Linux
Your Visual Blueprint to the Linux Platform
Published on 1. January 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
338 pages
978-0-7645-3481-2 (ISBN)
Description
Welcome to the only guidebook series that takes a visual approach to professional-level computer topics. Inside you'll discover step-by-step screen shots that demonstrate over 100 key Linux tasks, including: Creating new files and directories Editing user accounts Using Pipe, Grep, and other commands Configuring GNOME properties Using the vi Editor Word processing with Gnotepad+ Copying files with FTP Setting up a PPP connection Opening Pine email Two companion CD-ROMs include: Red Hat Linux 6. 2 GNOME, Netscape, Pine and much more Plus, an eversion of the book
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Foster City
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 206 mm
Weight
794 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7645-3481-2 (9780764534812)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Michael Bellomo is certified in UNIX System Administration and has over five years of experience as a UNIX (Solaris and Linux) and Microsoft Windows NT Network Manager serving with software and financial technology companies in the Silicon Valley. He is the author of Linux Administration For Dummies, MASTER Red Hat Linux Visually, Debian Linux For Dummies, Windows 2000 Administration For Dummies, and Unix: Your visual blueprint to the universe of Unix.
Content
1. Introduction. 2. Get to Know the Linux Desktop Environment. 3. Set Up Linux User Accounts and Groups. 4. Work with the Linux File System in GNOME. 5. Work with the Linux Terminal. 6. Executive Basic Commands and Perform Tasks in the Terminal. 7. Customize Your Desktop Environment. 8. Work with Drives and Disks. 9. Using the VI Editor. 10. Using Gnotepad+ for Word Processing. 11. Copy and Print Files. 12. Set Up Netscape for Web Browsing and E-Mail. 13. Send and Receive E-Mail in the Linux Terminal. Appendix A: Install Linux for the First Time. Appendix B: Create Boot and Recovery Disks. Appendix C: CD-ROM Disc Information. Index.