Review by Jack D. Herrington
on 2020-03-10
Product: 0596009119 This is an excellent hacks book. It’s one hundred fairly short, but well explained and appropriately illustrated, hints and tips that cover the gamut of Linux issues. Don’t let the Desktop word in the title fool you. Certainly there is a lot of information on Desktop tweaks, but the information is more than skin deep. There is security, networking and systems administration information. As with all of the hacks books, take a look at the table of contents and if you find ten or so that interest you, then check it out.
Review by Jack D. Herrington
on 2020-03-10
Product: 1590594444 I strongly recommend this book for systems administrators and those running personal Linux systems. This book covers all of the basics of locking down a Linux system, and presents it in a way that is easy to understand and follow. In particular I was pleased with the sections on securing connections to the machine and the file system. Rating: 5 1590594444 Count: 8
Review by Jack D. Herrington
on 2020-03-10
Product: 0596009305 This is O’Reilly at it’s best, thorough and well research, concise and well produced. This is the lookup reference for everything you need to know about Linux commands. It should be on the bookshelf of any sysadmin or user, and placed so that it’s easy to reach. Rating: 5 0596009305 Count: 15
Review by Jack D. Herrington
on 2020-03-10
Product: 0131488724 This is a screenshot heavy walkthrough of Linux installation and use of the KDE shell and various GUI applications. Most pages have several screenshots with smatterings of text explaining each one. There is some coverage of shell access at the end of the book. But the book is primarily focused on applications like OpenOffice, Write, Gimp and the other GUI applications. Rating: 3 0131488724 Count: 8
Review by Jack D. Herrington
on 2020-03-10
Product: 059600754X I’ve read a bunch of these linux walkthroughs now and I haven’t been impressed by them, this book included. The problem is that the coverage is too sweeping. There are too many screenshots and the coverage is way too broad. It’s unclear to me how simply booting up a Linux distribution and playing with it for a little while isn’t just as good as having this book walk you through it.
Review by Jack D. Herrington
on 2020-03-10
Product: 059600589X From the title I would have suspected something about building scalable Linux servers for web applications. Turns out the book is nothing like that. It’s a ground up introduction to Linux from the end-user perspective. It starts in Windows with prepping a system for Linux installation, works through the installation (replete with lots of screenshots), then goes into the basics of window managers and Linux Office-style applications. The last few chapters go into some depth on working in the shell and shell scripting, but it’s pretty light.
Review by Jack D. Herrington
on 2020-03-10
Product: 0596100825 This is an excellent followup to the original Linux Hacks books. The hacks in this book are focused primarily on power users and sysadmins. These are practical and helpful tips that should be of great benefit directly to the reader. In addition each hack acts as a starting point for even more interesting work by the reader in areas relating to the original hacks. Lots of good direct information and inspiration.
Review by Jack D. Herrington
on 2020-03-10
Product: 1931836035 This is a great book for Wi-Fi enthusiasts, and people who want to secure their wireless networks. Not only does it have a chapter on wireless security, the entire book is a guide to how to find and exploit networks. So by reading the book you are learning how to exploit and how not to have your network exploited. Chapter one is a solid introduction to wireless networking, the hardware the protocols and the software.
Review by Jack D. Herrington
on 2020-03-10
Product: 0596007582 This is a well written and researched book that covers all of the aspects of Linux/Windows interop. File and print sharing are covered in detail. Authentication and LDAP, which can be very problematic, are given solid coverage. Definitely a good buy and an informative read for anyone in IT looking for information on mixing Linux and Windows boxes in a heterogeneous environment. Rating: 5 0596007582 Count: 7
Review by Jack Dennon
on 2020-03-10
Product: 0764543733 The March 1, 2000 review posted by Daniel Sheltraw pertains to the second edition of this book. Both editions of this book are excellent, but the edition has no information on writing kernel modules. Be sure to order the edition if you are looking specifically for information on writing Linux kernel device driver modules. Rating: 5 0764543733 Count: 7