Linux Universe: Installation and Configuration - Softcover

Strobel, Stefan; Uhl, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0387946004 ISBN 13: 9780387946009

Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 1996

Synopsis

This second edition has been completely revised, expanded, and improved, to allow users to take full advantage of all the latest Linux applications. The CD-ROM contains kernel versions up to 1.3.X and is fully configured for easy installation. The accompanying manual explains how to administer and operate Linux as well as its implementation in running an Internet site - complete with reference material on installing Web browsers such as Netscape. It also addresses how to install Linux on a hard drive without reformatting the whole disk. Further features include even easier Internet access via SLIP/PPP, the use of the new ELF format (System V Executable and Linking format), provision of a complete C/C++ development environment and a CD-ROM smart cache that speeds up access to files.

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Review

"I was very surprised how easy your package installed onto my system. You have an excellent product." Gerald Dorman, President, Gray Cell Dynamics

Synopsis

Now on 2 CD-ROMs, this distribution contains Kernel versions up to 1.3.X and is fully configured for easy installation. It offers the following features: complete 32-bit multi-user/multimasking UNIX system for PCs; runs directly from CD-ROM; easy Internet access; graphical administration tool supports administration and configuration; complete C/C++ development environment; and CD-ROM smart cache speeds up access to files.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387946004
• ISBN 13: 9780387946009
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 168