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Red Hat Linux 9 For Dummies [Paperback]

Jon 'maddog' Hall (Author), Paul G. Sery (Author)
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??entertainingly covers all the essential bases for getting started.?(Linux Format, August 2003)

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* Linux is the most popular open source operating system; Red Hat has strong international distribution and, according to IDC, controls approximately 70% of the Linux market in the United States * Red Hat updates twice a year; this book shows Linux newcomers as well as users of earlier versions how to install, configure, and use the newest version * Covers preparing the hard drive for Linux, connecting to a network or the Internet, working with the GNOME interface, playing media files, and working with the file system * Features a new security chapter that shows how to implement firewalls and other basic and advanced systems * CD-ROM includes Red Hat Linux 9 Publisher's Edition
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2.0 out of 5 stars WARNING - BOOK SHIPS WITH DEFECTIVE CDs, Jun 21 2004
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This review is from: Red Hat Linux 9 For Dummies (Paperback)
I spent alot of time trying to get the included disks to install on various computers, but none of them would boot off the included CD. I finally went to the Dummies website, and found that the CDs are MISLABELED - Disk one is actually disk 2, and disk 2 is actually disk 1. To install, you therefore need to place the second CD in the drive first and boot off that DVD. It would be nice if Amazon would place that info near the top of the listing so customers would know when ordering.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Spend an extra $10 and buy a more detailed book, Dec 4 2003
This review is from: Red Hat Linux 9 For Dummies (Paperback)
The two reasons I bought this book, it is the cheapest way to buy linux from a store, so I didn't have to waste 3 days downloading, and I am a linux newbie. Like others have said, the book is good for calming any jitters you have installing linux, but once linux is setup and you establish an internet connection, the book is no longer useful.

My suggestion is simply spend a little more, you will get the same detailed instructions for installing, it will most likely come with redhat 9, and you will have something to refer to whenever you need help. I still feel it was a good buy, but there is just no reason I would ever again need to refer to it.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Good for installing but nothing else, Nov 20 2003
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Samuel Pegg (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Red Hat Linux 9 For Dummies (Paperback)
This is a good guide if you are planning to install Linux. However, the version of Linux that comes on CD (RedHat 9.0) is SOOO!! easy to install this book proves to be a waste of money.

During installation RedHat 9 asks you what you would like to install and it even tell you what the packages come with. My 60 year old mother was able to install it without this book or any help at all. (And she can't even use Windows that well)

I wouldn't suggest buying this book unless you need the computer so watered down for you that it becomes a trouble just to find the "any" key (in this case you probably shouldn't be installing Linux anyway)

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