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Ubuntu Linux has rapidly emerged as the world's #1 Linux distribution for desktop users. Only one thing's missing: a package that makes it easy for you to install Ubuntu and quickly get productive with it. That's exactly what The Ubuntu Linux Starter Kit offers. You get: " An easy, friendly Quick Start guide that covers everything they need to get up and running with Ubuntu " A comprehensive, authoritative Ubuntu reference guide on DVD in conveniently searchable electronic format " The newest Ub...

A new edition of this title is available, ISBN-10: 067232993X ISBN-13: 9780672329937 Ubuntu 7.10 Linux Unleashed Andrew HudsonPaul Hudson DVD Includes Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" Ubuntu 7.10 Linux Unleashed presents comprehensive coverage of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution. Windows users, Mac users, and Linux enthusiasts have been increasingly turning to Ubuntu for a user-friendly, easy-to-use Linux distribution. This book provides detailed information on installing, using, and administerin...

Learn Linux shell programming hands-on, with this start-to-finish, multimedia-and-e-book training course! *Multimedia CD-ROM runs on both Windows and Linux: 8 hours audio, 40 animated diagrams, hundreds of interactive questions and exercises! *Hundreds of code examples - each with step-by-step audio annotations! *Features 50 real-world shell scripts to automate routine system administration tasks. Master Linux shell programming, hands-on, with an awesome multimedia-and-e-book training course c...

The latest edition of this perennial bestseller offers clear, thorough coverage of the basic user and administrator skills needed to master the latest version of both Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora This new edition includes key technical support advice for Fedora, guidelines for contributing to the Fedora project, and new sections on managing and manipulating file systems and disk tuning, system rescue, VNC (virtual network computing), and VmWare A new chapter helps Mac OS 9 and OS X users...

Linux servers now account for 33% of all networks servers running worldwide (Source: IDC). The top 3 market share holders in the network server space (IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and Dell) all use Linux as their standard operating system. This book teaches Linux system administrators how to protect their servers from malicious threats. As with any technologies, increased usage results in increased attention from malicious hackers. For years a myth existed that Windows was inherently less secure tha...

It's an increasingly wired world, but many people are finding that the best way to get connected is to do away with wires entirely. From cable replacement to universal Internet connectivity, wireless technology is changing the way we connect to our machines and to each other. As with any new technology, buying your gear is only the first step. Understanding how to make the best use of it is another story. "Wireless Hacks" offers 100 industrial-strength tips about wireless networking, contributed...

Includes Debian GNU/Linux on 2 CD-ROMs! Get help on installing and configuring Debian/GNU Linux! Your guide to a secure, stable Debian system This friendly guide will help you join the rapidly growing community of Open Source operating system users. The text is packed with pointers covering everything from installing this popular Linux distribution to applying expert troubleshooting techniques. With these hot tips, you'll have your system up and running in no time! all this on 2 bonus CD-ROMs De...

Special Edition Using Linux, Fifth Edition, is the complete, comprehensive reference that allows you to get optimum use and productivity from your Linux operating system. This book features three of the top Linux distributions--Caldera, Red Hat, and Debian--but also teaches Linux independent of its included distributions. Features that you can look forward to learning about in this edition include installing and configuring each of the three included distributions, troubleshooting, installing an...

This value-packed software and book product takes readers beyond manuals and provides step-by-step instructions for "cool and fun" add-ons, new programs, utilities for Linux, plus "insider" modifications they can make to their Linux system. This is the first book to appeal to the playful "hacker" mentality of millions of Linux users, and contains a CD packed with hundreds of megabytes of valuable programs, from GNOME to KDE, programming tools and utilities, games, and the Linux kernel itself.

Today's Android market is flush with quality apps, but it also has a number of buggy and under-performing apps that can turn Droid and other Android smartphone users “off." The Android platform is well known for its complexity - developing an app for Android and doing it 'The Android Way' isn't trivial. Pro Android Best Practices is a one of a kind book that meets the clear need to improve the overall quality of Android Apps. It provides you with the knowledge, experience, and tools necessa...

If you are a UNIX novice or an experienced shell programmer, The Korn Shell User and Programming Manual, Revised Edition will provide you with the practical advice and technical tips you will need in order to become proficient in all aspects of the Korn shell. From basic introductory concepts through to advanced programming techniques, you will learn how to: *customize your UNIX environmen *write and debug Korn shell script *fine-tune Korn shell scripts for faster execution This new revised edit...