Review by Matthew Greenberg
on 2020-03-10
Product: 007148874X I have taken this book out of my library while waiting for a new Linux+ study guide, which is not the same person who wrote this one. I read the first chapter and I have worked with Linux and Unix for many years and are familiar with both. It was interesting some of the topics that were mentioned but at issues were the chapter questions that I noticed had some errors and asked some information that was not discussed in the chapter.
Review by Matthew H. Dick
on 2020-03-10
Product: 0380815931 This is a brief history of, and commentary on, the development of computer operating systems in the context of the competing business models of Apple and Microsoft, and how newer freeware operating systems like Linux relate to these corporate structures. As with all of this author’s works, the writing is interesting and engaging. It is written for the lay-person, and I learned a lot from it. Published in 2009 and covering the state of affairs in the personal computer industry probably up to 2007-08, the book is now somewhat outdated.
Review by Matthew P Dovell
on 2020-03-10
Product: 0066620732 I picked up this book thinking that somehow it would show how good open source is only to find it’s pretty bad. The book itself doesn’t even read like a book but more like a magazine article that’s 210 pages too long. For example 95% of the book is Linus writing it. The other 5% is just comments while writing it by David. Also after reading the end (the book can be skimmed and read in under 3 hours) Linus tells much more about himself then he thinks he does.
Review by Matthew Walsh
on 2020-03-10
Product: 0072127481 I read this book cover to cover and bookmarked half the pages with tips I want to use. It’s not just a book on preventing hacks…it’s full of great productivity tips as well. Nowadays, I rarely buy computer books because all the info is on the internet. But this book is an exception. The internet can’t substitute for the education you’ll get by walking through this one page at a time.
Review by Matthieu B.
on 2020-03-10
Product: Linux Device Drivers This book is not about how a driver works. It’s about Linux-specific APIs to write drivers. Don’t expect more than that. This book has a description of all you need to write drivers for Linux, assuming you have written drivers for other OSes or bare metal before. Beware of two things: - This book is not up to date with the fast-changing Linux kernel, however, most differences with recent kernels can easily be overcame;
Review by mattoleriver
on 2020-03-10
Product: LINUX: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide! Will be of no use to a casual Linux user. Rating: 1 1519453477 Count: 34
Review by Maxim Rozhkov
on 2020-03-10
Product: 1119188687 The author gives informative description of any technical aspect related to the Raspberry PI. He touches very wide range of topics, from Linux shell commands to programming hardware modules (SPI, I2C) and IoT. The opinion of Derek Malloy is always reasonable and his advice accurate. The tremendous number of examples are totally useful and very clear. Frankly speaking, the book is the best one that I read in last three years.
Review by Me
on 2020-03-10
Product: How Linux Works Defines Linux/Unix for everyone to understand and provides links/ resources to more than enough information to take any user where they want to go. Every tech person should have one especially if they use Mac OS X or Linux… Better than I expected. Rating: 5 1593270356 Count: 59
Review by Meghan Gonzalez
on 2020-03-10
Product: LINUX Beginner’s Crash Cours Linux is an easy to install application, Secure, Easy to change options and the attractive community Ubuntu. And better thing is need to upgrade your hardware every two years just to keep pace with the processing demands of your Operating System. If you are upgrading your OS to Linux, then I recommend you to read this book. This is really a nice option to know more about Linux Rating: 4 1518721354 Count: 19
Review by Melissa Schmidt
on 2020-03-10
Product: Linux for Beginners: An Introduction to the Linux Operating System and Command Line This is a nifty little book for anyone interested in learning to use Linux. It is simple, easy to read, and easy to understand. You don’t have to be a computer genius to follow along in this book, you just have to take the time to read it properly. The steps needed to learn Linux are detailed one by one.