Linux Practical Tutorial

Author: Tang Honglang
Publisher: Science Press
Publication Date: 2002-09-01
Features: This book introduces the application methods and techniques of the Linux system through 188 examples in a clear and concise manner. It consists of 14 chapters. The content includes:
- Beginners' Guide to Linux: Introduces how to install Linux, start, log in, and shut down the computer through 4 examples;
- Understanding the Desktop (9 examples): Introduces the basic components and operations of the KDE desktop environment;
- Linux Terminal Operations: 25 commonly used commands in the Linux terminal and Linux terminal text editors;
- Configuring Chinese Environment (4 examples);
- File System and File Management, with a total of 20 operational examples;
- Preliminary System Administration (18 examples): Introduces basic knowledge of Linux system administration;
- Common Hardware Configurations (9 examples);
- Network Applications (5 examples): Introduces how to connect Linux to the Internet, followed by using components in the Mozilla suite to browse web pages, send and receive emails, etc.;
- Office Software Suite: Focuses on the famous Linux office software suite KOffice and OpenOffice.org (20 examples in total);
- Graphics, Multimedia, and Gaming (7 examples);
- Practical Tools (13 operational examples);
- Shell Programming Basics (30 examples);
- Sharing Resources with Windows (11 examples): Describes how to configure the Samba server to share file and printer resources;
- Linux Network Servers (14 operational examples): Mainly introduces Linux's network support, how to configure web servers, FTP servers, and DNS servers on Linux.
Appendix A contains the GNU General Public License (GPL); Appendix B includes 6 hands-on guides that present typical and representative operational examples. The book is rich in content, easy to understand, and highly practical. Each chapter ends with a summary and exercises to help readers clearly grasp the key points introduced. The hands-on guides at the end of the book enable even readers with no prior Linux experience to quickly master the relevant operations. This book is aimed at beginners and intermediate users and serves as an excellent learning and reference material for Linux newcomers and improvers. It can also be used as a textbook for social Linux beginner training courses.