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$39.95
Nov 14, 2014 | ISBN 9781593275679
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Praise
“If you are interested in Linux, How Linux Works: What Every Superuser Should Know is a must-read title.”
—Linux Insider
“Lots to offer on almost every aspect of the Linux architecture.”
—Everyday Linux User
“You’ll get an essential understanding of what’s going on under the hood without getting bogged down in minutiae – making this a very refreshing (and wholly recommended) addition to the Linux literature.”
—Phil Bull, co-author of Ubuntu Made Easy and member of the Ubuntu documentation team
“Dives straight into the transparent depths of Linux-based operating systems and shows us how all the pieces fit together.”
—DistroWatch
“Earns its place on the shelf as an essential reference.”
—MagPi Magazine
Table Of Contents
Chapter 1: The Big Picture
Chapter 2: Basic Commands and Directory Hierarchy
Chapter 3: Devices
Chapter 4: Disks and Filesystems
Chapter 5: Linux Booting: Boot Loaders and Kernel
Chapter 6: How User Space Starts
Chapter 7: System Configuration: Logging, System Time, Batch Jobs, and Users
Chapter 8: A Closer Look at Processes and Resource Utilization
Chapter 9: Understanding Your Network and Its Configuration
Chapter 10: Network Applications and Services
Chapter 11: Introduction to Shell Scripts
Chapter 12: Moving Files Across the Network
Chapter 13: User Environments
Chapter 14: A Brief Survey of the Linux Desktop
Chapter 15: Development Tools
Chapter 16: Compiling Software from Source Code
Chapter 17: Building on the Basics
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