Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".
The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.
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 |
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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xmms is no longer maintained.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: |
Anonymous | Apr 10, 2012 | Sep 07, 2012 | |
Page 191 above 'yum' section |
http://rpmfind.net/ has been superseded by http://rpmfusion.org/ Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Apr 10, 2012 | Sep 07, 2012 | |
Page 168 mesg section |
gaim (instead of Pidgin) is referenced in the mesg section. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Apr 10, 2012 | Sep 07, 2012 | |
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: |
Anonymous | Apr 10, 2012 | Sep 07, 2012 | |
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. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Apr 09, 2012 | Sep 07, 2012 | |
Page 76 First sentence for locate command |
Currently: Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Apr 09, 2012 | Sep 07, 2012 | |
Page ii Middle |
Shouldn't this: Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Apr 05, 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: |
Daniel Barrett | Mar 19, 2012 | Sep 07, 2012 |
Printed | Page 152 Line 2 |
Remove the unnecessary closing parenthesis after "server side." Note from the Author or Editor: |
Daniel Barrett | Mar 13, 2012 | Sep 07, 2012 |
Printed | Page 134 Useful options list for the "last" command, first line |
In the line: Note from the Author or Editor: |
Daniel Barrett | Mar 13, 2012 | Sep 07, 2012 |
Printed | Page 91 Last command in the section "awk" |
Change this command: Note from the Author or Editor: |
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: |
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: Note from the Author or Editor: |
Daniel Barrett | Mar 12, 2012 | Sep 07, 2012 |
Printed | Page 47 Useful options list, line 3 |
The entry: Note from the Author or Editor: |
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: |
Daniel Barrett | Mar 12, 2012 | Sep 07, 2012 |
Printed | Page 26 Code example for /home/sally |
In the code example, change this text: Note from the Author or Editor: |
Daniel Barrett | Mar 12, 2012 | Sep 07, 2012 |