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Guide to UNIX Using Linux, Second Edition
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Author: Michael Palmer, Jack Dent, Tony Gaddis, Evan Bloomquist, Melanie Hoag
List Price: $67.95
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ISBN: 0619121475
Publisher: Course Technology (11 June, 2002)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 279,143
Average Customer Rating: 2.94 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 1 out of 5
Author more worried about Credit then proofreading
Hi i am an I.T student from Texas and an MCSAx2 (W2K/Windows 2003) and I have the misfortune of having to use this book.If the author is more concerned about receiving credit for this book, then for having it proof read, that might be a problem. I don't expect perfectly proof read college books, but it appears very little effort has been made to proofread this one. Why this book bundles Redhat with it is beyond me. The book never examines that OS in any of its pages, much to my chagrin. Perhaps it should be retitled "Unix using Linux (and not including the attached OS CD Rom"). It is extremely hard to follow along with screen print outs printed in the books, since they are extremely fuzzy and unclear and i am not sure if they were placed in the book to enlighten the students or to frustrate them. The instructor's slides cannot be seen farther then a foot away from the board, for the same reason. You think this is a five star book? You must be an instructor with prior knowledge of unix, because as you may have noticed all students on here complain about not being able to read large portions of the book. A book that is mostly unreadable I cannot learn from. Look at this book BEFORE you purchase it. And if you do- as a previous reviewer suggested-make sure you have some back up Linux/Redhat books available, as a reference to explain the things the author doesn't.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Still typos and bad screen prints in 2nd edition!
The screen prints in this book are so poorly reproduced as to be completely unreadable and there are many, many typos. I am taking a class using this book as a text, and I spend more time trying to figure out what the typos are in the commands than I do learning how to use the software. I sent an email to the publisher regarding the fact that the screen prints, which are white characters of low resolution on a dark background, are nearly invisible; I received a reply that said they were sorry I was having trouble reading the graphics - nothing else - no apology - no statement that this is a recognized problem they would correct in a subsequent edition.My advice - find a book you can read that you won't have to waste your time proofreading and leave this one on the shelf!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Good place to start
For users who need to get a good fundamental base of UNIX on limted resources, this is an excellent book. Because LINUX is free and can run on any intel-based machine, it is an excellent platform for students to discover the basics and learn to appreciate UNIX. This book follows a logical sequence to that end and hits on all fundamental skills, explaining things without assuming nor over-explaining.This guide will not lead to certification on it's own, but it will provide a solid foundation to build upon. After completing this guide, I consider myself a competent and confident UNIX user.
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