Debian GNU / Linux 3.1 Bible
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (543 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764576445 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 672 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Harris is a professional systems administrator who works with Debian systems daily. He is currently working full time for Canonical Ltd. Benjamin Mako Hill is an intellectual property researcher and activist and a professional Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) advocate, developer, and consultant. David also serves as the point of first contact for numerous Debian users and developers, and is known for providing excellent personalized technical support. He is the author of the <
Comprehensive, beginning-to-advanced coverage of Debian GNU/Linux, which boasts an estimated installed base of 1.75 million servers and a year-to-year growth rate of 25 percentDebian GNU/Linux is free, supported by HP, and is often cited as the most stable and reliable Linux distribution-which makes it a great alternative for users put off by Red Hat's pricey Enterprise Linux and unsupported FedoraWritten by an active and widely recognized member of the Debian community and featuring a foreword by the Debian Project LeaderFeatures the basic distribution on one CD-ROM as well as a mini disk that allows users to explore Debian GNU/Linux without actually installing it
This book teaches you the commands, configuration setups, and best practices to use Debian productively on the desktop, Internet, and intranet servers. You'll learn about the thousands of software packages available for Debian, and how to create your own packages and make them available for other Debian users.Inside, you'll find complete coverage of Debian GNU/Linux 3.1Understand the features that make Debian unique among Linux distributionsInstall Debian, use the shell and filesystem, and install and manage software packagesUnderstand basic Debian system administration including managin
A good start Amazon Customer I liked this book, it is easy to look up what you want, and it is nicely divided to setup a desktop PC, a Internet server and a intranet server. It puts you on the right track and will get you started. It is however a starter book, and I would not call it a bible. Maybe a beginners bible? The book comes with Knoppix to let you play without installing and the Debian 3.1 CD. I installed from the CD and it downloaded nicely the other packages I needed through the inte. Ponderunga said An OK book, could have had better focus. From reading the first five chapters, I have mixed opinions of the book. On the "good" part, a Debian book that gives a high level overview of everything is welcome, because the documentation sometimes loses the forest for the trees. A Debian book is also a good investment because of the system's stability. if Woody is any indication, this book should be current for the next quarter of a decade.On the "could have been better" side, this book suffers from a certain . Good introduction. Sometimes too brief. I had already installed Debian 3.1 on my home PC's, and had several years background using Linux / Debian, at a medium user/administrator level. However, all my knowledge from Linux came from scattered on-line manual and pieces. Thus, I purchased this book to have a printed, consistent reference, specially for Debian Sarge (3.1).The pros:- The book gives you a general overview of what you can do with Debian 3.1.- The most useful chapters for the newcomer are at the