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Title: Debian GNU/Linux Bible by Steve Hunger ISBN: 0-7645-4710-0 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.83 (6 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Lacks sufficient depth/detail, title is misleading
Comment: Author does an "okay" job of presenting a Linux overview, but if he aims to write a tight, well-indexed, comprehensive compendium of GNU/Debian, he has sorely missed the mark. This is unfortunate, since it is very difficult to find good-quality Debian documentation.
The book seems to have been rushed to market, complete with spelling mistakes and, rather than dish the goods on Debian details, the chapters appear to be little more than overviews, each one ending with a short summary and a small number of URLs, most typically pointers to the linux HOW-TO documents on the web.
The author, like too many others, discusses hardware setup during initial install, but no discussion of what to do if you add something after Debian is installed. (Hint: you'll need 'modconf' for this, and no, it's not in the book). Chapter 5 includes manual file configuration for networking, but the author passes on the opportunity to mention resolv.conf in this discussion.
A couple dozen chapters in similar style are guaranteed to instill a profound sense of resentment in the reader who was hoping for a true Debian-specific volume. All of this is capped by 85 pages of "filler" masquerading as Appendices. Yes, we all know where to find lists of linux commands, and giving us a tedious description of the Debian packages does nothing more than reiterate information we get from running 'dselect'.
.... Save your money for the real Debian "bible"... if it ever gets written.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good for Newbies
Comment: This is a great introduction to Debian as server or workstation. It covers lots of basic information needed to understand how to administer a debian machine and get a debian server setup. For those who are beyond the newbie stages, it does not offer a whole lot tho.
Rating: 4
Summary: Wouldnt be without it.
Comment: I found this book to very satisfying to my Debian loving soul. If you feel Debian, and it makes you proud to be human to use it, Then you must have this wonderful book. It even feels good to just hold the book and look at it, and the Introduction by Ian Murdock himself makes this book a special case amongst the few Debian specific books available. I personally use Libranet Gnu/Linux, which is a MUCH easier to install and more user friendly Debian system, in conjunction with this and other books(Running Linux)
and this would be worth looking into for anyone looking into Linux or Debian for the first time.
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Title: The Linux Cookbook: Tips and Techniques for Everyday Use by Michael Stutz ISBN: 1886411484 Publisher: No Starch Press Pub. Date: 15 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 Unleashed by Mario Camou, Aaron Van Couwenberghe, John Goerzen ISBN: 0672317001 Publisher: Sams Pub. Date: 28 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Installing Debian GNU/Linux (Other Sams) by Thomas Down ISBN: 0672317451 Publisher: Sams Pub. Date: 13 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Learning Debian Gnu/Linux by Bill McCarty ISBN: B00005R099 Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Debian Gnu/Linux: Guide to Installation and Usage by John Goerzen, Ossama Othman ISBN: 0735709149 Publisher: Macmillan Computer Pub Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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