• Author:
  • Negus, Christopher
  • Caen, Francois
• Subject:
  Computer Communications & Networking
• Published by:
  John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
• Published:
  09/11/2007
• Price:
  $37.99
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Aimed squarely at aspiring Linux power users and professional administrators, the Ubuntu Linux Toolbox offers more than 1000 examples of useful Linux command lines.

This compact, handy reference is made to carry with you, whether you are maintaining hundreds of Linux systems or just want to dig beneath the surface of your Ubuntu desktop system.

This is the Linux reference book you need to step up to the next level.

Christopher Negus is the author of the bestselling Fedora and Red Hat Linux Bibles, Linux Toys II, Linux Troubleshooting Bible, and Linux Bible 2008 Edition. He is a member of the Madison Linux Users Group. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Chris served for eight years on development teams for the Unix operating system at AT&T, where Unix was created and developed. He also worked with Novell on Unix development and Caldera.

Francois Caen hosts and manages business application infrastructures, through his company Turbosphere LLC. As an open-source advocate, he has lectured on OSS network management and Internet services, and served as president of the Tacoma Linux User Group. FranÇois is a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE).

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Chapter 1: Starting with Ubuntu Linux.

Chapter 2: Installing Ubuntu and Adding Software.

Chapter 3: Using the Shell.

Chapter 4: Working with Files.

Chapter 5: Manipulating Text.

Chapter 6: Playing with Multimedia.

Chapter 7: Administering File Systems.

Chapter 8: Backups and Removable Media.

Chapter 9: Checking and Managing Running Processes.

Chapter 10: Managing the System.

Chapter 11: Managing Network Connections.

Chapter 12: Accessing Network Resources.

Chapter 13: Doing Remote System Administration.

Chapter 14: Locking Down Security.

Appendix A: Using vi or Vim Editors.

Appendix B: Shell Special Characters and Variables.

Appendix C: Getting Information from /proc.

Index.