Research Catalog

Title

A practical guide to Red Hat Linux 8 / Mark G. Sobell.

Author

Sobell, Mark G.

Publication

Boston : Addison-Wesley, c2003.

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Description

xlvii, 1565 p. : ill.; 24 cm. +

Summary

Based on his successful "A Practical Guide to Linux, " Sobell is known for his clear, concise, and highly organized writing style. This new book combines the strengths of a tutorial and those of a reference to give readers the knowledge and skills to master Red Hat Linux.

Subject

• Linux
• Linux
• Operating systems (Computers)

Genre/Form

CD-ROMs.

System Details (note)

• System requirements for accompanying CD-ROMs: CPU: Minimum Pentium-class PC; recommended: 200 Megahertz Pentium-class or better. Hard Disk Space: Minimum 650 MB; recommended: 2.5 GB; full installation: 4.5 GB. Memory: Minimum for text mode 64 MB; minimum for graphical: 128 MB; recommended for graphical: 192 MB. Additional space required for file storage.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

pt. I. GNU/Linux Basics -- 1. GNU/Linus: A Product of the Internet -- 2. Getting Started -- 3. Introduction to the GNU/Linux Utilities -- 4. The GNU/Linux Filesystem -- 5. The Shell I -- pt. II. Intermediate/Advanced GNU/Linus -- 6. X Window System and Graphical User Interface -- 7. GNOME Desktop Manager -- 8. KDE Desktop Environment -- 9. Networking and the Internet -- 10. The vim Editor -- 11. The emacs Editor -- 12. The Shell II: The Bourne Again Shell -- 13. Programming the Bourne Again Shell -- 14. The TC Shell -- 15. The Z Shell and Advanced Shell Programming -- 16. Programming Tools -- 17. Red Hat Linux System Administration -- pt. III. The GNU/Linux Utility Programs -- pt. IV. Appendixes.

ISBN

0201703130 (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2002036673

OCLC

50494402

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library