It is a good book but too soon out of date. I had Red Hat Linux 9 and managed to get it installed and setup using the book but shortly there after an upgrade came out which made the book somewhat out-of-date. I would not recommend purchasing this book; nor would I recommend most computer books. They are too expensive for the little use you will get from them. Also; the Linux developers seem to have shot themselves in the foot. They had a good product which to compete with Microsoft Windows but they did not pursue it. Now you cannt even find Linux operating system. Red Hat Linux, with its splashy brand name and recognizable logo, is undeniably one of the driving forces behind the Linux revolution—and, by far, the most popular Linux flavor. It's used by businesses, individuals, and governments world wide to cut costs, improve performance, and just plain get the work done. You can use it as a desktop workstation, a network server, an Internet gateway, a firewall, the basis of an embedded system (such as a smart VCR or a robot), or even as a multiprocessor supercomputer. And thanks to the thousands of people who continually refine different parts of Linux, Red Hat Linux keeps getting more flexible and robust with each new release. Ready to put the power of the penguin in your PC? This handy plain-English guide to Red Hat Linux 9 shows you how—no experience required! It gets you up and running with everything you need to know to: Install, configure, customize, and fine-tune Red Hat Linux 9 Get connected to the Internet Work with Word documents Set up a Web server Customize your own flexible, powerful workstation Connect to a wireless network Build a firewall With world-renowned Linux expert and crusader Jon “maddog” Hall and Paul Sery as your guides, you'll quickly master what you need to know about: Connecting to the Internet via broadband DSL and cable modems or old-fashioned dial-up modems Getting connected to your Local Area Network (LAN) Building simple Internet and LAN services, including Web pages and print servers Using Red Hat Linux to play CDs and MP3s and listen to radio stations Using OpenOffice desktop productivity suite, Evolution desktop organizer/and email client, the streaming multimedia player, and other cool applications On the 2 Bonus CD-ROMs you'll find: Publisher's edition of Red Hat Linux 9 Apache Web Server GNU compiler GNOME and KDE Desktop This amazing book/CD package is hands-down the quickest, easiest, and cheapest way to put the full power of Linux to work for you. Install and configure Red Hat Linux 9 no experience needed!
Interface with GNOME,TM connect to a wireless network, and build a firewall
Put the power of the penguin in your PC with this handy, plain-English guide to Red Hat Linux 9. In no time, you can have Red Hat Linux installed, get connected to the Internet, play media files, work with Word documents, set up a Web server, customize your own flexible, powerful workstation, and do it all for peanuts!
All this on 2 bonus CD-ROMs
- Publisher's Edition of Red Hat Linux 9
- Includes Apache Web Server, GNUTM compiler, GNOME and KDE Desktop, and more!
About the Author:
Paul G. Sery works for Sandia National Laboratories. Both are prolific authors.
* Linux is the most popular open source operating system; Red Hat has strong international distribution and, according to IDC, controls approximately 700f the Linux market in the United States* Red Hat updates twice a year; this book shows Linux newcomers as well as users of earlier versions how to install, configure, and use the newest version* Covers preparing the hard drive for Linux, connecting to a network or the Internet, working with the GNOME interface, playing media files, and working with the file system* Features a new security chapter that shows how to implement firewalls and other basic and advanced systems* CD-ROM includes Red Hat Linux 9 Publisher's Edition Red Hat Linux is a popular Linux flavor. This book provides information on how to: install, configure, customize, and fine-tune Red Hat Linux 9; get connected to the Internet; work with Word documents; set up a Web server; customize your own flexible, powerful workstation; connect to a wireless network; and build a firewall. Red Hat Linux 9 For Dummies is designed to help you install and use Red Hat Linux.
