The darling of the open-source movement, Linux offers up a tinkerer's dream: the ability to configure, manipulate, and (potentially) improve absolutely everything about the operating system. Red Hat Linux Unleashed recognizes the central desire of Linux adopters--control over just about everything (including the source code). The book devotes copious pages to step-by-step instructions to accompany the Red Hat installation CD-ROM.

Red Hat Linux Unleashed explains some troubleshooting techniques, mostly by detailing prevention. The authors want readers to understand the processes underlying Linux in order to make intelligent decisions about system maintenance. A good portion of the book deals with network administration, including chapters on STMP & POP, FTP, and security issues. For those looking to host Web servers, the specifics of Apache, Domain Name Systems (DNS), Network Information Service (NIS) client/server database systems, and Network File System (NFS) software all receive ample coverage.

While Red Hat Linux Unleashed does try to be all things to all people, the authors acknowledge the impossibility of this mandate. They sprinkle URLs throughout the book, encouraging readers to visit other locations for more in-depth coverage. A strong overall resource, Red Hat Linux Unleashed is a good place to start for Linux installation. --Jennifer Buckendorff

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Learn how to install, configure, and manage the latest version of Red Hat operating system 5.1. The CD-ROM features the latest version of Red Hat Linux, system administration tools, and development tools.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Detailed, thorough, and actually has a good index, July 18 2004

Daniel A. Segel (Davis, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Red Hat Linux Fedora Unleashed (Paperback)

Linux books tend to fall into two categories:

1. How-to books for beginners
2. Reference books

I am already fairly comfortable in linux, but most of my experience is with distributions that do things differently than the "Red Hat" way. When I decided to try out Fedore Core 2, I realized I would need to either spend a lot of time online in forums, or get a book. But I didn't need a beginners book, and I wanted more than a simple reference.

I looked through many, many linux books on the shelves of my local brick & motor bookstore, but they almost all fell into one of the two catefories I mentioned above. Luckily, I then found "Red Hat Linux Fedora unleashed". This book has the perfect combination of background and reference material that somebody who has a little bit of linux experience needs. In fact, I would also recommend this book to beginners as well, because if you stick with linux you move out of the "beginner" stage fairly quickly, and would then need a book like this one. Better to have spent your $$ on this book to begin with.

Oh yeah - the index is also great. A good and usable index is a hard thing to produce. Most publishers seem to be letting software build the index and then never bother to have a human check it out. I don't need index references that point me to every single page that mentions the word or topic I'm trying to look up, but that's what you get with most linux books. For the index in "Red Hat Linux Fedora unleashed" the publisher either used a human being or has smarter indexing software.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Fedora leashed, July 3 2004

Joseph A. Kierpaul (Guttenberg, IA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Red Hat Linux Fedora Unleashed (Paperback)

This book is not for the person who wants to use Fedora as an OS. It is geared for someone who is into programming and is very complicated. It assumes you have a doctorate in Computer Science. I would never recommend anyone to buy this book. Fedora Core for dummies would be a much better bargain than this book.

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2.0 out of 5 stars POOR AUTHOR OR PUBLISHER?, Jun 10 2004

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This review is from: Red Hat Linux Fedora Unleashed (Paperback)

I was just amazed that some of the reviews were from Red Hat 5.2, and the Year 1999.

I agree with the author, you do think twice about buying a book with inaccurate reviews?

I suggest the author contact his publisher, as in most places it how much you money you have that counts. And I am sure the publisher will know who to phone to get the reviews checked.

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