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Title: Red Hat Linux 7.2: The Complete Reference, Second Edition by Richard Petersen ISBN: 0-07-219178-3 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 16 November, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (8 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Don't waste your money
Comment: Being a newcomer to Linux, with an extensive background in the "other" OS, I spent quite a while debating over several Linux books. Even though I had installed Red Hat 7.3, this book on 7.2 SEEMED to be the best of the lot. Now after several weeks of observing the author going aimlessly 'round in circles trying to explain concepts, I've had enough and must shell out MORE bucks trying to find a decent Red Hat book, as this one is destined for the trash bin. The book is very poorly organized and the author never focuses on one topic long enough to fully explain it. The final straw came when, in the chapter "Setting Up a Local Area Network...", section titled "Internet Access by Local Hosts", he explains how to set up the gateway host for IP masquerading but never even touches the topic of how to set up the host to connect to the Internet through the gateway. I was, and still am, absolutely livid. Since he stopped halfway through the explanation, can I have half of my money back?? Isn't there SOMEONE out there with thorough knowledge of Linux who has the ability to effectively convey that knowledge in type????
Rating: 5
Summary: Most current Red Hat book
Comment: I found this book to be the most up to date Red Hat book in its class, covering the recent Red Hat innovations like the new network and system administration tools (something missing from many other Red Hat books). Though accommodating to the beginner, it provides professional level discussions of server, system, and network administration. Security coverage is very extensive including topics like latest encryption tools, integrity checks, and firewall configuration. Claims that the book overemphasizes GUIs are completely wrong. For example, the book spends almost 40 pages detailing configuration of Linux FTP servers (for which there is no GUI tool). Unix features such as shells, scripts, and regular expressions are covered in far more detail than any other book in its class. As far as GUIs are concerned, Gnome and KDE are here to stay and have become an integral part of most software projects in the Linux community. In all I found it to be not only the most current Red Hat 7.2 book in print, but also fully compatible with Red Hat 7.3.
Rating: 3
Summary: Fine for beginner
Comment: I found The Complete Reference not very complete. If you are a PC user and making the move to Linux you will fine this book very helpful. If you are a Unix user (Solaris, AIX, HPUX etc...) and are transitioning to Linux you will find this book severely lacking. For the most part it only shows you how to do things using the GUI. The book gives no reference to the underlying files/commands that are being edited/executed. Most Unix users prefer command line which allows for automation through scripting not to mention the ability to troubleshoot.
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Title: Red Hat Linux 7.2 Bible Unlimited Edition (With CD-ROM) by Christopher Negus ISBN: 0764536303 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 15 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Red Hat Linux 7.2 Unleashed by Bill Ball ISBN: 067232282X Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 12 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Red Hat Linux 7.2 Weekend Crash Course (With CD-ROM) by Naba Barkakati, Kurt Wall, Nabajyoti Barkakati ISBN: 0764536427 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 15 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Linux System Administration, Second Edition (Craig Hunt Linux Library) by Vicki Stanfield, Roderick W. Smith ISBN: 0782141382 Publisher: Sybex Pub. Date: 09 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide, Third Edition by Steven Graham ISBN: 0072225629 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 25 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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