Focusing on Linux, this problem-solving book answers several questions and tackles the configuration issues that frequently plague users. It covers basic communications, such as mail, Web surfing, and instant messaging, and also delves into the subtleties of network configuration, in case you need to set up your network manually.

Covers several substantial user, programming, administration, and networking commands for the common Linux distributions. This book covers editors, shells, and LILO and GRUB boot options. There's also coverage of Apache, Samba, Postfix, sendmail, CVS, Subversion, Emacs, vi, sed, gawk, and more.

Covers Version 2.6 of the Linux kernel, which has seen significant changes to nearly every kernel subsystem, particularly in the areas of memory management and block devices. This book provides a guided tour of the code that forms the core of all Linux operating systems.

This is a collection of 100 industrial-strength hacks, providing tips and tools that solve practical problems for Linux system administrators. It contains tips, tools and scripts and provides direct, hands-on solutions that can be by anyone running a network of Linux servers.

Designed to get you up to speed quickly on day-to-day Linux use, this title begins with general concepts like files and directories, the shell, and X windows, and then presents detailed overviews of the most essential commands. The reader will learn each command's purpose, usage, options, location on disk, and the RPM package that installed it.

A guide to help programmers learn how to support computer peripherals under the Linux operating system, and how to develop new hardware under Linux. This third edition covers all the significant changes to Version 2.6 of the Linux kernel. Includes full-featured examples that programmers can compile and run without special hardware.

This volume contains the essays, originally published online, that led to Netscape's decision to release their browser as open source, and helped Linux to rock the world of commercial software.

Includes a collection of tips and techniques for using the amount of software Knoppix offers - not just to work and play, but also to troubleshoot, repair, upgrade, and disinfect your system without having to install a thing.

Through the use of realistic examples, this book introduces fundamental concepts beginning with the basics of writing Unix programs in C, and including material on basic system calls, file I/O, interprocess communication (for getting programs to work together), and shell programming.

This guide for Unix system administration, covers the fundamental and essential tasks required to run such Unix systems as Solaris, Linux, AIX, IRIX, BSD, and more. This edition covers: DHCP, USB devices, automation tools, SNMP and network management, LDAP, PAM, and security tools and techniques.

Like all books in the Hacks series, Ubuntu Hacks includes 100 quick tips and tricks for all users of all technical levels.

Ubuntu is tremendously popular. It is considered the #1 Linux distribution at DistroWatch.com. This new edition covers such topics as installation, desktop applications, troubleshooting advice, the Ubuntu community structure, Kubuntu, Ubuntu server installation and basic administration. Ubuntu is entirely committed to the principles of free software development. When the reader finishes an Ubuntu

Second edition.

A guide that helps developers understand the Linux kernel through coverage of the subsystems as well as features associated with the Linux 2.6 kernel. It helps you to take a look at Linux kernel from both a theoretical and an applied perspective covering topics like algorithms, system call interface, paging strategies and kernel synchronization.

This refreshed edition serves as a valuable guide yet to the bash shell. It's full of practical examples of shell commands and programs guaranteed to make everyday use of Linux that much easier. Includes information on key bindings, command line editing and processing, integrated programming features, signal handling, and much more.

This new edition is loaded with even more advice about almost every aspect of Unix, covering new technologies that users need to know.

Distils years of hard-won experience into practical cut-and-paste solutions to everyday Linux dilemmas. Use just one recipe from this collection of real-world solutions, and the hours of tedious trial-and-error saved will more than pay for the cost of the book.

Beginning with an extensive tutorial and then progressing to chapters on GUIs, networking, the vi and emacs editors, three popular shells, programming tools, and system administration, this book on Linux is for beginners and experienced users. Part two is a reference, containing descriptions and examples of 87 utilities.

With hacks that any user can follow, 'Linux Desktop Hacks' demonstrates how easy it is to modify Linux to suit your desires. The book has tips on customizing and improving the interface, boosting performance, administering your desktop, and generally making the most out of what X, KDE, Gnome, and the console have to offer.

A chronicle of the open source movement and its impact on computing, business, and culture. Rebel Code provides a from-the-trenches perspective and looks ahead to how open source is challenging long-held conceptions of technology, commerce, and culture.