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Linux for Windows Administrators (Mark Minasi Windows Administrator Library)
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by Mark Minasi and Dan York
Sales Rank: 526033
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List Price: $49.99
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Paperback: 608 pages
Publisher: Sybex; 1st edition November 12, 2002
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0782141196
ISBN-13: 978-0782141191
Product Dimensions:
8.4 x 7.9 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
Product Description
Practical Linux Instruction, From the Expert Who Taught You Windows
There was a time when people asked, "Windows or Linux?" Now it's a question of how to make the most of both. Linux for Windows Administrators is an essential resource for anyone working in the real world of enterprise computing. Inside, renowned Windows expert Mark Minasi and Linux guru Dan York give you practical, in-depth Linux instruction that dovetails perfectly with what you already know about Windows. It's the best way for you to give your organization the best of both worlds. Coverage includes:
* Understanding Linux's strengths and weaknesses
* Understanding Linux's differences from, and similarities to, Windows
* Installing and configuring Linux
* Administering Linux from the command line
* Setting up Linux on minimal hardware--even a Pentium 100
* Understanding how open source works
* Using Samba to make a Linux box emulate an NT/2000 file server
* Using NIS and NFS to create the Linux equivalent of an NT/2000 domain
* Using Winbind to make Linux recognize Windows user accounts
* Tapping the speed and reliability of sendmail
* Configuring Linux GUIs: X Window, window managers, and desktop environments
* Modifying and recompiling the Linux kernel
Back Cover Copy
Practical Linux Instruction, From the Expert Who Taught You Windows
There was a time when people asked, “Windows or Linux?” Now it’s a question of how to make the most of both. Linux for Windows Administrators is an essential resource for anyone working in the real world of enterprise computing. Inside, renowned Windows expert Mark Minasi and Linux guru Dan York give you practical, in-depth Linux instruction that dovetails perfectly with what you already know about Windows. It’s the best way for you to give your organization the best of both worlds. Coverage includes:
- Understanding Linux’s strengths and weaknesses
- Understanding Linux’s differences from, and similarities to, Windows
- Installing and configuring Linux
- Administering Linux from the command line
- Setting up Linux on minimal hardware--even a Pentium 100
- Understanding how open source works
- Using Samba to make a Linux box emulate an NT/2000 file server
- Using NIS and NFS to create the Linux equivalent of an NT/2000 domain
- Using Winbind to make Linux recognize Windows user accounts
- Tapping the speed and reliability of sendmail
- Configuring Linux GUIs: X Window, window managers, and desktop environments
- Modifying and recompiling the Linux kernel
Customer Reviews & Comments
Most people reviewing this book either love it or hate it. I won't go to quite that extreme, but I do have to say that the book missed the mark in a number of areas. While it is most certainly a matter of editorial discretion, the author seems to have a habit of giving some subjects hardly any mention at all, while providing us with pages of agonizing details on other subjects that most readers will simply want to skip over. Probably the biggest lost opportunity in this book is the author's one sentence devoted to Webmin, which is unquestionably the single most useful tool for Windows admins transitioning over to Linux. There are entire books devoted to Webmin that will have most Windows admins running a Linux server in no time, and without having to learn any of the exhaustive command line skills that the author recommends. For those who DO want to learn Linux from the inside out, there is an amazing lack of depth when it comes to basic command line skills. This book would have been immeasurably more useful if it devoted a chapter (or appendix) to explaining some of the more useful commands. I learned more about grep than I ever wanted to know, but there are dozens of just as useful commands that the author never touched upon. So, if you want to learn the most basic command line skills, you are going to need to buy another book. As some of the other reviewers mentioned, the author comes off as being a bit snobbish when it comes to Linux; quick to complain, slow to compliment. I would rather have had the author use the space reserved for complaints and grumblings with some useful information. It does get a bit old after awhile. That being said, the author does do a good job of keeping your attention and moves from chapter to chapter in a very logical manner. Unlike many Linux books, the chapters in this book do not seem thrown together at random. It's a book that you will most likely want to read from cover to cover, instead of just using as a reference. Despite the author's occasional whining, I really enjoyed the book's flow and progression through various topics. The book must have been very up-to-date at the time, but is starting to show its age. The author bases all of his experience with RedHat, who is now dropping out of the "consumer" market, and only offering a very expensive server version now. Thus, RedHat is not the Linux distribution that most of you will want to start off with. All in all, the book was well worth reading, despite its age and shortcomings. This would be a good first book for you to read if you are a Windows admin trying to learn Linux, but you will definitely need other books on the subject before even considering deploying a Linux server on your network.
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Linux for Windows Administrators (Mark Minasi Windows Administrator Library)
List Price: $49.99
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Price: $38.64
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