Linux Basics for Hackers: Getting Started with Networking, Scripting, and Security in Kali

This should be your first book when it comes to CyberSecurity and Ethical hacking.

This book is really great. I was having trouble understanding some concepts from Tryhackme so I got this book. After, I was able to better understand Linux. I highly recommend it. I have taken Linux Udemy courses before but I really like how the author went into great detail.

This book is a must for all Linux users pro or beginner!

This book was well written, easy to follow, and relatively concise. I think it creates a decent base of learning some of the general functionality of linux, but I would absolutely not recommend beginning your linux journey with this book. While Kali is a great tool (note the use of the word tool,) it is designed to be run from root, uses a modified kernal, and you will likely need to install loads of software in order to make it a daily driver OS (since it isnt one). Its sort of like if you wanted to learn how to drive, and found a concise, well written drivers instruction course for driving a forklift on the interstate. I hate to penalize the score because it truly is a well written guide, just not the guide I would recommend using. Keep Kali on a bootable USB or VM, but maybe try Mint or Ubuntu first.

Ive taken 2 separate Linux courses costing several hundred dollars each, but I feel that I retained the information better with this book! Definitely worth the cost, buying 2nd book now!

Excellent Book, only wish I would have bought it sooner....

If you have little to no experience with being a white hat hacker, or even Linux, this is a great book to get. Youll have an awesome jumping off point that not only explains the core commands (the ones people tend to use the most), but youll also see them from the frame of a hacker. If youre getting started in Linux, and you have already read introductory books, still consider this one as youll see them from a different frame. Ill use myself as an example. Ive been using Linux as my primary OS for about a year and a half. I recently passed the LPI Linux Essentials exam, which generally means I have enough in my head to be a power user. One might assume this book is too basic . . . but its not. I got a chance to see some of what I already knew in action in a different frame. Actually, I kind of wish I had read this before I took the exam as there were aspects that probably would have been easier or more understandable. Youll also get an introduction to Kali hacking tools like aircrack-ng. You wont do anything too crazy, but youll get a starting point. Thats the key. From here, youll be armed with enough knowledge to know what youre looking at as you continue to gather resources to expand your knowledge of white hat hacking and the Linux environment in general. This book specifically focuses on Kali Linux, which is a Debian derivative. Coming from Ubuntu (which is also a Debian derivative), its relatively easy to get comfortable with Kali.

Nicely done book. Does exactly what the title says: covers the basics of Linux sys admin from a hacker perspective. Its not a deep dive, nor is it intended to be. If youre interested in security/hacking/pen testing but dont come from a *nix background this is a great book to get started with developing some Linux skills.

Perfect book for the beginners. Easy to to go through.

I know that there are many good reviews for this book already and that I will be lost in the shuffle. However, I would like to give you my opinion. The book is not three inches thick. I dont have time to read a three-inch book. The book moves along at a great pace with just the right level of detail. If I want more detail on a subject, Ive got the internet at my disposal. The book is not a tutorial. You can turn to any chapter and get instant value. Ive been coding for 37 years. I hate tutorial books. I dont want to follow some tedious example for two-thirds of a book. I want the flexibility to learn at my own pace and learn subjects in the sequence I choose. The book says hackers and Kali but it is not. I wanted to learn enough Linux quickly in order to find my way around and be productive on that operating system. This book gave me that. I use Ubuntu desktop and server.