This Paperback Book item from For Dummies was reviewed on 25-Oct-2008.
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1) Paperback Book Red Hat Linux 9 for Dummies by For Dummies. It is a good book but too soon out of date. I had Red Hat Linux 9 and managed to get it installed and setup using the book but shortly there after an upgrade came out which made the book somewhat out-of-date. I would not recommend purchasing this book; nor would I recommend most computer books. They are too expensive for the little use you will get from them. Also; the Linux developers seem to have shot themselves in the foot. They had a good product which to compete with Microsoft Windows but they did not pursue it. Now you cannt even find Linux operating system.¤ 2) Paperback Book Red Hat Linux 9 for Dummies by For Dummies. This started off for the newbie but quickly assumes you have run Linux before. Not a lot of detail in the area of text commands which is like old DOS and the core of the system. It did help in setup of the included CDs which I did not have a problem installing. All of the Linux distributions are quickly being snatched up by corporations making them more controlling just like the Microsoft empire. What every happened to Free or the idea of open source?¤ 3) Paperback Book Red Hat Linux 9 for Dummies by For Dummies. You could spend less time looking up the information in the book, on the internet rather than spending time and money purchasing this book.
I´m sorry, but I have to say that this book was NOT a good read overall. I was hoping for more.¤ 4) Paperback Book Red Hat Linux 9 for Dummies by For Dummies. I spent alot of time trying to get the included disks to install on various computers, but none of them would boot off the included CD. I finally went to the Dummies website, and found that the CDs are MISLABELED - Disk one is actually disk 2, and disk 2 is actually disk 1. To install, you therefore need to place the second CD in the drive first and boot off that DVD. It would be nice if Amazon would place that info near the top of the listing so customers would know when ordering.¤ 5) Paperback Book Red Hat Linux 9 for Dummies by For Dummies. The two reasons I bought this book, it is the cheapest way to buy linux from a store, so I didn´t have to waste 3 days downloading, and I am a linux newbie. Like others have said, the book is good for calming any jitters you have installing linux, but once linux is setup and you establish an internet connection, the book is no longer useful. My suggestion is simply spend a little more, you will get the same detailed instructions for installing, it will most likely come with redhat 9, and you will have something to refer to whenever you need help. I still feel it was a good buy, but there is just no reason I would ever again need to refer to it.¤ 6) Paperback Book Red Hat Linux 9 for Dummies by For Dummies. Red Hat Linux, with its splashy brand name and recognizable logo, is undeniably one of the driving forces behind the Linux revolution—and, by far, the most popular Linux flavor. It’s used by businesses, individuals, and governments world wide to cut costs, improve performance, and just plain get the work done. You can use it as a desktop workstation, a network server, an Internet gateway, a firewall, the basis of an embedded system (such as a smart VCR or a robot), or even as a multiprocessor supercomputer. And thanks to the thousands of people who continually refine different parts of Linux, Red Hat Linux keeps getting more flexible and robust with each new release. Ready to put the power of the penguin in your PC? This handy plain-English guide to Red Hat Linux 9 shows you how—no experience required! It gets you up and running with everything you need to know to: - Install, configure, customize, and fine-tune Red Hat Linux 9
- Get connected to the Internet
- Work with Word documents
- Set up a Web server
- Customize your own flexible, powerful workstation
- Connect to a wireless network
- Build a firewall
With world-renowned Linux expert and crusader Jon “maddog” Hall and Paul Sery as your guides, you’ll quickly master what you need to know about: - Connecting to the Internet via broadband DSL and cable modems or old-fashioned dial-up modems
- Getting connected to your Local Area Network (LAN)
- Building simple Internet and LAN services, including Web pages and print servers
- Using Red Hat Linux to play CDs and MP3s and listen to radio stations
- Using OpenOffice desktop productivity suite, Evolution desktop organizer/and email client, the streaming multimedia player, and other cool applications
On the 2 Bonus CD-ROMs you’ll find: - Publisher’s edition of Red Hat Linux 9
- Apache Web Server
- GNU compiler
- GNOME and KDE Desktop
This amazing book/CD package is hands-down the quickest, easiest, and cheapest way to put the full power of Linux to work for you.¤ Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 22-Nov-2008, 07645399069780764539909, 550-590-840-880-040-880-060-710-9X0-8 
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