Linux

Name: Linux
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ISBN: 9780071439732

ISBN-10: 0071439730

ISBN-13: 9780071439732

Edition: 2004

Authors: Robert Billing

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Even those with no prior knowledge of Linux can learn to make the most of this powerful operating system. With Teach Yourself Linux, readers will learn to set up a Linux system, add applications, make things happen automatically, connect to the Internet, share files with other systems, and even apply the basics of programming. The combination of extensive instructions, practical examples, and interactive exercises will help users at all skill levels master everything from simple commands to setting up their own Web servers.

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List price: $11.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date: 4/22/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.440

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Acknowledgements	p. viii
Getting started with linux	p. 1
Introduction	p. 2
Background	p. 3
Linux distributions	p. 6
How and where to obtain a distribution	p. 7
Installing Linux	p. 8
Installing a dual-boot system	p. 12
What to do if installation fails (optional)	p. 12
Getting support	p. 16
Linux on laptops	p. 17
The alternatives	p. 18
Debian	p. 19
SuSE	p. 20
Gentoo	p. 21
Knoppix	p. 21
Non-Intel platforms	p. 21
Using linux	p. 23
Types of data	p. 24
Sessions and logging in	p. 25
The file tree and file paths	p. 27
The Command Language Interpreter (optional)	p. 29
Filesystems	p. 37
The / proc filesystem	p. 42
Special files	p. 43
X-Windows	p. 43
The Graphical User Interface (GUI)	p. 49
Software that runs on linux	p. 51
Office applications	p. 52
Graphical tools	p. 63
Some other interesting applications	p. 66
Games	p. 71
Web, mail and news	p. 71
More powerful features	p. 76
Basic scripting (optional)	p. 77
Using cron	p. 81
Printing	p. 84
Emulating other environments (optional)	p. 89
Linux and networking	p. 92
TCP/IP basics	p. 93
Internet access	p. 101
Troubleshooting TCP/IP	p. 103
File sharing	p. 110
Using automount	p. 112
Interworking with Microsoft systems	p. 114
Interworking with classical UNIX	p. 118
Interworking with other common systems	p. 119
Telnet, rsh and ssh	p. 119
Network management and servers	p. 122
PPP	p. 123
PLIP	p. 124
Linux servers and clients	p. 125
Network security	p. 134
Network caching	p. 140
Maintaining the system	p. 142
Installing, configuring and removing packages	p. 143
Making backups	p. 145
Recovering from disasters	p. 156
Common problems	p. 167
Inside linux	p. 170
The startup and shutdown sequences	p. 171
Modules and drivers	p. 179
Programming for beginners (optional)	p. 183
Basic development tools	p. 184
GUI applications and widget sets	p. 187
Serial interface	p. 187
TCL, TK and tix	p. 188
Perl	p. 193
Careers with linux	p. 195
Certification	p. 196
Career development	p. 197
Advanced topics (optional)	p. 198
Embedded linux	p. 199
Real-time linux	p. 200
Configuring and compiling the kernel	p. 202
Creating packages	p. 207
Taking it further	p. 212
Glossary	p. 216
Index	p. 223
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