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Teach Yourself Linux (Teach Yourself Series)
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by Robert Billing
Sales Rank: 897961
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List Price: $11.95
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Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition June 1, 2004
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0071439730
ISBN-13: 978-0071439732
Product Dimensions:
7.7 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
Product Description
Even those with no prior knowledge of Linux can learn to make the most of this powerful operating system. With Teach Yourself Linux, readers will learn to set up a Linux system, add applications, make things happen automatically, connect to the Internet, share files with other systems, and even apply the basics of programming. The combination of extensive instructions, practical examples, and interactive exercises will help users at all skill levels master everything from simple commands to setting up their own Web servers.
About The Author
Robert Billing has spent over twenty -five years working on software for applications as diverse as banking, offshore safety and digital televison, specializing in Linus for the last six years.
Customer Reviews & Comments
Like the author of this little gem, I also have decades of computer experience. I began by teaching myself FORTRAN on an IBM 1620 in the mid-60's. Since then I have written lots of 8-bit machine code, but most of my work has been with high-level languages. Now in my dotage I have set a personal goal to teach myself Linux. So I started with Sams Teach Yourself Linux in 24 Hours. It was ok to get the feel of Linux, but in the end it was too much of a formula cookbook. About mid-way through the book I lost interest and let it go. Then I tried Marcel Gagne's Moving to Linux. Although the bundled Koppix CD was fun to play around with, the book never got much beyond the GUI desktop. I was looking for a reference that would give a better overall view of how Linux works and what I could expect from it. I think Billing's book may be the one. I found it on the new book shelf at the library and read it pretty much straight through. As a Linux newbie I won't know for sure whether the book is really that good until I get my own sea legs (and then I won't need it any more!) But for now I think it fit my needs perfectly. I enjoyed reading it and plan to buy my own copy as soon as the library forces me to give back the one I borrowed.
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Teach Yourself Linux (Teach Yourself Series)
List Price: $11.95
Available from Amazon
Price: $11.95
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