Learn Linux in a Month of Lunches

by Steven Ovadia

Learn Linux in a Month of Lunches shows you how to install and use Linux for all the things you do with your OS, like connecting to a network, installing software, and securing your system. Whether you're just curious about Linux or have to get up and running for your job, you'll appreciate how this book concentrates on the tasks you need to know how to do in 23 easy lessons.

About the Technology

If you've only used Windows or Mac OS X, you may be daunted by the Linux operating system. And yet learning Linux doesn't have to be hard, and the payoff is great. Linux is secure, flexible, and free. It's less susceptible to malicious attacks, and when it is attacked, patches are available quickly. If you don't like the way it looks or behaves, you can change it. And best of all, Linux allows users access to different desktop interfaces and loads of software, almost all of it completely free.

About the Book

Learn Linux in a Month of Lunches shows you how to install and use Linux for all the things you do with your OS, like connecting to a network, installing software, and securing your system. Whether you're just curious about Linux or need it for your job, you'll appreciate how this book focuses on just the tasks you need to learn. In easy-to-follow lessons designed to take an hour or less, you'll learn how to use the command line, along with practical topics like installing software, customizing your desktop, printing, and even basic networking. You'll find a road map to the commands and processes you need to be instantly productive.

What's Inside

Master the command line
Learn about file systems
Understand desktop environments
Go from Linux novice to expert in just one month

About the Reader

This book is for anyone looking to learn how to use Linux. No previous Linux experience required.

About the Author

Steven Ovadia is a professor and librarian at LaGuardia Community College, CUNY. He curates The Linux Setup, a large collection of interviews with desktop Linux users, and writes for assorted library science journals.

Table of Contents

PART 1 - GETTING LINUX UP AND RUNNING
Before you begin
Getting to know Linux
Installing Linux
Getting to know your system
Desktop environments
Navigating your desktop
PART 2 - A HOME OFFICE IN LINUX
Installing software
An introduction to Linux home/office software
Text files and editors
Working with files and folders on the command line
Working with common command-line applications, part 1
Working with common command-line applications, part 2
Using the command line productively
Explaining the Linux filesystem hierarchy
Windows programs in Linux
Establishing a workflow
PART 3 - HOME SYSTEM ADMIN ON LINUX
An in-depth look at package management and maintenance
Updating the operating system
Linux security
Connecting to other computers
Printing
Version control for non-programmers
Never the end

Genres: Technology

304 pages, Paperback

Published December 11, 2016

Reviews

[Aaron Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

goodreads commit -m "Steven Ovadia is a man passionate about Linux, and that passion shows in his desire to not just teach us, but to empower us to use Linux and take control of our computing since it truly is an intimate part of our life in the 21st century.

Thank you, Steven, you wrote a Linux book that is accessible for all, and I believe your hope of empowerment has been superbly achieved. Linux will most definitely be a part of my daily life from today onwards!"

`goodreads push origin master`

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good primer
Not advanced, but quite thorough on some topics.
Love the enthusiasm of the author on Linux, especially regarding using Linux as a daily driver.
Written for a end-user audience, but was well written.
Mostly focused on desktop Linux and not server Linux, but good book overall.
Had some interesting thoughts on desktop environments/launchers.
I enjoyed the quick chapters and had a good time reading it.

[George · Rating 3 out of 5]

It seems like you can’t approach Linux without someone ragging on Windows. Steve Ovadia doesn’t buck that trend unfortunately.

I came to learn about an OS not hear another slandered.

There are about 3-4 chapters that don’t need to be in here and some of the advice given is suspect to say the least. One chapter you’re bidden to write down a password!!!

Nevertheless, I learnt a lot and as such scored the book 3 stars.

[RorSpike · Rating 4 out of 5]

对于菜鸟来说很好的入门性书籍
然而也仅仅是迈出了第一步而已

[Jorge DeFlon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Una muy breve introducción al uso del sistema operativo Linux, para que quién no lo conozca le pierda el miedo y comience a usarlo.

Se basa en la distribución Ubuntu.

[Al · Rating 4 out of 5]

Probably one of the better books for a Linux noobie like myself. I've read several Linux books from my local library, but I got more out of this one than any other. So much so that I've ordered my own copy from Amazon.

[Ajita Gupta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Given the proliferation of Linux systems and their convenience in software engineering teams this book will help you get the basics down and up-and-running on a new operating system. You can complement it with some online course or another advanced book on Linux.

[Mikus Leduskrasts · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid and simple, as most good things are.