Red Hat Fedora Linux 3 For Dummies

Author - Jon ´maddog´ Hall ... [Goo?] [Posters]
Author - Paul G. Sery ... [Goo?] [Posters]

This Paperback Book item from For Dummies was reviewed on 18-Oct-2008.

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1) Paperback Book Red Hat Fedora Linux 3 For Dummies by For Dummies. If you are looking for a place to start to get into linux... first of all FC3 is outdated already. FC5 is out now. Second of all, if you are new to linux, Ubuntu linux may be an easier distro to start with. Theres a huge online support community and its very user friendly in my opinion. Since I was already used to Red Hat, some of the Ubuntu quirks were strange for me. But for a beginner, I think Ubuntu is superior.

I have a few machines running FC3 already and I thought this might be a good reference book. Turns out I already knew most of the book already, and I also know where to get help online for anything else. So I shouldn´t have wasted my time.. ah well.¤

2) Paperback Book Red Hat Fedora Linux 3 For Dummies by For Dummies. The DVD this comes with is defective. I have a relatively new PC that can boot from the DVD/cd drive, but this DVD is not bootable. I went into BIOS to make sure (he doesn´t even mention checking the BIOS!). He just says ´boot from the DVD´ and doesn´t even mention BIOS. Well you can´t, because the DVD is defective. I had to download linux (free) from linuxiso.org, and i suggest you do the same. oh and don´t get this book, get the red hat linux bible instead. at least there the dvd will work.¤

3) Paperback Book Red Hat Fedora Linux 3 For Dummies by For Dummies. When Red Hat stopped selling their low end packaged product and turned the whole thing over to the Fedora group I was very dissappointed and felt that this part of the market was simply going to go away. Instead I´ve been plesantly surprised to see that publishers have picked up on this vacancy and produced books like this one that include the full distribution. And at a price well below what the Red Hat packaged product cost.

This book is, like the title says, for dummies. Not stupid just that you don´t know about this particular subject. It´s main intent is to get you through the installation and set up of a desktop workstation. There is a bit about using Apache to set up a web server, but neither "data base" not "PHP" are even in the index.

As is common with the For Dummies books, this one includes a good bit of humor. It helps me to stay awake and I like it. It´s also good to see that this book can take some the mystery oout of the Unix environment. If there´s going to be any competition for Microsoft, it has to come from books like this. Say to go publisher.¤

4) Paperback Book Red Hat Fedora Linux 3 For Dummies by For Dummies. If you´re looking for a good entry level text to get started with the Fedora distribution of Linux (and one in which you can have fun reading it), try out Red Hat Fedora Linux 3 For Dummies by Jon ´maddog´ Hall and Paul G. Sery (Wiley).

Chapter List:
Part 1 - Installing Fedora Core: And In The Opposite Corner... A Penguin?; Paving The Way For Fedora Core; Ready, Set, Install!; Getting To Know Fedora Core
Part 2 - Got Net?: Dull Dial-Up Modems Still Get The Job Done; Broadband Rocks!; Connect Locally, Communicate Globally: Connecting To A LAN; Only You Can Prevent Bad Firewalls
Part 3 - Linux, Huh! What Is It Good For? Absolutely Everything!: Gnowing GNOME; Gnowing More Applications; Surfin´ The Net And Using E-Mail; Using Audio And Video Applications; Going To The OpenOffice; The Days Of Wine And Windows Applications
Part 4 - Revenge Of The Nerds: Building Your Own Private Network; Creating Basic Linux Network Services; Securing Your Future; Bringing In The Fedora Core Repairman; Building A Streaming Audio Server
Part 5 - The Part Of Tens: Ten Problem Areas And Solutions; Ten Security Vulnerabilities And Their Fixes
Part 6 - Appendixes: Fedora Core Administration Utilities; Discovering Your Hardware´s True Identity; Filing Your Life Away; Becoming A Suit: Managing The Linux File System; Revving Up With RPM And YUM; About The DVD
Index

It used to be a book on Linux covered how to set up a Linux server and how to run a command line interface to do all sorts of strange things. Now the Linux desktop is becoming a viable option both personally and commercially, so books like this need to cover both. While you can find separate titles that cover just the desktop or just the server more completely, this For Dummies title will do a good job in giving you an overview of both. Since the book includes a DVD with the entire Core 3 distribution, you can immediately get started on your Linux adventure. And like all Dummies titles, there´s a lot of humor and informal writing going on, so it´s not like you´re wading through a technical manual or something...

Probably not a book you´d give to Gramma to get her off of Windows, but a decent choice for an IT person looking to expand their horizons...¤

5) Paperback Book Red Hat Fedora Linux 3 For Dummies by For Dummies. This book is a great place for the Linux newbie to start. It´s an easy read and gives you good basic information, plus some advanced stuff (a wireless multimedia server for your home network?!)

You´re expected to have a little knowledge about computers but not much. Basically the book assumes most readers use ms windows at least a little bit. Another good thing is the book gives you Fedora Core 3 on DVD. Check it out.¤

6) Paperback Book Red Hat Fedora Linux 3 For Dummies by For Dummies.

• Fedora Core "X" is the latest release of the leading Linux distribution, which boasts approximately 70 percent of the Linux market in the United States and serves as a low-cost alternative to more expensive operating systems
• Written in the trademark friendly, humorous, easy-to-understand For Dummies style, this updated edition shows Linux newbies how to install and use Fedora Core
• Includes new coverage of the SELinux infrastructure (an important new security feature), Linux and GNOME applications, how to fine-tune the GNOME desktop, and the new GStreamer multimedia tool
• Companion DVD includes the full Fedora Core "X" distribution-all the tools and source code on the multi-CD version

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