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Review: Linux in Action by: David Clinton ISBN 9781617294938 384 pages of goodness.
I just love books that do practical things. Learning about Linux while doing practical things is even better. I can say I am not disappointed. Usually the “real world” projects presented in this type of book have no real world applications at all (unless you live under a stone and think that writing a tip calculator is real world). I started reading, thinking I would bump up against hello worlds and tip calculators, but no such luck. This book is solidly written with the modern Linux user in mind. Did I mention that the book is full of illustrations? Chapter one starts off with a “Welcome to Linux”, but instead of boring Unix history, you are presented with practical topics like 'sudo' and 'keyboard tricks' . So far so good. Chapter two steps you right off the edge and into virtualisation. Starting with VirtualBox and moving to Linux containers. The text is easy to follow and well presented.
I truly cannot say there was anything that did not interest me. The third chapter about remote connections, starts off with the importance of encryption. How cool is that? From here, the author just ramps it up and moves towards web servers, administration, etc. I have never read anything by this author and had a quick look on Youtube. You can too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTRuShmM9Ak. I cannot vouch for anything about the author, but his work speaks for itself.
The bottom line is, if you are a Linux enthusiast who wishes to know more, this book is for you. There is something for everyone in this book. When they said practical, they meant it. When they said 'real world', they meant it. Chapter six is dedicated to building a system recovery device. Chapter eight is dedicated to setting up your own Owncloud server. When the author teaches you something, like setting up a Mediawiki server, he covers everything from the LAMP stack to the choice of database to things like PHP. You just keep learning along the way whilst having fun doing something real. The 'something real' is actually twelve somethings. Go ahead, roll up your sleeves and get into the guts of your system.
My advice is get it now. The price is about $30 for the electronic versions, pbook, ebook, livebook and PDF. (There is also a promo code in the Youtube link). Four stars (only because I wanted more!). Get a preview here: https://manning-content.s3.amazonaws.com/download/8/1e75d6a-ae75-408c-adb9-a82ae4c452b0/Chapter2SAMPLEAug06.pdf