July 2005
Intermediate to advanced
944 pages
158h 24m
English
book
Linux in a Nutshell, Fifth Edition
by Ellen Siever, Aaron Weber, Stephen Figgins, Robert Love, Arnold Robbins
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Preface
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1. Introduction
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The Excitement of Linux 2
Distribution and Support 3
Commands on Linux 4
What This Book Offers 4
Sources and Licenses 6
Beginner’s Guide 7
2. System and Network Administration Overview
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Common Commands 13
Overview of Networking 19
Overview of TCP/IP 21
Overview of Firewalls and Masquerading 27
Overview of NFS 28
Overview of NIS 29
Administering NIS 30
RPC and XDR 31
3. Linux Commands
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Alphabetical Summary of Commands 33
4. Boot Methods
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The Boot Process 533
LILO: The Linux Loader 534
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GRUB: The Grand Unified Bootloader 544
GRUB Commands 553
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