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• Paperback: 1104 pages
• Publisher: Sams; 1 edition (May 19, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067232847X
• ISBN-13: 978-0672328473
• Book Description
  

  Continuing with the tradition of offering the best and most comprehensive coverage of Red Hat Linux on the market, Red Hat Fedora 5 Unleashed includes new and additional material based on the latest release of Red Hat’s Fedora Core Linux distribution. Incorporating an advanced approach to presenting information about Fedora, the book aims to provide the best and latest information that intermediate to advanced Linux users need to know about installation, configuration, system administration, server operations, and security. (more…)

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• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Sams (June 12, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672328380
• ISBN-13: 978-0672328381
• Book Description
  Linux Phrasebook is sure to become the pocket guide that you keep within reach at all times. This concise, handy reference can be used “in the street,” just like a language phrasebook. Skipping the usual tutorial on Linux, the Linux Phrasebook goes straight to practical Linux uses, providing immediate applicable solutions for day-to-day tasks. It includes code phrases that allow Linux users to employ the command line to complete onerous and repetitive tasks, as well as flexible code and commands can be customized to meet the needs of any Linux user. The concise information combined with random accessibility makes the Linux Phrasebook a robust, yet agile, reference guide that no Linux user should be without. (more…)

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• Paperback: 608 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (March 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590596277
• ISBN-13: 978-1590596272
• Book Description
• Beginning Ubuntu Linux: From Novice to Professional is the best-selling guide to the hottest new Linux distribution. Within its 600 in-depth pages, you’ll learn how to become a pro-level Linux user.The book starts by introducing you to the world of Linux. Then it outlines Ubuntu installation in illustrated steps, after which you’ll learn how to configure every piece of everyday tech hardware such as your Internet connection, printers, 3D graphics cards, Bluetooth devices, and much more. Then you’ll learn fun tasks such as listening to audio CDs and MP3s, watching movies, performing office tasks, and even image editing. (more…)

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• Paperback: 502 pages
• Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc.; 1 edition (April 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0596008015
• ISBN-13: 978-0596008017
• Book Description
  GNU/Linux is an immensely popular operating system that is both extremely stable and reliable. But it can also induce minor headaches at the most inopportune times, if you’re not fully up to speed with its capabilities.

  A unique approach to running and administering Linux systems, Linux Annoyances for Geeks addresses the many poorly documented and under appreciated topics that make the difference between a system you struggle with and a system you really enjoy. This book is for power users and system administrators who want to clear away barriers to using Linux for themselves and for less trained users in their organizations. (more…)

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• Paperback: 942 pages
• Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc.; 3 edition (November 17, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0596005652
• ISBN-13: 978-0596005658
• Book Description
  In order to thoroughly understand what makes Linux tick and why it works so well on a wide variety of systems, you need to delve deep into the heart of the kernel. The kernel handles all interactions between the CPU and the external world, and determines which programs will share processor time, in what order. It manages limited memory so well that hundreds of processes can share the system efficiently, and expertly organizes data transfers so that the CPU isn’t kept waiting any longer than necessary for the relatively slow disks. (more…)

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• Paperback: 874 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; Pap/Dvdr edition (August 6, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764567934
• ISBN-13: 978-0764567933
• Book Description
  
  • This essential reference organizes material into a set of nine stand-alone, task-oriented minibooks that enable readers to understand all aspects of the Fedora OS, the latest release of the most popular Linux distribution
  • Each minibook covers a different aspect of Fedora, such as getting users started with Fedora, the various workstations and applications, OpenOffice.org, networking, system administration, security, running Internet servers on a Fedora system, and programming
  • More experienced readers can use this desktop reference to look up how to perform specific tasks, such as hooking up to the Internet, using a cable modem, or reading e-mail
  • Includes the full Fedora Core distribution with source code on DVD and all of the CD content that comes with Fedora, saving readers hours of download time (more…)

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• Paperback: 348 pages
• Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc.; 4 edition (April 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 059600589X
• ISBN-13: 978-0596005894
• Book Description
  The GNU/Linux® success story is well known. Firmly established as a high-performance operating system, its worldwide installations are increasing at phenomenal rates. Much of this success has been on the server side, but more and more PC users are turning to Linux on the desktop, as well. For those grounded in Microsoft Windows® or Apple Macintosh® graphical interfaces, the first look at a (more…)

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• Paperback: 992 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 3 edition (October 21, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764599496
• ISBN-13: 978-0764599491
• Book Description
  
  • Starts with the basics of Red Hat, the leading Linux distribution in the U.S., such as network planning and Red Hat installation and configuration
  • Offers a close look at the new Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and Fedora Core 4 releases
  • New chapters cover configuring a database server, creating a VNC server, monitoring performance, providing Web services, exploring SELinux security basics, and exploring desktops
  • Demonstrates how to maximize the use of Red Hat Network, upgrade and customize the kernel, install and upgrade software packages, and back up and restore the file system (more…)

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• Paperback: 848 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 2 edition (November 13, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130464562
• ISBN-13: 978-0130464569
• Book Info
  A hands-on guide to protecting Linux data from security risks. Introduces readers to the seven deadly sins of Linux security, showing how to set up firewalls, break in case studies, block spam, develop internal security policies, and recover from an intrusion quickly. Softcover. DLC: Linux. –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. (more…)