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Essential Linux fast

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  • © 2001

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Authors:
  1. Ian Chivers

    1. The Computer Centre, Kings College, London, UK

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  • Gets the reader up and running using Linux fast

Part of the book series: Essential Series (ES)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Overview

    • Ian Chivers
    Pages 1-7

  3. Linux Versions

    • Ian Chivers
    Pages 9-14

  4. The Preliminaries

    • Ian Chivers
    Pages 15-37

  5. Installing Linux

    • Ian Chivers
    Pages 39-52

  6. Linux and Windows

    • Ian Chivers
    Pages 53-63

  7. Basic Unix

    • Ian Chivers
    Pages 65-80

  8. System Administration

    • Ian Chivers
    Pages 81-107

  9. Networking and Security

    • Ian Chivers
    Pages 109-133

  10. More Unix

    • Ian Chivers
    Pages 135-170

  11. Installing Software

    • Ian Chivers
    Pages 171-186

  12. Text Formatting and Document Production

    • Ian Chivers
    Pages 187-196

  13. Programming Languages

    • Ian Chivers
    Pages 197-206

  14. Miscellaneous

    • Ian Chivers
    Pages 207-217

  15. Resume

    • Ian Chivers
    Pages 219-220

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 221-230
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About this book

Linux has become increasingly popular as an alternative operating system to Microsoft Windows as its ease of installation and use has improved. This, combined with an ever growing range of applications, makes it an attractive alternative to Windows for many people.
Essential Linux fast covers areas such as:
- The essential preliminaries that should be carried out before installing Linux
- Installing a Linux system
- Configuring peripherals
- Using X windows
- Basic and intermediate Unix commands
- Using the Internet with Linux
- Using Linux for document preparation
- Using Linux for programming
If you want to make the switch from Windows, this is the book you need. Ian Chivers tells you how to get and install Linux and explains why Linux is becoming the hottest operating system of the millennium.

Authors and Affiliations

  • The Computer Centre, Kings College, London, UK

    Ian Chivers

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Essential Linux fast

  • Authors: Ian Chivers

  • Series Title: Essential Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0301-1

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London Limited 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-85233-408-6Published: 25 June 2001

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-0301-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1439-975X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 230

  • Number of Illustrations: 352 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Operating Systems

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