All Posts Tagged With: "Linux"

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Linux Pocket Guide (Paperback)

Review “Whilst there does seem to be a trend amongst many publishers to deliver ever more comprehensive titles, cramming details of almost every command-line switch and GUI option across a huge range of tools and packages, O’Reilly can always be relied upon to publish works that deal concisely with one aspecty of GNU/Linux or excel [...]

22Feb2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Linux Administration: A Beginner’s Guide, Fifth Edition (Paperback)

Amazon.com Review Administering a Linux system isn’t much like administering a Windows machine. Though the goals are similar and comparable problems arise under both environments, they each require administrators to adopt a certain way of thinking about processes and data. Linux Administration: A Beginner’s Guide helps readers adapt their Windows experience to Linux work. Author [...]

19Feb2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming, A (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

Review Praise for the First Edition of A Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming  “First Sobell taught people how to use Linux…now he teaches you the power of Linux. A must-have book for anyone who wants to take Linux to the next level.” —Jon “maddog” Hall, Executive Director, Linux International   “This [...]

16Feb2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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What is the most popular Linux used on a Desktop?

Andy V asked: Hi i was planning to download linux but idk which one to get, can someone help me?Everything Linux

28Dec2008 | Admin | 3 comments | Continued
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How do I modify a Linux distro so it can run from a jumpdrive?

edythemighty asked: I would like to know how one can turn a linux distro image into a bootable jumpdrive version. Any help at all, even if just a link, is appreciated.Linux is easy

28Dec2008 | Admin | 1 comment | Continued
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What’s the difference between Linux hosting and Microsoft hosting?

argh.pirate asked: I’m starting a website with 1&1 and their hosting plans have either Linux hosting or Microsoft hosting. Does it matter what OS I’m using or is this how the server runs? What are the differences?Linuxbuzz.net

28Dec2008 | Admin | 3 comments | Continued
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What is the best version of Linux to use for a beginning user?

frazzled81 asked: I want to replace WinXP home edition on a Compaq Presario. I’m new to Linux and would like something that is fairly easy to use but I’m not afraid of a learning curve as long as there is documentation out there.Linux is easy

28Dec2008 | Admin | 3 comments | Continued
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Who makes the different versions of Linux?

math geek asked: I’m a little curious, who makes the different versions of Linux? Whoever makes it obviously is very talented. But why would people just make an OS just for the heck of it? How do they get their funding to keep providing a free OS?Linuxbuzz.net

28Dec2008 | Admin | 1 comment | Continued
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When you install linux on ps3, can you still choose to have the ps3 OS be the default start-up OS?

Michael B asked: I want to install linux but still have my ps3 boot into the ps3 os when i turn it on, then be able to enter linux from the settings menu or something once I’m there. Will choose best answer. thx.Everything Linux

28Dec2008 | Admin | 1 comment | Continued
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What version of linux seems to be the least buggiest and easiest to start off with?

k.bryk asked: What version of linux seems to be the least buggiest and easiest to start off with? I’ve tried Suse before it seemed to be pretty easy, nice GUI similar to Windows; but the goal this time is to learn Linux, so I need a place to start, I’ve thought of going to Suse [...]

28Dec2008 | Admin | 2 comments | Continued