Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora Edition (DVD): The Complete...

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 896 pages
• Published by: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
• Edition: 1st Edition December 23, 2003
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0072230754
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0072230758
• Book Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.2 x 1.8 inches
• Weighs: 3 pounds

Linux Journal, May 21, 2004
Contains one of the best descriptions of the Linux filesystem I have ever read… a must-have reference… an great choice.

Product Description
Master the essentials of the Red Hat Linux distribution, including GUI, administration, and software management. Discover updated material on the Linux kernel, the new version of Gnome, and KDE, the new version of the K Desktop. Each is also featured on the included DVD along with Red Hat X. This comprehensive book simplifies Red Hat administration tools including Linuxconf, the Red Hat setup and GUI based tools, and Red Hat implementations of the Kernel, libraries, and system directories.

Reader Reviews
First off, I'd like to give some background on myself. I'm a Linux hobbyist. For fun, I have a Linux server in my house that serves files, ssh, vnc, user authentication, web pages, and ftp files. Books I own on the subject are: "Linux NFS and Automounter Administration", "Red Hat 7 for Dummies", "Using Samba", "Linux Administration: a Beginner's Guide", "Managing NFS and NIS", and this one (my most recent purchase). Of the "general purpose" books, I'd say that "Linux Administration" is probably the best of the bunch, but "Complete" isn't bad either. Unfortunately, this book contains a lot of fluff. Each chapter usually starts with the history of whatever it's about. Next, it spends a few pages on giving a rough overview the different applications pertaining to the chapter's subject. Half way through the chapter, it finally gets into the actual implementation. Whether or not these pages are useful is very hit-and-miss. If you want a general purpose book, I'd strongly suggest you get Linux Administration: a Beginner's Guide by Steven Graham and Steve Shah. If you are interested in a certain topic (samba, apache, etc.), I'd suggest you get a book solely on that, and stay away from this book as it doesn't provide satisfactory depth.