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Red Hat Linux 9 Bible

Format: Paperback
Author: Christopher Negus
ReleaseDate: May, 2003
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
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Red Hat is the best Documented version of Linux
Red Hat 9 is no longer supported by Red Hat. This book is about Red Hat 9, with the Red Hat 9 CDs included. They have moved on to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise. But Red Hat 9 is still supported by 3rd parties, and is probably the best of the Linux versions for older computers.

I have a 1998 Gateway Solo laptop. Red Hat 9 is the only version of Linux which allows everything on it to work. The sound system on this laptop does not work with Fedora or any other version of Linux. But it is completely compatable with Red Hat 9.

If you are looking at 3rd party software, normally you will find they support Red Hat 7 thru 9, Fedora, and Debian.

If you install a fedora system, much of the book can be used as a reference.

If you get this book/Cd set, I would also suggest getting "Running Linux" 4th edition by Welsh, Dalheimer, Dawson, and Kaufman. Published by O'Reilly. This book covers all versions of Linux and will compliment the Red Hat Bible.

Linux Newbies, This Is For You!
From step by step configurations to advanced user administration this book has it all! It won't take long to finish all 900+ pages and you will be up and running with a properly configured Linux system in no time. If you are new to the Linux scene and want to dive into the last Red Hat release before Fedora and Enterprise, this book is for you. If you are looking for a reference book, this will also add to your shelf set. I sometimes find myself going to it for a quick reference here and there. Even though it is not a Fedora or Enterprise book, it will still help you in learning about how Red Hat develops its operation systems. This knowledge can be ported to other Linux distributions. I started with Red Hat 7. 2 and have evolved into a homegrown LFS (Linux from scratch) box because of help from books like these. A must have for all!.

Excellent for Windows Powerusers Transitioning to Linux
When I decided to move on to the *nix world, the Red Hat Linux 9 Bible came highly recommended from my other friends (also powerusers). I'm a computer engineering student and network administrator with a fairly heavy background in MS operating systems and programming. While this book is not a complete reference for everything that can be done with Linux (ie. PHP), it's an excellent introduction and reference, and provides a thorough walkthrough for starting a variety of services that are packaged with the RH9 distribution, including the Apache HTTPd, vsFTPd, sendmail, MySQL, BIND DNS, DHCP, and Samba servers.

Might want to buy a supplementary reference for shell commands, but this is an excellent overview and walkthrough.