Linux - Unleashing the Workstation in Your PC

by Stefan Strobel and Thomas Uhl

This book introduces the concepts and features of Linux. It describes the features and services of the Internet which have been instrumental in the rapid development and wide distribution of Linux and focuses on the graphical interface, network capability, and extended tools of Linux. It also gives an overview of the wide range of freeware applications available for Linux. Now completely revised and expanded to help the reader take full advantage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387948805
• ISBN13: 9780387948805
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Very useful tutorial and reference

This is a handy book to have when working with Linux on the PC. Covers just about everything, and has a excellent commands reference section.

Well organized intro to Linux book

This is a good overview book, that provides enough depth to get the job done in most cases. It is very well organised and indexed allowing information to be found quickly. In most cases it will allow you to install and configure Linux, but sometimes you will need to go to the how-to's. At the least, it will point you in the right direction. If you are only interested in doing more sophisticated things like chaining, setting up internet services or firewalls, this is not the book for you. It's a good first place to look for fast answers book. If you only plan to buy one book to tell you everything, don't buy this one, however, it's a great book to keep by the monitor and to get you through 90-95% of overview, configuration and installation type issues. It is also a good road map to common commands with a good overview of many applications that can be added.