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How Linux Works, 3rd Edition: What Every Superuser Should Know

byBrian Ward

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Easy to read for a technical book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 21, 2023

I think most text books on technical subjects can come off as dreary or boring but this one has a pretty good author voice. I read a little bit before bed every night and so far its been a wealth of knowledge for me.

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Disappointment.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 22, 2021

Half of a book is typical Linux entry guide about everything, nothing wrong with that but title suggested something different to me. Other half where author goes deeper was also not rewarding. It doesn’t provide necessary why and how’s but do describe some minor details and exceptions. Maybe my expectations were too high because of other books from this publisher.

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Easy to read for a technical book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 21, 2023

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I think most text books on technical subjects can come off as dreary or boring but this one has a pretty good author voice. I read a little bit before bed every night and so far its been a wealth of knowledge for me.

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Outstanding and well written

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 15, 2022

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Mr. Ward did a great job with this book. I am fairly new to the inner workings of Linux, and wanted to expand my knowledge and skills on the subject to help me in my role at IBM. This book served the purpose very well. Provided me with a solid level of technical detail. Very well written, well organized and easy to follow.

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Helen Everhardt

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 13, 2022

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good study material for general linux knowledge

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 17, 2021

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UPDATE:after 3 months of study and this book greatly helped me pass my linux+ exam and setup labs. Amazing book

i have only begun using linux about 4 weeks ago reasons of virtualization and hardware control and this is my first linux book that i have read i dont know if i recommend this to a beginner but this book help me understand the lingering questions i had, from the basics of command,file hierchy and disk partition and summary of the kernel linux system and i am in love, with the operating system, i have been referencing this book for the past week now and has been using arch linux, with the help of this book and the arch wiki i have made progress from installing the basic systems to setting up my first kvm/vfio passthrough. there is still a lot to learn.

23 people found this helpful

A Nerd's book- I love it

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 22, 2022

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A Nerd's book- I love it

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Best Book ever written

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 1, 2022

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Thank you for the all information you provided in the book it was impressive and avoided me wasting time with other books

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Garret P. Arcoraci

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 31, 2021

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I teach System Administration at the Rochester Institute of Technology; usually, I don't make a book a requirement, but this is the exception. Highly recommend it to anyone looking for a deeper understanding of the Linux operating system and traditional computer architecture.

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Disappointment.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 22, 2021

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Half of a book is typical Linux entry guide about everything, nothing wrong with that but title suggested something different to me. Other half where author goes deeper was also not rewarding. It doesn’t provide necessary why and how’s but do describe some minor details and exceptions. Maybe my expectations were too high because of other books from this publisher.

13 people found this helpful

Admirble in so many ways

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 26, 2022

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great job.

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Good read for experienced Linux admin. Especially the systemd part.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 1, 2021

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Good read for experienced Linux admin. Especially the systemd part.

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