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X Windows System Administrator's Guide, Vol 8 (Definitive Guides to the X Window System) 1st Edition

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As X moves out of the hacker's domain and into the "real world," users can't be expected to master all the ins and outs of setting up and administering their own X software. That will increasingly become the domain of system administrators. Even for experienced system administrators, X raises many issues, both because of subtle changes in the standard UNIX way of doing things and because X blurs the boundaries between different platforms. Under X, users can run applications across the network on systems with different resources (including fonts, colors, and screen size). Many of these issues are poorly understood, and the technology for dealing with them is in rapid flux.This book is the first and only book devoted to the issues of system administration for X and X-based networks, written not just for UNIX system administrators but for anyone faced with the job of administering X (including those running X on stand-alone workstations). The book includes:

An overview of X that focuses on issues that affect the system administrator's job.
Information on obtaining, compiling, and installing the X software, including a discussion of the trade-offs between vendor-supplied and the free MIT versions of X.
How to set up xdm, the X display manager, which takes the place of the login program under X and can be used to create a customized turnkey X session for each user.
How to set up user accounts under X (includes a comparison of the familiar shell setup files and programs to the new mechanisms provided by X).
Issues involved in making X more secure. X's security features are not strong, but an understanding of what features are available can be very important, since X makes it possible for users to intrude on each other in new and sometimes unexpected ways.
How fonts are used by X, including a description of the font server.
A discussion of the issues raised by running X on heterogenous networks.
How colors are managed under X and how to get the same colors across multiple devices with different hardware characteristics.
The administration issues involved in setting up and managing an X terminal.
How to use PC and Mac X servers to maximize reuse of existing hardware and convert outdated hardware into X terminals.
How to obtain and install additional public domain software and patches for X.
Covers features new in R5, including the font server and Xcms.

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As X moves out of the hacker's domain and into the "real world," users can't be expected to master all the ins and outs of setting up and administering their own X software. That will increasingly become the domain of system administrators. Even for experienced system administrators, X raises many issues, both because of subtle changes in the standard UNIX way of doing things and because X blurs the boundaries between different platforms. Under X, users can run applications across the network on systems with different resources (including fonts, colors, and screen size). Many of these issues are poorly understood, and the technology for dealing with them is in rapid flux. This book is the first and only book devoted to the issues of system administration for X and X-based networks, written not just for UNIX system administrators but for anyone faced with the job of administering X (including those running X on stand-alone workstations). The book includes: An overview of X that focuses on issues that affect the system administrator's job. Information on obtaining, compiling, and installing the X software, including a discussion of the trade-offs between vendor-supplied and the free MIT versions of X. How to set up xdm, the X display manager, which takes the place of the login program under X and can be used to create a customized turnkey X session for each user. How to set up user accounts under X (includes a comparison of the familiar shell setup files and programs to the new mechanisms provided by X). Issues involved in making X more secure. X's security features are not strong, but an understanding of what features are available can be very important, since X makes it possible for users to intrude on each other in new and sometimes unexpected ways. How fonts are used by X, including a description of the font server. A discussion of the issues raised by running X on heterogenous networks. How colors are managed under X and how to get the same colors across multiple devices with different hardware characteristics. The administration issues involved in setting up and managing an X terminal. How to use PC and Mac X servers to maximize reuse of existing hardware and convert outdated hardware into X terminals. How to obtain and install additional public domain software and patches for X. Covers features new in R5, including the font server and Xcms.

About the Author

Linda Mui started working for O'Reilly & Associates in 1986. She was first hired as a production assistant, later became an apprentice system administrator, and now is a writer. Her first writing job was for termcap and terminfo, which she co-authored with John Strang and Tim O'Reilly. She also wrote Pick BASIC, on programming applications for Pick systems. In between writing jobs, Linda works on troff macros and tools for the O'Reilly & Associates production staff. Linda was raised in the Bronx, New York and now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Lately she has been trying to improve herself by learning how to swim, play billiards, and accessorize.

Eric Pearce is an author and technical resource for O'Reilly & Associates. In addition to co-authoring this book, he is also responsible for developing CD-ROM companion disks for books produced by O'Reilly & Associates. Eric's interests include promoting public domain software, Internet connectivity, and network services. Before coming to work for O'Reilly & Associates, Eric worked as a systems programmer for Boston University, which he also attended as a student. His favorite activities include bicycling, snowboarding, rock climbing, and dangerous sports.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ O'Reilly Media; 1st edition (October 11, 1992)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 370 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0937175838
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0937175835
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.32 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.83 x 9.19 inches

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Tim O’Reilly is the founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media, Inc. His original business plan was simply “interesting work for interesting people,” and that’s worked out pretty well. O’Reilly Media delivers online learning, publishes books, runs conferences, urges companies to create more value than they capture, and tries to change the world by spreading and amplifying the knowledge of innovators.
Tim has a history of convening conversations that reshape the computer industry. In 1993, he launched the first commercial, ad-supported site on the internet. In 1998, he organized the meeting where the term “open source software” was agreed on, and helped the business world understand its importance. In 2004, with the Web 2.0 Summit, he defined how “Web 2.0” represented not only the resurgence of the web after the dot com bust, but a new model for the computer industry, based on big data, collective intelligence, and the internet as a platform. In 2009, with his “Gov 2.0 Summit,” he framed a conversation about the modernization of government technology that has shaped policy and spawned initiatives at the Federal, State, and local level, and around the world. He has now turned his attention to implications of AI, the on-demand economy, and other technologies that are transforming the nature of work and the future shape of the business world. This is the subject of his forthcoming book from Harper Business, WTF: What’s the Future and Why It’s Up to Us.
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Garry Roseman

There actually is a guide to X Windows

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I've seen some inscrutable documentation for X and often felt the need for an overview. This book is that overview, written for "managers" to understand the general outline and possibilities of the X Window system. If you are struggling with a bsd or linux application or driver or window manager for X this book will help you a lot.

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