Red Hat Linux 8 for Dummies [Paperback]

Jon 'maddog' Hall (Author), Paul G. Sery (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764516817 | ISBN-13: 978-0764516818 | Publication Date: October 2, 2002 | Edition: 1

Install Red Hat Linux 8, get connected, and get to work
Meet the new, improved GNOME interface and go online with cable and DSL
Want a powerful, versatile, and free PC operating system? This handy guide with two CD-ROMs has what you need to toss those other guys out the Windows. Before you can say "tech support," you'll have Red Hat Linux 8 installed and be cruising the Internet, using the newly integrated OpenOffice Suite and RealPlayer, and working with the friendly, revamped GNOME interface.
All this on 2 bonus CD-ROMs
Includes the Publisher's Edition of Red Hat Linux 8 with Apache Web Server, GNU compiler, GNOME and KDE Desktop, and more
System Requirements: Pentium-class PC with 32MB RAM (96MB recommended), CD-ROM, 650MB hard drive (2.5GB recommended).

Editorial Reviews

Review

“…an excellent complete Red Hat package for those seeking to put a Fresh new Linux system to serious work…”(Linux User, March 2003)

From the Back Cover

Install Red Hat Linux 8, get connected, and get to work

Meet the new, improved GNOME interface and go online with cable and DSL

Want a powerful, versatile, and free PC operating system? This handy guide with two CD-ROMs has what you need to toss those other guys out the Windows. Before you can say "tech support," you'll have Red Hat Linux 8 installed and be cruising the Internet, using the newly integrated OpenOffice Suite and RealPlayer, and working with the friendly, revamped GNOME interface.

All this on 2 bonus CD-ROMs

Includes the Publisher's Edition of Red Hat Linux 8 with Apache Web Server, GNU compiler, GNOME and KDE Desktop, and more

System Requirements: Pentium-class PC with 32MB RAM (96MB recommended), CD-ROM, 650MB hard drive (2.5GB recommended).

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Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (October 2, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764516817
• ISBN-13: 978-0764516818
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,763,065 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for a Linux Newbie, February 2, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Red Hat Linux 8 for Dummies (Paperback)

No doubt, Linux can be intimidating for new users and this book does an excellent job of providing the basics without a lot of the technical jargon that usually accompanies most Linux texts. If you're a total newbie, then this book is a very good place to start. The text is divided into four sections:

1.)Installing
2.)Connecting to the internet
3.)Using various applications to to perform basic file maintenance tasks, use Open Office, and listen to and burn Cds.
4.)Understanding the Linux file system and basic networking.

The downside is the CDs that are included - give them a miss. Rather than fiddle around with them, purchase the Red Hat 8 personal box set (also available through Amazon) which includes a detailed installation guide and 30 days of support/help for the product.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars NOT MUCH OF A REWARD, January 8, 2003

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reviewer (Zurich, Switzerland.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Red Hat Linux 8 for Dummies (Paperback)

"Red Hat Linux 8 for Dummies" is one of the few "for Dummies" series that included double CD-ROMs. But what a shame! The publisher did not ensure that these CDs are healthy. I had a hard time trying to decode what was in one of them. Also, the pattern of this book is such that some of the basics of 'Red Hat Linux 8' were omitted.
Unless you are completely new to the Operating System, there is little reward in purchasing this book. If you are a "dummy" who knows one or two things about 'Red Hat', I suggest that you look for something more comprehensive and more accurate. This book may disappoint you. Consider either 'Red Hat Linux 8 Unleashed' or 'Red Hat Linux 8 Bible'. Both texts are simple enough for you to understand. However, they may present too much information for your liking, if you are indeed a beginner.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Red Hat Linux 8 for Dummies, December 29, 2002

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John L (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Red Hat Linux 8 for Dummies (Paperback)

DO NOT BUY this book. All of the software that is suppose to be on the CD is missing. The dos utilities software is missing. If you try to make a boot disk per the instructions, you will find out that your out of luck. Better to buy the Red Hat Personal from Red Hat or somewhere else. It's ashame that the experts can't even be sure that the software is correct when they are touted to be the know it all's. In addition, once you get it loaded you will find the book is of little use. I have Star Office 6.0 which is the the same as the openoffice with the templates. This book doesn't even give you enough information to get you started with openoffice. Do not waste your money on this book