How Linux works : what every super-user should know / Brian Ward.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ward, Brian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operating systems (Computers).

Linux.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (374 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : No Starch Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

How Linux Works describes the inside of the Linux system for systems administrators, whether they maintain an extensive network in the office or one Linux box at home. After a guided tour of filesystems, the boot sequence, system management basics, and networking, author Brian Ward delves into topics such as development tools, custom kernels, and buying hardware. With a mixture of background theory and real-world examples, this book shows both how to administer Linux, and why each particular technique works, so that you will know how to make Linux work for you.

Contents:

Brief Contents; Contents In Detail; The Basics; Devices, Disks, Filesystems, and the Kernel; How Linux Boots; Essential System Files, Servers, And Utilities; Configuring Your Network; Network Services; Introduction To Shell Scripts; Development Tools; Compiling Software From Source Code; Maintaining The Kernel; Configuring And Manipulating Peripheral Devices; Printing; Backups; Sharing Files With Samba; Network File Transfer; User Environments; Buying Hardware For Linux; Further Directions; Command Classification; Index; Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes index and bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781593270889

1593270887

OCLC:

476016278