5 Responses to “Ubuntu Linux Toolbox: 1000+ Commands for Ubuntu and Debian Power Users”

1. Z. Hoff says:

   February 23, 2010 at 8:56 am

   Ubuntu Linux Toolbox is not for everyone. Linux is an operating system that transcends the operating system by including more than just an operating system. Linux is not for one who wants instant results. It has a very very steep learning curve.

   With that written: This book has a lot of useful Debian commands that can be run in a Terminal. However, if one does not have a some experience with Debian, Linux and the terminal. The commands in this book probably will not help very much.

   The major problem I had with this book is that it discussed network configuration, but does not speak to me about how to connect static DSL connections.

   Drivers and permissions in the various versions of Linux can be quite a pain, and information can be difficult to obtain from the web. After all, if I cannot get into my own files, the system has kept me out of my own computer very well.

   A word on Linux installation: Most, if not all, Linux systems are installed in two stages. First the base is set up and then the rest of the system files are installed. If one tries to install Ubuntu and does not click the Install icon on the desktop to install after the first stage is complete, the operating system will not be installed on their hard drive, it simply will not boot after being shutdown.
   Rating: 3 / 5

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2. Matthew Guenard says:

   February 23, 2010 at 10:21 am

   This book is a great book. I didn’t buy it from Amazon but I felt I needed to give it some credit.
   Rating: 5 / 5

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3. Theodore Draper says:

   February 23, 2010 at 11:10 am

   I like this book, but I think it’s too much for a Linux Newbie to understand. If you plan on really getting into Linux and learing the ins and outs, then this book is for you. If your looking for a way to migrate away from windows and moving on to Linux, buy another book. There are plenty of good books out there dedicated to new users of Linux…this book isn’t one of them
   Rating: 3 / 5

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4. Linux user 234123914234 says:

   February 23, 2010 at 11:23 am

   The book technically refers to Ubuntu version 7.04 so it is a little out of date with the current release Ubuntu version 9.10. I have been using linux for 2 months, and purchased this book about a month ago, January 3,2010. I got 10 times more understanding out of this $20 book than a unix class I took in college. I wished I had this book in college. It does require a little thinking and study time for me to understand the information in this book. The step by step usage of commands provide insight to how to use commands orderly. The author occasionally points out differences between Ubuntu and other versions of linux in hopes to simplify linux in general. The book is way more friendlier and understandable then the man pages for a beginner. When I started, I only knew how to type commands like ls, pwd, whoami, and ps, but i didn’t know how to interpret the information the command yield and what to do with them. After reading the book, my commands include, swapon, chattr, fc, lzop, dd, alias, and a few others, and i kind of understand what I am doing. In conclusion, even though this book is technically out of date, and the location of some files have changed from Ubuntu 7.04 to Ubuntu 9.10, I find that this book has provided me a starting point in understanding linux, and will help me chose my next book with an understanding of what i will be getting into.
   
   Rating: 5 / 5

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5. Diego Bravo Estrada says:

   February 23, 2010 at 2:18 pm

   This book is part of a “collection” for the most important distros, and the authors did a great job in the selection of subjects and examples.

   The only thing I don’t like at all is the big cut-and-paste made in several chapters between the books of this “collection”, I think starting from the “fedora sibling” one. For example, on page 240 of the “ubuntu sibling” you may see a ftp session showing how to get a Fedora 7 iso image; on page 157 they forgot to translate a “yum install…”.

   So mi only advice is to the people planning to buy all the collection: compare first before because a lot is verbatim repeated.

   Considered alone, this book is very good for several reasons the other reviewers did write and I totally agree.
   
   Rating: 4 / 5

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