RHEL

[JimiP]

Hey all,

I'm trying to expand my knowledge base of Linux distributions. I would enjoy learning as much as I possibly can about RHEL. I know there are many books out there with loads of good information but I would like to know which one you feel is the best. Which book would be best for the Linux newb?

Cost isn't a big issue but I can't see a book of this nature being TOO expensive.

 

[Kakumba]

Best place: the free online documentation. Well, the absolute best is the Red Hat training and certification courses, but the documentation tells you everything you should need to know. Check out the CentOS documentation if you want, as CentOS basically is Red Hat, but with the red hat specific stuff removed.

 

[Juddog]

Originally posted by: Kakumba
Best place: the free online documentation. Well, the absolute best is the Red Hat training and certification courses, but the documentation tells you everything you should need to know. Check out the CentOS documentation if you want, as CentOS basically is Red Hat, but with the red hat specific stuff removed.

I have heard that CentOS and Fedora are very close... if I was to train on Fedora would it make a difference vs. training on CentOS? I am also looking into Linux distros.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: Kakumba
Best place: the free online documentation. Well, the absolute best is the Red Hat training and certification courses, but the documentation tells you everything you should need to know. Check out the CentOS documentation if you want, as CentOS basically is Red Hat, but with the red hat specific stuff removed.

iirc CentOS links to the RHEL deployment guide anyway

a thread in the centos forums suggests the fedora 9 and rhel enterprise linux bible. itll be about 30 bucks at amazon or wherever. came out...well, yesterday or today or something. its new, anyway.

theres another one suggested, but ill be damned if i can remember what it is.

 

[Kakumba]

Yes, CentOS does link to the Red Hat stuff.

Red Hat and Fedora are close, but not the same. Fedora is a more desktop oriented distro sponsored by Red Hat, which incorporates recent features, where RHEL is aimed at servers, and tends to lag a bit in terms of the latest kernel etc. Case in point: RHEL 5.2 (latest release) still runs the 2.6.18 kernel by default, where we are up to 2.6.25 for latest stable kernel release.

 

[kedlav]

CentOS essentially is RHEL. Fedora is a more of a testbed for upcoming RHEL features and stays more current than the latest RHEL distribution. Keep in mind you can register with RHN for a free 30 day trial (and keep the disks for future installs, just can't do updates).

RHEL bible is solid. Michael Jang has a decent RHCT/E prep book as well.