Fedora Linux Toolbox: 1000+ Commands for Fedora, CentOS and Red...

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 307 pages
• Published by: Wiley November 28, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0470082917
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0470082911
• Book Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Weighs: 14.4 ounces

Reader Reviews
This book is practically "perfect" (sorry if sounds exaggerated) for the following reasons: 1 In less than 260 pages (340 considering appendixes) quickly covers a wide and useful selection of topics 2 The text is updated to the latest improvements in EVERY subject 3 Very easy to read and follow with or without a computer at hand 4 Command line oriented Let me explain: 1 From the Table of Contents you may see the book covers practically everything most users will need when using a Linux as Server or Desktop; that selection of subjects was really well calculated and provides with a mix that is rarelly found. Also, the "depth" for the provided information was carefully calibrated in order to show the most useful situations (by the way avoiding being boring with nerdy configurations) The authors provide with a minimal and informal introducion to every subject, and next use a good selection of samples for illustration. 2 Surprisingly, all chapters were written taking into account a lot of "modern" improvements in distro/commands/kernel. Every old-Linux user may appreciate here the giant advances made by Linux to the point that practically every subject is now simple to manage (or at least not esoteric.) 3 As I have several years using Linux, most of the material presented was familiar (with a lot of "modern" surprises), but the organization and style did let me follow all the text without needing to test the examples or configurations in order to understand anything. At least for me, it is a big bonus. 4 99% of the recipes and examples apply to the command line (with some mentions to the graphical front-ends). This may be sad for new users, but very important for administrators or users that look for "maximum flexibility", or "task automation" or work in "server environments" where the GUI is not allowed or discouraged. Comment | | (Report this)