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How Linux Works: What Every Super-User Should Know
by Brian Ward	ISBN:1593270356
No Starch Press © 2004 (347 pages)
This guide describes the inner workings of a Linux system beginning with the file system and boot process and covering advanced topics such as networking, firewalls, development tools, device management, shell scripts, and sharing printers with Samba.

Table of Contents
	How Linux Works”What Every Super-User Should Know
	Chapter 1	-	The Basics
	Chapter 2	-	Devices, Disks, Filesystems, and the Kernel
	Chapter 3	-	How Linux Boots
	Chapter 4	-	Essential System Files, Servers, and Utilities
	Chapter 5	-	Configuring Your Network
	Chapter 6	-	Network Services
	Chapter 7	-	Introduction to Shell Scripts
	Chapter 8	-	Development Tools
	Chapter 9	-	Compiling Software From Source Code
	Chapter 10	-	Maintaining the Kernel
	Chapter 11	-	Configuring and Manipulating Peripheral Devices
	Chapter 12	-	Printing
	Chapter 13	-	Backups
	Chapter 14	-	Sharing Files with Samba
	Chapter 15	-	Network File Transfer
	Chapter 16	-	User Environments
	Chapter 17	-	Buying Hardware for Linux
	Chapter 18	-	Further Directions
	Appendix A	-	Command Classification
	Bibliography
	Index
	List of Figures
	List of Tables
	List of Sidebars