Fedora 8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible [With CDROMWith DVD ROM]

By Christopher Negus

Christopher Negus gives clear instructions for the basic user and administrator skills needed to master the latest versions of Fedora and RHEL, including step-by-step instructions for making Linux installation simple and how to take advantage of the desktop interface.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470230207
• ISBN13: 9780470230206
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 1080 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Fedora 8

This book is a very good guide to this modern Linux distro. But I missed some better explenation about upgrade and I had a little misshap with the CD.

very in depth book about the latest edition of Fedora and RHEL

This is a great textbook. The author goes all out in this book to explain how to use Fedora productively. He explains every little corner you can possibly think of. From how the file system is set up and different from windows to setting up different types of servers. The book is easy to follow along and is pretty much step by step the further you get into the book. I recommend this book to anyone that is just starting out using Linux because of its ease of use and in depth explanations. The cool thing about this book is that it can be used practically with any Linux OS. I tried it out with Ubuntu and everything I've accomplished so far in Fedora I have been able to do in Ubuntu. Fedora 8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible

Linux For the Curious

This book with its companion CD/DVD is about the only thing you need to get started with Linux, besides a computer, of course. I tried Linux with Fedora 3 several years ago, and things have really improved with Fedora 8. The writing is superb, at least so far. I'm only on about page 182. There are over 1000 pages. Linux is not for everybody, but if you are curious what it is all about, this book is a great place to start. You can try Linux without installing anything, if you like, from the CD. Or you can install as much as you want from the DVD. A lot of open source software is included: Firefox, Open Office, etc. I even downloaded and installed Picasa. Linux is not for the casual computer user, but if you've read this far...

Excellent Linux Companion

Really very helpful and full of great info. I must recommend this book. I already owned the Red Hat 9 Linux Bible and in a way for recycling me in the new Fedora 8 OS think it's a must. For all users, from the newbie to the professional user that ever find new tips & tricks in this book.