Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 408 pages
- Published by: For Dummies; Pap/Cdr edition April 15, 2005
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0764577131
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764577130
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Book Dimensions:
9 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
- Weighs: 1.3 pounds
Book Description
- Provides just what administrators need to configure, manage, maintain, and upgrade a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) system
- Red Hat is the most popular Linux distribution, with seventy percent of the U.S. market; RHEL subscriptions climbed to 87,000 during the quarter ending February 2004-up 85 percent
- Covers all four RHEL versions-Desktop, Workstation, Enterprise Server, and Application Server
- Delivers the lowdown on the X Window System, printer configuration, Samba, Internet server set up, administration of users and groups, backups and file restoration, and security
Download Description
* Provides just what administrators need to configure, manage, maintain, and upgrade a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) system * Red Hat is the most popular Linux distribution, with seventy percent of the U.S. market; RHEL subscriptions climbed to 87,000 during the quarter ending February 2004-up 85 percent * Covers all four RHEL versions-Desktop, Workstation, Enterprise Server, and Application Server * Delivers the lowdown on the X Window System, printer configuration, Samba, Internet server set up, administration of users and groups, backups and file restoration, and security
Reader Reviews
I am an MIS student at an internship, and had a need to learn RHEL 4 quickly. I love the Dummies books, but personally, I found this one to be a little too remedial. In my opinion, it focused too much on the GUI interface. I thought this was the knowledge I wanted when I purchased the book, but the GUI only gets you so far. Many things that need to be done in RHEL 4, and Linux in general, require you to know how to operate the terminal. I was hesitant to use the terminal at first, because I was unfamiliar with it. I had help from another colleague at another location. He is a Linux guru, and I learned much from him. This book is good for a person who wants to run RHEL as a desktop, but lacks the advise to properly set up a server. I also found the book did not explain the logic and reason behind the various terminal commands it taught. I believe it is extremely important to understand why you type in various commands such as, "ls -lah". I purchased another book after I read this one, and found it much better. Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide (Paperback) ISBN: 0072262591 McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 4 edition (October 25, 2005)
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