Absolute OpenBSD

Absolute OpenBSD UNIX for the Practical Paranoid

Author	Michael W. Lucas
Cover artist	Octopod Studios
Publisher	No Starch Press
Publication date	July 2003
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	528
ISBN	1-886411-99-9
OCLC	51478244
Dewey Decimal	005.4/32 21
LC Class	QA76.76.O63 L835 2003

Absolute OpenBSD, UNIX for the Practical Paranoid is a book about the Unix-like OpenBSD operating system, written by Michael W. Lucas, author of Absolute BSD and Cisco Routers for the Desperate. It is a guide to OpenBSD designed for seasoned Unix users. The book assumes a level of understanding of POSIX operating systems; their design, commands and permission controls. It was written at the time of the 3.4 release, thus some information became dated within only a few months when the next OpenBSD version was released.

The book contains troubleshooting tips as well as background information on the system and the commands it covers and examples to assist with learning.

2nd release

On May 13, 2011 the author announced that he was writing a second edition to be released some time in 2012 (April 2013 as of No Starch Press web page). This time the technical reviewer is Peter N. M. Hansteen, author of The Book of PF.

External links

• No Starch Press's official Absolute OpenBSD 2nd edition site
• Michael Lucas's Absolute OpenBSD page
• Absolute OpenBSD
• Unix: Book Review -- Absolute OpenBSD: Unix for the Practical Paranoid by Michael W. Lucas, Open Starch Press, 2013
• Absolute OpenBSD, 2nd Edition -- from No Starch Press
• Absolute OpenBSD, 2nd Edition is available for pre-order
• Book Review: Absolute OpenBSD, Second Edition by Michael Lucas
• Review of “Absolute OpenBSD” by Michael W. Lucas, No Starch Press