Linux Programmer and User Guide - (Computer Science and Technology)

Author: Graham Glass
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: This book is a trusted guide for both new and experienced Linux users and programmers. It covers important Linux topics and introduces over 100 widely used Linux utilities with numerous examples. The two authors, Graham Glass and King Ables, wrote this book while following the format and structure of their previous masterpiece, UNIX for Programmers and Users, which was a great success in various classroom environments and was well-received by students and professors from diverse backgrounds. Glass and Ables explain GNU utilities, shells, networking, the Internet, Linux desktops, C programming tools, system programming, and much more in a systematic way. The book also dedicates a whole chapter to Linux installation, covering the selection and acquisition of distributions and packages, as well as planning and configuring new Linux systems. At the beginning of each chapter, the authors outline the chapter's objectives, learning goals, and the utilities, system calls, and shell commands to be learned. At the end of each chapter, they review the key points, followed by quizzes and exercises of varying difficulty, with at least one comprehensive project provided for readers to practice. All example code and commands are available for download online.