Linux For Beginners: An Introduction To The Linux Operating System And Command Line

This is the first book I’ve personally read from Jason Cannon and I cannot recommend it enough for the basic but well written and detailed work, steps, and information, although slightly outdated with some of the websites it includes, but a quick Google search will lead you to the right direction. This book is perfect for beginners, but like the first few pages suggest, you may want to familiarize yourself VM Environments and a cheat sheet for basic commands so you have that in front of you, but this book does contain those. As for me, it’s easier to write it out as it can be associated to memory better, but that is just a personal preference.

This is a pretty good book but let me say the title “for beginners” and the book’s motto, “Linux for Beginners doesn’t make any assumptions about your background or knowledge of Linux. You need no prior knowledge to benefit from this book” couldn’t be further from the truth. This book assumes you know what a Linux server is, what an SSH is, what a Virtual Machine is, what a Linux Image is, what a client is, what keys are…and on and on. Here’s the deal, if you aren’t a VERY computer savvy IT professional and know all of the jargon to begin with, this book is NOT for you The author is typical of many software and IT geeks today is that they’ve never socialized with anyone over the age of 50 and just assume that such people don’t exist or don’t matter. But then , maybe we don’t?

The first thing I really liked about Linux For Beginners is that it really is for beginners. I have looked at some information on this platform before and it always started with something I didn’t know and had to look up so I was on the same page with the writer. This book assumes that you have absolutely nothing in the way of Linux knowledge and it actually starts by walking you through the process of getting an account. So you’re really starting at the beginning.

I really liked that throughout the book were screenshots and specific codes so I could follow along and make sure that I was where I should be. Plus by going from the beginning to the end of this book you actually end up with enough knowledge to use Linux entirely on your own. If you need advanced knowledge for any reason you may have to continue with some other systems (which there’s more information included in this book about where to get it) but for me, someone who’s just starting out and looking to experiment a little, this was the perfect amount of information to get me where I can actually use Linux without feeling overwhelmed by too much intense information.

If you’re a Linux newbie, this book is a must for you. Like every other outing of Jason Cannon, this book is a fantastic read. With lucid approach and not delving you in the jargons, the book introduces the reader to the concepts of Linux. A must have for new Linux users.

There are so many great ideas and huge burst of knowledge related to Linux directory structure, Shell and basic Linux commands , have been shared through step by step proper guidance. Very easy techniques of Web based command line access along-with choosing an SSH client, connecting via Telnet, Deep dive introduction, generating SSH keys on Windows/Mac and then listing files and directory permissions detail, all is well explained in an organized manner. The best thing about this book is that writer has discussed and defined each and everything that is required for the complete expertise of Linux.
I am impressed with many chapters especially about “Switching Users and Running Commands as Others” and “Scheduling Repeated jobs with Cron”. This is a true essence of the hard work of the author to gather such valuable/technical information for the support/help to vast majority of Linux users/professionals through this overwhelming book.
Highly recommended to everybody!

That book is complementary book for those who want to learn Linux.

A good price for a good informations. Easy to read and to put in pratice.