Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide

Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide

An overview of the Linux Operating System geared toward new users and more advanced trainees. Contains many real life examples derived from the author's experience as a Linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant.

Publication date: 06 Jun 2008

ISBN-10: 0974433934

ISBN-13: 0974433934

Paperback: 253 pages

Views: 48,242

Type: Book

Publisher: Fultus Corporation

License: GNU Free Documentation License

Post time: 19 Mar 2007 10:10:31

Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide

Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide An overview of the Linux Operating System geared toward new users and more advanced trainees. Contains many real life examples derived from the author's experience as a Linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant.
Tag(s): GNU/Linux System Administration
Publication date: 06 Jun 2008
ISBN-10: 0974433934
ISBN-13: 0974433934
Paperback: 253 pages
Views: 48,242
Document Type: Book
Publisher: Fultus Corporation
License: GNU Free Documentation License
Post time: 19 Mar 2007 10:10:31
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From the Introduction:

Many people still believe that learning Linux is difficult, or that only experts can understand how a Linux system works. Though there is a lot of free documentation available, the documentation is widely scattered on the Web, and often confusing, since it is usually oriented toward experienced UNIX or Linux users. Today, thanks to the advancements in development, Linux has grown in popularity both at home and at work. The goal of this guide is to show people of all ages that Linux can be simple and fun, and used for all kinds of purposes.

Intended Audience:

This guide was created as an overview of the Linux Operating System, geared toward new users as an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter. For more advanced trainees it can be a desktop reference, and a collection of the base knowledge needed to proceed with system and network administration. This book contains many real life examples derived from the author's experience as a Linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. We hope these examples will help you to get a better understanding of the Linux system and that you feel encouraged to try out things on your own.

Everybody who wants to get a "CLUE", a Command Line User Experience, with Linux (and UNIX in general) will find this book useful.

Book Organization:

This guide is part of the Linux Documentation Project and aims to be the foundation for all other materials that you can get from the Project. As such, it provides you with the fundamental knowledge needed by anyone who wants to start working with a Linux system, while at the same time it tries to consciously avoid re-inventing the hot water. Thus, you can expect this book to be incomplete and full of links to sources of additional information on your system, on the Internet and in your system documentation.

The first chapter is an introduction to the subject on Linux; the next two discuss absolute basic commands. Chapters 4 and 5 discuss some more advanced but still basic topics. Chapter 6 is needed for continuing with the rest, since it discusses editing files, an ability you need to pass from Linux newbie to Linux user. The following chapters discuss somewhat more advanced topics that you will have to deal with in everyday Linux use.

All chapters come with exercises that will test your preparedness for the next chapter.
 




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