How Linux works : what every superuser should know /

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In this completely revised second edition, Brian Ward makes accessible the concepts behind Linux internals to anyone curious about the inner workings of the operating system. Readers will learn: how Linux boots, from boot loaders to init implementations (systemd, Upstart, and System V); how the kern...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ward, Brian, 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: San Francisco, CA : No Starch Press, [2015]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Linux.
Linux
Operating systems (Computers)
Open source software.
Systèmes d'exploitation (Ordinateurs)
Logiciels libres.
operating systems.
COMPUTERS > Operating Systems > Linux.
COMPUTERS > Operating Systems > UNIX.
COMPUTERS > System Administration > Linux & UNIX Administration.
Open source software
Online Access:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Table of Contents:
  • The big picture
  • Basic commands and directory hierarchy
  • Devices
  • Disks and filesystems
  • How the Linux kernel boots
  • How user space starts
  • System configuration: logging, system time, batch jobs, and users
  • A closer look at processes and resource utilization
  • Understanding your network and its configuration
  • Network applications and services
  • Introduction to shell scripts
  • Moving files across the network
  • User environments
  • A brief survey of the Linux desktop
  • Development tools
  • Introduction to compiling software from C source code
  • Building on the basics.

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