Fwd: "Linux in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition" Released

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Subject: "Linux in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition" Released
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 12:54:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: Denise Olliffe <deniseo@oreilly.com>


For immediate release
For free review copy contact:
Denise Olliffe (707) 829-0515 ext 339 or deniseo@oreilly.com


"Linux in a Nutshell" Released in Third, Updated Edition


Sebastopol, CA--O'Reilly's latest edition in the popular "In a Nutshell"
series, "Linux in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition" covers all the core commands
available on common Linux distributions. "Linux is changing rapidly,
and so are the needs of its users," says Andy Oram, O'Reilly Linux
Editor. "Among the most significant features of this new edition are
the in-depth tutorials on each of the three graphical interfaces that
confront users when they boot Linux-KDE, GNOME, and the older, but
highly stable fvwm. But that's not all. Anyone who wants to upgrade
software uses a package manager. Our new Nutshell edition expands the
discussion of the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) and includes a new
section on the Debian Package Manager (DPKG). It's bound to be one of
the most important Linux titles published this year."

A must-have book for any Linux user, "Linux in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition"
isn't a scaled-down quick reference of common commands, but a complete
reference to all user, programming, administration, and networking
commands.

"Since the last edition of the book came out, Linux has made great
strides in providing the kind of user-friendly environment with the
kind of tools that users have come to expect from a windowing system,"
says co-author Ellen Siever. "The desktop environments have made life
easier for users who don't necessarily want to learn obscure Unix
commands and who want a friendlier environment. Improvements in package
management tools have simplified the installation and upgrading of
software. We've also added much more coverage of networking commands."
In addition, the book also covers a wide range of GNU tools for Unix
users who have GNU versions of standard Unix tools.

"Linux in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition" is a must for any Linux user; it
weighs less than a stack of manual pages, but delivers everything
needed for common, day-to-day use.

What critics and readers said about the previous editions:

Linux Journal 1999 Readers Choice Award Winner "Most indispensable
Linux book"

"A wealth of information and more accessible reference than the man
pages. Locating the answer is a cinch and the amount of useful
information is astounding. I often flip through the pages idly just to
learn a new feature or function that I didn't know I needed. For the
intermediate to experienced user, 'Linux in a Nutshell' can prove an
invaluable aid...this book is a real steal."--Suncoast Linux Users
Group, May 2000

"Everyone who either uses Linux (or would like to) or any of the GNU
tools, will appreciate this text as a valuable and exceptional
reference. It will help the reader, no matter what his or her level of
expertise or knowledge of Linux is. I highly recommend it."--Elizabeth
Zinkann, Sys Admin, June 1997

"My favorites (Linux books) come from O'Reilly and Associates: 'Running
Linux' and 'Linux in a Nutshell'."--Nick Cook, Amazing Computing, July
1998

"I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has a basic
familiarity with Linux or UNIX and wants to learn more."--Cedar Valley
Linux Users Group, April 2000


Ellen Siever's Top 10 Tips for Linux Users are available free online
at:  http://linux.oreilly.com/news/linuxnut_0800.html

Chapter 5, Red Hat and Debian Package Managers, is available free
online at:  http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxnut3/chapter/ch05.html

For more information about the book, including Table of Contents,
index, author bios, and samples, see:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxnut3/

For a cover graphic in jpeg format, go to:
ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/graphics/book_covers/hi-res/0596000251.jpg

We've just published an updated version of the ever-popular "O'Reilly
Open Source Bibliography". It lists the very best books on open source
in the English language, including those by other publishers. Go to:
http://opensource.oreilly.com/news/biblio_0700.html


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Linux in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition
By Ellen Siever, Stephen Spainhour, Jessica P. Hekman, & Stephen
Figgins
0-596-00025-1, 800 pages, $34.95 (US)
order@oreilly.com
1-800-998-9938
http://www.oreilly.com
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Jim

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