Product: How Linux Works

I’ve worked in software and systems for thirty plus years, and have used multiple flavors of Unix and Linux, both as a developer and user; I’ve installed and configured pretty much every operating system from MS-DOS to WIndows to OSX to Ubuntu / Red Hat / VxWorks / etc - this book is the resource I wish I had all along. I learned a dozen things in the first two (review) chapters that fundamentally changed my understanding of Linux and how to use it, and I’ve gained a much more fundamental understanding of operating systems in general. Mr Ward is an outstanding writer who informs and covers the basics without talking down to the reader. He takes pains to point out what material is fundamental and what is provided for depth and can be skimmed or skipped by a casual reader; he also goes to the trouble of identifying other books that can go even deeper should you wish to do so.
This book is probably too detailed for a novice linux user, but if you have some understanding as a user and a curiosity about how things work under the hood - do not hesitate. Whatever your focus - application development, system security, hardware configuration and development … you will learn something useful here. I can’t rate this highly enough - one of the best technical books I have read.
Rating: 5
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