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Red Hat Linux 6 Fast & Easy

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It does just use the Gnome XWindow system. It's good as long as you don't have a "bleeding edge" computer (it doesn't tell you where to get help for newer components). Goes over the basic install and running programs in Gnome (basic programs like spreadsheets, calendar, calculator, etc.). No info. on setting up web server, ftp server, cron jobs, etc, but it does not advertise itself as that. It does its job.

This a great book for the new Linux person. Where else are you going to get very simple practical information about using Gnome on Linux. Who cares if the "purist don't like this book". There is a real need for this type of book and I was happy to discover a jewel like this. If you are new to Linux this is a good book at a good price.

This book is not about Red Hat Linux 6. It is about Gnome! Gnome is a GUI that comes with Red Hat 6. Gnome looks like Windows 95 but is more like Win 3.1 as it is just a shell to the operating system. If you know the basics about GUI interfaces like any of the Windows products then you do not need this book. I was expecting more about command line information. This book is like buying a book called Microsoft Dos 6 and getting the manual for Microsoft Windows 3.1. If you are looking for a book about Gnome and do not know anything about other GUIs then this book is for you.

There was very little, if any, substance to this book. Pages are filled with large screen shots of self-evident, follow-the-menu tasks. It was a total waste of money.

This book only covers "ONE OF MANY" GUI desktop available on Red Hat Linux 6 called GNOME. This is a good book for anyone interested in configuring and using GNOME on any Linux distribution. However, Linux users needing info on Linux shells, GNU tools, and other applications shipped with Red Hat Linux 6 should look elsewhere.

This is not a bad start for someone new to RedHat Linux, but wants to get in on the "new" OS. Think of it as the basic "Let's Get Started" manual that should ship with the distro CDs in the first place. It might help Linux newbies get over their fear and try Linux out.

This book is recommended for non techno people who know nothing about Linux and just want to get a feel of a non windows OS. It offers step by step instructions with graphics on how to work on the Gnome desktop. Overall, this is a good book for Linux greenhorns although I think its title is misleading. It should read 'Gnome GUI Fast and Easy.'

It is not worth the paper it's printed on. If you like GNOME enough to use it, then you probably know enough about it not to need the book.. wait a sec.. if you knew nothing about a computer and never heard of linux.. you wouldn't need this book! :-P

I wanted a book to learn the essentails of Red Hat. I was hoping for a book for beginners, but this book is for a person one step down from beginner. Actually, it should be the first section of a larger, more complete reference. Too much space was wasted on pictures.

This book is focused on GNOME rather then RedHat 6. The title of the book is the first major mistake made.

I was looking for a GNOME book that is easy enough to follow so my studnts will actually use. Therefore, I need a book with big pictures and fewer discussion on concepts. Basically what we need is a hand on book that can familar the students with the lab equipment and the application software in about 3 hours. Therefore, the GNOME interface and big pictures in the book is actually a plus. Sadly, that is about the only benifits of the book.

When this book finally arrive, I took a good look at it. 3 random chapters later, after following the instruction on the book to the letter, I found this book to be full of problems. The major problems resides in 1) several instruction on how to complete the task is wrong; 2) the method it use took the long complex way. The misinformation on the book render it useless even though it is only about 20% to 25% of the contents.