- Paperback: 300 pages
- Publisher: Fultus Corporation; 2nd edition (30 Jan 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1596821124
- ISBN-13: 978-1596821125
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 19 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,099,800 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Whether you're just starting out with Linux or looking to hone your existing skills, this book will provide you with the knowledge you need.
About the Author
Machtelt Garrels is a Linux veteran and freelance trainer. She
learned the importance of mastering the basic concepts about a subject in
order to get the most out of any IT course. She is also a member of The
Linux Documentation Project, where she initially found a fertile ground for
making her work read throughout the world. She writes from practical
experience as a long-time Linux user, administrator, support engineer and
instructor.
learned the importance of mastering the basic concepts about a subject in
order to get the most out of any IT course. She is also a member of The
Linux Documentation Project, where she initially found a fertile ground for
making her work read throughout the world. She writes from practical
experience as a long-time Linux user, administrator, support engineer and
instructor.
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Format:Paperback
It's difficult to justify voicing an opinion about a book when you are a beginner because you know little about the subject you are to study.
All you can say is how it reads and how it teaches.
Machtelt's English is a bit "foreign" at times but this takes nothing away, rather adding a sort of charm. It is a no-nonsense sort of book.
She certainly knows her stuff and soon gets you going on the keyboard which is what it is all about as far as I can see.
It is true you can freely download a copy of this book from Linux Docs but I'd sooner have something solid in front of me while I work.
All you can say is how it reads and how it teaches.
Machtelt's English is a bit "foreign" at times but this takes nothing away, rather adding a sort of charm. It is a no-nonsense sort of book.
She certainly knows her stuff and soon gets you going on the keyboard which is what it is all about as far as I can see.
It is true you can freely download a copy of this book from Linux Docs but I'd sooner have something solid in front of me while I work.
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Not bad for a woman
15 Jun 2007
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Just kidding, Tille ! Anyhow I while I appreciate the fact that an extremely competent and skilled linux admin like Garrels has taken pains to write a basic guide and has made it freely available online for the Linux Documentation Project, I still have some issues with this being a good intro for the Linux beginner. Yes, it's short, to the point and precise, but for a real beginner it is too short, too to the point and too terse. It is distribution independent, theoretically a good point, but in practice a down side for a beginner who 's way more interested in how to organize his desktop than in how to use the find command efficiently. Let's face it, there is no such thing like a command line only introduction to Linux for the real beginner. Failure to understand this is the main reason while a superior product like Linux has still not replaced Windows in the desktop market. I wish the author will take the time to write a real, complete, gentle and tutorial -like intro to Linux focusing or one or two of the main distros. Meanwhile, the best intro (and distro) I can recommend to the Linux beginner is "Beginning Ubuntu Linux" by Apress. I can promise it will bring you to the level whne you can kiss Windows ( and his licence fees) goodbye.
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