Linux All-in-One For Dummies

by Emmett Dulaney

A complete guide and reference to five major Linux distributions Linux continues to grow in popularity worldwide as a low-cost, reliable operating system for enterprise use. Nine minibooks in this guide cover everything administrators need to know about the five leading Ubuntu, Fedora Core, OpenSUSE, Mint, and Mandriva. The companion DVD includes full Ubuntu installations and ISO images for the other four, saving hours of downloading time. Linux users and administrators will be able to install and sample five popular Linux flavors with the information in Linux All-in-One For Dummies . CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Genres: Reference, Technology, Nonfiction, Computers, Coding, Computer Science

648 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent book for the plane if you need to be trapped to get some reading done. The author tells you up front to pick and choose the sections you need, so I went straight to the "good parts" and skipped the topics I was already familiar with. Since there are so many "flavors" of Linux, this was a good introductory overview, but I'll need to focus on a particular distro to actually get anything done.

[Arash Amani]

some books were very primitive for me but commands & script are iseful

[Constantinos Nterziotis · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not clear instructions, not many things were practical or working. There are tables with parameters and commands but that's not practical. There isn't much support for distibutions. This book gives an idea and and overview of linux and administration tasks.

[Christian · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think it’s a quite useful book, to get a first introduction to Linux, as well as a good place to look things up.
On the negative side some segments were, repetitive in wording, and others felt dated.

[Aiman Adlawan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Its a great book to start learning a beginner lessons about linux. Though its contents are a little bit old, but there are still some great points you can learn from this book..

[Lime Street Labrador · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kitchen sink style book trying to cover everything but ends up saying nothing

[Esmel · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is a bit outdated. The version I read was an updated version, published in 2017. It was out of date in 2017. There were perhaps a few updated images and paragraphs, but not as updated as much as I would have liked. The organization of the information is very poor. I wanted to learn more bash commands and it is spread throughout the book and not well thought out. The book is supposed to be 8 books in 1, but really it is more like 8 topics in one book, poorly organized and poorly presented. It is unfortunate because a decent manual on Linux is needed.

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent Linux guide that covers a lot of material and gets more in-depth than usual for a ..For Dummies book. Good for people completely new to Linux (but you do need to have at least basic computer knowledge) as well as a handy reference for people who just need to look up specific commands and processes on occasion.

[Ben · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a Linux Master!

I have been teaching myself various technologies over the past while, and I am happy to know that I am well-versed in everything Linux now.

4.8/5

[Ntombizakhona Mabaso · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for Beginners & Intermediates Alike.
Great for when you're looking for something specific, but you're experiencing coder's block, or trying to solve a problem.