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Red Hat Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guide)
Format: Paperback
Author: Michael Turner
ReleaseDate: 24 January, 2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Rating:
Excellent book for people looking to start with Linux 
The only downfall, and this does not really matter at the beginners level, is -- this book is written with Red Hat 8 when we have had 3 oor 4 versions after that. I used this book to teach a Beginners Linux Administration class, and found it to be a great book.
Beyond that this is a great book.
Provides what it says
The author goes to great lengths to explain only the rudimentry. This is strictly a beginner's guide to Linux. For example, the author explains around 12 useful commands for the beginners and ignores the rest. Of course, there are far more commands to learn to be truly competent with Linux.
If you already know how to install and configure Linux, stay away from this book. On the other hand, if you just learned how to spell Linux, then this book is a good place to start. Just remember to buy an another more advanced reference to raise your understanding.
My only gripe about this book is that the author lacks strong understanding of Windows but criticizes it nonetheless. For example, the author claims that when a Windows GUI crashes, the entire OS crashes with it. This WAS true. . . . about ten years ago.
good for a beginner
I guess I thought myself as in the "beginner" category, but after reading this book, I realized that I was not and needed something with a bit more depth to help me. I think this book accomplishes exactly what the title mentions, "A Beginner's Guide". But in any case, it was a good read.
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