Errata for Linux Pocket Guide
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Color Key: Serious Technical Mistake Minor Technical Mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
| Version |
Location |
Description |
Submitted By |
Date Submitted |
Date Corrected |
| PDF |
Page ii
Middle |
Shouldn't this:
"Revision History for the First Edition:
2012-03-07 First release"
be:
"Revision History for the Second Edition:
2012-03-07 First release"
because this is the first printing/revision of the second edition that was just released?
Note from the Author or Editor:
Corrected in the stylesheet in the second printing.
fixed in the 6/12/2012 digital release |
Anonymous |
Apr 05, 2012 |
Sep 07, 2012 |
| Printed |
Page 26
Code example for /home/sally |
In the code example, change this text:
echo "My home is $HOME"
to this:
printenv HOME
Otherwise the example does not work, because the expression $HOME is evaluated before the HOME variable is set to /home/sally.
Note from the Author or Editor:
Corrected by the author in the second printing.
fixed in the 6/12/2012 digital release |
Daniel Barrett |
Mar 12, 2012 |
Sep 07, 2012 |
| Printed |
Page 34
First code example, line 4 |
Password prompt is followed by 7 bold asterisks and 7 plain asterisks. It should be just 7 bold asterisks.
Note from the Author or Editor:
Corrected by the author in the second printing.
fixed in the 6/12/2012 digital release |
Daniel Barrett |
Mar 12, 2012 |
Sep 07, 2012 |
| Printed |
Page 45
Keystroke/Meaning table, line 4 |
ESC-b should be ESC-v
Note from the Author or Editor:
Corrected by the author in the second printing.
fixed in the 6/12/2012 digital release |
Daniel Barrett |
Mar 12, 2012 |
Sep 07, 2012 |
| Printed |
Page 47
Useful options list, line 3 |
The entry:
+N
should be:
-n +N
Note from the Author or Editor:
Corrected by the author in the second printing.
fixed in the 6/12/2012 digital release |
Daniel Barrett |
Mar 12, 2012 |
Sep 07, 2012 |
| Printed |
Page 62
Second code sample (du myfile myfile2) |
The two lines of output should not have these two characters at the beginning:
./
They should just be removed.
Note from the Author or Editor:
Corrected by the author in the second printing.
fixed in the 6/12/2012 digital release |
Daniel Barrett |
Mar 12, 2012 |
Sep 07, 2012 |
| PDF |
Page 76
First sentence for locate command |
Currently:
The locate command, with its partner updatedb, create an index
Should be:
The locate command, with its partner updatedb, creates an index
(added an s)
Note from the Author or Editor:
Corrected by the author in the second printing.
fixed in the 6/12/2012 digital release |
Anonymous |
Apr 09, 2012 |
Sep 07, 2012 |
| Printed |
Page 91
Last command in the section "awk" |
Change this command:
$ awk '{length($0) < 60}' myfile
to this:
$ awk 'length < 60 {print}' myfile
Note from the Author or Editor:
Corrected by the author in the second printing.
fixed in the 6/12/2012 digital release |
Daniel Barrett |
Mar 12, 2012 |
Sep 07, 2012 |
| Printed |
Page 134
Useful options list for the "last" command, first line |
In the line:
-N Print only the latest N lines of output, where N is a positive integer.
the initial -N should have its N in italics. ("Replaceable" font.)
Note from the Author or Editor:
Corrected by the author in the second printing.
fixed in the 6/12/2012 digital release |
Daniel Barrett |
Mar 13, 2012 |
Sep 07, 2012 |
| PDF |
Page 137
first paragraph |
The current wording is missing "only if", "don't" or any other phrasing that would discourage a reader from changing system accounts; the current wording seems to imply that this was intended.
Current:
Think carefully before doing this, in case anything on your system depends on the original name. And change system accounts (root, daemon, and so on) unless you really know what you’re doing!
Modified 1:
Think carefully before doing this, in case anything on your system depends on the original name; don't change system accounts (root, daemon, and so on) unless you really know what you’re doing!
Modified 2:
Think carefully before doing this, in case anything on your system depends on the original name. And change system accounts (root, daemon, and so on) only if you really know what you’re doing!
Note from the Author or Editor:
Corrected by the author in the second printing. (Using the "Modified 1" suggestion.)
fixed in the 6/12/2012 digital release |
Anonymous |
Apr 09, 2012 |
Sep 07, 2012 |
| Printed |
Page 152
Line 2 |
Remove the unnecessary closing parenthesis after "server side."
Note from the Author or Editor:
Corrected by the author in the second printing.
fixed in the 6/12/2012 digital release |
Daniel Barrett |
Mar 13, 2012 |
Sep 07, 2012 |
| Printed |
Page 163
Useful options list, third item (documentation for the -c option) |
In the text of the paragraph ("Continue mode: if a previous retrieval..."), fourth line, the "-c" should be in courier font where it says "the -c option says to retrieve...".
Note from the Author or Editor:
Corrected by the author in the second printing.
fixed in the 6/12/2012 digital release |
Daniel Barrett |
Mar 19, 2012 |
Sep 07, 2012 |
| PDF |
Page 166
Bottom section |
The "Gaim" IM client was mentioned, but this IM client has been known as "Pidgin" for 5 years now.
Note from the Author or Editor:
Corrected by the author in the second printing. Pidgin now replaces gaim.
fixed in the 6/12/2012 digital release |
Anonymous |
Apr 10, 2012 |
Sep 07, 2012 |
| PDF |
Page 168
mesg section |
gaim (instead of Pidgin) is referenced in the mesg section.
Note from the Author or Editor:
Corrected by the author in the second printing.
fixed in the 6/12/2012 digital release |
Anonymous |
Apr 10, 2012 |
Sep 07, 2012 |
| PDF |
Page 185
xmms section |
xmms is no longer maintained. Audacious, or another one of its descendents, should be recommended instead.
Note from the Author or Editor:
Corrected by the author in the second printing. (replaced xmms by amarok.)
fixed in the 6/12/2012 digital release |
Anonymous |
Apr 10, 2012 |
Sep 07, 2012 |
| PDF |
Page 191
above 'yum' section |
http://rpmfind.net/ has been superseded by http://rpmfusion.org/
Note from the Author or Editor:
Corrected by the author in the second printing.
fixed in the 6/12/2012 digital release |
Anonymous |
Apr 10, 2012 |
Sep 07, 2012 |
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