Make the Most of Today’s Smallest, Fastest Desktop Linux Distribution–Damn Small Linux! Damn Small Linux (DSL) is a super-efficient platform for everything from custom desktops to professional servers. Now, DSL’s creator and lead developer have written the first definitive, practical guide to this remarkable system. The Official Damn Small Linux Book brings together everything you need to put DSL to work in just minutes. Simply learn a few essentials, boot the live CD-ROM, and master the rest...one step at a time, hands-on. If you’re new to Linux, you can quickly discover how to use DSL to take your data on the road, safely running your programs and personal environment on nearly any computer. Easily adapt DSL to run on anything from an alternative device (Internet appliance, hand-held, diskless PC, or mini-ITX system) to an older PC that might otherwise be headed for landfill. Use this book and CD-ROM package to <ul>
<li>Run DSL at blazing speed, from CD, USB pen drive, or directly from RAM</li> <li>Run DSL from your hard drive or in a virtual environment within Windows</li> <li>Add applications and create shareable extensions</li> <li>Customize and remaster DSL to create your own distribution</li> <li>Build a complete music and multimedia server</li> <li>Use Skype VoIP phone service in DSL</li> <li>Quickly set up an XAMPP Web server, complete with MySQL, PHP, and Perl, to host your personal Web pages</li> </ul>
 CD-ROM Includes <ul>
<li>Several versions of Damn Small Linux that let you run DSL directly from the CD, a Windows desktop, a pen drive, or your PC’s RAM.</li> <li>Software packages (MyDSL extensions) including everything you need to create an Edna music server, Skype® VoIP calling client, multimedia picture frame, and tiny XAMPP Web server.</li> <li>Tools for rebuilding and remastering Damn Small Linux.</li> </ul> Your Practical, Hands-On Guides to Getting Real Results with Free Software Every book in this series encourages and challenges you to advance in the free software world. Boot the accompanying live DVD or CD and watch the Linux system, applications, and content described in the book come to life. When you finish, you’ll know how to use, customize, and rebuild that open source software. Start as a novice, by trying out examples...and finish as a professional! System Requirements <ul>
<li>Processor: 486DX (recommended Pentium I) or higher</li> <li>Memory: 32MB RAM or more (can run entirely in memory in 128MB RAM)</li> <li>Disk space: No hard disk space required to run from CD-ROM or USB thumb drive; 50MB minimum for frugal hard disk installs; 200-300MB recommended minimum for traditional hard disk installs</li> <li>Graphics: SVGA-capable card with monitor capable of 800x600 resolution</li> </ul>

The Official Damn Small Linux Book: The Tiny Adaptable Linux That Runs on Anything

Computers & Technology

Negus, Christopher

ANDREWS, JOHN

Shingledecker, Robert

Operating Systems

Pearson P T R

The Practical Guide to Running Docker on Linux Systems or Cloud Environments Whether on your laptop or a remote cloud, Docker can transform how you create, test, deploy, and manage your most critical applications. In Doc ker Containers , Christopher Negus helps you master Docker containerization from the ground up. You’ll start out running a few Docker container images in Ubuntu, Fedora, RHEL, CoreOS, or Project Atomic. By the time you’ve finished, you’ll be deploying enterprise-quality, multi-container Kubernetes setups in modern Linux and cloud environments. Writing for system administrators, software developers, and technology enthusiasts, Negus touches on every aspect of working with Docker: setting up containerized applications, working with both individual and multiple containers, running containers in cloud environments, and developing containers. Teaching through realistic examples of desktop applications, system services, and games, Negus guides you through building and deploying your own Dockerized applications. As you build your expertise, you’ll also learn indispensable Docker best practices for building and integrating containers, managing Docker on a day-to-day basis, and much more: • Understanding what Docker is and what you can do with it • Installing Docker on standard Linux or specialized container operating systems such as Atomic Host and CoreOS • Setting up a container runtime environment and private Docker Registry • Creating, running, and investigating Docker images and containers • Finding, pulling, saving, loading, and tagging container images • Pulling and pushing containers between local systems and Docker Registries • Integrating Docker containers with host networking and storage • Building containers with the docker build command and Dockerfile files • Minimizing space consumption and erasing unneeded containers • Accessing special host privileges from within a container • Orchestrating multiple containers into complex applications with Kubernetes • Using super privileged containers in cloud environments • Managing containers in the cloud with Cockpit • Getting started with Docker container development • Learning container build techniques from shared Dockerfiles This book is part of the Pearson Content Update Program. As the technology changes, sections of this book will be updated or new sections will be added. The updates will be delivered to you via a free Web Edition of this book, which can be accessed with any Internet connection.

Docker Containers: Build and Deploy with Kubernetes, Flannel, Cockpit, and Atomic (Negus Live Linux Series)

Pearson

More than a quarter of a million copies sold in previous editions! From home desktop to enterprise server, here's all the Linux you need With Fedora Core 6, you get the latest Linux technology and previews of upcoming Red Hat Enterprise Linux software. Run Fedora Core 6 live (no install required), install it to hard disk when you're ready, and add hundreds of Fedora Extras packages. Everything comes on the DVD and two CDs included with this book. Use the latest Linux desktop, server, and systems administration features as you learn skills that scale up to professional, commercial-quality Linux systems. Configure Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux to: * Create documents, presentations, and spreadsheets with OpenOffice.org productivity applications * Manage and play music (Rythmbox), video (Totem), and digital images (GIMP) on the desktop * Communicate over the internet using Evolution e-mail, Firefox Web browser, and GAIM instant messanger Try out cutting edge Fedora 6 features: * Add 3D eye candy to your Fedora Desktop with AIGLX * Install Fedora 6 on an Intel-based Mac to dual boot with Mac OS X * Run Xen virtualization for multiple systems on your desktop What's on the DVD and CD-ROMs? * Install the complete Fedora Core 6 from the DVD. * Boot Fedora 6 live and try it before installing it to your hard drive, or run a Fedora network install from CD #1. * Add hundreds of Fedora Extras packages for gaming, multimedia, and more from CD #2. System Requirements: Please see the Preface and Appendix A for details and complete system requirements. Open for more! * Explore the latest Fedora 6 features * Find ten cool things to do with Fedora Linux * Try out the Fedora 6 Quick Install Explore the Latest Fedora 6 Features Intriguing new features for Fedora Linux 6 include support for 3D accelerated desktop animations (with AIGLX) and software from the Mono Project, to run .NET applications created for Windows and Linux systems Play with 3D desktop animations Experimental 3D software lets you rotate workspaces on a 3D cube, choose 3D minimalize effects, and use 3D fade effects. Run Mono applications in Linux Mono Project software in Fedora will bring thousands of .NET applications in Linux. For now, try Tomboy sticky notes, Beagle desktop search tool, and F-Spot photo manager.

Fedora 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible

wiley

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Linux Bible 2007 Edition: Boot up Ubuntu, Fedora, KNOPPIX, Debian, SUSE, and 11 Other Distributions (Bible)

In this handy, compact guide, you’ll explore a ton of powerful Fedora Linux commands while you learn to use Fedora Linux as the experts do: from the command line. Try out more than 1,000 commands to find and get software, monitor system health and security, and access network resources. Then, apply the skills you learn from this book to use and administer desktops and servers running Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, or any other Linux distribution.

Fedora Linux Toolbox: 1000+ Commands for Fedora, CentOS and Red Hat Power Users

Caen, Francois

Networking & Cloud Computing

In this handy, compact guide, you’ll explore a ton of powerful SUSE Linux commands while you learn to use SUSE Linux as the experts do: from the command line. Try out more than 1,000 commands to find and get software, monitor system health and security, and access network resources. Then, apply the skills you learn from this book to use and administer desktops and servers running openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise or any other Linux distribution.

SUSE Linux Toolbox: 1000+ Commands for openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise

In this handy, compact guide, you’ll explore a ton of powerful Ubuntu Linux commands while you learn to use Ubuntu Linux as the experts do: from the command line. Try out more than 1,000 commands to find and get software, monitor system health and security, and access network resources. Then, apply the skills you learn from this book to use and administer desktops and servers running Ubuntu, Debian, and KNOPPIX or any other Linux distribution.

Ubuntu Linux Toolbox

For a home desktop or a business server, here's all the Linux you need Fedora 7 contains thousands of the latest Linux software projects. The Fedora 7 merge of Fedora Core and Extras software on our special DVD means that you get the most complete Fedora installation set available. The included Fedora 7 desktop live CD can be run live, and then installed to your hard disk. In all, you get the latest Linux desktop, server, and systems administration software and instruction, so you can learn skills that scale up to professional, commercial-quality Linux systems. Configure Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux to: * Explore your computer or the Internet from GNOME(r) and KDE(r) desktops * Manage and use documents, spreadsheets, presentations, music, and images * Draw from online software repositories with Package Manager and Package Updater * Build an Internet server with e-mail, Web, DNS, FTP, and database services * Secure your computer with firewalls, password protection, and SELinux Try out cutting edge Fedora 7 features: * Boot up the first official Fedora 7 desktop live CD to try before you install * Play with the latest 3D-desktop technology with AIGLX and Compiz * Run virtualized versions of Fedora on your desktop, using KVM and QEMU What's on the DVD and CD-ROM? * Install complete Fedora 7 (8GB) from DVD * Boot Fedora 7 desktop live CD, and then install its contents to your hard drive Open for more! * Play with 3D animation and applets on the desktop * Find ten cool things to do with Fedora * Run a Fedora 7 quick install System Requirements: Please see the Preface and Appendix A for details and complete system requirements. Engage 3D acceleration and play with desktop applets Navigating your Fedora desktop has more bling when you enable 3D-hardware acceleration with AIGLX and the Compiz window manager. Adding desktop applets can bring more fun and function to your Fedora desktop as well. Play with 3D desktop animations Experimental 3D software lets you rotate workspaces on a 3D cube, choose 3D minimalize effects, and set 3D fade effects. Add fun and function to the desktop Use personalized applets, backgrounds, themes, and icons to turn your Fedora desktop into a workspace that is all your own.

Fedora 7 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible

Great Content from a Bestselling Author: The Linux Bible 2008 Edition is the best first Linux book for new or migrating users. By focusing on the building-block nature of Linux, and offering true up-to-date descriptions of Linux technology, the Bible helps the reader learn how to jump headlong into Linux, regardless of the Linux distribution they choose. Descriptions of different Linux distributions helps users choose the Linux distribution that's right for them. Detailed installation instructions, step-by-step descriptions of key desktop and server components, and the actual distributions on CD and DVD, let readers get started using Linux immediately. The Bible will serve a broad range of readers, from those starting with Linux to anyone looking to evaluate different Linux distributions. It also covers broad usage including Linux desktops, servers, and firewall/routers. New features: Instead of just telling you about how the technology works, new "Bringing Linux In" sections describe how people have implemented Linux in the real world. New sections describe real-life examples, such as how: <ul>
<li>A Small office created an inexpensive Web, print, and file server</li> <li>A do-it-yourselfer combined Linux audio and video features to create a home multimedia center</li> <li>A school build a computer lab with free educational software</li> <li>A large corporation deployed thousands of Linux systems</li> </ul>
Unique CD and DVD: No other book on the market includes so many Linux distributions on CD and DVD. Our DVD and CD will include the latest versions of at least the following Linux distributions: Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, KNOPPIX, Gentoo, Slackware, Mandriva, Damn Small Linux, SLAX, BackTrack, GeeXbox, and others.

Linux Bible, 2008 Edition: Boot up to Ubuntu, Fedora, KNOPPIX, Debian, openSUSE, and 11 Other Distributions

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

More than a quarter of a million copies sold in previous editions! Freedom is a feature With Fedora's new Online Desktop, you are free to shape your desktop environment to include the services, applications, and online friends you desire. As always, Fedora's total dedication to freedom lets you draw on thousands of free software packages to create the exact desktop or server computer you need. Fedora puts together the software (provided here on CD and DVD). This book acts as a guide to everything from playing music and writing documents to configuring many powerful Web, file, print, DHCP, and database servers. Customize Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux to: <ul>
<li>Explore your computer or the Internet from GNOME®, KDE®, or Online Desktops</li> <li> Manage and use documents, spreadsheets, presentations, music, and images </li> <li> Try the new advanced PulseAudio sound server </li> <li> Draw from online software repositories with Package Manager and Package Updater </li> <li> Build an Internet server with e-mail, Web, DNS, FTP, and database services </li> <li> Secure your computer with firewalls, password protection, and SELinux </li> <li> Try out cutting-edge Fedora 8 features: </li> <li> Use Codeina to get legal software to play MP3, Windows media, and other audio/video formats </li> <li> Organize photos, music, friends, docs, and Web favorites in the new experimental Online Desktop </li> <li> Explore the latest in KVM and QEMU virtualization and AIGLX 3D-desktop </li> </ul>
What's on the DVD and CD-ROM? <ul>
<li> Install Fedora 8 (8GB) from DVD </li> <li> Boot Fedora 8 GNOME Live CD, and then install its contents to your hard drive </li> </ul>
System Requirements: Please see the Preface and Appendix A for details and complete system requirements. Open for more! <ul>
<li>Check out the new Online Desktop</li> <li> Find ten cool things to do with Fedora </li> <li> Run a Fedora 8 quick install </li> </ul>
Add pop and power with Online Desktop and 3D acceleration Organizing the people, places, and things you need on your desktop is now easier with the new GNOME Online Desktop. Get organized, then pile on some bling with 3D-accelerated desktop effects. Put friends, photos, and fun on your new Online Desktop Your favorite people and your online favorites are totally accessible from the new GNOME Online Desktop. Play with 3D desktop animations Continued improvements in 3D software let you rotate workspaces on a 3D cube, choose 3D minimize effects, and set 3D wobble effects.

Fedora 8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible

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