The best just became BETTER! Completely revised to meet all your Red Hat Linux needs! Fedora Core and Red Hat Enterprise Linux are advanced operating systems. You need a book that's just as advanced. This book explains Linux clearly and effectively--with a focus on the features you care about, including system security, Internet server setup, and sharing files and printers with Windows systems. Best-selling Linux author Mark Sobell starts at the beginning and walks you through everything that matters, from installing Fedora Core using the included CDs to GNOME, KDE, Samba 3, sendmail, Apache, DNS, NIS, and iptables. Along the way, you learn the "hows" and the "whys." Whether you are a user, an administrator, or a programmer, this book gives you all you need and more. Mark Sobell knows every Linux nook and cranny, has taught hundreds of thousands of readers, and never forgets what it's like to be new to Linux. Don't settle for yesterday's Linux book...get the ONLY book that meets today's challenges and tomorrow's! Compared with the other Linux books out there, A Practical Guide to Red Hat® Linux®, Second Edition, delivers...

• The full Fedora Core operating system on 4 CDs (not the truncated "Publisher's Edition") AND complete coverage of Fedora Core and the 2.6 Linux kernel, PLUS coverage of Red Hat Enterprise Linux

• Deeper coverage of GNOME and KDE, including customization

• More practical coverage of file sharing with Samba, NFS, and FTP

• Easier-to-follow coverage of Internet server configuration including Apache, sendmail, NFS, and DNS

• More up-to-date coverage of security, including SELinux (Security Enhanced Linux), OpenSSH, and firewall setup using iptables

• Better coverage of "meat-and-potatoes" system/network administration tasks

• A more practical introduction to writing bash shell scripts

• More complete coverage of configuring local and network printers using CUPS

• And much more...including a 500+ word glossary and a comprehensive index to help you find what you need fast!

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 16 Ratings

Chose it for my class - 2008-07-21
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I teach a class on Linux and chose this book for several reasons
1. price - Linux 'textbooks' run around $150
2. more than enough good material to fill a semester
3. Sobell's books are consistently the most readable I have seen - topics are explained well in a style that is interesting - a rarity in tech books

Bad experience - 2009-02-01
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This seller really disappointed me. I ordered a book from this seller on the 1st of January and have not received the book yet! I have written e-mails to the seller and I have not heard anything from the seller yet! This is a totally bad experience!

Too Much Entry Level Information - 2008-01-24
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This book is not for would be admins. The writer wasted a lot of time in explaining mundane stuff. I don't understand why all those reviewers gave so much praise for this merely entry level book.

Must Have This Book! - 2007-10-29
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To keep it simple...THIS IS THE BOOK!!!
You'll only need one. Learn everything in this book!
Easy to read and lots of examples.
You won't be disappointed!

Excellent resource for beginning and intermediate Linux users - 2006-11-10
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I purchased this book to keep as a reference for my Linux users. I have found that is easy to use with a plethora of good practical information. It is well written and fairly comprehensive. It takes the mystery out of a lot of the more intricate Linux tasks. It explains things very well and the "How To"s are easy to follow. This is a great book for beginning to intermediate Linux users and a great reference for those that are more experienced.

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