Linux is a UNIX-like operating system kernel, originally developed by
Linus Torvalds,
and first released to the public on
September 17th1991.
Since then, many individuals and companies have contributed to the growth of the operating system,
as well as creating packaged versions of it for use on servers, desktops and
embedded applications. The Linux kernel is distributed under the
GPL version 2,
although the applications software which runs on top of the kernel is distributed under a wide variety
of different licenses.
Here are some more specific categories of Linux books:
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Product Description: Keir Thomas is the world's most popular author writing about Ubuntu. His books have been read by over 1,000,000 people and are #1 best-sellers. His book Beginning Ubuntu Linux recently entered its sixth edition, and picked-up a Linux Journal award along the way. Thomas is also the author of Ubuntu Kung Fu.
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Get to grips with the Ubuntu command-line with this #1 best-selling and concise guide.
"Best buck I've spent yet" — Amazon review.
* Readable, accessible and easy to understand;
* Learn essential Ubuntu vocational skills, or read just for fun;
* Covers Ubuntu commands, syntax, the filesystem, plus advanced techniques;
* For ANY version of Linux based on Debian, such as Linux Mint--not just Ubuntu!;
* Includes BONUS introduction to Ubuntu chapter, plus a glossary appendix and a guide to reading Linux/Unix documentation.
Product Description: The Ubuntu Beginner's Guide gives users new to Ubuntu Linux an overview of the operating system, from simple command-line tasks to advanced server configuration.
In the Guide, you'll learn how to:
-Use the Ubuntu command line.
-Manage users, groups, and file permissions.
-Install software on a Ubuntu system, both from the command line and the GUI.
-Configure network settings.
-Use the vi editor to edit system configuration files.
-Install and configure a Samba server for file sharing.
-Install SSH for remote system control.
-Install a DHCP server for IP address management.
-Install a LAMP server.
-Install web applications like WordPress and Drupal.
-Configure an FTP server.
-Manage ebooks.
-Convert digital media.
-Manage and configure Unity, the new Ubuntu interface.
O'Reilly's Pocket Guides have earned a reputation as inexpensive, comprehensive, and compact guides that have the stuff but not the fluff. Every page of Linux Pocket Guide lives up to this billing. It clearly explains how to get up to speed quickly on day-to-day Linux use. Once you're up and running, Linux Pocket Guide provides an easy-to-use reference that you can keep by your keyboard for those times when you want a fast, useful answer, not hours in the man pages.
Linux Pocket Guide is organized the way you use Linux: by function, not just alphabetically. It's not the 'bible of Linux; it's a practical and concise guide to the options and commands you need most. It starts with general concepts like files and directories, the shell, and X windows, and then presents detailed overviews of the most essential commands, with clear examples. You'll learn each command's purpose, usage, options, location on disk, and even the RPM package that installed it.
The Linux Pocket Guide is tailored to Fedora Linux--the latest spin-off of Red Hat Linux--but most of the information applies to any Linux system.
Throw in a host of valuable power user tips and a friendly and accessible style, and you'll quickly find this practical, to-the-point book a small but mighty resource for Linux users.
“As an author, editor, and publisher, I never paid much attention to the competition–except in a few cases. This is one of those cases. The UNIX System Administration Handbook is one of the few books we ever measured ourselves against.”
–From the Foreword by Tim O’Reilly, founder of O’Reilly Media
“This book is fun and functional as a desktop reference. If you use UNIX and Linux systems, you need this book in your short-reach library. It covers a bit of the systems’ history but doesn’t bloviate. It’s just straightfoward information delivered in colorful and memorable fashion.”
–Jason A. Nunnelley
“This is a comprehensive guide to the care and feeding of UNIX and Linux systems. The authors present the facts along with seasoned advice and real-world examples. Their perspective on the variations among systems is valuable for anyone who runs a heterogeneous computing facility.”
–Pat Parseghian
The twentieth anniversary edition of the world’s best-selling 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 for both new administrators and experienced professionals. It details best practices for every facet of system administration, including storage management, network design and administration, email, web hosting, scripting, software configuration management, performance analysis, Windows interoperability, virtualization, DNS, security, management of IT service organizations, and much more. UNIX® and Linux® System Administration Handbook, Fourth Edition, reflects the current versions of these operating systems:
Ubuntu® Linux openSUSE® Linux Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® Oracle America® Solaris™ (formerly Sun Solaris) HP HP-UX® IBM AIX®
Product Description: The authoritative guide to Linux command line and shell scripting?completely updated and revised [it's not a guide to Linux as a whole ? just to scripting]
The Linux command line allows you to type specific Linux commands directly to the system so that you can easily manipulate files and query system resources, thereby permitting you to automate commonly used functions and even schedule those programs to run automatically. This new edition is packed with new and revised content, reflecting the many changes to new Linux versions, including coverage of alternative shells to the default bash shell. For this edition, the author has teamed up with another Linux expert ? with their shared expertise, they take you beyond the basics of shell scripting and guide you through using shell scripting for higher-level applications that are commonly found in Linux environments. In addition, this edition features a host of real-world examples, so you can see how the scripts work in application.
Reflects changes to new Linux versions and covers alternate shells to the default bash shell
Offers new chapters on working with file system commands and software installation commands
Includes a plethora of real-world examples of advanced shell scripting
Shows how to use shell scripts in a graphical desktop environment
With Linux Command Line and Shell Scripting Bible you'll learn to manage file systems, install software, write scripts for graphical desktops, work with alternative shells, and more.
Product Description: 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 companion DVD includes full Ubuntu installations and ISO images for the other four, saving hours of downloading time.
The open source Linux operating system is gaining market share around the world for both desktop and server use; this soup-to-nuts guide covers installation and everything else administrators need to know about Ubuntu, Fedora Core, OpenSUSE, Mint, and Mandriva
Nine self-contained minibooks cover Linux basics, desktops, networking, Internet, administration, security, Linux servers, programming, and scripting
Updated to cover the newest versions of the five top distributions, with complete installation instructions and a DVD including the full Ubuntu installations and ISO images for the others
Linux users and administrators will be able to install and sample five popular Linux flavors with the information in Linux All-in-One For Dummies.
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
Everything you need to know about Linux is in this book. Written by Stephen Figgins, Ellen Siever, Robert Love, and Arnold Robbins -- people with years of active participation in the Linux community -- Linux in a Nutshell, Sixth Edition, thoroughly covers programming tools, system and network administration tools, the shell, editors, and LILO and GRUB boot loaders.
This updated edition offers a tighter focus on Linux system essentials, as well as more coverage of new capabilities such as virtualization, wireless network management, and revision control with git. It also highlights the most important options for using the vast number of Linux commands. You'll find many helpful new tips and techniques in this reference, whether you're new to this operating system or have been using it for years.
Get the Linux commands for system administration and network management
Use hundreds of the most important shell commands available on Linux
Understand the Bash shell command-line interpreter
Search and process text with regular expressions
Manage your servers via virtualization with Xen and VMware
Use the Emacs text editor and development environment, as well as the vi, ex, and vim text-manipulation tools
Process text files with the sed editor and the gawk programming language
Product Description: If you have ever thought about hosting your Linux-based application in the cloud, this guide is a good place to start. It walks you through the process of deploying a sample application and all the necessary infrastructure for running and monitoring it. The guide also includes a discussion of pricing so you can compare the cost of cloud computing to that of managing your own infrastructure.
Product Description: Introduction to the Command Line is a visual guide that teaches the most important Unix and Linux shell commands in a simple and straight forward manner. Command line programs covered in this book are demonstrated with typical usage to aid in the learning process and help you master the command line quickly and easily. Covers popular Unix, Linux, and BSD systems.
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