The Linux cookbook : tips and techniques for everyday use / Michael Stutz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stutz, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operating systems (Computers).

Linux.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (824 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : No Starch Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Linux is cool, but it's not always well documented. There are tons of inconsistent HOWTO files, out-of-date FAQs, and programs scattered everywhere. Whenever you want to do anything with Linux, you usually have to read every piece of documentation out there and basically reverse engineer a solution. Many Linux books for non-geeks are organized by major system, with a chapter on installation, one for video, one for sound, one for networking, and so on. But what if you want to write a book? Or record an album? If you can't dig around on the Web to find someone else doing the same thing, you are

Contents:

Contents; Preface to the Second Revised Edition; 1 Introduction; 2 What Every Linux User Knows; 3 The Shell; 4 The X Window System; 5 Files and Directories; 6 Sharing Files; 7 Finding Files; 8 Managing Files; 9 Viewing Text; 10 Editing Text; 11 Grammar and Reference; 12 Analyzing Text; 13 Formatting Text; 14 Searching Text; 15 Typesetting and Word Processing; 16 Using Fonts; 17 Viewing Images; 18 Editing Images; 19 Importing Images; 20 PostScript; 21 Playing and Recording Sound; 22 Audio Compact Discs; 23 Editing Sound Files; 24 Disk Storage; 25 Printing; 26 Cross Platform Conversions

27 Reminders 28 Scheduling; 29 Mathematics; 30 Amusements; 31 Communications; 32 Email; 33 The World Wide Web; 34 Other Internet Services; Appendix A Administrative Issues; Appendix B Conventional File Name Extensions; Appendix C Setting Up Your Home Directory; Appendix D References for Further Interest; Program Index; Concept Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-59327-089-5

OCLC:

476016282