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""With Linux, a system has become available to the computing community that lives in the tradition and true spirit of Unix"" (foreword by J. Gulbins). Linux is a relatively new public domain Unix system for PCs which has emerged as a viable alternative to commercial Unix systems. It turns a 386/486 PC into a Unix workstation with performance. This book introduces the concepts and features of Linux and explains how to install and configure the system. It. describes the features and services of the Internet which have been instrumental in the rapid development and wide distribution of Linux. It focuses on the Linux graphics' interface, its network capability and its extended tools, And it gives an overview of the wide range of shareware applications available for Linux.

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Author:   Stefan Strobel ,  J. Gulbins ,  R. Bach ,  Thomas Uhl
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.455kg
ISBN:  

9783540580775

ISBN 10:   3540580778
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   13 October 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780387946016
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

1.1 Historical perspectives.- 1.2 UNIX history and standards.- 1.3 The Free Software Foundation.- 1.4 An overview of Linux features.- The Basics.- 2.1 Multi-user operation.- 2.2 Multitasking.- 2.3 Memory management.- 2.4 Shell model.- 2.5 File systems.- 2.6 Devices.- 2.7 Shells.- 2.8 Daemons.- 2.9 Overview of commands.- Networking.- 3.1 Network hardware.- 3.2 TCP/IP.- 3.3 Berkeley r-utilities.- 3.4 NFS.- 3.5 RPC.- 3.6 NTS.- 3.7 Other network services.- Linux Features.- 4.1 Virtual consoles.- 4.2 Linux file systems.- 4.3 Data exchange.- 4.4 Emulators.- 4.5 Alternative shells.- 4.6 Extended commands.- Installation.- 5.1 Linux distributions.- 5.2 Sources.- 5.3 Hardware.- 5.4 Installation of the system.- 5.6. The boot manager (LILO).- Configuration.- 6.1 General configuration.- 6.2 The kernel.- 6.3 Daemons.- 6.4 Streamers and CD-ROMs.- 6.5 Network configuration.- 6.6 X Window System configuration.- Administration.- 7.1 The Administrator.- 7.2 Booting.- 7.3 Shutdown.- 7.4 The Linux directory tree.- 7.5 Users and groups.- 7.6 Shells.- 7.7 User information.- 7.8 Backups.- 7.9 File system management.- 7.10 Updates.- 7.11 Boot diskette.- Support and Help.- 8.1 man, xman.- 8.2 Info.- 8.3 Newsgroups.- 8.4 FAQs and HOWTOs.- 8.5 Mailing lists.- 8.6 Other documents.- 8.7 Other sources.- X Window System.- 9.1 Features.- 9.2 Structure.- 9.3 Resources.- 9.4 Window manager.- 9.5 Toolkits.- 9.6 Interface builder.- 9.7 The XFree86 server.- 9.8 Practice.- 9.9 Memory optimization.- Languages & Tools.- 10.1 Languages.- 10.2 C/C++ compiler.- 10.3 Pascal, Simula, and Modula-2.- 10.4 Lisp/Prolog.- 10.5 Tel.- 10.6 awk, gawk.- 10.7 Perl.- 10.8 Editors.- 10.9 GNU Debugger (GDB).- 10.10 Make utility.- 10.11 Version control.- 10.12 XWPE.- 10.13 Example.- 10.14 Porting software.- 10.15 Interface builder.- Applications.- 11.1 Working environment G.R.E.A.T.- 11.2 Editors.- 11.3 Graphic programs.- 11.4 Word processing.- 11.5 Games.- 11.6 Other applications.- Network Applications.- 12.1 Electronic mail.- 12.2 News.- 12.3 Gopher.- 12.4 IRC.- 12.5 Archie.- 12.6 WWW and Mosaic.- Overview of /etc files.- Overview of /etc subdirectories.- Configuration of the kernel.- Further reading.

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"""With Linux, a system has become available to the computing community that lives in the tradition and true spirit of Unix."" From the foreword by J. Gulbins"

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