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Title: Linux in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition (O'Reilly Nutshell) by Ellen Siever, O'Reilly Staff, Jessica Perry Linux in a Nutshell Hekman ISBN: 1-56592-585-8 Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc Pub. Date: 01 February, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.98 (52 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Reference book
Comment: This is a great linux book. Easy to find explanation of commands and nice information on shells, etc. If you are looking for a book to learn linux i wouldn't really recommend it. but it's a nice reference. it always stays within 5 feet of my computer
Rating: 2
Summary: Authors didn't make a serious effort
Comment: Generally O'Reilly nutshell series are easy to be blamed as a printout of existing manuals. But still some are better in incorporating authors' experience. By reading UNIX in a Nutshell, you know examples in there are very carefully selected based on authors' experience. Other Nutshell books such as Java in a Nutshell, VB/VBA in a Nutshell contain a lot of author's own wisdom and tips accumulated over the years. However, Linux in a Nutshell is too close to a nicely-bound printout of manual pages. The author could've shown us useful examples of some important commands and given more detailed descriptions of Linux-specific issues. If that makes the book too big, don't include too much non-Linux stuff. I bought it because a Half Price Bookstore was selling it for 50% off and it saves me trouble printing out manuals. But the chapters on Perl, sed/awk etc. are a waste of paper for anyone who already has UNIX in a Nutshell (which I believe most of us do) and Perl books. In a nutshell, even a layman with a few months' learning can write (or compile) this book. Hey, you can make money fast! -- Seriously, this book is useful though. But they should've sold it for even less because there's not much work involved in producing it.
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent reference, better than the man pages
Comment: This book was listed as an optional textbook for a Unix (Linux) class that I took, but I quickly realized that there was nothing optional about it. I had to have it. I use this book often since Linux's man pages can be somewhat cryptic to a new user like me. The author does an excellent job of explaining the commands and options in plain english.
Obviously since this is a reference book (basically a Linux dictionary) you will not read it cover to cover. Instead you will find yourself constantly referring back to it, looking up new things you haven't seen before or old things that you can't quite remember. Having this book on your shelf is sort of like having a good Webster's dictionary, it's a must.
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Title: Running Linux, Fourth Edition by Matt Welsh, Lar Kaufman, Matthias Kalle Dalheimer, Terry Dawson ISBN: 0596002726 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 15 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $44.95 |
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Title: Linux Network Administrator's Guide (2nd Edition) by Olaf Kirch, Terry Dawson, Olaf Kirch ISBN: 1565924002 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 01 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Linux: The Complete Reference, Fifth Edition (Red Hat 7.3 DVD Included) by Richard Petersen ISBN: 007222505X Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: 15 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Inside Linux by Michael J. Tobler ISBN: 0735709408 Publisher: Sams Pub. Date: 17 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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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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