Life with UNIX: A Guide for Everyone

by Don Libes

Book Overview

The difference between Unix system administrators and Unix gurus is that the gurus understand the system, while the administrators merely know how to use it. Life with Unix: A Guide for Everyone is a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0135366577
• ISBN13: 9780135366578
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Libes enlivens Unix, the world's premiere operating system

An excellent counterpoint to _The Unix Hater's Handbook_, Libes in a straightforward, evenhanded way explores Unix history and its philosophy. As Unix continues to dominates serious computing, it's essential that one know more than ``nuts and bolts''. Libes fleshes out Unix in a most extraordinary way. It's among the ``must have'' books for the current or soon-to-be Unix guru.

A must for UNIX lovers

This book covers not only UNIX history, but also the "UNIX way of computing". It's probably not a good starting book on Unix, but it's a must for anyone who has ever used (and liked) UNIX systems. All UNIX flavors are mentioned. It could talk about linux, but the book was written before linux came to life. It's centainly a classic!