If your are a Unix novice to an expert , get this book... | Absolute OpenBSD: UNIX for the Practical Paranoid | Michael W. Lucas
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Absolute OpenBSD: UNIX for the Practical Paranoid
Michael W. Lucas
No Starch Press
, 2003 - 528 pages
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highly recommended
Best of luck with this purchase
I purchased this book from Amazon on March 4th, 2007. Two months and five days later, after two conversations with Amazon employees who assured me that I would receive the book, they still have not shipped it.
It appears that Amazon simply does not have the book. I phoned the publisher, No Starch Press, and they don't have a copy either. A PDF is available for download, but that's all.
At this writing, the Amazon listing still says that the book "usually" ships in one to two weeks. Amazon is apparently selling a product that it does not have to sell.
If you want this book, you might do better to buy one of the used ones.
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The Only Reference Book
Realy I bought the book, I didn't have any
OpenBSD
contact and I bought the OpenBSD CDs to try it and play, and the book arrived before the OpenBSD's CDs and I begun to read, and learned me how to install OpenBSD, When the CDs arrived realy was very easy to install and get my first steeps in this OS.
If your are a Unix novice to an expert , get this book...
I had been working with
Unix
and Linux flavors for sometime, and this book has been a blessing for me. I need a book that was willing to detail every aspect of the
OpenBSD
( at least the most relevant), kernel, workarounds, etc. And it does its job. Many Thanks,ed
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The OpenBSD bible ... a must-have for security freaks
I'm no security freak, but I love the
OpenBSD
concept: security above all. When I took a course in
Unix
operating systems, I was introduced to OpenBSD, and recommended to purchase this text. Albeit outdated (it covers version 3.2, and OpenBSD is now at 4.0), the book offers an overview of all the basics, including 3 whole chapters on the pf firewall.
Because of its general nature, the author, Lucas, does not solely focus on pf, but instead adds flair to an extremely hostile operating system environment. I don't recall ever working with a more difficult system from scratch. Lucas really helped in getting me through some of the more cryptic areas of installation and configuration. The book itself is quite basic, so if you need something specific, like a korn shell book, look elsewhere. His style also makes the book itself a fun read, I must admit, because of his colorful presentation.
I've had this book for more than a year now.
This may be the most fun textbook-with-no-pictures I've ever read.
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Great
So many computer books today are 800 pages of word bloat. Michael not only keeps the writing lively, but in K&R fashion, he gives a lot of information in a succint way. Highly recommended and an easy read. Also note, he gives a complete picture of
openbsd
from A-Z Not too tedious and not too broad. I have not found a linux book this nice.
This straightforward,
practical
, and complete guide to mastering the powerful and complex
OpenBSD
operating system, is for the experienced
UNIX
user who wants to add OpenBSD to his or her repertoire. The author assumes a knowledge of basic UNIX commands, design, and permissions. The book takes you through the intricacies of the platform and teaches how to manage your system, offering friendly explanations, background information, troubleshooting suggestions, and copious examples throughout.
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