Learning Debian GNU/Linux by Bill McCarty (1999, Trade Paperback)

O'reilly Media, Incorporated

1565927052

9781565927056

1154605

Bill Mccarty

Learning Debian Gnu/Linux

Trade Paperback

English

1999

Textbook

360 Pages

9.2in

0.8in

7in

21.8 Oz

Qa76.76.O63m3758

Preface; Organization of This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; We'd Like to Hear from You; Acknowledgments;Chapter 1: Why Run Linux?; 1.1 Linux at Home and at Work; 1.2 What is Linux?; 1.3 Reasons to Choose or Not Choose Linux; 1.4 Linux Resources on the Internet;Chapter 2: Preparing to Install Linux; 2.1 Minimum Hardware Requirements; 2.2 Collecting Information About Your System; 2.3 Preparing Your Hard Disk;Chapter 3: Installing Linux; 3.1 Installing the Operating System and Applications; 3.2 Getting Help;Chapter 4: Issuing Linux Commands; 4.1 The System Use Cycle; 4.2 Working with the Linux Command Prompt; 4.3 How Linux Organizes Data; 4.4 Working with Devices; 4.5 Useful Linux Programs;Chapter 5: Installing and Configuring the X Window System; 5.1 What is X?; 5.2 Installing X; 5.3 Configuring X; 5.4 Starting and Stopping X;Chapter 6: Using the X Window System; 6.1 Keyboard Operations; 6.2 Mouse Operations; 6.3 Window Managers; 6.4 Desktops; 6.5 Using GNOME; 6.6 Using GNOME Applets and Applications; 6.7 Configuring GNOME;Chapter 7: Configuring and Administering Linux; 7.1 User and Group Administration; 7.2 Filesystem Administration; 7.3 Starting and Stopping the System and Services; 7.4 Viewing System Messages and Logs; 7.5 Setting the System Time and Time Zone;Chapter 8: Using Linux Applications and Clients; 8.1 Linux Desktop Applications; 8.2 Other Approaches to Desktop Computing;Chapter 9: Playing Linux Games; 9.1 A Survey of Linux Games; 9.2 Closeups of Some Popular Games;Chapter 10: Setting Up a Linux-Based LAN; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Network Administration; 10.3 Samba; 10.4 Samba Client Configuration and Use;Chapter 11: Getting Connected to the Internet; 11.1 Connecting to the Internet; 11.2 Configuring Your Modem; 11.3 Using wvdial; 11.4 PPP Client; 11.5 Web Browser; 11.6 gFTP FTP client; 11.7 Using minicom and seyon; 11.8 Making a PPP Connection Manually;Chapter 12: Setting Up a Linux-Based WAN; 12.1 An FTP Server; 12.2 Installing and Configuring a Web Server; 12.3 Using a Mail Server; 12.4 Configuring a Secure Shell Server; 12.5 Configuring a Dial-In Shell Server;Chapter 13: Conquering the BASH Shell; 13.1 The Linux Shell; 13.2 Using the Shell; 13.3 Understanding Shell Scripts;Linux Directory Tree;Principal Linux Files;The Debian Package Management Utilities; Packages; The Package Management Tools; Using dpkg; Using dselect; Using apt-get; Package Contents and Installation Commands;Managing the Boot Process; Booting Linux; Boot Disks; The lilo Loader; The loadlin Loader; Boot Parameters; Using Loadable Ethernet Drivers;Linux Command Quick Reference;Open Publication License; I. REQUIREMENTS ON BOTH UNMODIFIED AND MODIFIED VERSIONS; II. COPYRIGHT; III. SCOPE OF LICENSE; IV. REQUIREMENTS ON MODIFIED WORKS; V. GOOD-PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS; VI. LICENSE OPTIONS;Glossary;Colophon;

1999

Scholarly & Professional

Operating Systems / Linux, General

00-268038

005.4/32

21

Yes

Computers