Complete Idiot's Guide to UNIX (The Complete Idiot's Guide)
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Rated 5 starsWonderful Intro to UNIX
From this book's inner jacket (A Quick Reference guide and a Command Reference guide) to the reference information provided at its end, this book provides an excellent introduction to the world of UNIX. Even "seasoned" UNIX users can pick up a few facts from here, like the "history" of UNIX, the numerous UNIX operating system "flavors," and even troubleshooting common system problems.But there's much more here. There are chapters...
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Rated 5 starsA Great Intro to Unix
This is a very well written book as an intro to Unix. I know just about nothing on Unix and wanted to learn what Unix is about. After finishing this book, I found myself understanding how and what Unix is. It uses simple language to explain the OS to you instead of technical terms of which leaves you scratching your head in sheer frustration. I found it very enjoyable reading about how Unix was born and the different flavors...
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Rated 5 starsThis Idiot Gives It A Thumbs-up!!!!!!!!
What a life-saver! I had to learn UNIX, and I had to learn it quick! I almost went into a panic.....(I ripped my CAPS LOCK off out of sheer frustration)..... Getting into "The Complete Idiot's Guide To UNIX" was easy. I read the first few chapters for breakfast, the rest of it for lunch, and ate a sensible dinner!!!!!!!! Seriously, though.....This book is great(and fun)...someone decided a long time ago that manuals...
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Rated 5 starsBy far the BEST intro to Unix!
Sun has a promotion where you can buy Solaris 7 (comes with Intel and Sparc CD-ROMS) for $9.95! I know nothing about Unix and figured why not learn on the best.. Installation was easy, but I was clueless on how to use the Solaris OS, so I needed a good book on teaching Unix from ground zero. Hence, this books is awesome!This book does an awesome job at explaining the differences between AT & T Unix and BSD Unix, and how...
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Rated 5 starsBetter than I expected
Complete Idiots books are cheap, so I buy one every once in a while. (Most of them suffalo mucho tho). This book is actually useful. I have other Unix books and I'd say this book is easily comparable to a 35.00 book on the same subject. For once, the author didn't try to get stupid or cute or be overly funny. He opted out for giving solid info instead. For thirteen or fourteen bucks, this book will give you the tickles...
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