"Covering basic installation, the author suggests no
less than three different types of filesystems for a general
server: ext2, ext3 and XFS. XFS is a high performance filesystem
for handling large files and smooth data transfers, not an ideal
choice for a file and print server. Perhaps a section on which
filesystem types are best for specific server roles would be more
informative for someone new to GNU/Linux filesystems.
"Advancing through the chapters, there are minor technical
errors as well as some unusual descriptions of GNU/Linux terms and
concepts. For example, the book correctly indicates that most
system scripts are executed with the dash shell; more correctly
described as a POSIX-compliant implementation of the Bourne shell
(/bin/sh). The author incorrectly states that dash is the default
shell for all users. The Bourne-Again Shell (bash) is the default
shell for users, which is correctly reported in later chapters.
"The overview on updating and maintaining packages doesn't
explain clearly the relationship of the dpkg package management
program and APT, the Advanced Package Tool, and how APT relies on
and works with dpkg. When explaining how to compile and install
software from sources, the author explains how to install the GNU
Compiler Collection (gcc), which on its own will not be sufficient.
In practice the recommendation is to install the build-essential
packages, which include tools and utilities (as well as gcc) needed
to compile programs."
