Easy Linux Commands – Another Review on Amazon

My book Easy Linux Commands: Working Examples of Linux Command Syntax has received another 5-star review on Amazon. Here’s what reviewer Ben Prusinski has to say:

After wading through a maze of complex Linux tomes that are geared toward experienced Unix administrators, I finally found an excellent tips and tricks guide that can walk a novice through the maze of Unix commands. This book is easy to follow and makes using Linux operating system a breeze rather than a painful austerity. Highly recommended!

I’m glad people are finding the book useful! Thanks for the feedback Ben.

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Easy Linux Commands – Now On Shelves!

My book Easy Linux Commands: Working Examples of Linux Command Syntax is now on shelves, as seen in this picture from Borders Book and Music right down the street from my home in Concord, NH.

Easy Linux Commands at Borders Concord


Written by me and Terry Clark this book is part reference and part tutorial encompasing everything from basic file manipulation to administrative commands.

From an Amazon review by Kurt:

New users to Linux and old-school Unix engineers alike will find value in this book. The author did a tremendous service representing this rapidly growing technology in an easy to read, easy to follow humorous format. Page to page there are examples of basic Unix commands and obscure Linux features available to most builds. Having built my career in deploying “Enterprise Class” Unix based solutions for today’s high availability needs, it is refreshing to learn some new tricks and be reacquainted with old tools built discussed in this book. I recommend it to entry level and veterans alike.

The book is available in major bookstores (although any bookstore should be able to order it for you) and can also be ordered from the publisher for just $19.95. That’s 30% off the cover price!

Thanks to Zach for snapping the pic and sending it on to me.

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Jumping on the Linux Bandwagon

In an interesting chain reaction Oracle and Microsoft have both recently committed to supporting Linux distributions.

Recently Oracle announced they will offer RedHat Linux support at very competitive rates. Beyond offering some healthy competition for RedHat support Oracle’s commitment also makes Oracle on Linux a single vendor solution for software support.

Microsoft was not far behind in announcing a partnership with Novel for Suse Linux sales support.

Only time will tell what this will do to the Unix/Unix-like OS market but it’s sure to shake things up in the short term.

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