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Essential Linux

  • 1st Edition - April 10, 1997
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Steve Heath
  • Language: English

Essential Linux addresses and provides the essential information for getting a Linux system up and running, looking after it, and using it. It includes many screen shots and… Read more

Description

Essential Linux addresses and provides the essential information for getting a Linux system up and running, looking after it, and using it. It includes many screen shots and examples of essential commands and utilities. This book focuses on practical installations, such as converting IBM PCs, transferring data from Windows and MS-DOS, and running Linux in conjunction with Windows.

Key features

Provides detailed instructions and advice on installation for many different systems and environments.
By author of UNIX Pocket Book, which was chosen by PC Magazine as a recommended UNIX book.
CD-ROM contains Versions 1.3 and 2.0 of Linux with installation details.

Table of contents

Inside Linux * Installing Linux * Linux commands * bash shell scripts * tcsh
shell scripts * Editors * System Administration * Linux Networking * Installing
XFree86 * If the command does not work...

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 10, 1997
  • Language: English

About the author

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Steve Heath

Senior Staff Engineer, European Strategy and Technology Development, Motorola Semiconductors, Steve Heath has written 15 books on topics covering Apple and IBM PCs, processor architectures, UNIX and Windows NT operating systems.
Affiliations and expertise
Motorola Semiconductors, Newton, U.K.