| | |  | Remote Access | Home » » » Practical Guide to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, A (6th Edition) | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | “I have found this book to be a very useful classroom text, as well as a great Linux resource. It teaches Linux using a ground-up approach that gives students the chance to progress with their skills and grow into the Linux world. I have often pointed to this book when asked to recommend a solid Linux reference.” –Eric Hartwell, Chair, School of Information Technology, ITT Technical Institute The #1 Fedora and RHEL resource—a tutorial AND on-the-job reference Master Linux administration and security using GUI-based tools, the command line, and Perl scripts Set up key Internet servers, step by step, including Samba, Apache, sendmail, DNS, LDAP, FTP, and more Master All the Techniques You Need to Succeed with Fedora™ and Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® In this book, one of the world’s leading Linux experts brings together all the knowledge you need to master Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux and succeed with it in the real world. Best-selling author Mark Sobell explains Linux clearly and effectively, focusing on skills you’ll actually use as a user, programmer, or administrator. Now an even more versatile learning resource, this edition adds skill objectives at the beginning of each chapter. Sobell assumes no prior Linux knowledge. He starts at the beginning and walks you through every topic and task that matters, using easy-to-understand examples. Step by step, you’ll learn how to install and configure Linux from the accompanying DVD, navigate its graphical user interface, provide file/print sharing, configure network servers, secure Linux desktops and networks, work with the command line, administer Linux efficiently, and even automate administration with Perl scripts. Mark Sobell has taught hundreds of thousands of Linux and UNIX professionals. He knows every Linux nook and cranny—and he never forgets what it’s like to be new to Linux. Whatever you want to do with Linux—now or in the future—you’ll find it here. Compared with the other Linux books out there, A Practical Guide to Fedora™ and Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®, Sixth Edition, delivers -
Complete, up-to-the-minute coverage of Fedora 15 and RHEL 6 -
State-of-the-art security techniques, including up-to-date firewall setup techniques using system-config-firewall and iptables, and a full chapter on OpenSSH (ssh) -
Coverage of crucial topics such as using su and sudo, and working with the new systemd init daemon -
Comprehensive coverage of the command line and key system GUI tools -
More practical coverage of file sharing using Samba, NFS, and FTP -
Superior coverage of automating administration with Perl -
More usable, realistic coverage of Internet server configuration, including Apache (Web), sendmail, NFSv4, DNS/BIND, and LDAP, plus new coverage of IPv6 -
More and better coverage of system/network administration tasks, including network monitoring with Cacti -
Deeper coverage of essential administration tasks—from managing users to CUPS printing, configuring LANs to building a kernel -
Complete instructions on keeping Linux systems up-to-date using yum -
And much more, including a 500+ term glossary and comprehensive indexes Includes DVD! Get the full version of the Fedora 15 release! | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Mark G. Sobell | | Paperback:
| 1224 pages | | Publisher:
| Prentice Hall | | Publication Date:
| August 20, 2011 | | Language:
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 Sobell writes a great Linux all-in-oneOct 24, 2011
By Daniel Bond
This is the most useful all-in-one Linux book I've seen. I consider myself an intermediate level Linux/UNIX user. I wish I had obtained this book five or six years ago.
Like a previous reviewer, I decided to wait and obtain this when I saw the sixth edition was about to be released. It was worth the wait. I became aware of this book after examining Sobell's "Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming" at a local store. I was impressed with that book's breadth and organization. That book uses generic Linux as the basis for explaining Linux. When I saw Amazon offered a Sobell book targeted to Fedora/RHEL, I knew that was the edition I wanted. I recently switched to Fedora Linux after several years of using Ubuntu.
If you're in the market for a large Linux book, you'll be happy with either this Fedora book or the "Practical..Commands" edition mentioned previously. Either book will be useful regardless of the Linux flavor you use. The difference between this Fedora book and the "Practical..Commands" book: this one covers administration and server setup tasks extensively. Both books share a lot of material. The "Commands" book also covers many topics that aren't covered here (including Mac OSX). It's worth taking time and reading Amazon's preview which includes the preface. Sobell clearly spells out the differences between the books.
The "Commands" book costs less and doesn't include a DVD. But, -- nowadays -- installing Linux from a USB stick is simpler than using a DVD. I suggest to buy the "Practical..Commands" book instead of this Fedora book when you're completely new to Linux. It costs less and covers more of what you don't know. Learn administrative tasks down the road as needed.
Finally, a third version called "Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux" is worth considering also. I imagine a lot of effort went into choosing the content for these three different Linux references.
Sobell's writing is crisp and to-the-point. It is almost completely devoid of personality -- by this I mean he eschews lame attempts at humor or grammatical/semantic oddities that mar otherwise great books. One could possibly complain that his writing style is dry or boring. I wouldn't. I don't like books which devote space to "exercises". Fortunately, these are brief. I haven't checked yet, but the answers (some) are said to be posted on the author's web site.
The level of detail is perfect for this type of book. For example, you learn how UUIDs are used, but not how they're derived. This book filled gaps in my BASH shell knowledge: stuff I should've known but didn't due to laziness or having glossed over material elsewhere.
The book doesn't cover a whole lot about the GNOME shell. When it does have GUI examples it depicts GNOME 3 in "fallback" mode which is similar to GNOME 2. This is a wise editorial choice. Don't expect a ton of GUI stuff anyway; this is mostly CLI. Lots of great stuff on system initialization. Material here is up-to-date and clearly explained. I'm still digesting the sections on system initialization.
Would have liked to see a bit of coverage on Webmin, plus other utilities I've used. I suppose you can't have everything.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
intro, advanced and reference all in one!Sep 24, 2011
By Jeanne Boyarsky
"A Practical Guide to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux" is a long and thorough book that manages to take you from beginner to advanced. It's both a great book to learn from and a great reference book - a rare combination.
For learning Linux, the book starts with basic commands and builds up to more complex utilities. There are hands on "jumpstarts" and tutorials so you can get started with advanced tools quickly. There are plenty of warnings and tips. And cross referencing - appreciated in a 1000+ page book.
For people who already know Linux, skimming/skipping the basic sections is fine. The book more than pays for itself with the advanced materials.
As a reference, there are multiple indices - file names, utility name, jumpstarts and the main index. Plus the glossary. Many chapters contain extensive tables. Also the left sidebar easily hones in on what you want to find.
I particular liked the use of both flowcharts, syntax guides and examples to teach concepts. Whether they were networking terms or how to write a script.
I think this book may replace my dog eared five year old UNIX one as the first book I grab when I want to look something up! My only caveat is that a third of the book is identical to Sobel's other title - A Practical Guide to Linux Commands...". But then you'd already have formed an opinion and not need this review.
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Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for writing this review on behalf of CodeRanch.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Great Linux book, especially for the price.Sep 20, 2011
By S. Kosloske
There's a ton of junk out there, good thing there are places like this where you can comb through techie reviews and get a better idea of what to spend your money on.
A friend of mine has the older edition, and I was going to pick up my own copy when I noticed that the 6th edition was due out shortly, so I put it on my pre-order list and got it when it was released.
This is both a good learning-Linux book, and a great reference. I find myself agreeing with the authors methods of system administration most of the time, and I'm starting to get the feeling that the points I disagree with are me just being stubborn, and I need to learn the "new, right" way.
Great book, especially for the discounted Amazon price.
Fedora's full 360 in a bookFeb 28, 2012
By K7Caveman
This book has every single piece of information related to Fedora a beginner to learn from, possibly an expert would want to keep in their library. Its the Fedora and RHEL encyclopedia for the Fedora 15 users. Very helpful product
Excellent book, accurate and precise tech info.Learn a lot from it.Feb 08, 2012
By Kingston Q. Peng
I highly recommend this book. It is one of the best Linux book I have ever read, and I have learned a lot from many chapters of this book. The tech information is accurated and very well explained and verified (with the exception on snmp chapter, which don't seem to work well for me -- maybe the software is updated after this book is published).
The DVD of Fedora 15 is included in the book, so for those haven't learn how to download and burn iso DVD, this will get you start quickly (and you can gain some time to lear how to burn iso image later).
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