Linux Weekend Crash Course (Paperback)

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Product Description

Learn Linux fast! With Linux Weekend Crash Course, you can get up to speed on configuring and using the most popular Linux OS distributions available today -- in a single weekend!

Linux Weekend Crash Course consists of 30 sessions that teach you the core concepts of Linux over the course of a single weekend (from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon). Naturally, you can adapt this learning pace to whatever schedule meets your needs. Coverage crosses a broad range of topics, including: installing Linux; using Linux for the first time; configuring the X Window System; installing and troubleshooting a printer; multimedia applications; and monitoring systems.

From the Back Cover

Get Up to Speed on Linux® — in a Weekend! The big day is Monday. The day you get to show off what you know about Linux. The problem is, you're not really up to speed. Maybe it's been a while since you worked with Linux. Or maybe you just like a challenge. In any event, we've got a solution for you — Linux Weekend Crash Course. Open the book Friday evening and on Sunday afternoon, after completing 30 fast, focused sessions, you'll be able to jump right in and put Linux to work. It's as simple as that.See the About the CD-ROMs appendix for details and complete system requirements.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (May 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764535935
• ISBN-13: 978-0764535932
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,411,054 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars CDs Don't Work - Surface Info, December 10, 2001

By A Customer

Tried to install using the CDs and when asked for the second CD, Red Hat installation kept saying that it wasn't the right CD. The CD was clean and read the 1st CD without any problems.

The book isn't really a crash course for someone who knows nothing. In my opinion it's a quick surface review for someone like me who has used Unix/Linux a while ago and needs some quick info to get my memory going.

To be honest I really only bought the book for the CDs and thought the book, would be a good refresher. If only the CDs worked I'd given it a higher rating.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Same Problem, January 10, 2002

By	Sean (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

So, I'm having the same problem with disk2. I'm looking around the internet to see if it's just me, and I find a review with the same problem. Apparently the second cd they're giving out is not what they were trying to package with the book, and it won't be accepted by the installation. Don't buy this unless someone else comes later and posts a positive response to the cd. Other than that it's still pretty hard to get the setup done with instructions that leave much to be wanted. I would imagine the book would be better and have more stuff, only I can't follow it because I can't install with the second cd.