Linux System Administration Black Book: The Definitive Guide to Deploying and Configuring the Leading Open Source Operating System [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Dee-Ann LeBlanc (Author)

Book Description

Series: Black Book (Coriolis Group Books Paperback) | Publication Date: August 9, 2000

Linux Administration Black Book provides immediate solutions to the most common Linux installation and configuration tasks. The book presents strong coverage of kernel configuration, networking, system security, Internet services, LAN services, file systems, and much more. It also explains the complexities of upgrading an existing Linux installation and rebuilding from source. This book covers use of the most common major Linux servers and utilities, including Apache, Sendmail, majordomo, DHCP, Samba, ISC BIND, and Coda.

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About the Author

Dee-Ann LeBlanc (Vancouver, Canada) is the author and co-author of twelve computer books, including several for Coriolis. She develops and teaches courses on Linux, Unix, and other computer-related topics both online and in-person. She has also presented at various computer conferences. Dee-Ann was one of the first to attain a RHCE certification.

Product Details

• Paperback: 744 pages
• Publisher: Coriolis Group Books (August 9, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576104192
• ISBN-13: 978-1576104194
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,140,323 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Information for the trenches..., February 14, 2001

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John P. Hoke "Drinking at the Foo B@r" (Floral Park, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Linux System Administration Black Book: The Definitive Guide to Deploying and Configuring the Leading Open Source Operating System (Paperback)

Whether you are a newbie to Linux, or recompile Linux Kernels to run your blender in your sleep, this book is for you.

The book is huge (686 pages not counting appendix or index pages) and contains no fluff anywhere, pure information on User Account management, installation & configuration, DNS, Apache, NFS and other "basic" services, shell scripting, building RPMs, hell... everything from Apache to Zeus is in here.

The topics are well presented, no glossing over things just to say they are included, but rather indepth and compotent coverage of each area. My only gripe is that it is a bit too RedHat (and RH Clone) centric. Not enough coverage of my personal favorite Distro (Debian). Other than that one small personal dig, this is a great book, and sits on my desk next to about 4 other books I use daily.

I want to congratulate the author, Dee-Ann has done a great job compiling and melding alot of different and obtuse information and presenting it in a means that is easy to follow, understand, and most importantly, FIND what you are looking for.

I cannot say it enough, if you run Linux, this book is for you.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Elementary, not explanatory, out-of-date!, September 2, 2004

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William K. Geddes "wkg" (usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Linux System Administration Black Book: The Definitive Guide to Deploying and Configuring the Leading Open Source Operating System (Paperback)

This book is a beginner's book. Not all bad, but certainly lacks depth. Written just like the MS Windows stuff - here's how to do it. No discussion of why. Many examples, but they can be arbitrary and there is no discussion of what situation the author targeted the example to. Thus, many would be left to think that system administration of Linux is black and white.

Also, this book is aimed at RedHat 6.2. Nobody has used that in years. It's almost irrelevant. The print chapter never discusses CUPS or XPRINT - it only covers the traditional lp and lpr print systems. The networking chapter was OK - but lacked any depth, no good discussion on routing and the examples were so limited that they would only work for a narrow situation.

Don't buy this book, unless you buy mine from me! :-)
I had an Amazon gift certificate, so I did not loose much.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good for reference but definitely not for learners, May 11, 2001

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"amalim" (Karachi, Pakistan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Linux System Administration Black Book: The Definitive Guide to Deploying and Configuring the Leading Open Source Operating System (Paperback)

After going through lots of other Linux books, finally found one which has everything except how to install Linux on your computer.

It's a quick and easy way to go around your way while administrating Linux machine provided you have some familiarity with the operating system environment.

The book gives you solutions and answers to lots of common (and uncommon, and sometimes too simple to be worth mentioning in any other book) problems and questions. The book is ordered according to topics and each topic contains related questions and answers. Each question also has reference to other possible questions. For example, in installing a printer, a question such as 'How to connect to Windows printer from Linux' refers to 'How to install printer on Linux and access it from Windows'.

Very useful for someone who is actually working with Linux and need to refer to a book every now and then for quick answers, but definitely not for someone who is just starting to learn Linux administration or hoping to learn it by using this book.