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Title: LINUX Administration for Dummies by Michael Bellomo, Dummies Technology Press ISBN: 0-7645-0589-0 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.62 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Linux Primer
Comment: Linux Administration for Dummies is a good primer for those that are new to linux. I found the book very informative while at the same time being fun to read. There are a few things that are dated such as the chapter on Y2K but overall it is a good read. If you want to learn the basics of linux fast this is the book.
Rating: 1
Summary: Not particularly helpful
Comment: Most of the "for Dummies" franchise books are designed for the neophyte, and so one has certain expectations. But this book is not written for someone who wants to begin administrating linux from scratch as, say, a pilot project to determine the value of the operating system. It may have some value for someone snatched out of the typing pool (do they still have those?) and chosen to administer an existing Linux network, but, in my situation, that is difficult to determine.
First, it doesn't explain how to do anything, really that would seem to have practical value today. As an example, once one has bought a book from a different source, and learned how to install Linux, what would be the first thing to do? Install the web server, perhaps? Or get it started? This book ignores that subject. It discusses the Netscape communicator and a fairly substantial piece of the book is dedicated to this, and discussing what a url is, and how to surf the www...all topics likely experienced by most of their readers, but nothing about setting up a web server. Then, to underline the significance of learning about servers to the reader, the author devotes several pages, including a chapter, to setting up NNTP clients and servers. Yep, that's right, it discusses in detail how to get 1980's technology today.
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Rating: 3
Summary: For Linux Dummies, not Administration Dummies
Comment: I would recommend this book to anyone who is familiar with networking and just needs to adapt to Linux or possibly vice versa, but not for someone who is trying to tackle both networking and Linux in the same leap. Virtually all my experience is with standalones operating in a Windows environment (95, 98, 2000, ME). I got the book to see about using Linux for my home LAN. I felt more like a dummy AFTER reading this book than before. It assumes a certain amount of knowledge about DNS, NFS and other things which -- if you don't have said knowledge -- tend to bring up more questions than the book answers. It's fun to read and informative, if you match the target audience demographic.
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Title: Linux for Dummies, Fourth Edition by Dee-Ann LeBlanc, Melanie Hoag, Evan Blomquist ISBN: 0764516604 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Red Hat Linux 9 for Dummies by Jon 'maddog' Hall, Paul G. Sery ISBN: 0764539906 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 12 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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