Tom Adelstein

Didn't actually try any of the examples in this book. Some chapters, particularly the earlier ones seemed good, although possibly a little confusing.

I might recommend this to someone with a decent computer knowledge and a bit of linux knowledge that wanted to get started doing more. One thing though is I am leery about the use of some of the graphical systems and the sudden switching around towards the end of distributions and approaches. Almost feels like each author wrote different sections and used the distro they were more comfortable with.

Good starting point though. I imagine for those who like to have a book nearby they could figure out areas they're weak in as far as basic setups of various systems.… (más)