Absolute OpenBSD: Unix for the Practical Paranoid is a comprehensive guide to the OpenBSD operating system by Michael W. Lucas, author of Absolute FreeBSD and Cisco Routers for the Desperate. The book assumes basic knowledge of the design, commands, and user permissions of Unix-like operating systems. The book contains troubleshooting tips, background information on the system and its commands, and examples to assist with learning.
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Author | Michael W. Lucas |
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Cover artist | Octopod Studios |
Publisher | No Starch Press |
Publication date | June 2003 (1st ed.) April 2013 (2nd ed.) |
Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Pages | 528 |
ISBN | 1-886411-99-9 |
OCLC | 51478244 |
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LC Class | QA76.76.O63 L835 |
1st edition
editThe first edition was released in June 2003. Some of the information in the book became outdated when OpenBSD 3.4 was released only a few months later.
2nd edition
editThe second edition was released in April 2013. Peter N. M. Hansteen, author of The Book of PF,[1] was the technical reviewer.
External links
edit- Official website
- Sandra Henry-Stocker (2013-05-20). "Unix: Book Review -- Absolute OpenBSD: Unix for the Practical Paranoid by Michael W. Lucas, Open Starch Press, 2013". Network World.
References
edit- ^ Peter N. M. Hansteen (October 2014). Book of PF (3 ed.). No Starch Press. p. 248. ISBN 978-1-59327-589-1.