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Explore the Ubuntu Linux desktop
October 19, 2007 12:00am PDT
GNOME, Ubuntu Linux's default desktop environment, takes its inspiration from both Windows and Mac OS X, prioritizing simplicity and ease of use. But unlike other operating systems, Ubuntu...
Provided by: Prentice Hall PTR
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Detect and defend against network attacks with fwsnort
October 4, 2007 12:00am PDT
System administrators need to stay ahead of new security vulnerabilities that leave their networks exposed every day. A firewall and an intrusion detection systems (IDS) are two important weapons...
Provided by: No Starch Press
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Manage storage in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
September 27, 2007 12:00am PDT
Gain an understanding of the many storage configuration schemes (some of which can be combined) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux in this chapter download from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Administration....
Provided by: Sams Publishing
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Demystify the boot and shutdown processes in SUSE Linux
August 23, 2007 12:00am PDT
Deconstruct the boot process employed by SUSE Linux in this chapter download from Linux Starter Kit, Second Edition. Study the steps involved when a user logs onto the system, as well as the full...
Provided by: Sams Publishing
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Troubleshoot these typical Ubuntu Linux problems
August 16, 2007 12:00am PDT
Ubuntu developers work constantly to improve the Ubuntu user experience, but there will always be bugs, glitches, and errors in any software. In this chapter download from The Official Ubuntu...
Provided by: Prentice Hall PTR
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Beef up your Ubuntu Linux system admin toolkit with these essential system monitoring tools
August 3, 2007 12:00am PDT
To keep systems in optimum shape, administrators need to be able to monitor them closely. Fortunately, Ubuntu provides a wealth of utilities designed to give you as much or as little feedback as...
Provided by: Sams Publishing
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Design an infrared remote control for Linux appliances
May 31, 2007 12:00am PDT
Remotes have become our most natural means of controlling certain appliances, so much so that in the future, we can expect to see more appliances forfeiting the front control panel altogether in...
Provided by: No Starch Press
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Investigate Mac OS X as a platform for penetration testing
April 26, 2007 12:00am PDT
With its BSD roots, super-slick graphical interface, and near-bulletproof reliability, Apple's Mac OS X operating system provides a great platform for penetration testing. In this sample chapter...
Provided by: Syngress
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Understand Windows file systems
April 26, 2007 12:00am PDT
File services offer network access to data stored on remote file systems, and each type of file system has features and limitations that affect the way file services can share the data. In this...
Provided by: Syngress
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Investigate WarDriving and wireless penetration testing with OS X
March 13, 2007 12:00am PDT
When people think of WarDriving and attacking wireless networks, Linux is usually the first OS that comes to mind. While there are excellent tools available for Linux, there are also several...
Provided by: Syngress
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Master the basics of Linux system administration
February 27, 2007 12:00am PST
Since 2001, the first edition of the Linux Administration Handbook has been a definitive resource for Linux system administrators who must efficiently solve technical problems and maximize the...
Provided by: Prentice Hall PTR
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Explore U-Boot and the critical role of bootloaders in an embedded Linux system
December 19, 2006 12:00am PST
The bootloader's role in an embedded Linux system cannot be overstated: it is the first piece of software that takes control upon applying power, a critical component that provides the foundation...
Provided by: Prentice Hall PTR
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Share printers between Windows and Linux
November 15, 2006 12:00am PST
Printer interoperability is a main selling point in getting Windows and Linux to play nicely: it's one of those features that users just expect to work all the time. Fortunately, both Windows and...
Provided by: Sybex
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Troubleshoot storage performance problems in your Linux system
November 1, 2006 12:00am PST
SANs are growing in popularity because they assist with storage consolidation and simplification. And the main discussion point within the computing industry with regards to storage consolidation...
Provided by: Prentice Hall PTR
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Application porting: Best practices
May 23, 2006 12:00am PDT
This sample chapter from UNIX to Linux Porting: A Comprehensive Reference presents project managers and application architects with best practices and methodologies to achieve high-quality ported...
Provided by: Prentice Hall PTR
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Detect attacks with network monitoring techniques
January 19, 2006 12:00am PST
This sample chapter, taken from Linux Firewalls, 3rd Edition, discusses some of the tools you can use for every day network monitoring. Learn how to use some tools for intrusion detection.This...
Provided by: Novell Press
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Use syslog to monitor and troubleshooting Cisco devices
October 28, 2005 12:00am PDT
This sample chapter, taken from Cisco Press' Network Administrators Survival Guide, presents an overview of the syslog protocol and shows you how to deploy an end-to-end syslog system. Learn...
Provided by: Cisco Press
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Learn to build a high availability server pair using the Linux Heartbeat package
August 18, 2005 12:00am PDT
This sample chapter explains how the Heartbeat package enables you to build an inexpensive system that will fail over a resource from one server to another. No Starch Press recently released The...
Provided by: No Starch Press
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Eliminate the CPU bottleneck in Linux with these optimization tools
July 28, 2005 12:00am PDT
Linux provides a rich set of tools to track the important statistics of a process and application's performance. After your system-wide performance tools have determined which process is slowing...
Provided by: Prentice Hall PTR
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Achieve better Linux server performance through system monitoring
July 21, 2005 12:00am PDT
Before you can tweak your Linux sever to increase performance you first have to measure its system performance. This chapter from Performance Tuning for Linux Servers (IBM Press) examines the...
Provided by: IBM Press
