How Linux works [[electronic resource] ] : what every super-user should know / / Brian Ward

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910783080103321
• Autore: Ward Brian
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: San Francisco, : No Starch Press, 2004
• ISBN: 1-59327-088-7
• Edizione: [1st edition]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (374 p.)
• Disciplina: 005.4/32
• Soggetti: Operating systems (Computers)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes index and bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Brief Contents; Contents In Detail; The Basics; Devices, Disks, Filesystems, and the Kernel; How Linux Boots; Essential System Files, Servers, And Utilities; Configuring Your Network; Network Services; Introduction To Shell Scripts; Development Tools; Compiling Software From Source Code; Maintaining The Kernel; Configuring And Manipulating Peripheral Devices; Printing; Backups; Sharing Files With Samba; Network File Transfer; User Environments; Buying Hardware For Linux; Further Directions; Command Classification; Index; Bibliography
• Sommario/riassunto: How Linux Works describes the inside of the Linux system for systems administrators, whether they maintain an extensive network in the office or one Linux box at home. After a guided tour of filesystems, the boot sequence, system management basics, and networking, author Brian Ward delves into topics such as development tools, custom kernels, and buying hardware. With a mixture of background theory and real-world examples, this book shows both how to administer Linux, and why each particular technique works, so that you will know how to make Linux work for you.