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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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Investigate attacks against your network with these open-source forensic tools
October 11, 2007 12:00am PDT
Even if you do everything right to secure your network, including implement security measures properly and maintain them vigilantly, no network is 100% secure. So, what do you do if, in spite of...
Provided by: Prentice Hall PTR
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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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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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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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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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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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Computer archaeology: On the trail of deleted files
May 23, 2006 12:00am PDT
This sample chapter from Forensic Discovery uncovers the trail of deleted files on several computer systems and examines them as clues to past system activity. This sample chapter from Forensic...
Provided by: Addison Wesley Professional
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Create, move, rename, and delete files and directories in UNIX
March 2, 2006 12:00am PST
This sample chapter, taken from Sams Teach Yourself UNIX in 24 Hours, 4th Edition, discusses how manipulate files and directories in UNIX. UNIX has several tremendously powerful commands that...
Provided by: Sams Publishing
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Learn to use telnet, SSH, and ftp in UNIX
March 2, 2006 12:00am PST
This sample chapter, taken from Sams Teach Yourself UNIX in 24 Hours, 4th Edition, discusses how to connect to other UNIX systems on the Internet using telnet, SSH, and ftp. Learn how to connect...
Provided by: Sams Publishing
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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
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Block OS fingerprinting on Linux/UNIX systems
March 25, 2005 12:00am PST
When an attacker attempts to penetrate a targeted Linux/UNIX system, the first task involved is usually to discover which OS the system is running and then compromise it with known exploits. If...
Provided by: O'Reilly Media
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Linux Quick Fix Notebook
March 21, 2005 12:00am PST
No matter how many times you configure a network or a Web site under the Linux operating system, there will be features you forget to implement if you don't have some form of reference handy. In...
Provided by: Prentice Hall PTR
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Monitor and manage logs in Linux/UNIX
February 17, 2005 12:00am PST
This book chapter, excerpted from O'Reilly's Linux Server Security, 2nd Edition, explains a variety of best practices for managing log files on Linux/UNIX systems. Learn how to set up and use...
Provided by: O'Reilly Media
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Linux Server Security: System Log Management and Monitoring
January 7, 2005 12:00am PST
Whatever else the user does to secure a Linux system, it must have comprehensive, accurate, and carefully watched logs. Logs serve several purposes. First, they help to troubleshoot all kinds of...
Provided by: O'Reilly Media
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Point & Click Linux!: Dipping a toe into the command-line waters
November 10, 2004 12:00am PST
Linux has come a long way with regard to ease of installation and use. In this chapter download from the book Point & Click Linux! Your Guide to Hassle-Free Computing, you will see how even the...
Provided by: Prentice Hall PTR
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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...
