LINUX Unleashing the Workstation in Your PC [Paperback]

Stefan Strobel (Author), Volker Elling (Author), R. Bach (Translator), A. Derieg (Translator), J. Gulbins (Preface)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 6, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0387948805 | ISBN-13: 978-0387948805 | Edition: 3rd

This book introduces the concepts and features of Linux. It describes the features and services of the Internet which have been instrumental in the rapid development and wide distribution of Linux and focuses on the graphical interface, network capability, and extended tools of Linux. It also gives an overview of the wide range of freeware applications available for Linux. Now completely revised and expanded to help the reader take full advantage of the high-performance of Linux 2.0, this third edition lists all of the currently supported hardware; provides the latest information on Linux as client/server; explains the newest applications including StarOffice 3.1, new graphics tools (including GIMP), Xemacs, and LyX; and presents the most up to date information on security and cryptography. Plus, there is a new UNIX command reference with entries grouped by purpose, as well as a new section on how to deal with errors. All in all, the most up-to-date information on Linux available!

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Linux: Unleashing the Workstation in Your PC is a complete and highly detailed guide to Linux installation, configuration, administration, and networking. It will also introduce you to many of the available add-ons, applications, and tools, including the X-Window system, text editors, relational databases, typesetting systems, languages, compilers, and TCP/IP utilities. It describes a full installation and configuration from the popular Slackware 2.1.0 distribution on a 32-bit Intel system, but the discussion can be easily adapted to many other distributions by a knowledgeable user. The book assumes that the reader has a good degree of familiarity with computer systems, but it is well adapted to those who want to learn the details of Unix systems for the first time.

Author Stefan Strobel has coauthored a companion volume, Linux Universe: Installation and Configuration , a book/CD-ROM package which includes a full installable version of Linux 2.0 and a detailed installation guide for that version. Both Linux: Unleashing the Workstation in Your PC and Linux Universe: Installation and Configuration are available in a single package, The Complete Linux Kit.

Linux is free a 32-bit multitasking operating system for 32-bit Intel and other industry-standard processors that closely resembles Unix. It supports multiple users, TCP/IP networking, and much of the peripheral hardware found on today's systems. Originally written by Linus Torvalds, Linux is now the product of a global community of interested programmers and is licensed through the Free Software Foundation.

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"Strobel and Uhl...bring together in a single, coherent volume the knowledge that a new user needs to acquire Linux, install it on a computer, and become acquainted with the wide range of applications that are either included with most Linux distributions or available (usually free) over the Internet." Computing Reviews

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Product Details

• Paperback: 623 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 3rd edition (May 6, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387948805
• ISBN-13: 978-0387948805
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,912,284 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well organized intro to Linux book, November 21, 1999

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Nathan Estey (East Coast, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LINUX Unleashing the Workstation in Your PC (Paperback)

This is a good overview book, that provides enough depth to get the job done in most cases. It is very well organised and indexed allowing information to be found quickly. In most cases it will allow you to install and configure Linux, but sometimes you will need to go to the how-to's. At the least, it will point you in the right direction. If you are only interested in doing more sophisticated things like chaining, setting up internet services or firewalls, this is not the book for you. It's a good first place to look for fast answers book. If you only plan to buy one book to tell you everything, don't buy this one, however, it's a great book to keep by the monitor and to get you through 90-95% of overview, configuration and installation type issues. It is also a good road map to common commands with a good overview of many applications that can be added.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Bounces off the surface, January 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: LINUX Unleashing the Workstation in Your PC (Paperback)

This book seems as if the author hasn't seen Linux in 3 years. Though it covers a lot of topics, it doesn't really go in depth on any of them. The networking chapter isn't too bad, but the X Windows section is definately dated. I wouldn't recommend this unless a user just wantes to find out what Linux is. Definately not the best Linux book avalible. I had to have a friend translate part of it from German just to understand how Modules are controled.

4.0 out of 5 stars Very useful tutorial and reference, March 15, 2003

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Walter Reade (Appleton, WI United States) - See all my reviews

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This is a handy book to have when working with Linux on the PC. Covers just about everything, and has a excellent commands reference section.