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1) Paperback Book Red Hat Fedora and Enterprise Linux 4 Bible by Wiley. 2 years ago I was promoted to a tech. management position requiring me to administer several linux machines. Yes, I was a brand new to the world of linux and searched long and hard through book after book.
I can now tell you that as I move forward to my next position, the author and this series has become the most loyal and indispensable friend a linux newbie can have. The book consistently goes the extra mile on important topics. There were many a day that I "needed" and the book ALWAYS came through.
So, two years later I am taking the time to say thank you and recommend it to the world. A MUST have for those taking the plunge ... one in which you´ll never regret.¤ 2) Paperback Book Red Hat Fedora and Enterprise Linux 4 Bible by Wiley. Was looking for a book geared for RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 system admins looking for info on configuring RAID with mdadm, lvm2, and ended up with a book more geared for a desktop user more interested in games and novelties than serious system administration. I really don´t think the book is geared toward Enterprise users and the word "Enterprise" should not be in the title. For what it goes over it does a good job but I was expecting more core unix admin information and examples.¤ 3) Paperback Book Red Hat Fedora and Enterprise Linux 4 Bible by Wiley. This books pretty much covers it all. From networking, mysql and dns to gaming, video/audio, office tools, programming, etc. etc.
Easy to read, well written, as I am from the Faroe Islands, and have no trouble what so ever reading it.
I like the "learn by example" method used throughout the book, which will have you exploring Linux Fedora on your own, in the minimal amount of time.
Also, the entire Linux Fedora 4 OS is bundled with this book, as 2xCD and 1 DVD. This, combined with the book, is all you need to get started in the world of Linux.
5 stars from me!
Rói Højgaard, Faroe Islands¤ 4) Paperback Book Red Hat Fedora and Enterprise Linux 4 Bible by Wiley. I bought the book about two weeks ago and found it to be extreamly helpful... note the dvd with fedora 4 core is DEAD and CD2 is corupt No biggie if you have a high-speed connection you can get a copy at linux.org¤ 5) Paperback Book Red Hat Fedora and Enterprise Linux 4 Bible by Wiley. First, a description of my system: HP Pavilion 514n PC, 1 GB of RAM, Celeron processor running at 2.2 GHz, two internal Seagate physical hard drives (the first a 60 GB hard drive supporting Windows professional XP, the second a 200 GB hard drive initially formatted as NTFS but subsequently reformatted to support fat and Linux partitions).
I wanted to set up a Linux subsystem in order to support my web server development work. I initially downloaded an ISO image of SimplyMEPIS, burned it to a CD, used its included utility "QTParted" to set up the required Linux partitions on my second hard drive, and installed and operated the software for a few days. After a while, however, I grew disappointed with how it supported some aspects of my system and decided I wanted a more established Linux distribution. I determined to give Red Hat Fedora a try.
At first I downloaded and burned the four required Red Hat Fedora Core CDs. When attempting to install it, however, the first CD failed its internal media test. Thinking to ensure I would get a good and safe copy of the media I ordered a copy of Red Hat Fedora and Enterprise Linux 4 Bible by Christopher Negus. The one DVD and two CDs supplied with the book were a major selling point for me. Unfortunately, the material provided simply does not work on my system. It is impossible to even install the software. I had much better success with the free version of SimplyMEPIS.
The DVD (and the first of the supplied 2 CDs) boot up okay. But the installation program fails miserably. Subsequent follow-up attempts to install the software produce alert messages like, "You have not defined a /swap partition ...", even though I had and the system had previously recognized it. Or, "You have not defined a root partition, which is required for installation of Fedora core to continue." Again, even when I clearly had established such a partition.
As I said, all of my attempts to install the software have failed. In a final note of irony, when the installation fails the software presents you with a list of error messages. It suggests you write these messages to a floppy disk so you can report them to bugzilla.redhat.com. But the floppy disk is automatically formatted as a Linux disk. So far, I´ve been unable to access the disk or its messages with my XP PC. I guess I can´t report them. How convenient for Red Hat.
Many computer technical books which I own provide a link to a web site where you can find updates to the book, including corrections of information and (in many cases) published software and scripts. The link provided by Mr. Negus only provides information about material which is no longer relevant to Fedora Core and thus no longer appears in the book. No corrections or updates of material are provided.
Messages posted on bulletin boards on the Internet seem to indicate the failures I experienced are quite common and are known problems. It causes me to wonder why people would attempt to sell software and products which have not been successfully tested on a variety of common systems.¤ 6) Paperback Book Red Hat Fedora and Enterprise Linux 4 Bible by Wiley. For desktop or business, here´s all the Linux you need Whether you want the latest Linux software in Fedora or a stable Red Hat Enterprise Linux for your business, this book covers it all. Install Fedora Core 4 from the DVD or two CDs included and learn to use Linux as a desktop system or an Internet server. Check out fun applications for surfing the Web and doing office tasks. Learn to manage basic system administration, and move up to running your own Web, mail, print, or file server. Configure Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux to: - Browse the Web with Firefox
- Read and send e-mail with Evolution
- Create documents, spreadsheets, or presentations with OpenOffice.org
- Set up networked Web, mail, file, database, LDAP, print, or other servers
Transition your Fedora skills to Enterprise Linux with: - Descriptions of RHEL products, features, and services
- Pointers to professional RHEL training and certification
Install complete Fedora Core 4 from DVD Using the bonus DVD, you can: - Boot the DVD to check and prepare your computer before installing Fedora (using KNOPPIX)
- Install the complete Fedora Core 4 Linux operating system (all source code packages included)
Install desktop Fedora Core 4 from CD
Using the bonus 2-CD set, you can: - Select the software you need for a well-stocked desktop system
- Add key server features to use with your desktop Fedora system
Open for more! - Find ten cool things you can do with Fedora
- Use KNOPPIX to test and prepare your computer
- Get your Windows stuff working in Linux
www.wiley.com/go/fedora4bible¤ Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 7-Nov-2008, 07645957689780764595769, 440-860-7X0-310-680-960-8 
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