The Definitive Guide to CentOS

Peter Membrey

ISBN 10: 1430219300 / ISBN 13: 9781430219309

Published by Apress, Apress Jul 2009, 2009

About this Item

Neuware -CentOS is just like Red Hat, but without the price tag and with the virtuous license. When belts have to be tightened, we want to read about an OS with all the features of a commercial Linux variety, but without the pain. The Definitive Guide to CentOS is the first definitive reference for CentOS and focuses on CentOS alone, the workhorse Linux distribution, that does the heavy lifting in small and medium-size enterprises without drawing too much attention to itself. Provides tutorial and hands-on learning but is also designed to be used as a referenceBases all examples on real-world tasks that readers are likely to performServes up hard-won examples and hints and tips from the author's experiences of CentOS in productionAPress in Springer Science + Business Media, Heidelberger Platz 3, 14197 Berlin 356 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Definitive Guide to CentOS
• Publisher: Apress, Apress Jul 2009
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1430219300
• ISBN 13: 9781430219309
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 191H x 20D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 191 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 665 grams

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Synopsis

CentOS is just like Red Hat, but without the price tag and with the virtuous license. When belts have to be tightened, we want to read about an OS with all the features of a commercial Linux variety, but without the pain. The Definitive Guide to CentOS is the first definitive reference for CentOS and focuses on CentOS alone, the workhorse Linux distribution, that does the heavy lifting in small and medium-size enterprises without drawing too much attention to itself.

• Provides tutorial and hands-on learning but is also designed to be used as a reference
• Bases all examples on real-world tasks that readers are likely to perform
• Serves up hard-won examples and hints and tips from the author's experiences of CentOS in production

About the Author

Hailing from the U.K., Peter Membrey has worked for Red Hat, holds a RHCE certification, and worked and taught at a number of educational institutions since the beginning of his career. He knows what Linux users like and need, and hopes that CentOS will get the kudos it deserves. He lives in Hong Kong and is teaching and consulting on all matters to do with Linux Enterprise networking, while studying for his master's degree.