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 | | Sams Teach Yourself Unix in 24 Hours (4th Edition) (Teach Yourself -- Hours) by Dave Taylor ISBN-10: 9780672328145 ISBN-10: 0-672-32814-3 ISBN-13: 9780672328145 ISBN-13: 978-0-672-32814-5 Paperback 2005-08-27 Sams Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description If you're in need of a tutorial to learn UNIX from the ground up, this is it. Sams Teach Yourself UNIX in 24 Hours, Fourth Edition will let you experience UNIX through hands-on tutorials divided into 24 one-hour lessons so that you can learn the most common UNIX tasks at your own pace. The author will guide you through the basics of maintaining and manipulating a UNIX/Linux operating system. This hands-on approach will allow you to work through the exercises and grasp common UNIX/Linux concepts, including:
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Excellent addition to your UNIX sysadmin library! As is the rule for the "Sams Teach Yourself ..." line, this book is a good addition to your library - both as a learning guide and a reference. Dave Taylor is very knowledgeable and a very clear writer. I am probably not the typical reader as I have an extensive background with UNIX/Linux and have played "systems administrator" several times over my career. I have even developed several training syllabi for new UNIX users. Still, I found this to be a very useful book. There are some precious tidbits that were new to me, and his discussion of differences between various flavors of UNIX/Linux currently available is also helpful. For a "self starter," this book and a UNIX/Linux playground is all you need to become a halfway decent system administrator. It isn't the only book you'll ever need, but it will get you a long way! | ||
Excellent Introduction into Linux/Unix Command Line World Having tried to get into the Linux/Unix world a few times unsuccessfully in the past. I found this book to be the much needed foundation to get started. It is an excellent guide for someone wishing to obtain a firm foundation to the heady underworld of Unix/Linux. Particularly for those who have no idea where to begin there education/learning of Unix/Linux. The book explains everything from the, initially confusing, file structure to basic commands and how to complete what are mundane but essential tasks. i.e., copying files, file permissions, figuring out where you are in the file structure etc. Be aware though that this book tries to be non-OS specific and is focused on the command line and functionality/structure of linux. It does not explain how to burn CD's, play music, setup networking etc. However it will give the much needed grounding in order to complete such "higher level" functionality. I particularly found this book extremely useful in conjunction with the book "Ubuntu Unleashed by Andrew Hudson and Paul Hudson". As Ubuntu Unleashed supplied OS specific help and particularly help with "higher level" functionality e.g., DVD burning, music ripping. | ||
Good beginner book, not for the seasoned windows system engineer As a unix book for a beginner to computing it's pretty good to get started. As a windows system engineer I couldn've actually used more information with respect to how the product is engineered, managing virtual memory, things of that nature. It touches on several key topics but not in great detail. As I said, it's great for the beginner but not a seasoned engineer. | ||
Lot's of great info I first met Dave Taylor at World Internet Summit 2006 in Las Vegas. He happened to be speaking about blogs at the time (a project I was working on). I immediately clicked with him and love his witty humor (it is also sprinkled throughout this book) On to the book. This book is great for someone who has a mild understanding of Unix (already installed on your computer). He talks about using Unix with the command line interface. Isn't that what it's all about! The great thing is he holds your hand throughout the book with really great examples. I can't tell you how many books I read with examples I can't seem to follow. You will feel like a command line expert in no time and be able to do some things that even experts have a hard item understanding. The other awesome thing about this guy is he really makes himself available to you if you have a question. How many authors do that? Craig www.vacation-rental-wonderland.com | ||
Good for an introduction and for future consults The author makes a great effort to teach UNIX and get the reader using it as fast as possible, but it does care for allowing the reader to progress without throwing much and unecessary information at once. One of the comments that I did like about this book came from a reviewer here that said that in a few months you will know UNIX commands well enough to help other users. I am sure that the book was aimed to be simply introductory but my only bad comments go for the chapters that teach shell programming, which should have been avoided as they are not either complete or good enough to put you start coding on it. But they are ok for future consults as references. But overall, I recommend for people that have never used UNIX before and want to use it fast. Also, it is at my desk as a quick reference. | ||