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 Operating System Linux Linux Bible 2008 Edition
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 Learn the basics of what goes into Linux and you will be able to use all sorts of devices and computers in the future. The book is organized in a way that enables you to start off at the very beginning with Linux, but still grow to the point where you can get going with some powerful server and programming features, if you care to.Part I assumes that someone has set up a Linux system in front of you. So after “Starting with Linux” in Chapter 1, you learn the basics of how to: Use the shell (Chapter 2) Work with your graphical desktop (Chapter 3) In Part II, you learn how to Do basic administration (Chapter 4) Connect to the Internet (Chapter 5) Secure your Linux system (Chapter 6) If you don’t have Linux installed yet, this book helps you out in a big way: The companion DVD and CD include a variety of Linux distributions you can try. Part III (Chapters 7 through 19) describes each of those distributions and how to run them live or install them. In Part IV, you learn to get some fun and useful features going in Linux so that you can Play music and video (Chapter 20) Write documents and work with graphics (Chapter 21) Use Web browsers and e-mail clients (Chapter 22) Play games (Chapter 23) Linux creates powerful servers, and in Part V you learn to Set up a Web server using Apache, MySQL, and PHP in Linux (Chapter 24) Run a mail server (Chapter 25) Share printers with a CUPS print server (Chapter 26) Share files with a Samba or NFS file server (Chapter 27) If you are coming to Linux for its programming environment, Part VI provides chapters that describe Programming environments and interfaces (Chapter 28) Programming tools and utilities (Chapter 29) In addition, Appendix A tells you what’s on the DVD and CD, how to install from the DVD or CD, and how to burn additional installation CDs from the software that comes with this book. Appendix B helps get you “plugged in” to the Linux community. Download Free Linux ebook: Linux Bible 2008 Edition
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