Announcing: Linux Pocket Guide 4th edition (free chapters)

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I am pleased to announce the early release of 3 chapters of Linux Pocket Guide, 4th edition from O’Reilly. They are available free to read. The full book will be published in early 2024.

This is my book’s 20th anniversary, and I’ve added a bunch of new material. I hope you’ll enjoy it!

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I have only one Linux book on my desk and it’s getting so old and worn have been thinking of replacing it
Linux pocket guide 2nd edition 2012, 8th release.
I had not associated the book and you, although your name is on the cover the image of the old western cowboy does not match your profile image (ha ha ha)
Was disappointed with the 3rd edition but cannot give a good reason just large sections I never used.
Look forward to edition 4 and seeing if I can replace the current one.
Please remind us when it is published

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The company I work for has now dropped our O’Reilly subscription. Over my objections. Oh well. They say they are working on a replacement and it currently sounds like Udemy.

Until then I found this site https://pdfroom.com/ with many older books in PDF format, including Linux Pocket Guide, 3rd edition.

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Sadly, pdfroom is a pirate site filled with illegal copies of books. Neither O’Reilly nor I have ever given permission for them to give away copies. We also cannot confirm that the PDF data is correct or whether it contains malware.

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Thanks Paul! I hope you’ll enjoy the 4th edition. I’ll be sure to post when it’s available, but feel free to check out the free early-release chapters now.

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I wondered if that was the case.

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@dbauthor Just today I did buy a PDF of the 4th Edition. Thank you in advance of reading it.

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I hope you’ll find the book helpful!

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I’m planning to purchase the 15 book Humble Bundle “Linux for Seasoned Admins” for a digital version in the next week or so.

I’d like a hard copy of this book too. Where’s the best place to order from? Basically, which distributor takes the least percentage of your sale?

I’m a member of a couple forums who have authors selling their books. I’m not sure if it was you or someone else that offered to autograph the book? I’ve never had an autographed book so that’d be neat if that’s available; How do make arrangements to get my copy signed?

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Thanks for the question, Dan. It’s very nice of you to ask. To order from the online bookshop with the best terms, visit my website (https://danieljbarrett.com), scroll down to where you see my book, and click the special “Bookshop.org” link.

Regarding a signed copy, I’m happy to sign yours if you ship it to me with a postpaid return mailer. Contact me offline if you’d like to make arrangements. Thanks again.

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@dbauthor I just saw there was a book review of Efficient Linux at the Command Line in the latest issue of Full Circle Magazine.

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Thanks so much for pointing out this review! I hadn’t known about it.

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Thanks for the link, i had forgotten all about this magazine, i now subscribe for useful ideas

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