Learn Linux in a Month of Lunches

Learn Linux in a Month of Lunches
by: Steven Ovadia
ISBN-10: 1617293288
ISBN-13: 9781617293283
Edition 版次: 1
Publication Date 出版日期: 2016-12-11
Print Length 页数: 304
Learn Linux in a Month of Lunches shows you how to install and use Linux for all the things you do with your OS,like connecting to a network,installing software,and securing your system. Whether you’re just curious about Linux or have to get up and running for your job,you’ll appreciate how this book concentrates on the tasks you need to know how to do in 23 easy lessons.
If you’ve only used Windows or Mac OS X,you may be daunted by: the Linux operating system. And yet learning Linux doesn’t have to be hard,and the payoff is great. Linux is secure,flexible,and free. It’s less susceptible to malicious attacks,and when it is attacked,patches are available quickly. If you don’t like the way it looks or behaves,you can change it. And best of all,Linux allows users access to different desktop interfaces and loads of software,almost all of it completely free.
Learn Linux in a Month of Lunches shows you how to install and use Linux for all the things you do with your OS,like connecting to a network,installing software,and securing your system. Whether you’re just curious about Linux or need it for your job,you’ll appreciate how this book focuses on just the tasks you need to learn. In easy-to-follow lessons designed to take an hour or less,you’ll learn how to use the command line,along with practical topics like installing software,customizing your desktop,printing,and even basic networking. You’ll find a road map to the commands and processes you need to be instantly productive.
What’s Inside
Master the command line
Learn about file systems
Understand desktop environments
Go from Linux novice to expert in just one month
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About this Book
Part 1. Getting Linux up and running
Chapter 1. Before you begin
Chapter 2. Getting to know Linux
Chapter 3. Installing Linux
Chapter 4. Getting to know your system
Chapter 5. Desktop environments
Chapter 6. Navigating your desktop
Part 2.A home office in Linux
Chapter 7. Installing software
Chapter 8. An introduction to Linux home/ofice software
Chapter 9. Text files and editors
Chapter 10. Working with fles and folders on the command line
Chapter 11. Working with common command-line applications,part 1
Chapter 12. Working with common command-line applications,part2
Chapter 13. Using the command line productively
Chapter 14. Explaining the Linux filesystem hierarchy
Chapter 15. Windows programs in Linux
Chapter 16. Establishing a workflow
Part 3. Home system admin on Linux
Chapter 17. An in-depth look at package management and maintenance
Chapter 18. Updating the operating system
Chapter 19. Linux security
Chapter 20. Connecting to other computers
Chapter 21. Printing
Chapter 22. Version control for non-programmers
Chapter 23. Never the end
Appendix. Answer key
Appendix. Core concepts
Index
List of Figures
List of Tables

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