LINUX: Installation, Configuration and Use - Softcover

Kofler, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201596288 ISBN 13: 9780201596281

Publisher: Addison Wesley, 1999

Synopsis

If you are looking for one book to teach you all the basics of Linux, from installation and usage to simple programming, then this new edition of Linux: Installation, Configuration and Use is the book for you. It has been fully updated and revised to be compliant with Linux 2.2 and it will get you up and running with Linux quickly and will effectively eliminate time-consuming installation problems and searches for on-line documentation.

About this title

Review

The second edition of Linux, Installation, Configuration and Use covers the Red Hat 6.0, Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 and SuSE 6.1 distributions of the Linux Kernel 2.2. Linux has made great strides in the last two years, especially in the area of installation. However much easier installation has become, you are almost certain to run into difficulties during some part of the process. As with the first edition, this book provides the hearty details that simplify the installation and configuration process using native Linux commands and facilities.

Beyond getting Linux up and running, chapters on the windows system(XFree86--an X Windows clone), EMACS (the grand daddy of word processors) and GIMP (a graphics tool similar to Photoshop) enable you to be productive quickly. The Linux command reference chapter, the file system explanation, the system administration details and the use of various utilities such as file managers and graphic viewers will make this book an often used reference.

Linux, Installation, Configuration and Use remains the book of choice for getting Linux set up on your system. While those new to computing may be intimidated by Linux, experienced PC users armed with this book, can be using Linux with XFree86 faster and with fewer hassles than ever before. The two accompanying CD-ROMs contain Red Hat Linux 6.0 and many of the applications like GIMP described in the book. --Rob Frankland

Review

"As both a step-by-step guide and a reference, a good place for an aspiring Linux user to start" -- - Michael Shappe, Linux Journal

"This book is the best of 3 on Linux I've read, and for sure the place to start for those just beginning Linux" (- Karl Reed, Amazon.com)

If you are looking for one book to teach you all the basics of Linux, from installation and usage to simple programming, then this completely revised and updated edition of Linux: Installation, Configuration and Use is the book for you. It will get you up and running with Linux quickly and effectively, cutting out time-consuming installation problems and searches for on-line documentation. Divided into four separate parts, progressing from introduction to installation and implementation, this practical, hands-on guide will help you: -understand your Linux system and configure it to your own requirements -connect to the Internet -learn to program under Linux using bash (the standard shell -become proficient in Emacs, LaTeX, LyX, Gimp, KDE and Gnome -gain an understanding of the various Linux distributions, including RedHat, Debian and SuSE through a comprehensive set of appendices

New in this updated and revised edition: -- Karl Reed, Amazon.com

"While no one book will cover the entire operating system, none is better at installation and configuration than Linux Installation, Configuration, and Use." -- - Rob Frankland, Amazon.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Addison Wesley
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0201596288
• ISBN 13: 9780201596281
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 800