Beginning SUSE Linux: From Novice to Professional (Novice to Professional)

SUSE Linux 9.3 For Dummies

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 Administrator's Handbook

SUSE Linux 10.0 Unleashed (Unleashed)

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SUSE Linux 9 Bible

Format: Paperback
Author: Justin Davies
ReleaseDate: 28 January, 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Rating:

It solved my problems about SuSE
Sometimes id like to have more info about commands in commandline, but in general it gives you more than what you could expect from. Yes, it was usefull, its becoming dirty 'couse i use it frequently.

Im initiated on very basics about Fedora, now i can tell im a lil' more advanced but in SuSE, and im glad so.

You can find info on installation, operation, remote oparation, compatibility with other OSs, the use of Yast, use of several protocols, web server (most important), ldap, firewall, ports and so.

Its as simple as yous SuSE Operation Manual, That's it.

Lacks Depth
But, now the issue for me is that it lacks some key topics, like how to kill a process. Initially, I was pleased with this book--it is helpful in getting started. Searching the index turns up nothing for the following terms: kill, restart, named. There is nothing about day-to-day admin types of functions needed for process managment.

Not for Novices
Most of the book covers topics too advanced for Linux beginners. It is surprising to find that a book on SUSE Linux 9 with 665 pages of small print (TOO small) contains so little useful information for someone like me--a Windows user wanting to migrate to SUSE Linux for home use. For example, there are ten chapters on implementing network services, another four chapters on "SUSE Linux in the Enterprise", and six more on using the command line.

Meanwhile, there is very little info on basic topics such as working with applications. For example, a distinctive aspect of SUSE is its inclusion of Rekall as a default database application (a possible replacement for Microsoft Access or similar software); to this important subject the book devotes a grand total of two sentences. For another example, doing backups and archives in linux can be confusing to a newcomer, but barely a page is devoted to them.

In a nutshell, this book may be useful for advanced users, but it does not qualify as a "bible" for "reader level: beginning to advanced. " For new linux users, a better choice would be a 2005 book by Thomas Keir: Beginning SUSE Linux From Novice to Professional.