00
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Price: $81.90
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