Mastering Red Hat Linux 6

Danesh, Arman

ISBN 10: 0782126138 / ISBN 13: 9780782126136

Published by Sybex Inc, 1999

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Synopsis:

Linux is a UNIX-like open-source operating system. This text covers Red Hat Linux 6, including coverage of installation procedures, descriptions of utilities, and advanced discussions of commands and applications incluing conf and mole. The CD-ROM contains the complete RH Linux 6 distribution.

Review: Whatever the Linux community thinks, the publishing community has clearly decided to adopt Red Hat 6 as the standard. In many ways this is a pity as Red Hat is the only major distribution currently using Gnome and its KDE implementation is poor. This makes books on Red Hat 6 a lot less useful than they should be to users of other Linux distributions.

Still, much of Mastering Red Hat 6 is relevant to any Linux user. This is important as the book is intended to be useful to users from beginner to expert level. It's a soundly written and solid tome of around 900 pages which explains Linux usage and configuration in some detail. The approach, however, is dry, lacking in the kind of experiential anecdote which gives a reader confidence. For example, it seems unlikely a new user would be able to set up a working connection to an ISP from the description given in Chapter 22. There's extensive coverage of setting up a Red Hat 6 box as a server for Web pages, files and printers but once again it doesn't read as if the author has much real-world experience and barely touches network card installation issues. For some, a more useful title may be Red Hat 6 Unleashed.--Steve Patient

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mastering Red Hat Linux 6
Publisher: Sybex Inc
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good