Linux Installation and Getting Started

Fülszöveg

OPERATING SYSTEMS Beginning/Advanced
"If you plan to run Linux you must have this book. The section on
installation problems covers many if not most of the questions that are
regularly asked in the Linux newsgroups on Usenet "
- Phil Hughes, Linux Journal
Linux is a freely redistributable POSIX-compliant operating system that runs
on ordinary Personal Computer hardware. A cooperative effort over the
Internet has produced this Unix-like system that compares favorably with
commercial Unix distributions.
Linux Installation and Getting Started, written by Matt Welsh, Coordinator of
the Linux Documentation Project, is useful for UNIX novices and gurus alike.
This manual is applicable to any distribution of the Linux system but
addresses specifics of Slackware distributions.
Chapters include:
• Introduction to Linux - the history of Linux, software features, design
philosophy, hardware requirements to run Linux and sources of other
documentation.
• Obtaining and... Tovább

Fülszöveg

OPERATING SYSTEMS Beginning/Advanced
"If you plan to run Linux you must have this book. The section on
installation problems covers many if not most of the questions that are
regularly asked in the Linux newsgroups on Usenet "
- Phil Hughes, Linux Journal
Linux is a freely redistributable POSIX-compliant operating system that runs
on ordinary Personal Computer hardware. A cooperative effort over the
Internet has produced this Unix-like system that compares favorably with
commercial Unix distributions.
Linux Installation and Getting Started, written by Matt Welsh, Coordinator of
the Linux Documentation Project, is useful for UNIX novices and gurus alike.
This manual is applicable to any distribution of the Linux system but
addresses specifics of Slackware distributions.
Chapters include:
• Introduction to Linux - the history of Linux, software features, design
philosophy, hardware requirements to run Linux and sources of other
documentation.
• Obtaining and Installing Linux - obtaining Linux from on-line
sources or by mail order, preparing your system and installation.
• Linux Tutorial - helps the newcomer become familiar with the basics
of Unix and Linux including the vi editor.
• System Administration - the basics of system maintenance from
booting to backup including managing filesystems and emergency
recovery.
• Advanced Features - the X Window System GUI, networking with
TCP/IP, SLIP and UUCP, electronic mail and Usenet news.
Five appendices:
• Sources of Linux Information
• Linux Distribution and Mail Order List
• FTP Tutorial and Site List
• Linux BBS List
• The GNU General Public Licenses Vissza