Red Hat Linux 9 Bible

This book is about Red Hat 9, with the Red Hat 9 CDs included. Red Hat 9 is no longer supported by Red Hat. They have moved on to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise. But Red Hat 9 is still supported by 3rd parties, and is probably the best of the Linux versions for older computers.I have a 1998 Gateway Solo laptop. Red Hat 9 is the only version of Linux which allows everything on it to work. The sound system on this laptop does not work with Fedora or any other version of Linux. But it is completely compatable with Red Hat 9.If you are looking at 3rd party software, normally you will find they support Red Hat 7 thru 9, Fedora, and Debian.If you install a fedora system, much of the book can be used as a reference.If you get this book/Cd set, I would also suggest getting "Running Linux" 4th edition by Welsh, Dalheimer, Dawson, and Kaufman. Published by O'Reilly. This book covers all versions of Linux and will compliment the Red Hat Bible.

Great reference book.

The book had no Disks in it. I have not read the book yet so i am giving 3 stars.

Who couldn't be happy with such a great reference book & dvd?

I like the format of the book. It is laid out well. It is helpful with the setup and installation of the operating system.

Great book, great condition. Had everything that I was looking for and it was very helpful and useful. Thank you

I am a Newbie to Linux. I've used MS products throughout the years, and finally decided to try Linux. From all of the reviews I had read, I chose the "Red Hat Linux 9 Bible," by Christopher Negus to begin my journey.Luckily, I read-through about one-third of the book before trying the installation. I successfully installed Linux on a Compaq Presario, although the BIOS always over-rides any O.S. disk, other than the restoration disk (98) that came with the system. I compared the Linux Bible information to my MCSE 2000 kit and decided to set-up two FAT 16 partitions, two FAT 32 partitions, and leave the rest of the disk unpartitioned. Note: my first experiment, with only one FAT 16 partition was unsuccessful, and the Boot record was toast. Two FAT 16 partitions allowed me to retain the boot record and dual-boot, properly. The Linux Bible informed me about leaving the rest of the hard drive unpartitioned, in preparation for the Linux installation.Even on the Compaq Presario--with the BIOS over-ride issue--I was able to dual-boot with MS Windows and Linux (although I am a newbie to Linux, and this was my first insatllation of Linux), thanks to The Linux Bible. Now, despite the fact that the BIOS only wants Windows 98, I can successfully boot Linux, 98 & 2000 on the same machine. Most people probably would-have just flashed the Motherboard BIOS, but this was my Mom's PC, at the time I was experimenting. 98 keeps the BIOS happy, and I need the FAT 16 partitions for Linux, so this set-up works well--without flashing the BIOS (and risking damage to the Motherboard). Important note: the Linux Bible taught me to install the Windows Operating systems first, to preserve the Master Boot record--which I did. However, if I made Windows the primary O.S., it dusted Linux. So, I made Linux the Primary boot O.S., and DOS secondary. Now, when I boot, I can choose Linux (or let it automatically load), or choose DOS, then choose between 98 or 2000. Without The Linux Bible I would not have had a clue how to trick the BIOS and install Linux on the Compaq Presario. Also, I found The Linux Bible to be extremely helpful, once the O.S. was installed and I could tear myself away from the Astroids game--which is rather addictive. I strongly suggest The Linux Bible to other Newbies. You can find all of the informmation you need--including the Shell commands. This book seems to be the perfect introduction / Initiation into Linux. I also purchased "Linux in a Nutshell" (O'Reilly), but it seems to be written for people who already know what they are doing and already know how to install Linux.

Red Hat Linux 9 is here and freely available over the internet and this book helps people get it to work just right on your computer. There are disks that come with the book too which include an abundance of applications. This is one of the first books out on the newest version on Red Hat. My local bookstores didn't have anything on this lastest and most powerful operating system. But Amazon.com is always the best place to look first and the price is great too. This is a good book to start with and maybe it's all you ever need to get into Linux,

Un contenu incroyablement percutant, bien organisé, et facile d'accès.Pas de "délayage" ni verbosité, ni de recopie de pages de man...Avec un contenu allant de l'indispensable à l'utile, ce livreravira aussi le néophyte (éclairé). Tout est abordé, depuis lesprincipales commandes jusqu'aux GUIs, applications, serveurs,etc...On y trouve pratiquement tout ce dont on a besoin pour mettreen oeuvre Linux en général et Red Hat 9 en particulier.Les 3 CDs sont inclus.Le prix (plus léger que l'ouvrage :-) en fait un "must" absolu.A mon avis, c'est un meilleur investissement qu'uneversion "boite" de l'OS.A conserver (cadenasssé) à côté de votre PC "Linuxisé" !