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For courses in Linux.See it, hear it, do it! Don't just read about Linux system administration: watch and listen as an expert walks you through key Red Hat Linux tasks. This comprehensive package includes the world's #1 Linux training CD-ROM plus the best-selling Red Hat Linux System Administration Handbook-together, it's the fastest, easiest way to master the skills every Red Hat sysadmin must know.Includes Red Hat Linux System Administration Handbook. Start-to-finish, 400-page guide to Linux s...

Because the UNIX system was originally designed by programmers for use by other programmers, it was used in an environment of open cooperation where security was of minimal concern. Now that its use has spread to universities, businesses, and government, the confidential and sensitive nature of the data stored on UNIX systems has made the security of these systems of paramount importance. Despite all the technical papers and workshops on UNIX security, this book is unique. UNIX System Security...

This is a detailed introduction to operating systems which is aimed particularly at students on HNC, HND and degree courses in computer studies and computer sciences on which operating systems is an essential subject. It is also suitable for professionals and computer managers who are responsible for computer maintenance and operating systems, but are not involved technically. An elementary prior knowledge of hardware and computer programming is assumed, and the concepts and terminology are intr...

Move over UNIX, Mach is here. Mach is becoming the programmingenvironment of choice. Originating as the result of agovernment-funded research project at Carnegie Mellon University,Mach is now breaking into the corporate world on advanced systemssuch as the NeXT workstation. Mach is the foundation for theOSF/1 operating system from the Open Software Foundation. Technology from OSF/1 can be found on systems from many computervendors including IBM, DEC, and Hewlett-Packard. OSF/1 runs onmachines ra...

This book is a simple, highly illustrated introduction to the Linux Desktop forWindows users. It is filled with screenshots and short, easy-to-followdescriptions that teach readers how to replace common Windows programswith user-friendly Linux equivalents. It covers a wide range of topics includingemail, web-browsing, word processing, spreadsheets, slide presentations,graphics, instant messaging, digital photography, digital music, CD burning,personal finance, games and more. Readers can actuall...

Computer break-ins are big news. Newspaper stories continually tell of system crackers and their sagas. A recent article tells how a disgruntled programmer left behind a virus that destroyed a month's payroll for over 16,000 people. Another magazine describes how a person form Germany broke into a UNIX (R) system in California and invaded over 30 other systems using networks. Security for UNIX has become a crucial issue as this multi-user environment has expanded into business and government, wh...

The LINUX Companion for System Administrators is a book for anyone who wants to get more out of their Linux box. It provides guidance for adapting the system to meet personal requirements and offers advice on getting real practical value from the various tools available. Focusing on the use of LINUX in a private or corporate environment, this book will help the experienced Linux user attain a more efficient level of system administration. The LINUX Companion for System Administrators goes beyon...

Survival for a modern communications network is bsed upon the flexibility to respond quickly and effectively to a change in user requirements, available technology and cost considerations. Written for network consultants, engineers, designers, support teams and managers faced with the challenges of interconnecting local area networks, this book explains the underlying principles of LAN interoperability, and aims to help readers avoid less obvious pitfalls and more common misconceptions. This bo...

Sams Teach Yourself Red Hat Linux in 24 Hours provides new users a tutorial approach to learning how to use Linux -- and it provides readers who are already familiar with Linux insights into the features of the latest version of Red Hat Linux -- the most popular distribution among Linux users in the United States and overseas. The book covers all the most important topics for the reader who wants to get Red Hat Linux up and running and productive as quickly as possible. Written by Judith Samson,...

The Tcl/Tk combination is increasingly popular because it lets you produce sophisticated graphical interfaces with a few easy commands, develop and change scripts quickly, and conveniently tie together existing utilities or programming libraries. The Tcl/Tk Pocket Reference,a handy reference guide to the basic Tcl language elements, Tcl and Tk commands, and Tk widgets, is a companion volume to Tcl/Tk in a Nutshell.

Programming Python is a classic O'Reilly Nutshell Handbook(R) describing the use of the Python programming/scripting language. Python is a popular scripting language freely available over the Net. Like Perl, Python is powerful, but easier to use than a traditional compiler language like C or C++. Although it is used mostly in UNIX environments (including Linux), it is available on Windows and Mac platforms as well. Unlike Perl, Python uses an object-oriented paradigm, making it a particularly us...

In the tradition of O'Reilly's "In a Nutshell" series, this book offers Python programmers help remembering or deciphering the syntax of this open source language and its many modules. This comprehensive reference guide should make it easy to look up all the most frequently needed information - not just about the Python language itself, but also the most frequently used parts of the standard library and the most important third-party extensions. The book includes: a fast-paced tutorial on the sy...

SOHO Linux Networking provides all the answers you need when setting up a Linux server in a SOHO (small office, home office) environment, or as a subnetwork off of a larger organization's network. This book combines information documented in existing Linux material such as HOWTOs, individual package documentation, and other books into a single package, complete with Red Hat Linux on CD.

"This book is . . . a Linux user's godsend".--"The Linux Journal". An update to the top-selling first edition, this version of "Linux Configuration and Installation" will cover in detail Internet tools, networking, programming, and XFree86. The CDs include the entire Slackware release and a wealth of Linux applications.

Red Hat Installation and Configuration Handbook uses a building-block approach to segregate the basic installation and configuration steps from the intermediate and advanced topics. It focuses on getting you up and running with Linux as quickly as possible. This book is broken down into five sections aimed at presenting Red Hat Linux in a logical, progressive order reflecting what most Linux users would experience over the lifecycle of a Linux system. Learn to install Red Hat Linux on a PC, Alph...

Delphi for Linux (Kylix) Development includes three main themes. First, the book recognized that much of its audience will be Windows developers who need to understand basic Linux development strategies, so there will be information throughout the book offering insight on how to leverage Windows development knowledge to the Linux platform. There will be significant coverage of the tools and features of the Kylix environment, but the book assumes that readers will be familiar with RAD development...