Linux Bible, 2008 Edition: Boot up to Ubuntu, Fedora, KNOPPIX, Debian, openSUSE, and 11 Other Distributions | 
| Author: Christopher Negus
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 24202
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2008
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 888
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.4 x 2.1
ISBN: 0470230193
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.432
EAN: 9780470230190
ASIN: 0470230193
Publication Date: February 19, 2008
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Product Description
Great Content from a Bestselling Author: The Linux Bible 2008 Edition is the best first Linux book for new or migrating users. By focusing on the building-block nature of Linux, and offering true up-to-date descriptions of Linux technology, the Bible helps the reader learn how to jump headlong into Linux, regardless of the Linux distribution they choose. Descriptions of different Linux distributions helps users choose the Linux distribution that's right for them. Detailed installation instructions, step-by-step descriptions of key desktop and server components, and the actual distributions on CD and DVD, let readers get started using Linux immediately. The Bible will serve a broad range of readers, from those starting with Linux to anyone looking to evaluate different Linux distributions. It also covers broad usage including Linux desktops, servers, and firewall/routers. New features: Instead of just telling you about how the technology works, new "Bringing Linux In" sections describe how people have implemented Linux in the real world. New sections describe real-life examples, such as how: - A Small office created an inexpensive Web, print, and file server
- A do-it-yourselfer combined Linux audio and video features to create a home multimedia center
- A school build a computer lab with free educational software
- A large corporation deployed thousands of Linux systems
Unique CD and DVD: No other book on the market includes so many Linux distributions on CD and DVD. Our DVD and CD will include the latest versions of at least the following Linux distributions: Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, KNOPPIX, Gentoo, Slackware, Mandriva, Damn Small Linux, SLAX, BackTrack, GeeXbox, and others.
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* Detailed installation instructions and step-by-step descriptions of key desktop and server components help new users get up and running immediately
* Descriptions of the various distributions from people in the Linux community help users zero in on the best Linux for their needs
* The perfect migration guide for Windows and Macintosh desktop users who want to switch to Linux, as well as for systems administrators who want to set up secure, fully functioning server systems
* Covers Linux embedded systems, firewalls, and routers plus desktops and servers
* Includes Fedora Core 3, Debian Linux, SUSE Linux, Knoppix, Gentoo Linux, Slackware Linux, Mandrake Linux, Damn Small Linux, and a Linux firewall and router on DVD
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Very readable July 9, 2008
Linux Bible 2008 edition is very readable. The page-count
may intimidate some, but the book is well organized and
seems to provide an appropriate amount of detail. The CD
and DvD work very well for trying out various flavors of
Linux. I highly recommend it for anyone wanting to explore
implementing Linux onto their computer system.
Linux Bible, 2008 Edition: Boot up to Ubuntu, Fedora, KNOPPIX, Debian, openSUSE, and 11 Other Distributions
Latest Negus Linux text June 16, 2008
I taught from Negus's Fedora Core 3 book for several semesters at the local Community College. I found it to be as good a publication as the one that I'm reviewing now. There is a tremendous amount of information on the topic presented in a readable fashion and should be on the desktop of anyone who needs to support Linux systems and applications.
That being said, however, it is not a text from which to teach people just learning LINUX/UNIX, because of the lack of support materials. If the Negus books provided Instructor materials for preparing and giving College level classes, there would be more sales to the educational community.
 No style June 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
With all respect due to the author, I think this book shows no effort to make you interested in reading it. You try to force yourself to read but its so dead boring approach that you put down, you try again and you fail again, till you rip the book to peaces and throw it in the trash (like I did).
This book tries to answer all the questions but fails to organize the material in a form that keeps the reader interested. It made me almost give up on learning Linux until I found William Von "Ubuntu Linux Bible" which made all the difference. I recommend that one instead and recommend it very strongly.
 Linux 2008 Bible May 26, 2008
With Linux, you will learn somehow different than Windows world.
I'm working with windows, as many of us, but I'm do really "love" GNU/Linux, it is free, the community is real and active, Enjoy Linux.
Nicolas.
A good wWay to become more familiar with Linux May 13, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Linux may well be the successor to Windows. Its design, based on Unix (a multi-user, multi-task operating system), was from its start multi-tasking and multi-user. Windows was built on DOS, a single user, single-tasking operating system, which was evolved slightly from the CP/M operating system created by the small company Digital Research. Windows began as a paste-up on DOS. (Digital Research had a GUI operating system before Windows, on which using Ventura Publisher, I wrote two illustrated engineering textbooks. Linux has, by now, almost too many variations. That is to be expected, since in the open software movement anyone can attempt to build a better mousetrap on the shoulders of those who have gone before. (He just can't make by treating it as a trade secret!)
In the Linux Bibble the buyer receives a DVD and a CD, which together contain seven different Linux systems. What's more, some of them can be run on your Windows PC directly from the optical drive without ever writing to your hard disk. Although program fetching is a bit slower than
when from a hard disk, since your memory is used to store data, operation is still quick.
The major alternative to using "the Bible" to explore using Linux is to download gigbytes of system loads and write them to your own CD or DVD. In that case you also must go back to the 'net for help that you can locate more quickly in the pages of "the Bible". It's well worth its cost and saves a great deal of time (or money, if you choose to buy individual distributions and their documentation.
I have tested Linux three times in past years, going a long way back. Each time, something I really needed was not easily available, for example connection to the Internet. In this case, using a PC that was hard-wired to my router, connection to the Internet was automatic. Linux has come a long way, thanks to thousands of volunteers. This time I will join the bandwagon. It doesn't mean I will stop using Windows, but I plan to use Linux for most web activity. Since I already used Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird under Windows, and use Open Office in Windows for text, spreadsheets and other office tasks, I plan to move everything I can to Linux while still retaining current Windows.
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