Slackware Linux Essentials, 2nd Edition Updated Edition

by David Cantrell, Logan Johnson, Alan Hicks Chris Lumens (Author)

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ISBN-13: 978-1571763389

ISBN-10: 1571763384

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This Book in designed to get you started with Slackware Linux operating system. It`s not meant to cover every single aspect of the distribution, but rather to show what it is capable of and give you a basic working knowledge of the system.

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Product details

Paperback: 262 pages
Publisher: FreeBSD Mall; Updated edition (June 1, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1571763384
ISBN-13: 978-1571763389
Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.8 x 8.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4 customer reviews
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Gerard J. Remillard

This is the official Slackware Linux book

June 10, 2012

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Although I am not a beginner, and have been using Slackware and Linux for many years, this is still a great book for beginners to learn the basic Linux/Slackware command line. Since Slackware distribution extracts its software and update source from compress files, this is a good way to either learn or review the Slackware packaging manager.

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Phicra

Slackware is a great learning distribution!

August 27, 2006

I was introduced to Linux back in 1995 and the distro was Slackware. It was tough going back in those days, had to set up everything manually. I learned to love Linux and several of the distros that followed (Redhat, Suse, Caldera, etc) but I've always kept Slackware as my workhorse distro. If you have a question about Linux, ask a Slackware user.

The book is only so-so, I support the Slackware project but, the book glances over so many topics and delves into just a few and then doesn't touch topics like setting up a printer! There are better books for the advanced linux user but the newbie would benefit.

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P. Femenella, Jr.

New?

December 21, 2005

W. Boudville's review is a little confusing. He seems to imply that Slackware is new. This is simply not correct. Page two of this very book states, "Slackware, started by Patrick Volkerding in late 1992, and initially released to the world on July 17, 1993, was the first Linux distribution to achieve widespread use."

If you are interested in this book, I reccomend purchasing it only if you want to support the Slackware project. Otherwise, it is available for free online, at [...]

I am giving the book 3 stars, as this is more of a comment than a review, and I want to skew the results as little as possible.

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