Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1: Linux Basics
1
Getting to Know Linux
The structure of a Linux system
The Linux kernel and Linux-based operating systems
Kernel versus user space
The Linux kernel and the GNU project
Open source software licenses
Permissive and copyleft licenses
Patent grant, tivoization, and SaaS concerns
Linux distributions
Package managers and package repositories
Differences between distributions
Linux usage in the modern world
Summary
2
The Shell and Its Commands
What is a shell?
Basic shell commands
Intermediate shell commands
Summary
3
The Linux Filesystem
What is a filesystem?
High scalability
High performance
What filesystem does my system use?
FUSE filesystem
The directory tree and standard directories
Links (hard and ...
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