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Running LinuxBy Matt Welsh and Lar Kaufman An O'Reilly book. One of the problems with Linux is where do you start with installation and configuration. This book attempts to cover all the bases but from the viewpoint that you've done this before IE you're a computer professional. A must buy. Other books which assume you're a disatisfied Windows user are listed futher down the list, which of course sums up the two target markets for Linux books. |
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Linux in a NutShellBy Ellen Siever and O'Reilly Staff An O'Reilly book. Another must have, covers all the commands. True you can use man, or --help or was that -help or -h? However it's nicer to have a book on your lap just when you don't want to open yet another X-terminal for man. |
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Linux Network Administrator's GuideBy Olaf Kirch An O'Reilly book. Covers all the bases of those network related process you run, along with of course explaining how networking works. However not in great detail, other books are required to fill in the finer points. |
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The Linux NetworkBy 1-55828-589-X One of a set of four. Similar to the O'Reilly book above but covers the material in more depth. Alas it's targeted for a reader with 'less' maturity. Still it's a decent book to have on the shelf. |
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Maximum Linux SecurityBy Anonymous Now that you've read the two books above and setup your network and opened your self to trouble on the internet with that cable modem connection it's time to understand the 'Wild West'. This book covers all those network aware services you run and explains security issues, traps and pitfalls and make suggestions how to protect yourself from problems. A must read. |
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Special Edition Using LinuxBy Jack Tackett Jr., Steven Burnett This was one of the first books I got. It assumes you know little about Unix. It might not cover everything in detail, but it attempts to cover everything. From kernel creation to HTML. |
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Red Hat Linux SecretsBy Naba Barkakati Much like above it trys to cover everything, but also discusses the business reasons for some of the technologies you would deploy. Much more detail about how to setup various hardware items, assumes you're a disatisfied Windows user . Both books, this one and the one above are worth reading. I read this one from cover to cover on a cross country trip, the fellow beside me was agog. |
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Linux the Complete ReferenceBy Walnut Creek CDROM Books This came bundled with a computer I bought. Sure you could print off ALL the HOWTOs about Linux on the net, but then again you could get this book. I've seen others like it in the books store. Just look for those phone book size manuals. Beware they don't cover ALL the HOWTOs and they might be dated, and google can find things faster |
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The Networking CD BookShelfBy O'Reilly The bundled book is DNS and BIND. The other 5 books on CD are TCP/IP Network Administration, Building Internet Firewalls, Practical Unix & Internet Security, sendmail Desktop Reference, sendmail. Well worth the price, since you really need that firewall book, and the one on Internet Security too. However please note I run Qmail, a better, simpler, more secure email program. |
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Firewalls and Internet Security.By William R. Cheswick, Steven M. Bellovin More stories, see the book above and the Maximum Linux Secruity book for software solutions to problems address in this book. This is more fun to read, and doesn't address how to solve the problems. |
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Unix System Administration Handbook.By Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Scott Seebass, Trent Hein Good practical stuff on how to manage Unix systems. If you need to know the pin-out on an RJ-11 10-Base-T jack, its in here. Lo, I find that some premade cables I bought for 10BT wouldn't work for 100BT since they were wired WRONG. |