RUNNING LINUX

MATT WELSH, MATTHIAS KALLE DALHEIMER, LAR KAUFMAN

ISBN 10: 156592469X / ISBN 13: 9781565924697

Published by OREILLY MEDIA, INC, USA, 1999

About this Item

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: RUNNING LINUX
• Publisher: OREILLY MEDIA, INC, USA
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 156592469X
• ISBN 13: 9781565924697
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Used; Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Once a little-known productivity boost for personal computers, Linux is becoming a central part of computing environments everywhere. This book, now in its third edition, has been widely recognized for years in the Linux community as the getting-started book people need. It goes into depth about configuration issues that often trip up users but are glossed over by other books. Running Linux has all the information you need to understand, install, and start using the Linux operating system. This includes a comprehensive installation tutorial, complete information on system maintenance, tools for document development and programming, and guidelines for network, file, printer, and Web site administration. New topics in the third edition include:

• KDE, a desktop that brings the ease-of-use of Windows or the Macintosh to Linux
• Samba, which turns Linux into an office hub that serves files and printers to Microsoft systems
• PPP, the most popular software for logging into remote systems over phone lines
• Revised instructions for installation and configuration, particularly covering the Red Hat, SuSE and Debian distributions

Review

Earlier editions of O'Reilly's Running Linux served as central guides on installing, configuring, and using the OS. The third edition of this guide covers the kernel through version 2.2.1 and will prove especially useful to those with high technical aptitudes and a well-tested willingness to experiment with their computing environments.

The explanation of how to rebuild the kernel--a particularly daunting task for many--deserves special praise, as do the sections on configuring network links and servers. Users will find that the informative, prose-heavy style packs maximum information into this book's pages. For example, the purpose of a Linux element is described and then the reader is shown various ways of using it, complete with explicit statements of what you type and what you get in response. Back this book up with a good command reference (Linux in a Nutshell is solid), and you'll be well on your way to Linux mastery. --David Wall

Topics covered: KDE and Gnome windowing systems; Samba, file, and system management; shells; windowing systems and networking; installation on Alpha, PowerPC, Motorola 680x0, and Sparc boxes.