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SUSE Linux
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.432
EAN: 9780596101831
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 059610183X
Label: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 446
Publication Date: July 21, 2006
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Studio: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Editorial Review:SUSE Linux: A Complete Guide to Novell's Community Distribution will get you up to speed quickly and easily on SUSE, one of the most friendly and usable Linux distributions around. From quick and easy installation to excellent hardware detection and support, it's no wonder SUSE is one of the most highly rated distributions on the planet. According to Novell, SUSE is installed more than 7,000 times every day, an average of one installation every 12 seconds.
This book will take you deep into the essential operating system components by presenting them in easy-to-learn modules. From basic installation and configuration through advanced topics such as administration, security, and virtualization, this book captures the important details of how SUSE works--without the fluff that bogs down other books and web sites. Instead, readers get a concise task-based approach to using SUSE as both a desktop and server operating system.
In this book, you'll learn how to: - Install SUSE and perform basic administrative tasks
- Share files with other computers
- Connect to your desktop remotely
- Set up a web server
- Set up networking, including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- Tighten security on your SUSE system
- Monitor for intrusions
- Manage software and upgrades smoothly
- Run multiple instances of SUSE on a single machine with Xen
Whether you use SUSE Linux from Novell, or the free openSUSE distribution, this book has something for every level of user. The modular, lab-based approach not only shows you how--but also explains why--and gives you the answers you need to get up and running with SUSE Linux.
About the author:
Chris Brown is a freelance author and trainer in the United Kingdom and Europe. Following Novell's acquisition of SUSE, he taught Linux to Novell's consultants and IT staff and is certified in both Novell's CLP program and Red Hat's RHCE. Chris has a PhD in particle physics from Cambridge.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Not much beyond the basics...
I was (am) a complete noob to Suse and linux in general. I'm very experienced when it comes to OS-level stuff and computers, but I needed a good overall book to get my suse install going. Well, this wasn't the book to get. If everything works perfectly on your install, you're good to go - and you wouldn't need this book anyway! If, however, your install hiccups, then this book won't help.
Like the install section, the rest of the book is basics only. Not much in the way of troubleshooting, ... Read More
Rating:  - Excellent How-to on getting along with openSUSE
Brown did a great job of encapsulating a lot of entry-level and intermediate knowledge into this book. Each chapter stands along but furthers along the whole, which seeks to educate the reader about the various systems in SUSE Linux. Unlike many computer books, this book will age well because the information is specific but not tied to any one particular version. So what was relevant for 10.1 is equally relevant for 10.3 and beyond.
I read this book from cover to cover and learned a lot ... Read More
Rating: - Still viable through SUSE Linux 10-SP1
Chris Brown is a talented writer, able to take a complex subject and both simplify and clarify it for everyone. Chris walks the reader through SUSE Linux step-by-step, explaining virtually everything you want to do with your system with ease and speed. If you're wanting to get up and running with SUSE Linux and enjoying your system and files, then this book even in the Summer of 2007 is well worth the money. I look forward to his next title.
Rating: - Great SUSE Linux Reference
'SUSE Linux' by Chris Brown is a perfect companion manual for any and all Linux enthusiasts looking to install, administer, configure and play with this distribution of Linux. Jam packed with 400+ pages of goodness, this is a must buy for anyone that isn't a SUSE Linux guru. Even for gurus out there, this book will no doubt improve your Linux abilities and get you up and running and/or super configuring your Linux box here and now!!
If you are looking to work with SUSE Linux now or in ... Read More
Rating: - Perfect Book for Small Business and Home Users Only
Ever since Novell purchased SUSE Linux there has been a whirlwind of activity, press releases, and articles everywhere about what they intend to do with it and where SUSE will go from here. In this book the author guides the reader through the details of the community distribution. The focus is on the desktop user who wants to migrate to SUSE but doesn't know much about Linux. Only minimal computer literacy is assumed and the author walks you through everything from the installation through setting ... Read More
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