Linux: The Complete Reference

by Richard Petersen

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Your one-stop guide to Linux--fully revised and expanded

Get in-depth coverage of all Linux features, tools, and utilities from this thoroughly updated and comprehensive resource, designed for all Linux distributions. Written by Linux expert Richard Petersen, this book explains how to get up-and-running on Linux, use the desktops and shells, manage applications, deploy servers, implement security measures, and handle system and network administration tasks.

With full coverage of the latest platform, Linux: The Complete Reference, Sixth Edition includes details on the very different and popular Debian (Ubuntu) and Red Hat/Fedora software installation and service management tools used by most distributions. This is a must-have guide for all Linux users.


Install, configure, and administer any Linux distribution
Work with files and folders from the BASH, TCSH, and Z shells
Use the GNOME and KDE desktops, X Windows, and display managers
Set up office, database, Internet, and multimedia applications
Secure data using SELinux, netfilter, SSH, and Kerberos
Encrypt network transmissions with GPG, LUKS, and IPsec
Deploy FTP, Web, mail, proxy, print, news, and database servers
Administer system resources using HAL, udev, and virtualization (KVM and Xen)
Configure and maintain IPv6, DHCPv6, NIS, networking, and remote access
Access remote files and devices using NFSv4, GFS, PVFS, NIS, and SAMBA

Genres: Reference, Technical, Nonfiction, Computers

830 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1996

Reviews

[Pranay · Rating 4 out of 5]

A thick slice in the Linux timeline (frozen at 2004 - a little dated) but most fundamentals still apply and is extremely comprehensive.

[Shane Simmons · Rating 3 out of 5]

A useful reference to the Linux operating system, if rather outdated. The basics of Linux remain the same after 12 years, but there has been a great deal of progress in new releases.

For people new to Linux, I would recommend a newer book, especially one that deals with Ubuntu or similar distros.

[linuxmuso · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my very first of two linux reference books I had ordered. It is somewhat overwhelming but if you love biiiiiig books this is the one. The rest you can pick up online in community wiki's and forums where the OS was born. Nostalgia!!!

[David Chmelik · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is excellent: it is the complete 'The Linux Documentation Project.' Documents are added and removed in various versions, so check out all the versions you can if you need to read such a book.

[Dipti]

how to use program in Linux langue

[John · Rating 2 out of 5]

used this book to teach an Intro to Linux course... it wasn't laid out logically but did provide a reasonable overview... wouldn't recommend owning it...too broad, not enough depth.