Linux Weekend Crash Course
Published on 15. May 2001
Book
Mixed media product
432 pages
978-0-7645-3593-2 (ISBN)
Description
Learn Linux fast! With Linux Weekend Crash Course, you can get up to speed on configuring and using the most popular Linux OS distributions available today - in a single weekend! Linux Weekend Crash Course consists of 30 sessions that teach you the core concepts of Linux over the course of a single weekend (from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon). Naturally, you can adapt this learning pace to whatever schedule meets your needs. Coverage crosses a broad range of topics, including: installing Linux; using Linux for the first time; configuring the X Window System; installing and troubleshooting a printer; multimedia applications; and monitoring systems.
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About the Author Naba Barkakati is an expert programmer and a successful computer--book author who has experience in a wide variety of systems ranging from MS--DOS and Windows to UNIX and the X Window System. He bought his first personal computer - an IBM PC--AT - in 1984 after graduating with a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland. White pursuing a full--time career in engineering, Naba dreamed of writing software for the emerging PC software market. As tuck would have it, instead of building a software empire like Microsoft, he ended up writing successful computer books. Over the past 12 years, Naba has produced 25 computer books on topics ranging from C++ programming to Linux. He has written several best--selling titles, such as The Waite Group's Turbo C++ Bible, Object--Oriented Programming in C++, X Window System Programming, Visual C++ Developer's Guide, and Borland C++ 4 Developer's Guide. His books have been translated into many languages: Spanish, French, German, Polish, Greek, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Naba's most recent books are the best--selling Red Hat Linux Secrets, Third Edition and Red Hat Linux 7 Weekend Crash Course, also published by Hungry Minds, Inc. Naba lives in North Potomac, Maryland, with his wife, Leha, and their children, Ivy, Emily, and Ashley.
Content
Preface. Acknowledgments. FRIDAY. PART I: Friday Evening. Session 1: Getting Ready to Install Linux. Session 2: Partitioning the Hard Drive. Session 3: Installing Linux. Session 4: Running Linux for the First Time. SATURDAY. PART II: Saturday Morning. Session 5: Configuring the X Window System. Session 6: Installing a Printer. Session 7: Linux File and Directory Structure. Session 8: --The Command Shell. Session 9: Linux Commands. Session 10: Linux Text Editors. PART III: Saturday Afternoon. Session 11: Configuring a Modem. Session 12: Connecting to the Internet Session 13--Setting Up Internet Services. Session 14: Networking in Linux. Session 15: Setting up a Workgroup Server. Session 16: Accessing Windows and DOS Files. PART IV: Saturday Evening. Session 17: Customizing the GNOME and KDE Desktops. Session 18: Screen Savers and Playing Games. Session 19: Multimedia Applications. Session 20: GNOME and KDE Office Tools. SUNDAY. PART V: Sunday Morning. Session 21: Understanding How Linux Boots. Session 22: Building Software Packages from Source Files. Session 23: Installing Software Packages. Session 24: Building a New Kernel. Session 25: Scheduling Jobs in Linux. Session 26: Backing Up and Restoring Files. PART VI: Sunday Afternoon. Session 27: Performing Basic System--Administration Tasks. Session 28: Monitoring System Performance. Session 29: Maintaining System Security. Session 30: Getting Help from Available Resources. Appendix A: Answers to Part Reviews. Appendix B: What's on the CD--ROMs? Index. End User License Agreement. GNU General Public License. CD--ROM Installation Instructions.