UNIX for Dummies
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UNIX for Dummies
Hungry Minds, c1998
4th ed
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A reference to working on a UNIX network. It discusses UNIX operating systems, including UNIXWare 7 from the Santa Cruz Operation (SCO) and Solaris 2.7 from Sun. This edition also gives attention to the impact of Windows 98 on UNIX and the changes to anticipate with the release of Windows NT. It guides the reader through setting up UNIX terminals, file and directory management, print management, writing UNIX applications, installing and managing UNIX software, working with the UNIX-like LINUX OS, connecting to the Internet via UNIX and also basic troubleshooting and repair.
Table of Contents
Introduction. About This Book. Conventions Used in This Book. Foolish Assumptions. How This Book Is Organized. Part I: In the Beginning. Part II: Some Basic Stuff. Part III: Getting Things Done. Part IV: UNIX and the Net. Part V: Help! Part VI: The Part of Tens. Icons Used in This Book. Where to Go from Here. Part I: In the Beginning. Chapter 1: Log Me In, UNIX! Chapter 2: What Is UNIX, Anyway? Chapter 3: A Few Lines on Linux. Part II: Some Basic Stuff. Chapter 4: Opening Windows on UNIX. Chapter 5: Files for Fun and Profit. Chapter 6: Directories for Fun and Profit. Chapter 7: The Shell Game. Chapter 8: Where's That File? Chapter 9: Printing (The Gutenberg Thing). Part III: Getting Things Done. Chapter 10: Writing Deathless Prose. Chapter 11: Umpteen Useful UNIX Utilities. Chapter 12: Installing Software Can Be Tricky. Chapter 13: Juggling a Bunch of Programs. Chapter 14: Taming Linux. Part IV: UNIX and the Net. Chapter 15: Your Computer Is Not Alone. Chapter 16: Across a Crowded Network. Chapter 17: Automating Your Office Gossip. Chapter 18: Web Surfing for UNIX Users. Chapter 19: Turbocharge Your Newsreading. Chapter 20: Grabbing Files from the Net. Chapter 21: Now Serving the Internet. Part V: Help! Chapter 22: Disaster Relief. Chapter 23: The Case of the Missing Files. Chapter 24: Some Programs Just Won't Die. Chapter 25: "My Computer Hates Me". Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 26: Ten Common Mistakes. Chapter 27: Ten Times More Information than You Want about UNIX. Index. Book Registration Information.
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