Ubuntu Linux Toolbox: 1000+ Commands for Ubuntu and Debian Power Users 1st Edition

by Christopher Negus (Author),‎ Francois Caen (Author)

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In this handy, compact guide, you’ll explore a ton of powerful Ubuntu Linux commands while you learn to use Ubuntu Linux as the experts do: from the command line. Try out more than 1,000 commands to find and get software, monitor system health and security, and access network resources. Then, apply the skills you learn from this book to use and administer desktops and servers running Ubuntu, Debian, and KNOPPIX or any other Linux distribution.

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Explore a ton of powerful Ubuntu Linux commands

This handy, compact guide teaches you to use Ubuntu Linux as the experts do: from the command line. Try out over 1000 commands to find and get software, monitor system health and security, and access network resources. Apply skills you learn from this book to use and administer desktops and servers running Ubuntu, Debian, and KNOPPIX or any other Linux distribution.

Expand your Linux expertise in these and other areas:

Using the shell
Finding online software
Working with files
Playing with music and images
Administering file systems
Backing up data
Checking and managing running processes
Accessing network resources
Handling remote system administration
Locking down security

About the Author

Christopher Negus is the author of the bestselling Fedora and Red Hat Linux Bibles, Linux Toys II, Linux Troubleshooting Bible, and Linux Bible 2008 Edition. He is a member of the Madison Linux Users Group. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Chris served for eight years on development teams for the Unix operating system at AT&T, where Unix was created and developed. He also worked with Novell on Unix development and Caldera.

Francois Caen hosts and manages business application infrastructures, through his company Turbosphere LLC. As an open-source advocate, he has lectured on OSS network management and Internet services, and served as president of the Tacoma Linux User Group. FranÇois is a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE).

Paperback: 364 pages
Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (November 28, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470082933
ISBN-13: 978-0470082935
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.7 x 9 inches
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Average Customer Review: 73 customer reviews
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Mfragin

Best Linux Intro to the Command Line

November 11, 2014

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I teach high school Computer Science in a Linux Lab--something pretty rare in education today. My students use the terminal, learn Bash, and help me on several development teams. When students ask me how to learn the Unix terminal, this is my top choice for them to try out. What makes me like this book so much (and the 2nd edition is just as great as the 1st edition was), is how the author nicely introduces many command line utilities that do not come standard on most Linux installations--including Ubuntu. He finds the right tools for the job and gives MANY examples of running the commands and the output they return. I have many other "Learn the Command Line" books aimed at Linux users, but this one has the highest density of actually useful content.

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Great Linux reference in the perfect sized paperback.

September 25, 2013

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I love this book. Contains the information I need most. The book is just the right size to carry around. My favorite topic is filesystems... This book shows you the commands to format, mount, backup. It also discusses: Software Raid, LVM, loop mounting... etc. It does a good job and covers nearly everything in a concise, no nonsense, manner. It's the perfect Linux handbook. I use Debian and find it suitable. If you use Red Hat, most will apply, except for the package management section, etc.

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Big Daddy

thorough and authentic in a subject that sometimes seems dense

September 25, 2013

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I have both editions of this reference book. I liked the first edition very much and bought the second edition as well to be sure I had not missed any corrections or additions. While I have not compared the two editions to see what changed, I am, nevertheless, glad I added the second to my collection.

This is not a work to be read from front to back as a novel, it makes a great random-browse book as well as a problem solving book when confronted with a specific need for information on the Ubuntu OS or related matters. So many works seem to be a mixture of fluff and hype, it is a real pleasure to sit down with a book that is quietly competent.

This is a great question-answering reference and useful source not only for "How-to", but also "What options do I have", and it does its job with clarity and clear explanations where such are appropriate.

I had some question when I ordered the second edition as to whether I would be wasting my money, already having the first edition on hand. Now, I am glad I did, indeed, buy the second edition ... it is a worthwhile addition to my reference library.

I am a "happy camper" !

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Michael P. Ivan

Excellence Reference book

September 13, 2015

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Do you use Ubuntu / Debian operating system? Comfortable with using the Command Line to operate and manage your system? Then book is for you. Great reference book when using Ubuntu / Debian operating system. What are you waiting for?

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M Fitzgerald

An excellent book for Linux (Debian based) commands ...

November 22, 2014

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This is one of the best books you can get for Debian Linux commands. I use it almost everyday. No it doesn't have them all, but it has quite a few. There is no way I can remember all the commands. I have Linux on three different computers and and they are all Debian based distributions. I have other books, but this is probably my favourite. I stopped buying books for various distros after they started releasing new versions constantly. Buy a book for version 8 of some flavour of Linux and in no time, version 9 is out, and then version 10, version 11.5, 11.6, 12.01 and on it goes. I try to buy books that contain what pretty much stays the same. This Linux toolbox book is one of them.

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Tommy J

Must have for Linux

April 3, 2012

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As an old hand with Unix mainframes in the 80s/90s I had to be very knowledgeable with Unix. It was very difficult to do Image backups with the old 9 track tapes. The tar command was a very important and very complex command that had to be mastered.

When doing an image backup of Root and User you prayed that the %^$xx#@ the vacuum tape drives wouldn't puke which they often did.
If I was starting out today, I would become a master with Linux because of the cost savings of Linux servers. I suspect there is a demand for Linux masters in Industry.
I still have my old Unix reference books and the commands are pretty much all the same as Linux. Except Linux has more. It closely resembles Berkley Unix. Linux still has that old horror the Vi editor. Wrote many shell scripts with it.

This book should be memorized by Linux pros. It is very necessary for all serious Linux users.

I highly recommend buying the book not the Kindle copy. Books are much easier to use as you can make notes and turn quickly to your sticky markers. Kindles are clutsy for technical references and not user friendly.

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Melvin J Keeler

I highly recommend this book after you have gotten a little familiar ...

October 15, 2014

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This book is full of command line commands that have been quite helpful. Even though Ubuntu and other Linux versions come with a lot already, this book helped me use Wine to play some programs that were old favorites for me in Windows. I highly recommend this book after you have gotten a little familiar with linux. It helps a lot.

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Merrifield Winters

Essential guide for any linux

March 17, 2013

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This an excellent book filled with specific tips for optimizing your ubuntu system. It is poorly organized but has a great section on the editors vi. In ord er to use many of the "tools," the user must crossfire each command with the man pages or an other linux book. The authors spend very little time explaining the concepts of each tip but rather ues every page to introduce more tips and hacks. This good, as a matter of fact. Because it is a very complete volume in a very small and easy-to-carry. book. All of the tips are quite appropriate for virtually any linux distro and there is a heavy encouragement of console-based tools rather tha n the GUI based ones that are s common in ubuntu. Highly recommended. I ould even say that this book is essential to the effective use of ubuntu. An additional product would be

The Official Ubuntu Book (7th Edition) for additional learning about the graphical tools

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