Introduction to Linux (Third Edition)

Machtelt Garrels

May 2010 · Fultus Corporation

About this ebook

Whether you're just starting out with Linux or looking to hone your existing skills, this book will provide you with the knowledge you need. For new users, it is an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter. Advanced trainees can consider it a desktop reference, a collection of the base knowledge needed to tackle system and network administration. To help you work more effectively with Linux, this book contains hundreds of real life examples derived from the author's experience as a Linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. These examples will help you to get a better understanding of the Linux system and feel encouraged to try out things on your own.

About the author

Linux advocate of the first hour, Machtelt Garrels has made many contributions to the Open Source community and has been working for over fifteen years on the wider acceptance of Linux and other Open Source products. At the Linux Documentation Project she initially found a fertile ground for making her work read throughout the world. She writes whenever she has the time, closing gaps in existing documentation and taking the opportunity to simplify it when necessary, always keeping in mind that practice is the only way to learn.