Manage files, set up networks, and go online with UNIX!
UNIX For Dummies has been the standard for beginning UNIX references for nearly ten years, and this latest edition continues that tradition of success. This unparalled resource is updated to cover the latest applications of UNIX technology, including Linux and Mac desktops as well as how UNIX works with Microsoft server software
Thorough coverage of how to handle:
UNIX installation file management software utilities networks Internet access ther basic tasks
A great guide for the first-time UNIX desktop user growing accustomed to the ins and outs of the OS, as well as the beginning administrators who needs to get a handle on UNIX networking basics.
Written by John Levine and Margaret Levine Young, longtime UNIX experts and highly experienced For Dummies authors.
By:
John R. Levine (Trumansburg NY author),
Margaret Levine Young (Cornwall,
VT,
author)
Imprint: For Dummies
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 5th edition
Dimensions:
Height: 231mm,
Width: 185mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9780764541476
ISBN 10: 0764541471
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 16 January 2004
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction 1 Part I: Before the Beginning 7 Chapter 1: Log Me In, UNIX! 9 Chapter 2: What Is UNIX, Anyway? 19 Chapter 3: A Few Lines on Linux 33 Part II: Some Basic Stuff 39 Chapter 4: Opening Windows on UNIX 41 Chapter 5: Files for Fun and Profit 77 Chapter 6: Directories for Fun and Profit 91 Chapter 7: The Shell Game 103 Chapter 8: Where’s That File? 119 Chapter 9: Printing (The Gutenberg Thing) 133 Part III: Getting Things Done 147 Chapter 10: Writing Deathless Prose 149 Chapter 11: Umpteen Useful UNIX Utilities 175 Chapter 12: Installing Software Can Be Tricky 185 Chapter 13: Juggling a Bunch of Programs 199 Chapter 14: Taming Linux 211 Part IV: UNIX and the Net 217 Chapter 15: Your Computer Is Not Alone 219 Chapter 16: Across a Crowded Network 229 Chapter 17: Automating Your Office Gossip 243 Chapter 18: Web Surfing for UNIX Users 263 Chapter 19: Grabbing Files from the Net 279 Chapter 20: Now Serving the Internet 293 Part V: Help! 303 Chapter 21: Disaster Relief 305 Chapter 22: The Case of the Missing Files 311 Chapter 23: Some Programs Just Won’t Die 325 Chapter 24: “My Computer Hates Me” 3 31 Part VI: The Part of Tens 343 Chapter 25: Ten Common Mistakes 345 Chapter 26: Ten Times More Information Than You Want about UNIX 351 Index 361
John Levine and Margaret Levine Young are the dynamic For Dummies duo with more than 50 books to their credit, including eight editions of The Internet For Dummies.
