Degunking Linux

by Roderick W. Smith

Linux has grown in popularity and is increasingly being adopted by home users and others who laud this nearly un-crashable, free operating system. But setting up a Linux OS can be tricky and time... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933097043
• ISBN13: 9781933097046
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Paraglyph Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Another winner in an excellent series

The newest title in this series from Paraglyph Press, Degunking Linux is another winner. What is degunking? Whether you have just installed a system from scratch or inherited an already running system there are always programs, services, and configuration options that can be removed or changed to clean up your system. By cleaning it up you can get it to work more efficiently and leave it less prone to exploitation by others. The author does a thorough job of examining most of the common program and configuration items that can clutter up a Linux system. Not just the Linux system itself, the book also examines configuration and of common applications like OpenOffice, Mozilla, and Evolution. There are much more detailed books on removing processes and default configuration options on the market, but they are generally under the heading of security and too advanced for the novice user. On the other hand, this book is written for the novice to intermediate user and really stands head and shoulders above other books for this particular group. In addition this book contains a good section on optimizing your X configuration, which can really improve your graphic performance. Degunking Linux is highly recommended for novice to intermediate users.