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Absolute FreeBSD:
The Ultimate Guide to FreeBSD
by Michael W. Lucas
from No Starch Press
The critically-acclaimed FreeBSD guide, now expanded,
revised, and updated!
| "When was the
last time you could physically feel yourself getting smarter while
reading a book? If you are a beginning to average FreeBSD user,
Absolute FreeBSD 2nd Ed (AF2E) will deliver that sensation in
spades. Even more advanced users will find plenty to enjoy."
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| Richard Bejtlich,
TaoSecurity founder and president |
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FreeBSD is the muscle behind Internet companies from Yahoo! to Nokia.
Any place where someone does heavy lifting on the Internet, you'll
find FreeBSD. Absolute FreeBSD brings FreeBSD's strengths to
bear on your problems.
Any computer system is only as good as the system administrator's
knowledge. Absolute FreeBSD teaches you everything you need to
know about managing FreeBSD systems, from installation, configuration,
and taking the system from "just working" to "working well." A
cohesive focus on service delivery and best practice means that you
can apply much of the book to other operating systems.
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"Highly practical, and deliberately written to be accessible for users
of all skill and experience levels. . ." |
| --THE MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW, on the 1st edition |
Your Questions Answered!
Managers ask "Why is it slow?" "How fast is it working?" "How
many users can our current hardware handle?" Sysadmins ask "Can I set
up a local software package repository?" "Where is that function,
anyway?" "What do I do with this crash dump?" Absolute FreeBSD, from
No Starch Press, answers these
and more!
Absolute FreeBSD dives deep into server management, taking you
beyond just making things work and into understanding why they
work.
| " . . . a very fine
piece of work. It isn't about how to implement BSD solutions. It's
about managing systems 'in situ.'" |
| --Peter Salus, UNIX historian, on the 1st
edition |
Expanded!
Absolute BSD taught new sysadmins how to build and manage a
FreeBSD server. Absolute FreeBSD updates all that knowledge
for FreeBSD version 7, and covers FreeBSD's newest features. You'll
learn how to build your own embedded devices, how to encrypt disk
partitions, how to use FreeBSD's multiprocessor features to your best
advantage, how to run diskless servers, and more! New readers will
still get the solid introduction they need, but fans of the first
edition will expand their skills still further.
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You can get Absolute FreeBSD at a special Official Book Web
Site Discount of 25%. Not only does this cost you a little less,
but a wee bit more of your money goes to support the author's bad
habits. (Online orders are handled by No Starch Press.)
About the author:
MICHAEL LUCAS is the author of countless articles and several
popular computer books: Absolute
BSD, Absolute
OpenBSD, Cisco Routers for
the Desperate, and PGP and
GPG. He's been a pet wrangler, a librarian, a security
consultant, and now works as a network
administrator/sysadmin/generally responsible party. You can see his
personal web
page for more information.