Linux Practice and Application

Author: Luo Wenjun
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: "Linux Practice and Application" This book takes RedHat 9.0 as a reference to systematically introduce the basic knowledge of Linux, Linux system installation and configuration, common commands, as well as how to manage Linux systems and set up basic network services (including how to set up DNS servers, E-mail (Bind) servers, Web servers, and FTP servers, etc.). Additionally, it provides a detailed introduction to the installation of the free software OpenOffice 2.0 and how to use this office software for daily office tasks. In the chapter on the Linux programming environment, it demonstrates how to use gcc for program design and how to write simple applications using the Perl scripting language; it also explains the principles, strategies, and techniques of Linux system security. The final chapter provides several practical examples as a comprehensive internship for the previous chapters. The content of the entire book is designed to be easy to understand and progressive, aiming to achieve the goal of applying what you learn. This book can be used as a textbook or introductory material for practical Linux courses for college and university students, or as a self-study guide forLinux users, administrators, and self-learners of Linux systems.