The perfect companion for mastering the latest version of Fedora As a free, open source Linux operating system sponsored by Red Hat, Fedora can either be a stepping stone to Enterprise or used as a viable operating system for those looking for frequent updates. Written by veteran authors of perennial bestsellers, this book serves as an ideal companion for Linux users and offers a thorough look at the basics of the new Fedora 12. Step-by-step instructions make the Linux installation simple while clear explanations walk you through best practices for taking advantage of the desktop interface. You'll learn how to use the Linux shell, file system, and text editor. Plus, the authors describe key system administration skills, such as setting up users, automating system tasks, backing up and restoring files, and understanding the latest security issues and threats. Coverage includes: <ul>
<li>An Overview of Fedora</li> <li>Installing Fedora</li> <li>Getting Productive with the Desktop</li> <li>Using Linux Commands</li> <li>Accessing and Running Applications</li> <li>Publishing with Fedora</li> <li>Music, Video, and Images in Linux</li> <li>Using the Internet and the Web</li> <li>Understanding System Administration</li> <li>Setting Up and Supporting Users</li> <li>Automating System Tasks</li> <li>Backing Up and Restoring Files</li> <li>Computer Security Issues</li> <li>Connecting to the Internet</li> <li>Setting Up Printers and Printing</li> <li>Setting Up a File Server</li> <li>Setting Up a Mail Server</li> <li>Setting Up an FTP Server</li> <li>Setting Up a Web Server</li> <li>Setting Up an LDAP Address Book Server</li> <li>Setting Up a DHCP Server</li> <li>Setting Up a MySQL Database Server</li> <li>Making Servers Public with DNS</li> <li>Setting Up Virtual Servers</li> </ul>
Whether a new or power user of Fedora, you'll benefit from Fedora Bible 2010 Edition: Featuring Fedora Linux 12. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Fedora Bible 2010: Featuring Fedora Linux 12

Computers & Technology

Negus, Christopher

Foster-Johnson, Eric

Operating Systems

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

Fedora Bible 2011 Edition: Featuring Fedora Linux 14 by Negus, Christopher, F...

Fedora Bible 2011 Edition: Featuring Fedora Linux 14

wiley

So you've decided to find out about Linux. Who better to fill you in than PC Magazine? If you can imagine something you'd like your computer to do, you can probably do it with versatile, economical, powerful Linux. Here's how to tap that power, from installation to Linux desktop environments to getting things done. The accompanying CD-ROM gives you everything you need to get started, and with the dual boot option, you don't even have to give up the familiar comfort of Windows in order to try it out. What are you waiting for? If Linux is free, why is it sold? What's open source? Is Linux the same as Unix? What do abbreviations like GNU, GNOME, and KDE mean? Why are there so many versions of one operating system? Isn't Linux just for hackers and geeks? Find the answers here! A few of the things you'll learn <ul>
<li>The differences in the various Linux distributions and which is right for you</li> <li>How to install Linux, even if you've never installed an operating system</li> <li>All about the GNOME and KDE desktops</li> <li>How the unique Linux terminal works</li> <li>Ways to back up data, add and remove software, and manage your Internet connection</li> <li>Secrets of security for Linux systems</li> <li>The scoop on servers-Apache, Postfix, and Squid</li> </ul>
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

PC Magazine?Linux?Solutions

Vyas, Jaldhar

Von Hagen, William

Hess, Kenneth

Merlino,Joe

Full of practical examples and updated for the latest version of Perl, version 5.6.0, this acclaimed introductory guide explains how to harness the power of Perl in heterogeneous UNIX-Windows-Linux environments, from automating applications and network functions to creating GUIs and interactive Web pages. The CD-ROM includes ActivePerl for Windows, the Perl source code, sample code and scrips, and useful Perl tools.

Cross-Platform Perl

Web Development & Design

<ul>
<li>RPM is the Linux industry standard for making application installation easy and its use is gaining mindshare amongst users and administrators of other Unix platforms</li> <li>Offers insight and examples to creating applications that rely upon or enhance RPM, enabling users to package and deploy software in RPM format</li> <li>Discusses the use of RPM to manage software and examines the tools provided for user control</li> <li>Book will be technically reviewed by the key RPM programmer at Red Hat</li> </ul> RED HAT PRESS(TM) Linux Solutions from the Experts at Red Hat Red Hat-the world's leading Linux company-presents a series of unrivaled guides that are reviewed and approved by the experts at Red Hat. Each book is packed with invaluable tips and techniques that are ideal for everyone from beginning to advanced network and systems professionals, as well as home and small businesses.

Red HatRPM Guide

Red Hat

Slackware Creator Patrick Volkerding Shows You How to Build Your Own System Harness the power of Linux with step-by-step explanations straight from the creator of one of its most popular distributions. Complete with Slackware 3.5 and new coverage of specific installation and configuration topics, Linux Configuration and Installation, 4th Edition brings you everything you need, short of a PC, to get you up and running in no time. Inside, You'll Learn How to: 
<ul>
<li>Prepare your PC for Linux</li> <li>Install and configure Linux for your system</li> <li>Set up XFree86</li> <li>Master the basic Linux tools and applications</li> <li>Manage your system for maximum performance</li> <li>Leverage resources with a Linux network</li> <li>Expand your system with telecommunications capabilities</li> <li>Connect to the Internet with Linux</li> <li>Develop Linux applications using C, Make, Java, Tcl, Perl, and Gawk</li> </ul> Get Slackware 3.5 Free, including: <ul>
<li>Kernels for most major PC hardware configurations — including support for IDE/EIDE, SCSI, PCMCIA cards, tape drives, sound boards, network cards, Jaz and Zip drives, and CD-ROMs</li> <li>Full set of installation tools — including easy-to-use menus and tools for upgrading</li> <li>Three installation methods — traditional Linux installation via bootdisks and rootdisks, direct installation onto a Zip drive or other DOS partition, and direct installation from the bootable installation CD-ROM</li> <li>Complete installation of XFree86 3.3.2 system — including installation and configuration utilities, window managers (fvwm, fvwm-95, twm, olvwm), and X servers for most graphics cards</li> <li>Full TCP/IP connectivity for the Internet, corporate networks, and intranets</li> <li>Netscape Communicator, with Web-browsing, electronic-mail, collaborative, and newsgroup capabilities</li> <li>Complete ANSI C and C++ programming suites</li> <li>Various Unix shells — including the Bourne Again Shell (bash), tcsh, and more</li> <li>Tools for connecting your PC to the Internet and to online services with PPP, SLIP, CSLIP, UUCP, dip, mailx, and dialup serial programs</li> <li>Other Internet applications — including electronic mail (pine and elm), Web browsers (Arena and Lynx), Usenet newsreaders (cnews, nn, tin, trn, and inn) and FTP</li> <li>All major GNU commands and applications — including GNU Emacs 20.2</li> <li>Multimedia tools for working with images files and MIME</li> <li>Internet servers — including the Apache HTTP Web server, sendmail, and an FTP server</li> <li>Terminal applications — including Midnight Commander and the sc spreadsheet</li> <li>A full set of programming tools — egcs-1.0.3 (gcc-2.8 based C/C++/f77/Objective-C compiler from egcs.cygnus.com), make (GNU and BSD), byacc and GNU bison, flex, 5.4.44 C libraries, gdb, SVGAlib, ncurses, gcl (LISP), p2c, m4, perl, python, rcs</li> <li>Text-editing and text-formatting tools — including elvis, vm, jed, joe, jove, pico, gross TeX, info) as well as hundreds of fonts</li> <li>Full suite of X Window applications — including Ghostscript, xlock, libgr, seyon, workman, xfilemanager, xv 3.10a, GNU chess and xboard, xfm 1.3.2, ghostview, gnuplot, xpaint, xfractint, and various X games.</li> <li>Support for iBCS, which allow binaries created on other x86 UNIX variants to run under Linux</li> <li>X Window programming and usage tools — X11 server linkkit, static libraries, PEX support, xview3.2p1-X11R6 (XView libraries), the Open Look virtual and nonvirtual window managers for XFree86</li> <li>Various applications and add-ons — the manual pages, groff, ispell, joe, jed, jove, ghostscript, sc, bc, and the quota patches</li> <li>A collection of FAQs and other documentation</li> <li>Tcl, Tk, and TcIX, built with ELF shared libraries and dynamic loading support, as well as the TkDesk file manager</li> <li>The BSD games collection — Koules, Lizards, and Sasteroids</li> </ul> Shareware programs are fully functional, free trial versions of copyrighted programs. If you like particular programs, register with their authors for a nominal fee and receive licenses, enhanced versions, and technical support. Freeware programs are free, copyrighted games, applications, and utilities. You can copy them to as many PCs as you like—free—but they have no technical support.

LINUX? Configuration and Installation (The M&t Books Slackware Series)

Reichard, Kevin

Volkerding, Patrick

Health, Fitness & Dieting

A guide to the operating system cross references UNIX and DOS commands, alphabetically lists UNIX commands, and details how to manipulate files, program, and network in UNIX

Unix in Plain English

<ul>
<li>Covering all major platforms-Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, and Windows-this guide shows programmers and power users how to customize an operating system, automate commands, and simplify administration tasks using shell scripts</li> <li>Offers complete shell-scripting instructions, robust code examples, and full scripts for OS customization</li> <li>Covers shells as a user interface, basic scripting techniques, script editing and debugging, graphing data, and simplifying administrative tasks</li> <li>In addition to Unix and Linux scripting, the book covers the latest Windows scripting techniques and offers a complete tutorial on Mac OS X scripting, including detailed coverage of mobile file systems, legacy applications, Mac text editors, video captures, and the Mac OS X Open Scripting Architecture</li> </ul>

Beginning Shell Scripting

Programming Languages

John Wiley&Sons

<ul>
<li>This tutorial offers readers a thorough introduction to programming in Python 2.4, the portable, interpreted, object-oriented programming language that combines power with clear syntax</li> <li>Beginning programmers will quickly learn to develop robust, reliable, and reusable Python applications for Web development, scientific applications, and system tasks for users or administrators</li> <li>Discusses the basics of installing Python as well as the new features of Python release 2.4, which make it easier for users to create scientific and Web applications</li> <li>Features examples of various operating systems throughout the book, including Linux, Mac OS X/BSD, and Windows XP</li> </ul>

Beginning Python

Richardson, Leonard

Diamond, Jason

Aitel, Dave

Norton, Peter C.

Samuel, Alex

Parker, Aleatha

Roberts,Michael

Wrox

This pack details the features and improvements in the latest version of X (release 6) and it includes the entire source code for X Window on the CD-ROM. It also explores inter-application communication in X, allowing UNIX applications to trade data as Mac and Windows applications do. It is suitable for UNIX programmers who want to use the X Windows system's graphical interfaces for their software as well as developers migrating to UNIX who need to understand how to implement X's graphical interface.

Advanced X Window applications programming: The basics and beyond! (Advanced computer books)

Science & Math

Mathematics

MIS: Press

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