- Paperback: 704 pages
- Publisher: Addison Wesley; 1 edition (31 July 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0201178095
- ISBN-13: 978-0201178098
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 16.8 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,515,712 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The second edition of Linux, Installation, Configuration and Use covers the Red Hat 6.0, Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 and SuSE 6.1 distributions of the Linux Kernel 2.2. Linux has made great strides in the last two years, especially in the area of installation. However much easier installation has become, you are almost certain to run into difficulties during some part of the process. As with the first edition, this book provides the hearty details that simplify the installation and configuration process using native Linux commands and facilities.
Beyond getting Linux up and running, chapters on the windows system(XFree86--an X Windows clone), EMACS (the grand daddy of word processors) and GIMP (a graphics tool similar to Photoshop) enable you to be productive quickly. The Linux command reference chapter, the file system explanation, the system administration details and the use of various utilities such as file managers and graphic viewers will make this book an often used reference.
Linux, Installation, Configuration and Use remains the book of choice for getting Linux set up on your system. While those new to computing may be intimidated by Linux, experienced PC users armed with this book, can be using Linux with XFree86 faster and with fewer hassles than ever before. The two accompanying CD-ROMs contain Red Hat Linux 6.0 and many of the applications like GIMP described in the book. --Rob Frankland --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"This book is the best of 3 on Linux I've read, and for sure the place to start for those just beginning Linux" (- Karl Reed, Amazon.com)
If you are looking for one book to teach you all the basics of Linux, from installation and usage to simple programming, then this completely revised and updated edition of Linux: Installation, Configuration and Use is the book for you. It will get you up and running with Linux quickly and effectively, cutting out time-consuming installation problems and searches for on-line documentation. Divided into four separate parts, progressing from introduction to installation and implementation, this practical, hands-on guide will help you: -understand your Linux system and configure it to your own requirements -connect to the Internet -learn to program under Linux using bash (the standard shell -become proficient in Emacs, LaTeX, LyX, Gimp, KDE and Gnome -gain an understanding of the various Linux distributions, including RedHat, Debian and SuSE through a comprehensive set of appendices
New in this updated and revised edition: --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Format:Paperback
As far as the book goes, it is one of the easiest to read I have found. It was just as enjoyable to read it from start to finish, as it was useful to dive into for information as required. My only gripe it is does not offer very much in the way of networking and nothing on ISDN - except for the author to say that he does not have ISDN and therefore cannot cover it. If only those two areas were covered with the same clarity as the rest - it would be a standard.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
right to the point - no fat
8 Oct 1999
Format:Paperback
Very similiar in style to "Running Linux" by O'reilly (3rd edition) - In fact, these two books are complementary. I recommend buying both (I did). Many topics in one are not in the other. Together the make a very good and complete set.
They both share the same writing style - they cut right to the point, tell you exactly what you need to know and cover a lot of topics at a good level of expertise. If you know computers then these books are fine - you won't be wasting your time on general issues (like what a mouse does). If you want to configure SAMBA - Boom, done. If you want to set up lilo, boom, done. If you aren't a reasonable computer user, then you shouldn't be starting with linux.
If you know NT or a little linux, then these two books will cover almost everything just fine. The only thing they don't do is give specific references to each and every shell command or utility. You get a good overview of the important ones, and the man pages will be fine after that, but you could always buy a shell/programming reference.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Excellent for getting started with Linux
1 Mar 2000
Format:Paperback
This book was an invaluable resource as I installed and set up Linux on my 7 year old PC. Despite my older hardware, the book seemed to anticipate each difficulty and quirk I encountered and provided me with the answers I needed.
The book does a good job of providing succinct but relatively complete explanations of common installation and configuration tasks. I have some experience with Unix, although previously had none with Linux. What I greatly appreciated about this book is the degree of description provided. I've generally found many beginner books (such as the "For Dummies" series) tend to be overly wordy and simplistic. Slightly more advanced texts often end up being more complete but often are dry and short on providing a general overview of key ideas. I think this book does an excellent job of holding the middle ground. I was able to both sit down and read entire sections of the book for better understanding of key concepts or use it as a basic resource to answer quick questions that I had.
I highly recommend this book if you're looking for something to guide you through installation and configuration of Linux, especially if you already have some degree of familiarity with Unix or Linux.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Very good.
30 Nov 1999
Format:Paperback
I suppose I'm an "intermediate beginner" on Linux: I know a good deal about Windows and have used Unix systems at work. I bought this book to help me set up Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 on my home machine. (Caldera isn't explicitly covered by this book, but I haven't found this to be a problem yet.) The book is well written, internally cross-referneced in an intelligent way, and very informative. I went and got it because I had two problems --- one with Internet access, the other with mounting a hard drive. I browsed the books at the local B&N store for a solution. This was the only one that answered both questions right away, so I got it.
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