12 More of the Best Free Linux Books
Many computer users have an insatiable appetite to
deepen their understanding of computer operating systems and
computer software. Linux users are no different in that respect.
At the same time as developing a huge range of open source software,
the Linux community fortunately has also written a vast range of
documentation in the form of books, guides, tutorials, HOWTOs,
man pages, and other help to aid the learning process. Some of this
documentation is intended specifically for a newcomer to Linux, or
those that are seeking to move away from a proprietary world and
embrace freedom.
There are literally thousands of Linux books which are
available to purchase from any good (online) book shop. However, the
focus
of this article is to highlight champion Linux books which make an
invaluable contribution to learning about Linux, and which are also
available to download without charge.
We have tried to select a fairly diverse selection of books in
this article so that there should be something of interest here for any
type of user whatever their level of computing knowledge. This article
should be read in conjunction with our previous article on free
Linux books, entitled 20
of the Best Free Linux Books.
|
1. GNU/Linux Advanced Administration
|
 |
| Website |
ftacademy.org |
| Author |
Remo Suppi Boldrito, Josep Jorba Esteve |
| Format |
PDF |
| Pages |
545 |
We start of this article with a book that is exhaustive
in its treatment of system administration. This book examines many
different areas involved in administering Linux systems, with each
subject
being accompanied by a tutorial to act as an aid in the learning
process.
Topics covered include:
- Introduction to Linux
- Migration and coexistence with non-Linux systems
- Basic tools for the administrator
- The kernel
- Local administration
- Network administration
- Server administration
- Data administration
- Security administration
- Configuration, tuning and optimisation
- Clustering
|
|
2. Using Samba
|
|
| Website |
oreilly.com |
| Author |
Robert Eckstein, David Collier-Brown, Peter Kelly |
| Format |
PDF, HTML |
| Pages |
416 |
Samba is a suite of tools for sharing resources such as
printers and files across a network. Samba uses the Server Message
Block (SMB) protocol, which is endorsed by Microsoft and IBM, to
communicate low-level data between Windows clients and Unix servers on
a TCP/IP network.
It is one of the most important software to bridge the
open source and closed source worlds.
The book focuses on two different areas:
- Installation including configuring Windows clients
- Configuration and optimization exploring areas such
as disk shares, browsing and advanced disk shares, set up users,
printer and Windows Internet Naming Service setup with Samba, and
troubleshooting tips
|
|
3. Slackware Linux Basics
|
 |
Slackware Linux Basics is a book that aims to provide
an introduction to Slackware Linux. It targets people who have little
or no GNU/Linux experience. It aims to cover the Slackware Linux
installation, basic Linux commands and the configuration of
Slackware Linux.
Slackware is one of the earliest Linux distributions
with development commencing in 1993.
Covers:
- Installation including partitioning and custom
installation
- Basic essential information such as the shell, files
and directories, text processing, process management, editing and
typesetting, and electronic mail
- System administration covering topics such as user
management, printer configuration, X11, package management, building a
kernel, system initialization, and security
- Network administration focusing on network
configuration, IPsec, the Internet super server, Apache, and BIND
|
|
4. Advanced Bash Scripting Guide
|
 |
| Website |
www.tldp.org |
| Author |
Mendel Cooper
|
| Format |
PDF, HTML |
| Pages |
945 |
Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide is an in-depth exploration
of the art of scripting. Almost the complete set of commands,
utilities, and tools is available for invocation by a shell
script.
The book explains:
- Basics such as special characters, quoting, exit and
exit status
- Beyond the Basics including loops and branches,
command substitution, arithmetric expansion, recess time
- Commands - Internal commands and builtins; External
filters, programs and commands; System and Administrative Commands
- Advanced topics: Regular Expressons, Here Documents,
I/O Redirection, Subshells, Restricted Shells, Process Substitution,
Functions, Aliases, List Constructs, Arrays, Indirect References, /dev
and /proc, Of Zeros and Nulls, Debugging, Options, Gotchas, Scripting
with Style
|
Next
Section: 12 More of the Best Free Linux Books - Part 2
This article is divided into three parts:
Part
1, Part
2, Part
3
Last Updated Sunday, March 24 2013 @ 01:33 PM EST
|
