Re: Administering Linux.

[Kevin Colby <kevinc grainsystems com>]

The O'Reilly books are the de facto standard in published aid.

If you really get rolling, and are setting up local networks,
you should read Olaf Kirch's "Linux Network Administrator's Guide"
(also published by O'Reilly).  It is one of the best Linux books
I have ever read, although the material is a bit beyond the scope
of one machine newbies.

	- Kevin Colby
	  kevinc grainsystems com


Howard Lin wrote:
> 
> Personally, I think the "Unleashed" books are re-prints of the manual/public
> docs with important parts cut out of them...  The chapter listings of these
> books may look great, until you look at the number of pages that covers each
> topic.  Some topics that you can get volumes of books on, "Unleashed" books
> can generally sum it up in 10 pages or less.  The index are usually
> worthless as well.  Most of the time, a chapter will just talk either the
> history of the said topic, or about installation (which is almost like a
> re-print of the doc/readme.txt/how-to with maybe 5% of paraphrasing, and
> another 10% trimming).  If you run into any problems, or if your setup is
> different, then you are out of luck.  If you want books with a bird's eye
> view (are there any birds flying at 200,000 feet?), then these books will be
> adequate.  :)  I think the best place to get info is still on the internet.
> For Linux, you should be able to find most of the how-tos/faqs on your CD.
> For books that was written from people's experiences, instead of reprints,
> check out the O'Reilly books (http://www.oreilly.com/).  I am new to Linux,
> and I just got "Essential System Administration : Help for Unix System
> Administrators (Nutshell Handbook)" by AEleen Frisch.  It is a bit tougher
> to read than the "Unleashed" books, but it is more useful, has more meat to
> it.  I have to say that this book is not a "Linux only" book, so expect to
> learn about all the other *NIX flavors.  OReilly also have several other
> books related to system admin/optimization, go check them out!  Another book
> that I heard people recommend everywhere I checked, is the "Unix System
> Administration Handbook" by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Scott Seebass, Trent
> R. Hein.  When I skimmed through it at a local bookstore, it is more
> hardcore than I could handle now.  :)  And it does cost  around $70, so I
> didn't get it yet.  But I think when I become more experienced I will get
> that book.  I think one of the best things Amazon.com does is to provide the
> customer review section for each book.  I usually read through those before
> I get a book.  :)  Well, just my 2 cents (+more at no charge) :)
> 
> Good luck,
> Howard
> 
> P.S : I am not very proud to admit that I do have a few "Unleashed" books
> that I bought as part of good deals from book clubs.  Now they happily
> participate in my "dust-particle collecting" experiment.  Later they might
> help me to "unleash" a good summer BBQ.
> 
> * these are my personal comments/opinions, and it does not reflect the
> opinions of my employer/co-workers/friends...etc.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Raphael [mailto:rju texas net]
> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 1999 1:04 PM
> To: redhat-install-list redhat com <mailto:redhat-install-list redhat com>
> Subject: Re: Administering Linux.
> 
> Looking for books on administering Linux, you might want to check out Red
> Hat Linux Unleashed,  David Pitts & Bill Ball, 3rd edition.  SAMS
> publication.  Available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon Com.  It covers System
> administration and management rather thoroughly.
> 
> Anas Mughal wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Could someone recommend a book on administering Linux.
> (I would like to know how to setup, optimize, and efficiently use the
> system.)
> 
> I am willing to get more than one book. So, please recommend all the
> books you would find appropriate.
> 
> Please do recommend a UNIX book if you think that has a better coverage
> of adminsteration.
> 
> Thank you for your help.
> 
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