Absolute OpenBSD

Absolute OpenBSD: Unix for the Practical Paranoid is a comprehensive guide to the OpenBSD operating system by Michael W. Lucas, author of Absolute FreeBSD and Cisco Routers for the Desperate. The book assumes basic knowledge of the design, commands, and user permissions of Unix-like operating systems. The book contains troubleshooting tips, background information on the system and its commands, and examples to assist with learning.

Absolute OpenBSD: Unix for the Practical Paranoid

Author	Michael W. Lucas
Cover artist	Octopod Studios
Publisher	No Starch Press
Publication date	June 2003 (1st ed.) April 2013 (2nd ed.)
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

1st edition

The first edition was released in June 2003. Some of the information in the book became outdated when OpenBSD 3.4 was released only a few months later.

2nd edition

The second edition was released in April 2013. Peter N. M. Hansteen, author of The Book of PF,^[1] was the technical reviewer.

External links

• Official website
• Sandra Henry-Stocker (2013-05-20). "Unix: Book Review -- Absolute OpenBSD: Unix for the Practical Paranoid by Michael W. Lucas, Open Starch Press, 2013". Network World.