Offering insight into the Solaris 2.x environment and its related migration strategy, this book contains an overview of the key technologies incorporated in Solaris 2.x, including SPARC and x86 platforms. KEY TOPICS: Covers emerging technologies, such as the Common Desktop Environment (CDE), provides hints for application performance tuning, and gives extensive pointers to further sources of information. MARKET: For software developers and programmers interested in Solaris.
The Complete Linux Shell Programming Training Course
by Ellie Quigley and Scott Hawkins
This multimedia tutorial and book package teaches Linux shells programming. It guides the reader through all of the Linux equivilants of UNIX shells and key utilities, including bash, tcsh and gawk. 50 real world shell scripts that automate routine system administration are included.
Read a review of The Underground Guide to UNIX that appeared in the August issue of BYTE. It's no coincidence that UNIXA (R) is a four-letter word--the "problem child" of operating systems is notoriously arcane and inscrutable. In The Underground Guide to UNIX, scrutability expert John Montgomery takes you on an emotional roller coaster ride through the vagaries of this hard-to-master yet incomprehensible operating system. You'll find serious information on getting the most out of the parts of...
The complete introduction to implementing SCO Unix!-- Contains coverage of the new EAFS file system and SCO's new security features-- Provides comprehensive coverage of all SCO Unix commands and functions-- Covers the role of Unix, expanding use of Unix, Unix tools, and increasing Unix proficiency-- Features an alphabetical listing of the most useful Unix commands
Learning the Bash Shell (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly)) (A Nutshell handbook)
by Cameron Newham
The first thing users of the Linux operating system come face to face with is the shell. "Shell" is the UNIX term for a user interface to the system -- something that lets you communicate with the computer via the keyboard and display. "Bash," the Free Software Foundation's "Bourne Again Shell," is the default shell for Linux, the popular free UNIX-like operating system. It's also a replacement for the standard UNIX Bourne shell, which serves both as a user interface and as a programming languag...
ARE YOU *A system manager who needs to understand X architecture tools and techniques? *An IT director or manager deciding whether your organization should go the X route? *A programmer who wants an overview of X before exploring the system in detail? *Involved in technical support and looking for an understanding of how X works? *Confused by the GUI wars between OPEN LOOK and Motif? *Involved in sales or marketing and need to understand your customers? THEN THE JOY OF X IS FOR YOU It provides a...
A comprehensive source of information intended to help the intermediate UNIX user to expand his knowledge and master the UNIX operating system.
Essential Mac OS X Panther Server Administration
by Michael Bartosh and Ryan Faas
From the command line to Apple's graphical tools, this book uses a thorough, fundamental approach that leads readers to mastery of every aspect of the server. Full of much-needed insight, clear explanations, troubleshooting tips, and security information in every chapter, the book shows system administrators how to utilize the software's capabilities and features for their individual needs. Some of the topics covered in detail include: Installation; Deployment; Server management; Directory servi...
Revised to match the official updated Motorola documentation (Version 3), this manual describes UNIX®® System V Release 4 calls and C language library functions for Motorola Processors. KEY TOPICS: It covers the BSD system compatibility library, Standard C library, executable and linking format library, general-purpose library, networking library, standard I/O library, and more. MARKET: For all users of System V interfaces.
For years, computer users have put up with the bugs, security holes, and viruses on Windows because they had no choice. Until recently, there has never been a good alternative to Windows. But now, Windows users can switch to Linux, the reliable, secure, and spyware free operating system. Linux is easy to use, runs on almost any PC, and enables you to perform all the tasks you can do with Windows. Getting to know Linux has never been easier, because now there's a way to test-drive Linux without...
Learn to design and develop safe and reliable embedded systemsKey FeaturesIdentify and overcome challenges in embedded environmentsUnderstand the steps required to increase the security of IoT solutionsBuild safety-critical and memory-safe parallel and distributed embedded systemsBook DescriptionEmbedded systems are self-contained devices with a dedicated purpose. We come across a variety of fields of applications for embedded systems in industries such as automotive, telecommunications, healthc...
Designed for beginning to advanced C and C++ programmers, this tutorial teaches readers the details of building GUI interfaces for desktop applications that will run in the KDE desktop environment. Because KDE is built on the legacy X-window graphics APIs, as well as the widgets of the widely distributed KDE Toolkit, readers must master a complex programming architecture, as well as the intricacies of standard GUI elements such as windows, events, toolbars and menus. Expert author Arthur Griffit...
If Caldera OpenLinux can do it, you can do it too... You're holding in your hands the definitive guide to Caldera OpenLinux -- the only book you need to install, configure, and manage this popular distribution of Linux. Inside, you'll find soup-to-nuts coverage of Caldera OpenLinux, from setting up and launching applications from the KDE desktop to implementing Linux as a server and providing user support. Plus, Linux guru Chris Negus shares his security experience with you, so you can strategiz...
Corel Linux is targeted to a different audience than other Linux distributions--it is for the end user. The book is aimed at a beginning-to-intermediate level audience and focuses on end-users without extensive Windows experience--those who are comfortable logging on to a Windows system and word processing, but who would be hard-pressed to describe the concept of a directory structure. The book focuses on accessing the Net, file management, word processing, printing, etc. The CD includes a free...