RPM
Andrew Kelly
akelly at corisweb.org
Wed Oct 31 13:39:16 UTC 2007
On Wed, 2007-10-31 at 07:07 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
> Andrew Kelly wrote:
> > On Wed, 2007-10-31 at 06:24 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
> >
> > [referring to Maximum RPM, E.C.Baily]
> >
> >
> >> I though I was just old and used to books. I recall how happy I was
> >> to find that book and be able to print it. It is in a big 3 ring binder
> >> and up in the book shelf. Easy to find. But it does help to read it. And
> >> it is NOT a good book :-)
> >>
> >
> > Nonsense, it's a fine book. But it is actually more geared toward those
> > who want to build rpm packages and not to Joe Blow, who just wants to
> > install something or do a simply db query. That kind of info is much
> > more readily available in the man pages.
> >
> >
> > And by the way, when and where did you find an electronic copy of that
> > book that you could print?
> >
> > Andy
> >
> >
> >> --
> >>
> >> Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
> >> Linux User
> >> #450462 http://counter.li.org.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> Not sure where but it was about 1998 or 9 and not sure what Version
> of Red Hat. It must have been on the Rad Hat web page since Bailey
> worked there. He did produce a printed book but it didn't sell well.
I've got one. Cost me half a butt-load of money, too.
I'm not at all sorry I spent the money, now, but, truth be told, if I'd
have had access to an electronic version back then, I would have taken
it instead.
Andy
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