Slashdot: Using Caldera OpenLinux [Book Review]

“This book tries very hard to be the only book one would
need to be able to install and use Caldera Open Linux. It comes
very close to meeting this objective and is useful for absolute
beginners as well as more experienced Linux users.“

“The book is divided into six main sections beginning with an
introduction to Linux and comparisons between other distributions
and OpenLinux. This is immediately followed by very concise
instructions on installing OpenLinux. The next section, Using
OpenLinux, contains 6 chapters that take the reader through the K
Desktop Environment (KDE). Beginning with an introduction to the
KDE and continuing through navigating and customizing the desktop,
this section finishes with a look at the many KDE
applications.”

“Chapters 9 to 20 make up the third section which is titled
OpenLinux System Administration. In this section we find almost
everything we need to know about maintaining our basic OpenLinux
system. There is an explanation of the Linux file system, a
necessity for those coming from the DOS/Windows world, users,
groups and permissions are also explained. Instructions are
provided for making customizations to the shell environment, how to
set up printing and how to install pre-built packages as well as
how to build your own. This section also includes a chapter on
building custom kernel modules, a nightmare for newbies, but
something which inevitably needs to be done sometime. The section
ends with a good description of LILO, the boot loader, and a list
of the possible errors one might encounter.”

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