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Red Hat Linux Fedora for Dummies
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by Jon 'maddog' Hall and Paul G. Sery
Sales Rank: 853304
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List Price: $29.99
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Paperback: 408 pages
Publisher: For Dummies; Pap/DVD edition December 26, 2003
Language: English
ISBN-10: 076454232X
ISBN-13: 978-0764542329
Product Dimensions:
9.2 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
Product Review
“…a superb, no-nonsense approach…will delight the newbie…” (Linux User & Developer, April 2004)
Product Description
- Shows first-time Linux users how to install and use the latest version of the world’s most popular Linux distribution, Red Hat
- Updated to cover the latest features in the Fall 2003 Red Hat release
- Gives readers the lowdown on navigating the GNOME graphical user interfaces, working with the OpenOffice.org Desktop Productivity Suite, connecting to the Internet with DSL or cable, setting up a firewall, and more, in a friendly, easy-to-understand style
- Contains new chapters on using the WINE system to execute Windows applications under Linux and creating a streaming audio server–plus new coverage of using Mozilla to access e-mail and configuring virtual private networks
- Includes the Red Hat Linux Fedora Publisher’s Edition on one DVD
Customer Reviews & Comments
This is a good book for computer novices who do not desire a solid Linux background. Unfortunately, this is not the group who would normally venture into the world of Red Hat Fedora or Linux in general. I have several problems with this text. 1. It does not take Linux seriously...viewing the operating system as a simple and secondary desktop replacement for Windows. 2. It deals almost exclusively with the workstation installation of Linux yet it does not indicate this as the emphasis anywhere on the front or back cover. 3. More than once throughout the book it suggests you go out and buy some other third party software to make installation possible, etc. 4. It has no useful command line instruction. As anyone who has experimented with Linux will tell you, you will need at least some command line ability to unlock any real power in Linux...this book really does not address this reality. The book is a light read and may help those who want to install Fedora as a secondary operating system along side Windows. It has a basic description of the primary GUI (GNOME) associated with Linux but does not really give the user enough information to "understand" the OS. In short, there is really no substance here. I find myself questioning the author's understanding of Linux and its current position as more than simply a secondary operating system running along side Windows. In fact, there are several historical and technical notes found in the book which are incorrect...perhaps they should have mixed in an informed editor..? I would avoid this book if you want any real undertanding of Linux. Once you play with Linux for an hour you will outgrow this book and find yourself coming back to Amazon looking for a "real" Linux text. So why did I give this book a 2 instead of a 1? The accompanying DVD has an "almost inclusive" copy of the OS (well, not really) which could be great for those unable to downlaod the OS. There are also a couple decent chapters which MAY assist the most novice user...however I doubt it.
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