Linux: Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition
Author(s) : Paul Sheer
Publication date : Oct 2001
ISBN : 0-130-33351-4
Pages : 650
Publisher :
Prentice Hall PTR
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Book excerpts:
This book covers GNU/Linux system administration, for popular distributions like RedHat and Debian, as a tutorial for new users and a reference for advanced administrators. It aims to give concise, thorough explanations and practical examples of each aspect of a UNIX system.
Here you can find the major aspects of system administration, including user management, security, networking, services, package management, C programming, kernel compilation, and hardware configuration. This book also give particular attention to shell scripting and Unix access controls.
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"Rather than attempt to make analogies for the way things are done in Windows or in Mac OS, or try to satisfy readers' requirements with mere recipes, Sheer tries to inculcate his readers into the Linux way of thinking."
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