eBook Info :

•Paperback: 692 pages
•Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc.; 4 edition (December 15, 2002)
•Language: English
•ISBN-10: 0596002726
•ISBN-13: 978-0596002725

The Linux operating system has made a lot of progress in the past few years, and Running Linux has progressed right along with it to remain the single best general-purpose book for curious computer users who want to install, use, and enjoy Linux. The team of authors present a text that’s simultaneously detailed and readable. Coupled with an inquisitive and capable reader, that’s a recipe for success with the world’s most popular open-source operating system. This new edition adds coverage of the GNOME desktop environment, the Apache/MySQL/PHP server suite, and the Postfix mail transfer daemon. It also covers core capabilities and behaviors of Linux through kernel version 2.4. There’s better coverage of network security (including firewalling and ADSL link configuration), and coverage of how to set up audio-related hardware and software.

Perhaps best of all, this book conveys a sense of the “Linux attitude” as the authors see it. Linux, they say, is largely about experimentation, research, trial and error, and participation in a community. This comes in welcome contrast to books that focus on recipes (follow these steps to accomplish A; do these things to make your system do B). Though the authors of this book provide lots of how-to information, it’s always presented with an eye toward further exploration. In explaining how to build the kernel, for example, the authors provide six concise steps as a reference, but then go on for several pages about designing makefiles and how to deal with error messages. This book’s a treat. –David Wall

Topics covered: Assuming you know next to nothing about Linux, socially and historically as well as technically, this book teaches you what you need to know to make the operating system meet your desktop and server computing requirements. Coverage takes you from preparing to install Linux (in a multi-OS environment if you wish), continues through system administration and the most useful applications (like TeX and Internet clients), and proceeds to cover programming tools and server daemons (notably Apache, MySQL, and PHP). The coverage is mostly generic, but peculiarities of Red Hat, SuSE, and Debian get attention, too



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eBook Info :

•Paperback: 332 pages
•Publisher: Sams; illustrated edition edition (September 8, 2003)
•Language: English
•ISBN-10: 0672325128
•ISBN-13: 978-0672325120

Linux Kernel Development details the design and implementation of the Linux kernel, presenting the content in a manner that is beneficial to those writing and developing kernel code. While the book discusses topics that are theoretical, it does so with the goal of assisting programmers so they better understand the topics and become more efficient and productive in their coding.

The book discusses the major subsystems and features of the Linux kernel, including design and implementation, their purpose and goals, and their interfaces. Important computer science and operating system design details are also addressed. The book covers the Linux kernel from both angles — theoretical and applied — which should appeal to both types of readers.

The author, a core kernel developer, shares valuable knowledge and experience on the very latest Linux kernel.

Specific topics covered will include: all the important algorithms, relevant subsystems, process management, scheduling, time management and timers, system call interface, memory addressing, memory management, paging strategies, caching layers, VFS, kernel synchronization, and signals.

An authoritative, practical guide that helps programmers better understand the Linux kernel, and to write and develop kernel code.
* Authored by core Linux kernel developers.
* In-depth coverage of all the major subsystems and features of the new Linux 2.6 kernel.
* Targeted audience includes programmers interested in gaining relevant and timely information so they may further their kernel development skills.




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eBook Info :

•Paperback: 656 pages
•Publisher: Sybex; 1 edition (June 25, 2003)
•Language: English
•ISBN-10: 0782142265
•ISBN-13: 978-0782142266

Linux, a robust UNIX-like open source operating system, is reportedly installed on over 20 million computers. While Red Hat is by far the most popular version of Linux, there are several other major distributions: Debian, Mandrake, Slackware, and UnitedLinux–the merging of Caldera/SCO, Connectiva, SuSE, and TurboLinux.Linux Power Tools goes well beyond the other books and gives you the advanced skills you need to become the ultimate power user for ALL Linux distributions. Expert Linux author Roderick W. Smith provides step-by-step instructions for customization, optimization, troubleshooting, shortcuts, and using the best 3rd party tools. Packed full of undocumented tips and tricks, this rare resource teaches you how to unleash the full power of Linux.
From the Back Cover
Step-by-Step Instructions Show You How to Supercharge Your Linux System

Wondering if it’s possible to work more efficiently in the X Window System, or squeeze more oomph from your existing hardware? Or perhaps you’re searching for a way to improve your web browser’s performance, or want to know how to choose the best mail server for your needs. If you’ve mastered the basics and are itching to go beyond, Linux Power Tools can take you there. Spanning a broad range of topics (from ALSA to zombies), Linux Power Tools covers the top five Linux distributions (Debian, Mandrake, Red Hat, Slackware, and SuSE). Using his easy-to-follow style, Linux expert Rod Smith shares his secrets for creating the optimum Linux system, from top to bottom.

Coverage includes:

Optimizing Hardware

Creating the Perfect GUI Environment

Using Digital Image Tools

Fine-tuning the X Window System

Doing Real Work in Text Mode

Using Multiple Operating Systems

Managing Packages Efficiently

Optimizing Your Filesystem

Improving Network Performance

Preventing and Detecting Intrusions

Getting the Most From Your Web Server

Blocking That Obnoxious Spam Mail



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eBook Info :

•Paperback: 576 pages
•Publisher: Addison Wesley; 1st edition (May 7, 2002)
•Language: English
•ISBN-10: 0201734206
•ISBN-13: 978-0201734201


This resource-packed guide delivers pragmatic solutions for real-world Linux development needs—all using open-source software tools. Viewing Linux as a well-stocked toolbox, Multitool Linux shows programmers and sophisticated users how to create a wide variety of exciting and useful applications for business and entertainment, from speech synthesis and video production to network security.

The book begins with a general introduction to Linux and a look at working with its source code. A wide variety of programming projects—encompassing communications, privacy, music and audio, graphics, photography, and much more—are then explored in-depth. Each chapter is filled with examples, helpful screenshots, step-by-step tutorials, lists of open-source tools, and URLs for sites where those tools can be obtained for free.

Many of the tools discussed in the book will work not only with Linux, but with any flavor of UNIX—from FreeBSD up to expensive, proprietary versions of UNIX running on high-speed massively parallel hardware.

Multitool Linux shows you how to:

•Control your computer remotely, from anywhere, at anytime, with any operating system
•Run a whole network with one IP address
•Communicate with Windows networks using Samba (SMB)
•Extend Apache
•Build a secure Webmail service supporting IMAP and SSL
•Secure e-mail with GPG
•Integrate your palm-connected organizer
•Process images with GIMP and Imagemagick
•And much more
If you want to learn how to install and operate Linux, look to other books and manuals. But if you have installed the software and are asking the question, “Now what?” Multitool Linux provides valuable and entertaining answers.



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EBook Info :

•Paperback: 1100 pages
•Publisher: Sams; 3 edition (October 22, 1999)
•Language: English
•ISBN-10: 0672317885
•ISBN-13: 978-0672317880

Sams Teach Yourself COBOL in 21 Days, Third Edition, will quickly empower you to create powerful, Y2K-complient COBOL applications. Using client-proven methods, and over 20 years of COBOL programming experience, expert author Mo Budlong provides you with an understanding of the COBOL language and programming methods. Readers who have been confused by the high-end, academic style of other COBOL books and classes have had this to say about previous editions of Sams Teach Yourself COBOL in 21 Days: “A very good book. Much easier to understand than the course I took.” “The 21 Days book will get you up to speed much quicker (than college classes.)” “I use Teach Yourself COBOL in 21 Days at my Learning Center for teaching COBOL programming.”

From the Back Cover
Sams Teach Yourself COBOL in 21 Days, Third Edition, will quickly empower you to create powerful, Y2K-complient COBOL applications. Using client-proven methods, and over 20 years of COBOL programming experience, expert author Mo Budlong provides you with an understanding of the COBOL language and programming methods. Readers who have been confused by the high-end, academic style of other COBOL books and classes have had this to say about previous editions of Sams Teach Yourself COBOL in 21 Days: “A very good book. Much easier to understand than the course I took.” “The 21 Days book will get you up to speed much quicker (than college classes.)” “I use Teach Yourself COBOL in 21 Days at my Learning Center for teaching COBOL programming.”




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