Caldera OpenLinux Installation and Configuration Handbook is a hands-on book for those who want to use Linux to do the job. Need to get sound working? Want to add a low-cost, high-quality Windows compatible server to your office? Need a firewall for network security? This is the book that will walk you through the steps in a clear and accessible way. It's the computer doctor's handbook. This book is a step-by-step, focused tutorial on installing and reliably maintaining a comprehensive Internet solution, including a corporate mail server, Web Server and more--on a shoestring budget. Topics include Set up and Installation, Connecting to the Internet, Basic services--mail and news, Setting up a Web server, Security, Advanced networking, Managing the system accounts, logs, backups, configuring workstations, and Troubleshooting.
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Caldera OpenLinux Installation and Configuration Handbook is a hands-on book for those who want to use Linux to do the job. Need to get sound working? Want to add a low-cost, high-quality Windows compatible server to your office? Need a firewall for network security? This is the book that will walk you through the steps in a clear and accessible way. It's the computer doctor's handbook. This book is a step-by-step, focused tutorial on installing and reliably maintaining a comprehensive Internet solution, including a corporate mail server, Web Server and more--on a shoestring budget. Topics include Set up and Installation, Connecting to the Internet, Basic services--mail and news, Setting up a Web server, Security, Advanced networking, Managing the system accounts, logs, backups, configuring workstations, and Troubleshooting.
About the Author
Gary Wilson is the Director of Computer Services for a medial research center at Columbia University's School of Physicians and Surgeons. He has worked on computers for last 25 years and has worked as a trainer and training consultant for 10 years, publishing several articles, Internet-posted essays, and training manuals in Word Perfect, Corel Draw, PageMaker, and Ventura Publisher. Gary has worked with Linux since 1995 and has experience in setting up, maintaining, and integrating systems on computer networks and teaching new users how to use Linux.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book for learning how to use Linux,
By A Customer
This review is from: Caldera OpenLinux Installation and Configuration Handbook (Handbook) (Paperback)
At last, an easy to understand book on Linux. I followed it and had no problems setting up Openlinux 2.3 (which is what the book covers, not version 2.2 as described here.) It covers just about everything you might need from setting up a web server to using Samba. The chapters on KDE were great (I am changing themes once a day, its fun and easy). I can now easily leave Windows behind. They should show a chapter list here so that you can see just how much this book covers. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to start out learning how to use Linux.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Intermediate Caldera Linux Information,
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This review is from: Caldera OpenLinux Installation and Configuration Handbook (Handbook) (Paperback)
As a new Linux user, this book was very useful to me. It is practical as well as easy to read and understand. The book has many Caldera OpenLinux system administration tips that make this operating system easier to use and customize to fit your needs. The book helped me configure a Caldera Linux server including Samba, SWAT, and a custom KDE Desktop as well as learn about system tuning for performance and security basics such as TCPD (TCP Wrappers) The book includes a full release of Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 which makes it an excellent valuue, especially if you haven't yet purchased Caldera OpenLinux. As a new Linux user, I have found the following combination of books to be very useful: 1) this book, for system administration, 2) Caldera's Open Linux Getting Started Guide, for system installation; 3) A Practical Guide to Linux by Mark G. Sobell, an excellent Linux operating system tutorial; 4) Linux in a Nutshell by Ellen Siever, a command reference; and 5) Sams Teach Yourself Samba in 24 Hours, by Gerald Carter and Richard Sharpe, for Samba server basics. All are excellent, good values and will progressively build your knowledge about Linux.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent resource,
By Tom Wilson (Cinti, OH) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Caldera OpenLinux Installation and Configuration Handbook (Handbook) (Paperback)
I found this book to be an excellent resource for Openlinux. It helped with the installation, configuration of hardware, and other various tasks. Being a new user it was on the right level for me. Covered the basics of everything there is and got me up on my network. I recommend it for all beginners. After using this one, I feel comfortable graduating on to a more complex networking book. Although it is for Openlinux 2.3, I used it very effectively for 2.2. It even tells you how to upgrade to 2.3 that comes with the book although I haven't done it yet. Love this book!
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