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Title: Sams Teach Yourself Red Hat LINUX in 24 Hours (With CD-ROM) by Judith Samson, David Gay, David Caviness ISBN: 0-672-31845-8 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 12 December, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.99

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Average Customer Rating: 2.33 (6 reviews)

Rating: 2
Summary: an incomplete guide
Comment: This book is written in a way that is easy to understand, but really does not go into much detail. The directions are sometimes incorrect and/or incomplete, e.g. the installation section does not explain how to create a boot disk nor does it direct you to the back cover where the directions are as well as a few path names being incorrect.

Rating: 1
Summary: Not a good starter kit
Comment: This is not a good "Starter Kit" for first time installers because it does not go into enough detail. The information about how to actually set up partitions is especially lacking and VERY important. Page 16 clearly states "In most cases the information in this hour should be sufficient to get you through the installation, but it does not go into very great detail. If you run into any problems or if you want more background information, be sure to read the Red Hat installation and reference guides.".

I bought this book because:
1. I found the Red Hat documentation lacking for first timers.
2. Sam's is usually pretty good.
3. I know I need a "starter kit' to reduce the learning curve.

This book would be greatly improved if it just added a few more pages to give step by step instructions on how to partition:
By operating system:
1. single boot
2. dual boot one drive
3. dual boot two drives

I will probably buy PartitionMagic to set up the partitions I want.

I hope the rest of the book is better. I am currently getting errors installing anaconda from the installation disk. Off to Red Hat....

Rating: 1
Summary: Not Good in a Nutshell
Comment: Having an extensive programming background, I decided to learn Linux because my company is trying to move all their servers over from Windows machines. I got this book with the intention of learning some of the ins and outs of Linux. Well, this book is simply not good. It covers far too many topics without covering anything in depth. It gives some decent reference sources for more information, but it reads more like a Linux for Dummies book. For anyone who is able to do things as simple as set up their email, this book will frustrate you to no end in that it covers so much, it covers nothing. I don't know what is a good Linux book, but I don't think it is one that has you learn the system in 24 hours.