Linux Books
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Beginning Fedora: From Novice to Professional
Published 13 years ago includes sample chapter
by Keir Thomas, Shashank Sharma, Apress
Coauthor Shashank Sharma discusses the book Beginning Fedora: From Novice to Professional guides you through the tasks most new Linux users desire to perform while explaining potentially confusing concepts along the way. It will steer you through system customization opportunities and common tasks like listening to audio CDs and MP3s, watching movies, and performing office- and Internet-related jobs.
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Automating UNIX and Linux Administration
Published 17 years ago includes sample chapter
by Kirk Bauer, Apress
The recommended audience is shown as "Intermediate-Advanced" and I would agree with that 100%?Administrators of larger networks will find this (book) relevant to their work. Wouldn't you like to automate the tedious daily tasks of system administration? Automating UNIX and Linux Administration will show you how, by exploring existing tools and offering real-world examples.
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Expert Oracle Database 10g Administration
Published 15 years ago includes sample chapter
by Sam R. Alapati, Apress
This is a unique, one-volume guide to the administration and management of the Oracle database. Fully revised and updated from its best-selling 9i predecessor, this edition covers all new features, with fully field-tested examples&emdash;not just "showcase" examples.This book covers the new 10g management and performance tools and provides essential primers on Unix, Linux and Windows NT administration and on core SQL and PL/SQL programming techniques.
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Pro OGRE 3D Programming
Published 14 years ago includes sample chapter
by Gregory Junker, Apress
Pro OGRE 3D Programming is your detailed guide to utilizing the OGRE 3D engine, one of the best-in-breed 3D rendering libraries available. You'll learn what OGRE is, and more importantly, what it is not. OGRE gives you an object-oriented interface to render 3D scenes independent of the implementation, such as Direct3D or OpenGL. OGRE is available on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. It can be utilized to create a variety of 3D-based applications and is commonly used in game creation.
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The Definitive Guide to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Published 14 years ago includes sample chapter
by Sander van Vugt, Apress
The Definitive Guide to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is a comprehensive guide to Novells SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), one of the most powerful Linux-based server solutions available today. Sander van Vugtnoted author, consultant, and trainerguides you through the most important aspects of SLES, beginning with an in-depth overview of installation and configuration tasks.
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Beginning Ubuntu LTS Server Administration: From Novice to Professional
Published 12 years ago includes sample chapter
by Sander van Vugt, Apress
Beginning Ubuntu LTS Server Administration, Second Edition is the touchstone companion book for anyone implementing Ubuntu LTS Server. Author Sander van Vugt introduces the most recent server edition of Ubuntu Linux, the most popular Linux distribution, to power users, system administrators, and programmers and demonstrates the power and flexibility that the Hardy–Heron Ubuntu Server Long Term Support Edition offers for small networks and corporate systems alike.
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Pro Oracle Database 10g RAC on Linux: Installation, Administration, and Performance
Published 14 years ago includes sample chapter
by Steve Shaw, Julian Dyke, Apress
Real Application Clusters (RAC) and the Grid architecture are Oracle's strategy for scaling out enterprise systems to cope with bigger workloads and more users. Many books limit themselves by conceptualizing and theorizing about RAC technology, but this book is the first to portray implementing and administering an Oracle 10g RAC system in a Linux environment.
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The Definitive Guide to Linux Network Programming
Published 16 years ago includes sample chapter
by Nathan Yocom, John Turner, Keir Davis, Apress
This book is?one nice and convenient package that I will keep on the shelf as a reference manual. — Derek Anderson, JavaRanch GreenHorn The Definitive Guide to Linux Network Programming offers a clear, concise treatment of creating clients and servers under the Linux operating system. This book assumes that you know C and have experience developing code on Linux, but it provides everything else you'll need as a programmer for real-world network programming.
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Beginning Ubuntu Linux
Published 13 years ago includes sample chapter
by Keir Thomas, Apress
Ive read lots of good books about Ubuntu and Linux in the past few months. This is the first great book. — Arsgeek.com review of Beginning Ubuntu Linux, Second Edition Keir Thomas walks you through the whole Ubuntu experience from beginning to end, comforting you with a calm voice when you might be feeling a bit lost ... He has done a great and thorough job.
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Automating Linux and Unix System Administration
Published 12 years ago includes sample chapter
by Nathan Campi, Kirk Bauer, Apress
Whether you need a network of ten Linux PCs and a server or a datacenter with a few thousand Unix nodes, you need to know how to automate much of the installation, configuration, and standard system administration. Build your network once using cfengine, and the network build will work, without user intervention, on any hardware you prefer.