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Linux Power Tools
Step-by-Step Instructions Show You How to Supercharge Your Linux System
Wondering if it's possible to work more efficiently in the X Window System, or squeeze more oomph from your existing hardware? Or perhaps you're searching for a way to improve your web browser's performance, or want to know how to choose the best mail server for your needs. If you've mastered the basics and are itching to go beyond, Linux Power Tools can take you there. Spanning a broad range of topics (from ALSA to zombies), Linux Power Tools covers the top five Linux distributions (Debian, Mandrake, Red Hat, Slackware, and SuSE). Using his easy-to-follow style, Linux expert Rod Smith shares his secrets for creating the optimum Linux system, from top to bottom.
Coverage includes:
* Optimizing Hardware
* Creating the Perfect GUI Environment
* Using Digital Image Tools
* Fine-tuning the X Window System
* Doing Real Work in Text Mode
* Using Multiple Operating Systems
* Managing Packages Efficiently
* Optimizing Your Filesystem
* Improving Network Performance
* Preventing and Detecting Intrusions
* Getting the Most From Your Web Server
* Blocking That Obnoxious Spam Mail
Wondering if it's possible to work more efficiently in the X Window System, or squeeze more oomph from your existing hardware? Or perhaps you're searching for a way to improve your web browser's performance, or want to know how to choose the best mail server for your needs. If you've mastered the basics and are itching to go beyond, Linux Power Tools can take you there. Spanning a broad range of topics (from ALSA to zombies), Linux Power Tools covers the top five Linux distributions (Debian, Mandrake, Red Hat, Slackware, and SuSE). Using his easy-to-follow style, Linux expert Rod Smith shares his secrets for creating the optimum Linux system, from top to bottom.
Coverage includes:
* Optimizing Hardware
* Creating the Perfect GUI Environment
* Using Digital Image Tools
* Fine-tuning the X Window System
* Doing Real Work in Text Mode
* Using Multiple Operating Systems
* Managing Packages Efficiently
* Optimizing Your Filesystem
* Improving Network Performance
* Preventing and Detecting Intrusions
* Getting the Most From Your Web Server
* Blocking That Obnoxious Spam Mail
656 pages, Paperback
First published June 25, 2003
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May 22, 2009
nothing like the UNIX power tools book... rarely look at this one... just use the UNIX version... until I just looked on my shelf I had forgotten I owned this one... just looked at it again... it's for sale...
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