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The Linux Cookbook: Tips and Techniques for Everyday Use Paperback – August 15, 2001

by Michael Stutz (Author)
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The Linux Cookbook shows Linux users at all levels how to perform a variety of everyday computer tasks such as: printing stationery; converting and managing files; editing and formatting text; working with digital audio; and creating and manipulating graphics. The quick-reference, "cookbook"-style format, includes step-by-step Linux "recipes."

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  1. Print length
    402 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    No Starch Press
  4. Publication date
    August 15, 2001
  5. Dimensions
    7.5 x 1 x 9.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1886411484
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1886411487
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xul
5.0 out of 5 stars Real GNU/Linux open source! Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2001
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Michael Stutz practices what he preaches. He wrote and typeset the entire book using open source GNU/Linux tools exclusively. This book is a must for users at all levels. Instead of imitating M$ Michael Stutz shows and tells how to do nearly everything using "pure" GNU/Linux tools and applications. He has organised the book very well and struck a balance between terseness and verbosity. He has correctly chosen to order the material according to the jobs to do. He deals with real everyday tasks and configuration issues without trying to isolate the user from the system. He treats the user as an educated, intelligent human being with learning skills and willingness to do some real work. Michael Stutz has added real value instead of just copying HOWTOs. His book is a MUST for every GNU/Linux user. It is for the end user and is NOT a system administrator's handbook. Thanks, Michael, for the great job! May your book be translated into some other major languages.
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Rockinghorse Winner
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good but very basic
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2006
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It's a book for beginners that concentrates on the console commands and programs. It was mostly review for me, and I'm just a novice in Linux. I've been kicking around with it for 6 or 7 years just on a very casual basis (a few minutes a week, really) and I guess I was hoping for something that could advance me to the next stage of understanding, but all it did was reincforce some things I already knew and introduced a few I didn't. Might be a real eye opener for an absolute beginner. In fact I would recommend it to anyone just getting started with Linux to get their feet wet in the console. Pretty good command index to keep at arm's reach.
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JoeHollinger
3.0 out of 5 stars Nice book
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2013
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I can't rate this book because I have not had a chance to use it. It may well be a great reference.
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compscience
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great book for people who want to practice the basic ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2015
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This is a great book for people who want to practice the basic Linux commands instantly. It covers all the important materials you need to work on Linux on day to day basis. This is not a book for specific details like trying to build anything special on Linux like firewalls or webservers etc, but it does give you all the important commands. Practicing those commands in and out for few weeks will make you very confident in Linux. You must have a Linux machine to practice the commands. Though sometimes you may be stuck with concepts but overall it will cover all the basics. Pick this book and also take a Linux machine and start practicing it.
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Jamin W. Collins
4.0 out of 5 stars Should be called "Debian Linux Cookboox"
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2002
You'd think with a title like "Linux Cookbook" that you'd get a information not stilted toward any particular distribution. Instead, you get a Debian Linux guide. While the book is thorough, it's title is misleading.
If you're looking for a general guide to help with running Linux, this isn't it. If however, you'd like a guide on getting started with Debian and how to accomplish a variety of tasks under Debian, this is the book for you.
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Keith Rollin
3.0 out of 5 stars OK for beginners
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2002
This book didn't quite go as far as I'd wanted. I was expecting something more for the intermediate Unix user, but this was more for the beginner. People considering this book should compare it with "UNIX for the Impatient (2nd Edition)".
This book spends a lot of time on simple operations (like formatting text and piping tools together), reiterating man pages (like giving command line options), or discussing in-depth tools that people aren't likely to use much (like lynx and not Netscape or Mozilla).
The "Networking" section was also a joke. It spent just a few pages on PPP, and nothing on anything else. I was really interested in learning about Samba, DNS, firewalls, Web servers, etc., but I guess I'll have to find another book for that.
On the plus side, I *did* learn some things (for instance, I'd never used lynx before, and find it handy now that I've been exposed to it), and the author provides many links to interesting sites full of additional information and tools to download.
All in all, a mixed bag.
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J. Nichol
5.0 out of 5 stars Do You Dream of the Days of DOS?
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2018
Do You Dream of the Days of DOS?
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Remember sitting at a computer that did nothing until you told it to do something? At the DOS command line, you made menus to access all your programs and batch files to do everything else. You were in control. The computer only did what you told it to do. You dreamed of writing your own software, getting a computer with the power of a mainframe, and playing Global Thermonuclear War like Matthew Broderick did in the movie Wargames.

Then Windows 95 changed everything. DOS became obsolete. You learned the Windows tricks but for all its glitz and glamour, Windows annoyed you with it freezing up at inopportune times. You heard about Linux but didn't really see the point of it. It seemed like a Windows clone, but it didn't run your Windows programs. It was supposed to have the power of a UNIX mainframe but you could never figure out how to use it.

Here's the book that tells you how to use Linux -- The Linux Cookbook. It's different than all the other "Linux for Beginners" books out there. This one is like your old DOS manual. This tells you how to do stuff, not with some Windows clone, but with the power of the command line. Sure, there is some X-Windows stuff in the book, but only when absolutely necessary, like when editing images. The book is a collection of "recipes" on how to do common tasks in Linux. There's four beginning chapters, four chapters on files, eight chapters on text, and sixteen more chapters on subjects like images, sound, productivity, and networking. Then there's an appendix on administration and another on Linux resources on the web. In addition, there's a very detailed table of contents, an index of programs, and an index of concepts.

But even after saying so much good about this book, there is one drawback. The author assumes you're using the Debian GNU/Linux distribution, which is fine since the commands work equally well with all Linux distributions, but your particular distribution may not come with everything pre-installed that Debian does so he may talk about a certain command that you may not have. For example, he gives an example of the command figlet, which is not pre-installed on my Mandrake Linux box. But all is not lost! I just typed figlet into a search engine and there was a web page where I could download figlet. The author does give URL's for many of the commands he mentions so that you can download them if you don't have them installed on your Linux box.

So read it. Buy it. It's the best book I've ever read on how to get started doing something with Linux besides installing it. This is the book that will bring back your love of computing. This book will bring back that feeling of power you got typing in DOS commands and give you a whole new joy as you master the power of Linux.
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magdalene42
4.0 out of 5 stars A great reference for newbies and experts alike
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2003
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Before I read this book I knew nothing about Linux; only knew that I wanted off the M*cr*s*ft merry go round before it gets fully up to speed. The Linux Cookbook gave me the confidence to install my first distro and use it (semi) effectively (still a newbie after all).
I am not a technical person; I'm the kind of computer user who's learned to do all kinds of pointy-clicky stuff in Windows over the years, but in whom the command prompt generally instills a deep desire to scream and run.
However, this book does something absolutely remarkable: it makes using the Linux OS and the command line sound reassuringly simple and practicable, and for the most part the author is right: it is far easier to get started (though not necessarily to master) than many think, and there are all kinds of things one can do without breaking one's system.
And if I can use it, I reckon anyone can!
So: The Linux Cookboook is an ideal introduction to doing all kinds of stuff from the linux command line, from connecting to your ISP to scanning and manipulating images. It does appropriate amounts of hand-holding for newbies, while offering a convenient reference tool for those more adept with the OS. The only reason I haven't given it five stars is that (inevitably perhaps) it is focussed upon one Linux distribution (Debian Linux) and some of the information, notably that involving APT and APT-GET commands, will not be relevant to those using RPM based distros like Mandrake or Red Hat. Also, there's precious little on the GUIs - but to many users, this will be a merit, since it's not the GUI but the command line that instills panic in the Windows-habituated breast.
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