The Linux operating system has made a lot of progress in the past few years, and Running Linux has progressed right along with it to remain the single best general-purpose book for curious computer users who want to install, use, and enjoy Linux. The team of authors present a text that's simultaneously detailed and readable. Coupled with an inquisitive and capable reader, that's a recipe for success with the world's most popular open-source operating system. This new edition adds coverage of the GNOME desktop environment, the Apache/MySQL/PHP server suite, and the Postfix mail transfer daemon. It also covers core capabilities and behaviors of Linux through kernel version 2.4. There's better coverage of network security (including firewalling and ADSL link configuration), and coverage of how to set up audio-related hardware and software.

Perhaps best of all, this book conveys a sense of the "Linux attitude" as the authors see it. Linux, they say, is largely about experimentation, research, trial and error, and participation in a community. This comes in welcome contrast to books that focus on recipes (follow these steps to accomplish A; do these things to make your system do B). Though the authors of this book provide lots of how-to information, it's always presented with an eye toward further exploration. In explaining how to build the kernel, for example, the authors provide six concise steps as a reference, but then go on for several pages about designing makefiles and how to deal with error messages. This book's a treat. --David Wall

Topics covered: Assuming you know next to nothing about Linux, socially and historically as well as technically, this book teaches you what you need to know to make the operating system meet your desktop and server computing requirements. Coverage takes you from preparing to install Linux (in a multi-OS environment if you wish), continues through system administration and the most useful applications (like TeX and Internet clients), and proceeds to cover programming tools and server daemons (notably Apache, MySQL, and PHP). The coverage is mostly generic, but peculiarities of Red Hat, SuSE, and Debian get attention, too

Setting up and maintaining a Linux server requires understanding not only the hardware, but the ins and outs of the Linux operating system along with its supporting cast of utilities as well as layers of applications software. There's basic documentation online but there's a lot beyond the basics you have to know, and this only comes from people with hands-on, real-world experience. This kind of "know how" is what we sought to capture in Linux Server Hacks. Linux Server Hacks is a collection of 100 industrial-strength hacks, providing tips and tools that solve practical problems for Linux system administrators. Every hack can be read in just a few minutes but will save hours of searching for the right answer. Some of the hacks are subtle, many of them are non-obvious, and all of them demonstrate the power and flexibility of a Linux system. You'll find hacks devoted to tuning the Linux kernel to make your system run more efficiently, as well as using CVS or RCS to track the revision to system files. You'll learn alternative ways to do backups, how to use system monitoring tools to track system performance and a variety of secure networking solutions. Linux Server Hacks also helps you manage large-scale Web installations running Apache, MySQL, and other open source tools that are typically part of a Linux system. O'Reilly's new Hacks Series proudly reclaims the term "hacking" for the good guys. Hackers use their ingenuity to solve interesting problems.

Organized into eight task-oriented minibooks, this comprehensive 816-page guide shows beginning-to-intermediate users how to get up and running with today's top five Linux distributions: Fedora Core, SUSE, Debian, Xandros, and Knoppix
The companion DVD features the full installable versions of Fedora Core 3 and Knoppix and the ISO images (saving hours of downloading time) for the following distributions: SUSE live, Debian full version, and Xandros Open Circulation version. Features step-by-step installation instructions for each distribution
The minibooks offer humorous, easy-to-understand coverage of Linux basics, desktops, networking, the Internet, administration, security, Internet servers, and programming
Lets readers explore the most popular distributions for desktop and server use

The indispensable troubleshooting resource for every Linux administrator, developer, support professional, and power user! Systematically resolve errors, crashes, hangs, performance slowdowns, unexpected behavior, and unexpected outputs Master essential Linux troubleshooting tools, including strace, gdb , kdb, SysRq, /proc , and more Includes production-ready data collection script that can save you hours in debugging remote mission-critical systems The indispensable start-to-finish troubleshooting guide for every Linux professional Now, there s a systematic, practical guide to Linux troubleshooting for every power user, administrator, and developer. In Self-Service Linux , two of IBM s leading Linux experts introduce a four-step methodology for identifying and resolving every type of Linux-related system or application problem: errors, crashes, hangs, performance slowdowns, unexpected behavior, and unexpected outputs. You ll learn exactly how to use Linux key troubleshooting tools to solve problems on your own and how to make more effective use of professional support services and the Linux community s knowledge. If you use Linux professionally, this book can dramatically increase your efficiency, productivity, and marketability. If you re involved with deploying or managing Linux in the enterprise, it can help you significantly reduce operations costs, enhance availability, and improve ROI. Discover proven best practices for diagnosing problems in Linux environments Leverage troubleshooting skills you ve developed with other platforms Learn to identify problems with strace , Linux most frequently used troubleshooting tool Use /proc to uncover crucial information about hardware, kernels, and processes Recompile open source applications with debug information Troubleshoot kernel recompilation problems Generate stack traces that simplify debugging Debug applications with gdb , including C++ and threaded applications Debug kernel crashes and hangs, one step at a time Understand the Executable and Linking Format (ELF), and use that knowledge for more effective debugging Assemble your own Linux troubleshooting toolkit Includes a production-ready data collection script that can save you hours or days in debugging mission-critical Linux systems! Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.

Novell Linux Desktop 9 User's Handbook walks the reader through the new Novell Linux interfaces and how to use them, as well as, how to interact with the operating system, create files, etc. Novell Linux Desktop is a stable and secure working environment that offers both GNOME and KDE desktops. It is an evolutionary desktop building upon Ximian and incorporating features from SUSE. This book covers all the user needs to know to effectively and efficiently use the new desktop, and quickly get up to speed on the latest technology from Novell.
Emmett Dulaney is the author of the NCLP Study Guide as well as several other Linux and Unix titles. He is the Certification columnist and a reviewer for UnixReview. Emmett teaches business of technology at Anderson University.