Linux in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference Contributor(s): Siever, Ellen (Author), Figgins, Stephen (Author), Love, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0596154488 ISBN-13: 9780596154486 Publisher: O'Reilly Media OUR PRICE: $58.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: Linux books enjoy steady sales, with $4 million in revenue in 2008, and just shy of $1 million during the first quarter of 2009, according to BookScan. The Linux operating system is a major player in the IT world, with Linux server clusters driving Google, Amazon.com, and even Oracle. Current top-selling O'Reilly books in the category include "Linux Pocket Guide" (9780596006280) and "Understanding the Linux Kernel," Third Edition (9780596005658). |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Computers | Operating Systems - Linux - Computers | Operating Systems - Unix - Computers | Programming - Open Source |
Dewey: 005.446 |
Series: In a Nutshell (O'Reilly) |
Physical Information: 1.65" H x 6" W x 9" (2.75 lbs) 942 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Everything you need to know about Linux is in this book. Written by Stephen Figgins, Ellen Siever, Robert Love, and Arnold Robbins -- people with years of active participation in the Linux community -- Linux in a Nutshell, Sixth Edition, thoroughly covers programming tools, system and network administration tools, the shell, editors, and LILO and GRUB boot loaders.
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Contributor Bio(s): Robbins, Arnold: - Arnold Robbins, an Atlanta native, is a professional programmer and technical author. He has worked with Unix systems since 1980, when he was introduced to a PDP-11 running a version of Sixth Edition Unix. He has been a heavy AWK user since 1987, when he became involved with gawk, the GNU project's version of AWK. As a member of the POSIX 1003.2 balloting group, he helped shape the POSIX standard for AWK. He is currently the maintainer of gawk and its documentation. He is also coauthor of the sixth edition of O'Reilly's Learning the vi Editor. Since late 1997, he and his family have been living happily in Israel. Siever, Ellen: -Ellen Siever is a writer and editor specializing in Linux and other open source topics. In addition to Linux in a Nutshell, she coauthored Perl in a Nutshell. She is a long-time Linux and Unix user, and was a programmer for many years until she decided that writing about computers was more fun. Figgins, Stephen: -Stephen Figgins honed many of his computer skills while working as O'Reilly's book answer guy. A life long learner with many interests, Stephen draws on many resources to make difficult topics understandable and accessible. Robert Love has been a Linux user and hacker since the early days. He is active in--and passionate about--the Linux kernel and GNOME desktop communities. His recent contributions to the Linux kernel include work on the kernel event layer and inotify. GNOME-related contributions include Beagle, GNOME Volume Manager, NetworkManager, and Project Utopia. Currently, Robert works in the Open Source Program Office at Google. |