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Essential System Administration,3rd Edition is the definitive guide for Unix system administration, covering all the fundamental and essential tasks required to run such divergent Unix systems as AIX, FreeBSD, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Tru64 and more. Essential System Administration provides a clear, concise, practical guide to the real-world issues … [Read more...]
The Ubuntu 9.04 desktop Handbook covers the latest Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) features of interest to users. The emphasis here is on what users will face when using Ubuntu, covering topics like installation, applications, software management, the GNOME and KDE4 desktops, shell commands, and both the Ubuntu 9.04 administration and network … [Read more...]
Ubuntu Unleashed presents comprehensive coverage of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution. Windows users, Mac users, and Linux enthusiasts have been turning in droves to Ubuntu for a user-friendly, easy-to-use Linux distribution. This book provides detailed information on installing, using, and administering Ubuntu. You’ll learn how to set up a … [Read more...]
The Linux Cookbook, 2nd Edition is your guide to getting the most out of Linux. Organized by general task (such as working with text, managing files, and manipulating graphics), each section contains a series of step-by-step recipes that help you to get your work done quickly and efficiently, most often from the command line. Nearly 50 percent … [Read more...]
LINUX+ GUIDE TO LINUX CERTIFICATION, THIRD EDITION offers the most up-to-date information to empower users to successfully pass CompTIA's Linux+ (Powered by LPI) Certification exam, while maintaining a focus on quality, classroom usability, and real-world experience. This complete guide provides not only the conceptual knowledge, but also the … [Read more...]
This newbie's guide to Ubuntu lets readers learn by doing. Using immersion-learning techniques favored by language courses, step-by-step projects build upon earlier tutorial concepts, stimulating the brain and increasing the reader's understanding. It also covers all the topics likely to be of interest to an average desktop user, such as installing … [Read more...]
Winner of a Linux Journal Editor's Choice 2006 award (first edition)! Beginning Ubuntu Linux, Second Edition updates the best-selling and award-winning first edition. It's the perfect guide for those switching to the world's favorite Linux. The new edition has been thoroughly updated to cover technology introduced in the 6.10 release. In the 680+ … [Read more...]
For use with all versions of Linux, including Ubuntu,™ Fedora,™ openSUSE,™ Red Hat,® Debian, Mandriva, Mint, and now OS X, too! Get more done faster, and become a true Linux guru by mastering the command line! Learn from hundreds of realistic, high-quality examples NEW! Coverage of the Mac OS X command line and its unique tools … [Read more...]
Discover Ubuntu, Today’s Hottest LinuxEveryone’s talking about Ubuntu—it’s not just 100% free, it’s the most useful, practical desktop Linux ever! Now, Linux expert Marcel Gagné reveals Ubuntu’s amazing power and helps you migrate from Windows faster than you ever thought possible.Moving to Ubuntu Linux will teach you how to do … [Read more...]
Can you:Tell a Gigahertz from a Megabyte? Tell a titlebar from a toolbar? Install and use free open-source programs? Organise and back up your files? Swap two names everywhere in a document? Make a table of contents in 30 seconds? Work with dates and times in a spreadsheet? Draw and adjust pictures in a document? Send out 100 letters in a … [Read more...]
Installing Debian GNU/Linux covers only the topics necessary to get the OS up and running. Debian GNU/Linux is the most difficult distribution to get operational. This text makes the process as painless as possible. This product is for Linux enthustiasts or experienced Unix users who would like to purchase the distribution and the documentation … [Read more...]
Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 Unleashed shows you how to install, configure, and manage the latest version of Debian Linux. This book covers the most important topics to the Debian Linux intermediate/advanced user on installation and management of Debian systems. The book also provides wisdom and insights on how to control some of the more difficult to use … [Read more...]
The best way to learn about almost any computer program is at your computer. Therefore, the best way to learn Unix and GNU/Linux is by using them. The book provides a complete version of the operating system and the complete instructions for installations on several hardware platforms.Debian isn't as intuitively obvious as some other operating … [Read more...]
This soup-to-nuts collection of recipes covers everything you need to know to perform your job as a Linux network administrator, whether you're new to the job or have years of experience. With Linux Networking Cookbook, you'll dive straight into the gnarly hands-on work of building and maintaining a computer network. Running a network doesn't mean … [Read more...]
Step-by-step practical guide to get to grips with GNOME application development Overview Full of easy to follow tutorials with ready-to-run code. Covers most of the subsystems in the GNOME 3 platform stack, from low to high level. Adapts common good development practices with GNOME 3 development environment. In Detail GNOME is a desktop … [Read more...]
Linux Phrasebook is sure to become the pocket guide that you keep within reach at all times. This concise, handy reference can be used "in the street," just like a language phrasebook. Skipping the usual tutorial on Linux, the Linux Phrasebook goes straight to practical Linux uses, providing immediate applicable solutions for day-to-day tasks. … [Read more...]
The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 15 “Olivia” RC. Linux Mint 15 Olivia Linux Mint 15 is the most ambitious release since the start of the project. MATE 1.6 is greatly … [Read More...]
Master oSC13 Kostas just published his “only 58 days to go” blog in his series of daily how are we doing posts and it should be clear that with less than two months to go, we’re … [Read More...]
SCREENSHOTS: Z.A.P.I.T. - Zypper Automation Package Information Tool - is a bash script written to take advantage of and help with the usage of Zypper. Zypper is a command line package manager, … [Read More...]
SCREENSHOTS: Z.A.P.I.T. - Zypper Automation Package Information Tool - is a bash script written to take advantage of and help with the usage of Zypper. Zypper is a command line package manager, … [Read More...]
