Linux with operating system concepts. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Richard Fox.
• Authors: Fox, Richard
• Contents: Introduction to Linux ; Why Linux?; Operating Systems; The Linux Operating System: GUIs; The Linux Command Line; Virtual Machines; Unix and Linux; Types of Users; What Is a Computer?; This Textbook The Bash Shell; Introduction; Entering Linux Commands; Man Pages; Bash Features; Other Shells; Interpreters Navigating the Linux File System; Introduction; Filename Specification; File System Commands; Locating Files; Permissions; Linux File System Structure; Secondary Storage Devices; File Compression Managing Processes; Introduction; Forms of Process Management; Starting, Pausing, and Resuming Processes; Monitoring Processes; Managing Linux Processes; Killing Processes Linux Applications; Introduction; Text Editors; Productivity Software; LaTeX; Encryption Software; Email Programs; Network Software Regular Expressions; Introduction; Metacharacters; Examples; grep; Sed; awk Shell Scripting; Introduction; Simple Scripting; Variables, Assignments, and Parameters; Input and Output; Selection Statements; Loops; Arrays; String Manipulation; Functions; C-shell Scripting Installing Linux; Introduction; The Linux Operating System; Installing CentOS 6; Installing Ubuntu; Software Installation Choices; Virtual Memory; Setting Up Network Connectivity and a Printer; SELinux User Accounts; Introduction; Creating Accounts and Groups; Managing Users and Groups; Passwords; PAM; Establishing Common User Resources; The sudo Command; Establishing User and Group Policies The Linux File System; Introduction; Storage Access; Files; Partitions; Linux Top-Level Directories Revisited; Other System Administration Duties System Initialization and Services ; Introduction; Boot Process; Boot Loading in Linux; Initialization of the Linux Operating System; Linux Services ; Configuring Services through GUI Tools; Configuring Services through Configuration Files Network Configuration; Introduction; Computer Networks and TCP/IP; Network Services and Files; Obtaining IP Addresses; Network Programs; The Linux Firewall; Writing Your Own Network Scripts Software Installation and Maintenance ; Introduction; Software Installation Questions; Installing Software from a GUI; Installation from Package Manager; Installation of Source Code; The gcc Compiler; Software Maintenance; The Open Source Movement Maintaining and Troubleshooting Linux; Introduction; Backups and File System Integrity; Task Scheduling; System Monitoring; Log Files; Disaster Planning and Recovery; Troubleshooting Bibliography Appendix: Binary and Boolean Logic Index Chapter Review and Review Questions appear at the end of each chapter.
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Chapman & Hall/CRC
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 005.432; Operating systems (Computers)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482235920; 9781482235906; 9781482235913
• Related ISBNs: 9781482235890
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