Linux Essential Reference (Essential Reference Series) - Softcover

Petron, Ed; Petrycki, Laurie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0735708525 ISBN 13: 9780735708525

Publisher: New Riders Pub, 1999

Synopsis

Linux Essential Reference is a resource for system administrators and other professional Linux users. Clear, concise instructions for such administrative and managerial tasks as implementing frequently used commands, dealing with shell scripting, and utilizing effective security measures are presented in a carefully structured format, making this book an efficient source of answers to questions about working with Linux commands. Aware of the need in time-sensitive environments for quick access to accurate information, author Ed Petron has organized the contents of this book to make it fast and easy to use. And he has filled it with information not available in any other single volume-from programming to network configuration, user management to file management, text-processing utilities to kernel modules. Linux Essential Reference is the professional's guide to Linux expertise.

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About the Author

Ed Petron is an independent computer consultant with more than a decade's experience as a programmer and system administrator working with mainframe and UNIX systems. He began using and studying Linux in 1995 with version 2.0.1 of the Slackware distribution. He now uses and contributes to the Debian distribution and has written several articles for Linux Journal. Petron holds a Bachelor of Music in keyboard performance (piano, harpsichord, and organ) from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Chapman University. He is currently working on a Master of Science in Engineering with a concentration in computer science at California National University.

Edition details

• Publisher: New Riders Pub
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0735708525
• ISBN 13: 9780735708525
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400