Discover Linux [With CDROM]

by Steve Oualline

This text is designed for users who know UNIX and want to learn and use the Linux operating system. The book includes step-by-step instructions, practical suggestions for implementing common... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764531050
• ISBN13: 9780764531057
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Wiley Publishing
• Length: 438 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

THE HUMANITY!

This book made my gay uncle vomit

Excellent book

This is an excellent book that covers most of the things you would commonly do in a RedHat 4.2 setup, in a manner both suitable for the beginning user. It also makes a good reference of what you can do with RH 4.2.The sidebars are enjoyable to read, and, unlike many Linux books, this book is concise without drowning you with details, nor is it a commercial publication of the online documentation.

Excellent beginning book with Red Hat distribution

An excelllent book to start out with Linux. Easy to follow format walks you through setting up Linux, then starting out with some of the included goodies on the cd. The distribution is Red Hat 4.2, which has the best (and easiest) install program in this writers humble opinion. For the price, this is a best buy.

Excellent entry into Linux computing

This books succeeds as an introduction to RedHat Linux, and makes it more accessible to a wider audience. After a short time with this book/CD, I find Linux is easier to use than WinNT. Special features like the Quick summaries section, reviews of included software, tips, and many tables and figures have helped me learn the non-unix side of Linux. I would recommend other, more in-depth books for advanced use, but with the extensive on-line Linux documentation, perhaps this is the only book you really need. The CD is a recent version of Red Hat 4.2, which lacks a few goodies included in Red Hat 5.0, like the disk druid formatting utility, and PCI autoprobing. In short, this is a fun and useful book, at a very reasonable price.

"Discover Linux" a good beginner's overview

Steve Oualline has put together a good overview of the Linux operating system for beginners. The book focuses on surface topics on a potentially complex PC based Unix-like operating system. Though the book is colorful in it's presentation, the book does not gloss over the installation and presents the operating system in a "fun" light. With plenty of hints and World Wide Web addresses mentioned, the reader can find plenty of additional help as well as programs on the internet. Yet, with all of the information this book provides, the reader will likely seek other publications to further his/her knowledge on this topic. Mainly because the book is designed to present the operating system in a colorful fun-to-use light most readers will use this publication as the first step into Linux