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Running Linux, 5th Edition
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You may be contemplating your first Linux installation. Conversely, you may
have been using Linux for years and need to know more about adding a network
printer or setting up an FTP server. Running Linux, now in its fifth
edition, is the book you'll want at hand in either case. Widely recognized in
the Linux community as the ultimate getting-started and problem-solving book,
it answers the questions and tackles configuration issues that frequently plague
users, but are seldom addressed in other books.
The fifth edition of Running Linux is greatly expanded, reflecting the
maturity of the operating system and the teeming wealth of software available
for it. Hot consumer topics such as audio and video playback applications, groupware
functionality, and spam filtering are covered, along with the basics in configuration
and management that always made the book popular.
This book covers basic communications such as mail, web surfing, and instant messaging,
but also delves into the subtleties of network configuration--including dial-up,
ADSL, and cable modems--in case you need to set up your network manually. The
book can make you proficient on office suites and personal productivity applications--but
also tells you what programming tools are available if you're interested in contributing
to these applications.
Other new topics in the fifth edition include encrypted email and filesystems,
advanced shell techniques, and remote login applications. Classic discussions
on booting, package management, kernel recompilation, and X configuration have
also been updated.
The authors of Running Linux have anticipated problem areas, selected
stable and popular solutions, and provided clear instructions to ensure that
you'll have a satisfying experience using Linux. The discussion is direct and
complete enough to guide novice users while still providing the additional information
experienced users will need to progress in their mastery of Linux.
Whether you are using Linux on a home workstation or maintaining a network server,
Running Linux will provide expert advice just when you need it.
About the Author
Matthias Kalle Dalheimer is an independent author,
translator, and software consultant in Northern Germany. After studying computer
science and general linguistics, he worked for Star Division, where he was responsible
for porting the office suite StarOfficeTM to Linux. Kalle mainly uses Linux
for his development work and uses XEmacs 20.4 for most of his programming and
writing tasks. In his spare time, he helps write the K Desktop Environment,
a free desktop for Unix systems.
Matt Welsh is a computer scientist with research interests
spanning many aspects of complex systems, including operating systems design,
distributed systems, networking, and parallel computing. Matt is a long-time
Linux advocate and developer, a role in which he has fielded questions from
thousands of Linux users over the years. He was the original coordinator of
the Linux Documentation Project and author of the original Linux Installation
and Getting Started guide. He completed his Ph.D. at UC Berkeley and is currently
a researcher at Intel Research Labs in Berkeley, and will be joining the faculty
of the Computer Science department at Harvard University in July 2003.
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