Red Hat Linux Weekend Crash Course (With CD-ROMs)

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This Paperback Book item from John Wiley & Sons was reviewed on 16-Oct-2008.

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1) Paperback Book Red Hat Linux Weekend Crash Course (With CD-ROMs) by John Wiley & Sons. There are three CDs, you say? Well the third one is simply the lessons that the author goes over, which is worthless. I have experience installing RH, and I know that "customer service" with RH is attrocious, so I figured that I´ll get the CDs and a book that seemed to cover a lot of topics that I wanted to learn more about. I´m not going to fool myself, I don´t expect to learn any advanced topics in a weekend, as the author suggests is possible. However, the overall synopsis of this book is that nothing is covered in enough detail for you to really learn anything!

The author doesn´t explain the "whys" of anything that you´re doing. Therefore, when something doesn´t work, you have a hard time guessing what´s wrong. For example, I want to add my Linux box to my network and set up Samba. I followed the directions to a tee and got one machine to see the Samba directories on the Linux box. However, my windows 95 machine won´t accept my password. The author gives no clue as to what to do if there is a single problem.

The author glosses over things like getting yourself familiar with Linux. If you don´t know Linux (or Unix), this book isn´t going to help much. It´s just too superficial. The author tries to cover all topics and lands up covering none well enough to get any value out of them. Honestly, you can get more info from doing a google search on the subject at hand, than to try and look it up in the book. This book will be good for individuals who did not even realize that, for example, you can mount a network drive and access it´s files. However, the author gives precious little info (or at least nothing more than one can find on the internet).

No matter if a book is for beginners, intermediate or advanced users, a topic should be covered thoroughly. This book is little better than a "dummies" book; lots of fluff, very little info.¤

2) Paperback Book Red Hat Linux Weekend Crash Course (With CD-ROMs) by John Wiley & Sons. This book is ok for anyone that has very little computer experience and, like the title says, has to learn Linux in a weekend. Anyone else should look elsewhere for an introduction. And with Linux distributions getter better and better at recognizing your hardware properly (in my case a brand new Dell 4100), I think more time should be spent on actually using Linux instead of installing it.

There seems to be to few Linux books that cover the middle ground between novice users and experienced users. That´s were I find myself and I found it difficult to find good quality books aimed at intermediates.¤

3) Paperback Book Red Hat Linux Weekend Crash Course (With CD-ROMs) by John Wiley & Sons. Wanting to familiarize myself with Linux, and looking for a way to obtain an installation copy of Red Hat 7 on CD-ROM, I purchased this book.

Unfortunately, I found that this book failed be the "well-organized set of sessions" that make up a teaching guide it claims to be. The choice of topics is not exactly what you want (why spend a session on listing calendar and calculator tools), and the topics hardly provide any concrete information (unless you find the statement that "all you need is the predefined configuration files from this book´s companion CD-ROMs" enough to have "learned how to use the mail server to exchange e-mail with other systems on the Internet"). It lacks depth, even for me as a first-time user.

In summary, this book quickly shows many features of the Red Hat installation, but falls short of providing the insight required to get started.

2 stars for providing Red Hat 7 on CD.¤

4) Paperback Book Red Hat Linux Weekend Crash Course (With CD-ROMs) by John Wiley & Sons. Get up to Speed on Red Hat(r)Linux(r) 7 - in a Weekend! The big day is Monday. The day you get to show off what you know about Red Hat Linux. The problem is, you´re not really up to speed. Maybe it´s been a while since you worked with Linux. Or maybe you just like a challenge. In any event, we´ve got a solution for you - Red Hat(r)Linux(r) 7 Weekend Crash Course(TM). Open the book Friday evening and on Sunday afternoon, after completing 30 fast, focused sessions, you´ll be able to jump right in and install, use, and manage Red Hat Linux. It´s as simple as that. The Curriculum Friday Evening: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours * Getting Ready to Install Red Hat Linux * Making Room for Red Hat Linux * Finishing the Red Hat Linux Installation * Troubleshooting the Red Hat Linux Installation Saturday Morning: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours * Test Driving Red Hat Linux for the First Time * Exploring Linux Files and Directories * Understanding the Shell * Learning Linux Commands * Editing Text Files in Red Hat Linux * Performing Basic System Administration Tasks Afternoon: 6 Sessions, 3 hours * Using Modems in Red Hat Linux * Networking Your Red Hat Linux PC * Connecting Your Red Hat Linux PC to the Internet * Setting Up Internet Services * Using Red Hat Linux as a Workgroup Server * Accessing Windows and DOS Files from Red Hat Linux Evening: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours * Customizing the GNOME and KDE Desktops * Working with Screen Savers and Playing Games * Working with Multimedia Applications * Working with the Office Tools in Red Hat Linux Sunday Morning: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours * Configuring the X Window System * Understanding How Red Hat LinuxBoots * Installing Software Packages * Building a New Kernel * Scheduling Jobs in Red Hat Linux * Backing Up and Restoring Files Afternoon: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours * Building Software Packages from Source Files * Monitoring System Performance * Maintaining System Security * Getting Help from Available Resources 3 Bonus CD-ROMs * Red Hat Linux 7.0 * Includes the Linux Kernel plus Apache, Samba, Netscape, GNOME, KDE, and much more * Plus assessment software to help gauge your progress System Requirements: Linux-ready PC with CD-Rom and 3.5" floppy drives. See inside for complete requirements. www.idgbooks.com¤

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