Ubuntu Linux Toolbox: 1000+ Commands for Ubuntu and Debian Power Users

Wiley, 2007, Kindle Edition

Product Description

In this handy, compact guide, you’ll explore a ton of powerful Ubuntu Linux commands while you learn to use Ubuntu Linux as the experts do: from the command line. Try out more than 1,000 commands to find and get software, monitor system health and security, and access network resources. Then, apply the skills you learn from this book to use and administer desktops and servers running Ubuntu, Debian, and KNOPPIX or any other Linux distribution.

Product Details

Title: Ubuntu Linux Toolbox: 1000+ Commands for Ubuntu and Debian Power Users
Sales Rank: 4399 in Books
Author: Christopher Negus, Francois Caen
Publisher: Wiley, 2007-11-28, Kindle Edition, 360 pages

Customer Reviews

awesome book: best book for linux ppl who want to learn a lot more about whats behind the gui. More reviews

Over a Newbies head: 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… More reviews

Ubuntu Linux Toolbox -- A short review: This book is the most informative book I have read to date on system administration of Ubuntu Linux. I recommend it highly. Ubuntu Linux Toolbox: 1000+ Commands for Ubuntu and Debian Power Users More reviews

Ubuntu Toolbox Not for Everyone: 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,… More reviews

Excelent reference: 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… More reviews