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Red Hat Linux Fedora Unleashed
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by Bill Ball and Hoyt Duff
Sales Rank: 920446
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List Price: $49.99
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Paperback: 1080 pages
Publisher: Sams; Pap/Cdr/Dv edition January 12, 2004
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0672326299
ISBN-13: 978-0672326295
Product Dimensions:
9.2 x 7.4 x 2.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
Product Review
The darling of the open-source movement, Linux offers up a tinkerer's dream: the ability to configure, manipulate, and (potentially) improve absolutely everything about the operating system. Red Hat Linux Unleashed recognizes the central desire of Linux adopters--control over just about everything (including the source code). The book devotes copious pages to step-by-step instructions to accompany the Red Hat installation CD-ROM.
Red Hat Linux Unleashed explains some troubleshooting techniques, mostly by detailing prevention. The authors want readers to understand the processes underlying Linux in order to make intelligent decisions about system maintenance. A good portion of the book deals with network administration, including chapters on STMP & POP, FTP, and security issues. For those looking to host Web servers, the specifics of Apache, Domain Name Systems (DNS), Network Information Service (NIS) client/server database systems, and Network File System (NFS) software all receive ample coverage.
While Red Hat Linux Unleashed does try to be all things to all people, the authors acknowledge the impossibility of this mandate. They sprinkle URLs throughout the book, encouraging readers to visit other locations for more in-depth coverage. A strong overall resource, Red Hat Linux Unleashed is a good place to start for Linux installation. --Jennifer Buckendorff
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
Book Description
Play a part in the future of Red Hat and Linux by learning how to push Fedora Core 2 to its full potential. Red Hat Linux Fedora Unleashed: Installing, Configuring, and Managing Fedora Core 2 is the most trusted, most comprehensive Fedora Core 2 guide on the market. Find out the latest information on the open-community program's installation, configuration, system administration, server operations and security features, as well as up-to-date coverage of new applications, peripherals and programming languages. Also included is a DVD that contains the full Fedora Core 2 distribution with complete source code for your use. Help create tomorrow's programs today!
Customer Reviews & Comments
This review is from: Red Hat Linux (v 5.2) Unleashed (Paperback)
I bought this book because it was the only book reviewing my flavor of Linux, RedHat 5.2. It is comprehensive and expansive and includes the CDs you would get from Red Hat anyway, with the addition of the thorough book and everyday reference. I found an article that said the fastest benchmark of a povray rendering is the Cray supercomputer costing $5.5 Million until some scientists got together and linked a harem of Pentium II Xeons for $150,000 and matched matched the Cray's time. Of course, running the Red Hat they bought out of the back of a RH Unleashed Book. So, with all that and the tide of change, it is a prudent choice, if you ask me!
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