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Sams Teach Yourself Red Hat Linux 9 in 24 Hours
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by Aron Hsiao and Aron Hslao
Sales Rank: 723971
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Paperback: 600 pages
Publisher: Sams; Pap/Cdr edition May 20, 2003
Language: English
ISBN-10: 067232587X
ISBN-13: 978-0672325878
Product Dimensions:
9.2 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
Book Description
Linux is an operating system, based on Unix that has become a viable desktop system for many users, especially those involved with system and network administration. Red Hat Linux has remained a leading choice of Linux distributions for years, owning more than 80 percent of the U.S. Linux market.
This book covers all the most important topics for the reader who wants to get Red Hat Linux up and running and to become productive with the operating system as quickly as possible. The books covers topics such as installing, setting up, and negotiating the new desktop environment, and also includes:- An explanation of what is happening behind the scenes--the reader learns how the system works as well as what to do, in simple, layman's language.
- Special attention to new features of the latest Red Hat release, especially tools that make tasks that used to be difficult easier.
- Instruction on troubleshooting practices and debugging tools.
- A comprehensive list of all major places to get Linux support and answers.
Download Description
An easy to understand, step-by-step guide to installing, configuring, and using Red Hat Linux 9. Updated to cover the latest major release of Red Hat Linux, coming out in April 2003. Red Hat Linux is the most popular choice among Linux users in the U.S., with about 80% of the U.S. Linux market. Assumes no prior knowledge of Linux and is an easy-to-understand, step-by-step tutorial for new Linux users. Linux is an operating system, based on Unix that has become a viable desktop system for many users, especially those involved with system and network administration. Red Hat Linux has remained a leading choice of Linux distributions for years, owning more than 80% of the U.S. Linux market. This book covers all the most important topics for the reader who wants to get Red Hat Linux up and running and to become productive with the operating system as quickly as possible. The books covers topics such as installing, setting up, and negotiating the new desktop environment, and much more. Aron Hsiao is a computing entrepreneur and freelance network consultant with a background in Unix-like operating systems stretching back to the mid 80's. He has spent time both as an independent contractor and as a proprietor, working in computer hardware and software retail, real-time software development, network deployment, Internet development, and Internet marketing. He is the author of The Concise Guide to Xfree86 for Linux.
Customer Reviews & Comments
This book was published in 2003, but it still has a lot of relevant information for people using (or wanting to use) Red Hat Linux 9. Red Hat has since come out with the Fedora Core project, but I still have Red Hat Linux 9 on my older and less powerful laptop - and it works just fine for me. Although this book is aimed at the beginner, I found it both enjoyable and informative. So even though I have been using Red Hat Linux for over three years, I found myself learning many new and useful concepts. The Good: 1) It covers basic tasks very well. For example - the installation. It gives you enough detail and information to allow you to make educated choices about what you want to install. When I installed my first Linux distro several years ago, I found it very difficult and confusing. This book would have been very useful for me! 2) The wide scope of this book covers several useful topics and applications. Some of the topics include: installing Red Hat Linux 9, using the Linux console, working without a mouse, networking without graphics, working with files on the desktop, using OpenOffice.org, customizing your desktop, web browsing and email, managing processes, security and system administration. If you read through and apply this book you will know quite a bit about using a Linux computer... maybe even more than you know about Windows! 3) It teaches both the command line and the GUI. Using DOS on a Windows computer seems very quaint and retro, but using the command line on Linux is essential to harnessing its power - not to mention that it is often quicker and more convenient. I was very glad to see that this book doesn't skimp on learning the console. It also does a good and thorough job explaining how to use the desktop (GUI). It is the best of both worlds. The Bad: 1) Not enough detail in some areas. Like a textbook, it only introduces several topics that could (and should) be explored in greater depth. For example - using vi and emacs. The book spends all of a few pages each on these very useful, important and big applications. It is left up to you to find more information - without any help as to where to look. A "for more information see..." section in each chapter would have been incredibly helpful. 2) Some editing problems. Honestly, nearly every book I read has some editing problems - this one is no exception. One very annoying problem is how the book makes several references to Red Hat Linux 8. 8?? This is a frequent occurrence, and made me wonder if anyone checked the script before it was submitted to press? Luckily, it only says 8 - the content still refers to 9. Also, there are several areas where the figures and pictures are on the wrong page, or in the wrong topic. For example - the vi screen is shown in the emacs section - whoops! 3) Nothing about Linux history, GNU or Open Source software. I found this to be the most frustrating and blatantly overlooked part of the book. There is nothing. It would have been nice and helpful if the book had included at least a brief overview of these concepts - as well as some information about Linux distros and how Red Hat relates to them. Overall: If you are like me and you find Sam's line of "Teach yourself ... in 24 hours" books to be useful, then you will most likely enjoy and learn from this book. Yes, it has some problems (what book doesn't?) but that isn't enough to detract from the overall usefulness of this book. If you want to get into Red Hat Linux 9, or you are still using it - this book is a great reference to have handy.
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