Linux Desk Reference

Year 2000
Pages 545
Binding Paperback

Worth buying if: You want a book that starts without a long setup.

Skip it if: You are looking for a reference book rather than a regular read.

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Summary

This edition of Linux Desk Reference by Scott Hawkins is a reference book you can return to when you need an answer. The available edition details are 2000 • Prentice Hall Ptr • 545 pages.

Why this book now

Most useful when you want something you can consult, sample, and return to instead of reading straight through once.

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Linux Desk Reference by Scott Hawkins is a more substantial, reference book meant to be opened when an answer is needed.

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  • You want a book that starts without a long setup.
  • You are looking for an uncomplicated introduction to the subject.
  • When you want a vivid sense of place, the book refuses melodrama, instead tending to emotional truth in quiet, unsentimental scenes.

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  • You are looking for a reference book rather than a regular read.
  • You want a completely different mood.
  • When you dislike opaque narrators, description is rich and frequent, which may feel excessive if you like sparseness.

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Reference Long read Published before 2020

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Exact edition: Paperback · ISBN-13 9780130163912

Worth buying if: You want a book that starts without a long setup.

Skip it if: You are looking for a reference book rather than a regular read.

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Reading commitment

Steady Needs some room

Low commitment. Best treated as a dip-in book you consult in short bursts.

What stands out here

This book is meant to be used more than once, either for practice or to look up an answer.

Best way to approach it

Read the sections you need. You do not have to start at the beginning or read every page in order.

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