Linux Administration for Dummies [With CDROM]

by Michael Bellomo

Book Overview

Linux Administration For Dummies shows its readers just how to maintain Linux in a client/server environment. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764505890
• ISBN13: 9780764505898
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 371 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Great Linux Primer

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.

Great for starting out in LINUX Administration

The power of Linux is in the command line interface. Linux Administrators need to know this stuff. Bellomo's book is clearly written with excellent use of various fonts. The topics seem to leap from the pages in concise language. This is NOT a good book for advanced Linux or Unix users, but it's a great reference for those who want to quickly master the subject and have computer savy.The index is listed in parts and chapters. A list of the major parts is listed below.1. Linux at a Glance2. Taking Charge or Your World3. Administering Network Comunications4. Administering Office Networks5. Network File and Machine Sharing6. Electronic Mail, News and Web Browsing7. Nework Security8. Linux Disaters and recover Techniques9. The Part of Tens (10 utilites, 10 applications, and 10 web sites you should know)10. Appendixes:A. vi editorB. CD ROM:Software Included: Tripwire (network security), ACUA (alternate Interface), Diskcheck, Logwatch (mointors system logs), Mon (monitors systems performance), Linuxconf (helps configure linux box), WebMin (Webmaster utility to run a web server)

This is what I've been looking for...

For an administrator you can hold the GUI. To replace NT File/Print servers, I needed the basics on the superior Linux OS. I looked through dozens of "quick Linux" types. They all focussed on installation, GUI or StarOffice -- useless to an admin. This book got right to the basics of what I really needed. No it doesn't give you GNOME or KDE. That's not what the title or preview implies. Although this is a "For Dummies" and I'm a supposedly high and mighty MCSE, I'm keeping it in my cubicle even after I finish the last page.

Intro to Administration = 10 Complex Stuff = 6

Awesome intro to basic administration, if you have more than year of hardcore admin experience, though, this book is gonna be too simple. Otherwise it uses analogies and examples to show you what to do, which is pretty good for beginners.I particulary liked the fact that I didn't have to slog through a lot of **stretched** or stupid humor to get to the meat of the book. The jokes that were there were generally OK. Sometimes, they were pretty funny. Most imortant, they were never boring.I feel like I got my money's worth. If this guy ever writes a more advanced Linux Administration book, I'll buy it in a minute.

Restored my faith in the ?Dummies? series

Got the information I needed. Although it's on more complex stuff, it's a lot less murky than `Linux for Dummies'. Some of the jokes are fun too. Only thing is, needs to cover GNOME or KDE! If the Dummies editors are listening (and if they aren't---dummies, that is), they need a KDE or GNOME book!!!