Mastering Linux

by Arman Danesh (Author), Michael Jang (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2001

  $13.95

  Join the Linux Revolution! Newly revised and updated, Mastering Linux, Second Edition is the best all-in-one Linux resource available anywhere. Inside, you'll find everything you need to know to install, configure, use, and optimize this increasingly popular and respected operating system. You'll even find the operating system itself - the Publisher's Edition of Red Hat Linux 7, absolutely free on the enclosed CD! Whatever you want to achieve with Linux, Mastering Linux makes it easy, providing the clear instruction and unique insights of a Linux expert who understands the needs of the non-Unix world. Coverage includes: Installing Linux; Configuring and using the GNOME and KDE graphical user interfaces; Configuring and using X-Windows v. 4; Using Linux commands; Managing files in Linux; Connecting to the Internet and e-mailing with Linux; Using Netscape 6 for Linux; Faxing from Linux; Using Linux on a LAN; Using Linux as part of a Windows network; Connecting and configuring USB peripherals; Creating a Linux Web server; Setting up and using a Linux mail server; Running DOS and Windows applications using Wine; Configuring your Linux system with LinuxConf; and Re-compiling the Linux kernel.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1999

  $14.34

  Mastering Linux, Premium Edition is the most comprehensive book on Linux available. It includes 2 CDs with Red Hat Linux 6.0, expanded network coverage, plus scores of valuable utilities. Get Linux up and running immediately! Readers will quickly and painlessly learn how to install Linux, get the X-Windows environment up and running, and begin working with files and applications. The book also includes extensive coverage of file management, internet connectivity, networking, and web server installation. Advanced sections let small businesses quickly use Linux as an inexpensive but powerful file and print server for an office network. Although the book uses the included Red Hat Linux in examples, it also includes installation appendices and tips for additional distributions such as Caldera, Slackware, and Debian.