Learn how to use BSD UNIX systems from the command line with BSD UNIX Toolbox: 1000+ Commands for FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD. Learn to use BSD operation systems the way the experts do, by trying more than 1, 000 commands to find and obtain software, monitor system health and security, and access network resources.
Based on real world applications, this volume mixes conceptual instruction with lab work to arms students and IT professionals with the knowledge and hands-on skills needed to develop and maintain a fully functioning Linux network system with open source materials.
Through the use of realistic examples, this book introduces fundamental concepts beginning with the basics of writing Unix programs in C, and including material on basic system calls, file I/O, interprocess communication (for getting programs to work together), and shell programming.
Ubuntu builds on a solid base of Debian Linux to create an operating system that's light-years ahead of its competitors. This book includes tips on tweaking Ubuntu, wrangling the system into shape, optimizing, and enhancing security. It helps to learn what extraordinary things can be done with Ubuntu.
Contains different Linux software projects. This title includes Fedora 7 desktop live CD that can be run live, and then installed to your hard disk. It includes Linux desktop, server, and systems administration software and instruction, so you can learn skills that scale up to professional, commercial-quality Linux systems.
The perfect companion for mastering the latest version of Fedora As a free, open source Linux operating system sponsored by Red Hat, Fedora can either be a stepping stone to Enterprise or used as a viable operating system for those looking for frequent updates.
Whether you're new to Linux or an advanced user, this guide helps you install, run, and manage Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux - then polish your system administration skills and get up to speed in networking, desktop, and server enhancements. It also helps you master the Linux shell, file system, and text editor.
This Third Edition is the most thorough and up-to-date reference to installing, configuring, and working with Ubuntu, and also offers comprehensive coverage of servers. This edition has been updated for Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx), a milestone Long Term Support (LTS) release, and includes a DVD.
A guide to the CentOS Linux operating system. It shows you how to install and configure CentOS, and then covers Linux and CentOS tools, functions, and techniques, including: how to work in the GNOME and KDE desktop environments; how to use the Linux shell, file system, and text editor; and how to configure CUPS printers.
A no-nonsense guide to Linux networking, which offers a clear view of the underlying concepts and teaches you to follow the C code that implements it. The topics include: system initialization, network interface card (NIC) device drivers, bridging, routing, ICMP, and more.
Covers Version 2.6 of the Linux kernel, which has seen significant changes to nearly every kernel subsystem, particularly in the areas of memory management and block devices. This book provides a guided tour of the code that forms the core of all Linux operating systems.
The FreeBSD operating system has become a popular OS choice for embedded systems due to its small size and the fact that it is free to users. This title offers information on using FreeBSD. It covers topics such as core operating system components, processes, process scheduling, virtual memory, debugging, and more. It is accompanied by a CD-ROM.
Highlights the strengths of Unix operating system. Aimed at Unix users and programmers, this fourth edition includes topics such as package management programs, source code management systems, and the Solaris 10, GNU/Linux, Bash shell, tsch shell, and Mac OS X systems.
Ubuntu Linux provides a secure and simple desktop operating system that provides both ease of use and a number of powerful applications for free. With an emphasis of the preloaded applications that accompany Ubuntu, this book covers multimedia applications, Web and email applications and a suite of productivity tools.
The 20th anniversary edition of the world's bestselling UNIX system administration book has been made even better by adding coverage of the leading Linux distributions: Ubuntu, openSUSE, and RHEL. This book approaches system administration in a practical way and is an invaluable reference.
Helps you gain a understanding of Linux networking and system administration issues. This book covers applications, web development, peripherals and programming languages. It also provides you with information you need to know about the installation, configuration, system administration, server operations and security.
A guide to installing and administering HP-UX 11i Version 2, on both HP 9000 and HP Integrity server families. It offers practical insight into running HP-UX 11i efficiently and reliably. It focuses on the capabilities and tools that make HP-UX unique - and how you can use them to save time and money.
A guide that helps you prepare for the technically challenging Level 1 LPI exams, which test basic knowledge of Linux installation, configuration, and command-line skills. It features a summary of the core skills you need, as well as sample exercises, test questions, and hints to help you focus.
The first book to cover the LPIC-2 certification Linux allows developers to update source code freely, making it an excellent, low-cost, secure alternative to alternate, more expensive operating systems. It is for this reason that the demand for IT professionals to have an LPI certification is so strong.
Focusing on Linux, this problem-solving book answers several questions and tackles the configuration issues that frequently plague users. It covers basic communications, such as mail, Web surfing, and instant messaging, and also delves into the subtleties of network configuration, in case you need to set up your network manually.
The best resource on the very latest for Ubuntu and Kubuntu users! Ubuntu is a free, open-source, Linux-based operating system that can run on desktops, laptops, netbooks, and servers. If you've joined the millions of users around the world who prefer open-source OS-and Ubuntu in particular-this book is perfect for you.
Unlike other books on the topic, Linux Business Desktop Migration for Windows Users discusses both the strategy of why Windows users would use Linux and how to actually use the Linux operating system, providing a complete beginning to end guide for moving your business over to Linux.
Want to edit graphics? Create a spreadsheet? Manage groups? Set up an NFS server? This title on Ubuntu teaches these and more with guidance, tips, and techniques. It contains topics ranging from the basics for newcomers to enterprise management for system administrators.
The everyday Linux user can easily get overwhelmed by the complexity of the new software that exists when creating an Ubuntu system. This book covers the basics of creating a new system and explains what software is installed. It includes explanations of each of the installed applications that show you how to get the most out of each application.
Organizing the subtle netfilter syntax for quick and easy lookup, this reference helps administrators remember all the values they need to enter to assure strict security. The text divides the listings of all iptables options into those that are suitable for firewalling, accounting, and Network Address Translation (NAT).
This is a collection of 100 industrial-strength hacks, providing tips and tools that solve practical problems for Linux system administrators. It contains tips, tools and scripts and provides direct, hands-on solutions that can be by anyone running a network of Linux servers.
Presents an overview of the history of OpenSolaris, its open-source licensing, and the community development model. This book highlights the various aspects of OpenSolaris that differ from more familiar operating systems. It teaches you how to become a power user of OpenSolaris by maximizing the abilities of advanced features like Dtrace.
Teaches how to work smart and avoid the pitfalls of managing Solaris systems. This book covers the release of Solaris, Solaris 9, as well as earlier versions. Written by experts with years of Solaris experience, it is packed with practical, hands-on solutions to tough problems, showing how to avoid mistakes.
You need to know how to work with the bash shell if you want to get to the heart of Unix systems, including Linux and Mac OS X. Now covering the most recent version of bash, this concise little book puts all of the essential information about bash at your fingertips.
Whether you're a first-time Linux user or you're migrating from another operating system, this introductory guide is suitable for getting comfortable with the building-block nature of Linux. It is packed with descriptions on the basics of Linux desktops, servers, and programming tools and gets you up to speed on various features of Linux 2010.
Helps in writing software that makes an effective use of the system you're running on - code that interfaces directly with the kernel and core system libraries, including the shell, text editor, compiler, debugger, core utilities, and system daemons. This book helps you understand core internals for better code.
Builds on the success of the original Linux Toys, with fresh projects you can build using different Linux distributions. This edition includes toys such as: a MythTV entertainment center, eMoviX bootable home movies, a BZFlag game client and server, and an Icecast Internet radio station, and five more.
One of the world's most experienced Linux driver developers demonstrates how to develop reliable Linux drivers for virtually any device. This resource is for any programmer with a working knowledge of operating systems and C, including programmers who have never written drivers before.
Helps you learn UNIX essentials and review UNIX features and functions. This book helps you learn the components of UNIX programming. It also helps you learn to get onto the system and use the command line; move about the file system; create, move, rename and delete files and directories; slice and dice command pipe data; and others.
Helping you teach your students to design, develop, and validate USB systems with ease, this resource provides a detailed bootstrap session on the Linux-USB design and implementation. It offers a tour of the Linux USB stack, explaining how to develop drivers for USB device and host controllers on Linux.
Explaining each aspect of Linux, this work gives you details on the Linux kernel, Gnome and KDE, window managers, multimedia tools, Web, FTP, and Mail services, file systems, print servers, and backup procedures. It also includes coverage of security protocols, network automatic configuration, IPv6, Yum, Xen, and virtualization technology.
The new edition of this bestselling guide to Ubuntu Linux for beginners offers step-by-step projects that have readers interacting with their system as they build upon previously learned concepts. This text also features increased coverage of Bluetooth, wireless networking, and modems.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux handles all your enterprise computing needs. This guide answers all your Red Hat questions! It emphasizes the important topics you need to know about version 6. It addresses virtualization, clustering, kickstart installs, security, system monitoring, local and networked storage, and other topics.
Designed for first-time and experienced users, this book describes the UNIX(R) programming environment and philosophy in detail. Readers will gain an understanding not only of how to use the system, its components, and the programs, but also how these fit into the total environment.
A guide to JDS, this title is clear and direct, and carefully covers such housekeeping chores as setting up networking, updates, and backups. It enters into great depth concerning the key productivity tools every user needs: email, web browsing, instant messaging, word processing, spreadsheets, and slide presentations.
Helping UNIX programmers have a one-volume guide to the essential system-level services provided to them by the UNIX family of operating systems, this edition includes Linux, FreeBSD, and the Mac OS X kernel. Because mastering application programs is essential for successful UNIX programming, it helps programmers with emphasis on portability.
Suitable for those who want to earn the Sun Certified System Administrator (SCSA) certification for Solaris 10, this guide presents coverage of the official objectives for both the required exams: CX-310-200 and CX-310-202. It provides information on basic and advanced Solaris 10 installation, and managing file systems and core dumps.
Linux users and administrators like the flexibility and speed of Linux administration from the command line in byte-sized chunks, instead of fairly standard GUIs. Following a task-oriented approach, this guide explains how to work with files and directories, administer users and security, understand how Linux is organized, and more.
Based on a popular series of Unix tips, this book aims to deliver: comprehensive tutorials and instruction on specific Unix subjects, commands, and projects. Arranged into 101 mini tutorials in 11 key technology areas, it provides the tricks, techniques, and training that you need to understand how the system works and start using it immediately.
Concentrating on Linux installation, tuning, and administration, this guide to protecting systems from security attacks demonstrates how to install Linux so that it is tuned for the highest security and best performance. It also details how to scan the network and encrypt the traffic for securing all private traffics in a public network, and more.
Bring yourself up to date on everything you need to know about Ubuntu Linux The Ubuntu Linux Bible covers all of the latest developments in version 8. 10 and 8. 04, including tips for newcomers as well as expert guidance for seasoned system administrators.
Ubuntu Mobile is quickly being adopted by mobile device manufacturers and provides Web browsing, e-mail, media, camera, VoIP, instant messaging, GPS, blogging, digital TV, games, contacts, dates/calendar, and simple software updates on every mobile device.
Featuring the changes in Fedora Core, this book offers fresh secrets for Fedora users, including yum, mail filtering with SpamAssassin, mandatory access control with Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux), and improved device handling with udev. It also includes a DVD with the Fedora distribution as well as various binary code packages and source code.
Covers a do-it-your-self system made from recycled components. This book describes a system that reuses an old PC, a wireless mains outlet with three switches and one controller, and a USB webcam. It serves the basics of setting up a Linux environment - including a software development environment - so it can be used as a control centre.
Offers a complete introduction to free, open-source Linux operating systems, and specifically Ubuntu, which is the most popular distribution with new users in particular. This manual comes complete with a bootable CD containing the available release of Ubuntu Linux.
Using practical examples, Robert Lucke simplifies every facet of cluster design and integration: networking, hardware, architecture, operating environments, data sharing, applications, and more. Lucke systematically addresses the key issues students encounter and the key decisions they will have to make.
Focusing on Fedora Core 6, this guide shows newcomers how to create a full-featured Linux desktop setup that's comparable to a Windows system. It presents material on setting up a wireless home network, recycling an old Windows computer as a Linux home-networking server, running Linux on a laptop, and editing digital photos.
A guide to help programmers learn how to support computer peripherals under the Linux operating system, and how to develop new hardware under Linux. This third edition covers all the significant changes to Version 2.6 of the Linux kernel. Includes full-featured examples that programmers can compile and run without special hardware.
If you use Linux in your day-to-day work, this popular pocket guide is the perfect on-the-job reference. The second edition has expanded from Fedora-only coverage to distro-neutral, with practical information on a wider range of commands requested by readers.
Gives you the code and command phrase you need to work in a Linux operating system and development environment. This title contains more than 100 instantly usable code and command snippets that give you phrases for accomplishing your everyday Linux tasks, from the simple to the complex.
Offers 100 server management tips and techniques that are help to improve your productivity and sharpen your administrative skills. This book includes topics, such as: authentication; Remote GUI connectivity; storage management; file sharing and synchronizing resources; security/lockdown instruction; log files and monitoring; and troubleshooting.
Offers practical knowledge for managing a complete range of Linux systems and servers. This book summarizes the steps you need to build products ranging from standalone SOHO hubs, web servers, and LAN servers to load balanced clusters and servers consolidated through virtualization. It also teaches you to back up data and create shell scripts.
With hacks that any user can follow, 'Linux Desktop Hacks' demonstrates how easy it is to modify Linux to suit your desires. The book has tips on customizing and improving the interface, boosting performance, administering your desktop, and generally making the most out of what X, KDE, Gnome, and the console have to offer.
Addresses topics in the area of forensic analysis of systems running on variants of the UNIX operating system, which is the choice of hackers for their attack platforms. This book describes the underground world of UNIX hacking and reveals methods and techniques used by hackers, malware coders, and anti-forensic developers.
Focusing on Linux system essentials, this title covers programming tools, system and network administration tools, the shell, editors, LILO and GRUB boot options, and highlights the most important options for using the vast number of Linux commands. It can also help you learn Linux commands for system administration and network management.
A unique, full-color introduction to Linux fundamentals Serving as a low-cost, secure alternative to expensive operating systems, Linux is a UNIX-based, open source operating system. Full-color and concise, this beginner's guide takes a learning-by-doing approach to understanding the essentials of Linux.
Helps users through the transition from Windows to Linux. Covering Linux distributions, this friendly book provides them with the information they need to pick the distribution that will best suit their needs. Real-world, hands-on examples, and troubleshooting problems are also included.
Computer security is an ongoing process, a relentless contest between system administrators and intruders. This is a series of easy-to-follow recipes - short, focused pieces of code that administrators can use to improve security and perform common tasks securely.
This guide takes readers through this operating system from selecting and installing the right version to handling standard networking and system administration tasks. It covers an alphabetical listing of common shell commands and keyboard shortcuts for working with e-mail and the X-Window system.
Designed to get you up to speed quickly on day-to-day Linux use, this title begins with general concepts like files and directories, the shell, and X windows, and then presents detailed overviews of the most essential commands. The reader will learn each command's purpose, usage, options, location on disk, and the RPM package that installed it.
Covers various aspects of UNIX - an open-source operating system. This title includes chapters that provide coverage of the various versions of UNIX. It provides instructions on how to install and configure UNIX on a PC or Mac and use various tools and utilities. It includes examples, features, and options.
CentOS is just like Red Hat, but without the price tag and with the virtuous license. "The Definitive Guide to CentOS" is the first reference for CentOS and focuses on CentOS alone. It provides tutorial and hands-on learning but is also designed to be used as a reference.
A complete guide and reference to five major Linux distributions Linux continues to grow in popularity worldwide as a low-cost, reliable operating system for enterprise use. Nine minibooks in this guide cover everything administrators need to know about the five leading versions: Ubuntu, Fedora Core, OpenSUSE, Mint, and Mandriva.
The open source nature of Linux has always intrigued embedded engineers. Enhanced real-time performance, easier porting to new architectures, support for microcontrollers and an improved I/O system give embedded engineers even more reasons to love Linux. This edition brings readers up-to-speed on the developments.
Presents grep, a utility program that helps you locate content in any file on a Unix or Linux system. This book lets you learn methods for filtering large files for specific content. It is suitable for system administrators, security professionals, and developers.
This work explores the development of UNIX, the dominant system in the commercial computing world - responsible for the development of the C programming language and the modern networked environment - and the computer scientists involved. Peter Salus is a recognized spokesman for UNIX.
Ubuntu is perfect for people with little technical background: it's easier to install and use than most Linux distributions, and has a strong focus on security. This book offers the information you need to know to become a power user of Ubuntu 10.04 and above. It takes you beyond the programs that appear the first time you boot up.