Red Hat LINUX 7 Fast and Easy (Fast & Easy) [Paperback]

Brian Proffitt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 14, 2000 | ISBN-10: 076152679X | ISBN-13: 978-0761526797 | Edition: 1

For users new to Linux, Red Hat Linux X Fast & Easy is the only book that provides step-by-step instruction in an easy-to-follow visual format. This hot flavor of Linux is explained without making you wade through pages and pages of text filled with information you don’t need to use Linux effectively. Hundreds of visual examples show you exactly how you can be productive with Red Hat Linux right away! This book is for users who are curious about what makes Linux tick and want a quick, basic introduction to it. This Fast & Easy guide will prove the value choice in visual learning!

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About the Author

Brian Proffitt is a professional author and Linux computer consultant. His is the author of "Install, Configure, and Customize Red Hat Linux 7" and "XHTML Fast & Easy Web Development" from Premier Press. Brian has developed more than 50 computer books and has provided technical editing for dozens more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 318 pages
• Publisher: Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade; 1 edition (September 14, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076152679X
• ISBN-13: 978-0761526797
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,583,592 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Ok book if you have Linux up and running already, July 13, 2002

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Dan (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Red Hat LINUX 7 Fast and Easy (Fast & Easy) (Paperback)

This book is good only if you have Red Hat Linux 7 installed already, and everything working properly. The book is dedicated to the graphical interface: KDE and Gnome. If you have it all set up, then you're good to go and start learning. If, however, you don't, look elsewhere. The book does a poor job on how to install Red Hat Linux 7 and troubleshoot the installation and other problems. It assumes everything you did went smoothly. Overall I think if you need help navigating around Gnome/KDE, and aren't familiar with ANY Linux tool, then go for it.

5.0 out of 5 stars If the "dummies" book loses you, get this one!, April 4, 2001

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"spacificdrm" (Port Lavaca, Tx USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Red Hat LINUX 7 Fast and Easy (Fast & Easy) (Paperback)

I bought the "dummies" book to linux and it lost me about half way through. Linux is so different to me and all the talk about so many filing systems put me to sleep. Bottom line is I didn't "get it" and wasn't getting any work done. Then I came across the fast and easy book. Sure it's very simple. Lots of pictures to follow along matching my screen to the screen to the book's pictures. I got a handle on the edge of linux. Now when I go back to the "dummies" book, it makes sense. If your having problems with this OS but really want to know what the fun is about, try this book first. Sometimes it's not the subject matter that's the problem, it's the writer. This writer was helpfull. But don't expect detailed help here with configuration.

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Very Basic, February 7, 2001

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Samuel Thornton (East Glacier, MT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Red Hat LINUX 7 Fast and Easy (Fast & Easy) (Paperback)

This book assumes that you know nothing about any graphic user interface. If you know Win95 then you already know 90% of what is included in this book. To be fair there are some introductory Linux commands and user administration. I did not find the extensive use of screen shots to be helpful.