Customer Reviews

PTG Interactive's Training Course for Red Hat Linux: A Digital Seminar on CD-ROM (2nd Edition)

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Since I cut my teeth on Microsoft, this Linux CBT was exactly the
kind of training I was looking for. Although I've had some very minor
exposure to linux, I am absolutely a newbie. This CBT allowed me to
pop the cd into my WindowsXP machine and use videoclips, audioclips and
multimedia demonstrations to get a jumpstart on the Linux learning curve.
Right off the bat there are step-by-step instructions/demos for
the Red Hat 7.x install. Then you get a walk through of the various parts

of the GNOME and KDE desktop. The CBT book and course line seem to follow
along the RHCE exam guide but I haven't gotten that far.
There is a min. req. to use a Netscape browser but I used IE6
without a problem.
I was really impressed with how the author brought his real world
experience to the training. In the case of printing, the author feels
strongly in using the CUPS configuration even though this not out-of-the-box
Red Hat.
I could tell he is very concerned about security and wants to make
sure you are too. Passwords info, account management and good admin practices
are sprinkled through the training.
For newbies like me Linux can be intimidating. With this CBT you can
just re-run modules until you feel comfortable with a section.
I give this training very high marks for content, presentation and
ease of use. I'd recommend it to any new Linux user.

Since I cut my teeth on Microsoft, this Linux CBT was exactly the
kind of training I was looking for. Although I've had some very minor
exposure to linux, I am absolutely a newbie. This CBT allowed me to
pop the cd into my WindowsXP machine and use videoclips, audioclips and
multimedia demonstrations to get a jumpstart on the Linux learning curve.
Right off the bat there are step-by-step instructions/demos for
the Red Hat 7.x install. Then you get a walk through of the various parts

of the GNOME and KDE desktop. The CBT book and course line seem to follow
along the RHCE exam guide but I haven't gotten that far.
There is a min. req. to use a Netscape browser but I used IE6
without a problem.
I was really impressed with how the author brought his real world
experience to the training. In the case of printing, the author feels
strongly in using the CUPS configuration even though this not out-of-the-box
Red Hat.
I could tell he is very concerned about security and wants to make
sure you are too. Passwords info, account management and good admin practices
are sprinkled through the training.
For newbies like me Linux can be intimidating. With this CBT you can
just re-run modules until you feel comfortable with a section.
I give this training very high marks for content, presentation and
ease of use. I'd recommend it to any new Linux user.