Best unix administration books according to redditors
We found 5 Reddit comments discussing the best unix administration books. We ranked the 3 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 5 Reddit comments discussing the best unix administration books. We ranked the 3 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
You definitely want this book for debian
The Debian Administrator's Handbook
You might also look for a book to teach you the basics of command line tools and system configuration files. I used to have a book I really liked but its too old to be found these days.
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This is the one we used at university
UNIX System Administration Handbook
I'm not sure I would recommend it though as I'm not sure its the best. There is plenty others out there.
You should also try to compile your own kernel at some point just so you know how it is done and how you can tune a kernel if you need to.
Whenever I see a post about how printing sucks, I pull out my 2nd edition of Nemeth et al, and turn to page 580 where it lists lpc as "flakiest program of the year" for 1985-1994 inclusive.
Printing has ALWAYS sucked. CUPS was the biggest step forward, and it has hauled printing forward into where it should have been in 1994. sigh
Reading something like UNIX Sys Admin Handbook couldn't hurt.
This book is full of unix and linux tips. I suggest this book over all others I've read. It is an immense help for daily tasks as well as stuff you don't see too often.
http://www.amazon.com/UNIX-System-Administration-Handbook-3rd/dp/0130206016
I feel your pain mate. I hope this will help you be an excellent sysadmin. G/L and keep us updated!
Eli The Computer Guy - Youtube
Oh and for your reference I would suggest you check out the following in the programming area:
One last thing is if you're in the UNIX space I would recommend this book (as a hardcopy reference): UNIX System Administration Handbook