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Linux from Macmillan (Que & Sams Computer Books). Topics covered include XFree86, Installation of
OpenLinux, Linux For Beginners, GNU C++ for Linux, Java Programming on Linux.
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Beginners
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| Getting neophytes to jump on the Linux bandwagon
is no easy sell unless the new user has access to a dependable
and fairly thorough introductory Linux reference. Author
Manuel Alberto Ricart supplies a clearly written introduction
to this OS in The
Complete Idiot's Guide to Linux. Read
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C++ Programming
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Swan's GNU C++ for Linux is for beginning and
knowledgeable C++ programmers who want to learn programming
for Linux using the GNU C++ compiler system. Focusing on C++
fundamentals and object-oriented programming techniques, and
including a hands-on guide to X programming, this book
provides a complete programmer's guide to GNU C++ for Linux. Read
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Getting Graphical
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Aron Hsiao quickly acknowledges that XFree86, at
the level he covers it in The
Concise Guide to XFree86 for Linux, is outside the
realm of what most Linux users (a group that's growing more
mainstream all the time) will care to know. The XFree86
implementation of the X11R6 windowing system hasn't gone away,
but it's shifted to the background as software products like
the K Desktop Environment (KDE) and Gnome have matured. Read
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| Networking
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Using Caldera OpenLinux as its test bed
distribution, Linux:
A Network Solution for Your Office explains the
essentials of Linux installation, configuration, and
management in a novice-oriented way. Though the author's
approach lacks the detail you'd find in other Linux books (it
may not prove helpful when exotic problems strike), this book
will serve you well during a straight installation of
OpenLinux. Read
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Linux Programming
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The point of Java
Programming on Linux is that while Java software
generally looks the same from platform to platform--that's the
glory of its portable nature--the tools for generating that
software differ among operating systems. In this book, Nathan
Meyers presents a comprehensive picture of the Java universe
from the point of view of people who run Linux. Read
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Linux Security
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Linux machines serve scores of purposes on
networks, but their very integration with networked
environments means they're constantly exposed to attack. Maximum
Linux Security provides a comprehensive picture of
Linux's strengths and weaknesses when it comes to protecting
your systems from bad guys. Read
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Unleashed Series
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| Written by several members of the Debian
development team, Debian
GNU/Linux 2.1 Unleashed does an excellent job of
documenting the second most popular Linux distribution
(according to most counts, Debian takes second place to Red
Hat). The authors know that a large part of their audience
(like the Linux user base as a whole) is coming to the
operating system with only Microsoft Windows experience. Read
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| Red
Hat Linux 6 Unleashed
ships with its eponymous
operating system on CD-ROM. Based on that fact alone, you're
ahead of the game in terms of cost when you buy this book. Way
ahead, in fact, considering that this book contains some of
the best printed documentation of the Red Hat distribution
around. Read
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