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Make the Most of Today?s Smallest, Fastest Desktop Linux Distribution?Damn Small Linux! Damn Small Linux (DSL) is a... more

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  The Official Damn Small Linux(R) Book: The Tiny Adaptable Linux(R) That Runs on Anything (Negus...

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  • Go anywhere, do anything, Older PC's are modern again !
  • Make your old PC a work horse with Damm Small Linux, and do it with out alot of technical knowledge with this book.
    
    I took a 10 year old PC (Pentium I / 166Mhz ) and with the help of...
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"The definitive work on Red Hat Linux. Chain it to your desk. You'll browse others, but you'll wear this one out."... more

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  Red Hat Linux 9 Bible

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  • Posted:Jan-10-2007

  • Not workable produce
  • I ordered this item for my husband and while the book is fine, one of the CDs is unplayable. He repeatedly tried to contact the company and could not get any personal response and could not get...
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  • Red Hat is the best Documented version of Linux
  • This book is about Red Hat 9, with the Red Hat 9 CDs included. Red Hat 9 is no longer supported by Red Hat. They have moved on to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise. But Red Hat 9 is still supported by...
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For a home desktop or a business server, here's all the Linux you need Fedora 7 contains thousands of the... more

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  Fedora 7 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible

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  • Posted:Feb-28-2008

  • Lot of info
  • Have not read cover-cover but has a lot of information, very thorough. I'm not sure if it would be a Linux learning tool but if you want to know the nuances of Fedora 7 this is the book for you
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  • Posted:Dec-14-2007

  • Good Reference but lacking on system configuration, installation, and troubleshooting.
  • I bought this book thinking I could install Fedora 7 from the CD and learn Fedora/Linux from the book. I was wrong. The book has many pages on how to install Fedora, but tends to rehash the same...
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Builds on the success of the original Linux Toys, with new projects you can build using different Linux distributions... more

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  Linux Toys II: 9 Cool New Projects for Home, Office, and Entertainment (ExtremeTech)

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  • False Reviews
  • Are we supposed to believe that everybody in Texas read this book during or around January 2006 and genuinely thought it a five star book? And that somehow the book appeals only to those from Texas...
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  • Posted:Feb-23-2006

  • Great read!
  • This book is filled with GREAT information for anyone interested in working with various 'toys' for Linux. I was privileged in being part of a class presented by Tom Weeks in regards to MythTV (he...
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* Offering step-by-step instructions for making Linux installation simple and painless, this valuable resource... more

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  Red Hat Fedora Linux 3 Bible

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  • Posted:Feb-06-2006

  • Great Book on Fedora Core 3
  • The book is good. It is well written and easy to follow. Using this book I was able to reclaim a partition on my laptop. I then reformatted the partition and installed fedora core 3 on my laptop...
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  Linux Bible 2007 Edition: Boot up Ubuntu, Fedora, KNOPPIX, Debian, SUSE, and 11 Other...

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  • Posted:Jan-20-2009

  • good book broke CD
  • This was a "new" book and was in very good condition BUT one of the CD that came with it was broken completely in half. That was disappointing.
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  • Posted:Sep-08-2007

  • Not so good for the beginner
  • If you are new to linux, and want to learn the details and be a good linux user, this book is not for you, instead: buy a detailed book about the distro you are using (or want to give a try), and...
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  • Posted:May-07-2007

  • When you want a CD and DVD
  • I'm new to Linux. I've been using it for three months. I was looking for a fairly inclusive book so I could learn more. I didn't find this book terribly helpful to me though. Mostly I used the...
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?Dream the perfect computer system, then build it to run on a Linux live CD! ? A Linux live CD is more than just a... more

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  Live Linux(R) CDs: Building and Customizing Bootables (Negus Live Linux Series)

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  • Posted:Aug-23-2009

  • A must have book
  • This is a must have book!
    I wanted always to create my own Linux Live Cd but i didn't knew how to do it until i bought this book.This book explains in a very simple way how to build and...
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For desktop or business, here's all the Linux you need Whether you want the latest Linux software in Fedora or... more

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  Red Hat Fedora and Enterprise Linux 4 Bible

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  • Posted:Jul-31-2006

  • You can stop looking for other books!
  • 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...
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  • Posted:May-17-2006

  • Best for Linux newbie or end user not admin
  • 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...
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  • Posted:Dec-10-2005

  • Think Twice About Buying
  • 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...
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From home desktop to enterprise server, here's all the Linux you need! With Fedora Core 5, you get the latest Linux... more

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  Fedora 5 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Bible

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  • Posted:Aug-01-2007

  • Great product
  • The book is very good, it was detailed with exactly what I was looking for. this will be a very good book to have for reference in the future. Money well spent.
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  • Posted:Dec-11-2006

  • Lots of pages, but no meat for a systems administrator
  • I originally bought this book as a sytems administrator's reference. I was disappointed by the lack of depth provided on most topics, and the poor job done indexing.
    
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In this handy, compact guide, you?ll explore a ton of powerful Fedora Linux commands while you learn to use Fedora... more

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  Fedora Linux Toolbox: 1000+ Commands for Fedora, CentOS and Red Hat Power Users

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  • Posted:Jun-03-2009

  • Great Guide
  • I just got this book and I started using its advices in Linux. I recently had contact with centOS servers and Fedora and this book has guided me through the way of correct administration via...
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  • Posted:Apr-28-2009

  • DO NOT BUY the KINDLE version of this book
  • This could probably be an excellent Kindle book if the many tables were displayed like the rest of the book, in a font that is large enough to read and searchable. Unfortunately, the critical...
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More than a quarter of a million copies sold in previous editions! From home desktop to enterprise server,... more

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  Fedora 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible

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  • Posted:May-29-2009

  • Muy buena gu?a de referencia!
  • En s?, el libro es muy bueno en contenido y temas, solo hay que tener en cuenta que esta dirigido a personas con conocimientos de intermedio a avanzado en algunas ?reas de la inform?tica como por...
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* An indispensable resource for Fedora users who must now work without customer support from Red Hat, Inc., covering... more

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  Linux Troubleshooting Bible

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  • Posted:Sep-10-2005

  • Notes on "Linux Troubleshooting Bible"
  • "Linux Troubleshooting Bible" is another excellent book by Christopher Negus. Although the focus is on the Fedora Core 3, it is still packed with information for the beginner as well as the...
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  • Posted:Jan-26-2005

  • Not applicable for the desktop user
  • This book hasn't been of much help to me. My review might be too strict. This book may be useful to people running Linux on servers and networks.
    
    But to the average desktop user, I'd...
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* Detailed installation instructions and step-by-step descriptions of key desktop and server components help new... more

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  Linux Bible, 2005 Edition

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  • Linux Bible
  • As someone new to the Linux operating system I was looking for a textbook that was thorough but easy to understand and use. This book has it all and then some. I am enjoying following the exercises...
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  • Linux Bible Nearly Useless
  • I am very disappointed with the Linux (2008 Edition) Bible. It is basically a fluff volume (800+ pages of fluff) that provides little help in trying to use Linux. Best comparison I can think of...
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* Christopher Negus is the bestselling author of Red Hat Linux 8 Bible (0-7645-4968-5) and earlier versions, with... more

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  Linux Toys: 13 Cool Projects for Home, Office and Entertainment

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  • Posted:Aug-02-2009

  • Seriously cool with something for everyone
  • Impressive collection of projects and information. So far I've only read part of it but I've already learned a lot. Even the Appendices are packed with info - "Appendix B - ABCs of Using Linux" has...
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  • This is for newbie only!
  • When I frst saw this book into the store shelf I thought finally a great book about linux projects! Well... it didn't take much time to get back on my feet when I started reading it. I'm not saying...
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  • Posted:Dec-24-2003

  • ok, not great
  • First I was a little disapointed in it's Red Hat slant. I'm more of a Debian fan so I was kindof bummed that all the code was in rpm format. After downloading Alian and converting the rpms to debs...
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