https://www.developerfusion.com/t/linux/books/view/samplechapters/ 2009-04-22T00:00:00.00Z http://www.developerfusion.com/book/44435/beginning-the-linux-command-line/ 2009-04-22T00:00:00.00Z

This is Linux for those of us who don’t mind typing. All Linux users and administrators tend to like the flexibility and speed of Linux administration from the command line in byte–sized chunks, instead of fairly standard GUIs. Beginning the Linux Command Line follows a task–oriented approach and is distribution agnostic. Work with files and directories. Administer users and security. Understand how Linux is organized.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/44426/mac-for-linux-geeks-experts-voice-in-open-source/ 2009-01-28T00:00:00.00Z

Some might say we all want Linux with an OS X GUI. Mac for Linux Geeks will assist you step by step in migrating from Linux–based systems to OS X. Dual booting, virtualization, and building out the Linux environment on OS X are discussed in detail, along with a comparative view of well–known Mac tools and their open source equivalents.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/44436/expert-shell-scripting-experts-voice-in-open-source/ 2009-01-06T00:00:00.00Z

System administrators need libraries of solutions that are ingenious but understandable. They don’t want to reinvent the wheel, but they don’t want to reinvent filesystem management either! Expert Shell Scripting is the ultimate resource for all working Linux, Unix, and OS X system administrators who would like to have short, succinct, and powerful shell implementations of tricky system scripting tasks.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/44412/automating-linux-and-unix-system-administration-second-edition-experts-voice-in-linux/ 2008-12-15T00:00:00.00Z

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.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/44416/beginning-gimp-from-novice-to-professional-second-edition-beginning-from-novice-to-professional/ 2009-01-15T00:00:00.00Z

Author Akkana Peck demonstrates the usage of layer masks in GIMP with a little help from Tux. From first installation to advanced image manipulation techniques, Beginning GIMP: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition explains how anyone can utilize The GIMP: a free, open source image manipulation program. You will learn how to install The GIMP on Windows, Linux, and MacOS X platforms.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/44424/pro-ubuntu-server-administration/ 2008-12-02T00:00:00.00Z

Pro Ubuntu Server Administration teaches you advanced Ubuntu system building. After reading this book, you will be able to manage anything from simple file servers to multiple virtual servers to high–availability clusters. This is the capstone volume of the Apress Ubuntu trilogy that includes Beginning Ubuntu Linux, Third Edition and Beginning Ubuntu Server LTS Administration: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/44420/linux-recipes-for-oracle-dbas-recipes-a-problemsolution-approach/ 2008-11-14T00:00:00.00Z

Linux Recipes for Oracle DBAs is an example–based book on managing Oracle Database in a Linux environment. Covering commonly used distributions such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Oracle Enterprise Linux, the book is written for database administrators who need to get work done and lack the luxury of curling up fireside with a stack of Linux documentation. The book is task–oriented: Look up the task to perform. See the solution. Read up on the details. Get the job done.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/44406/beginning-portable-shell-scripting-from-novice-to-professional-experts-voice-in-open-source/ 2008-11-14T00:00:00.00Z

Portable shell scripting is today the future of modern Linux, OS X, and Unix command–line access. Beginning Portable Shell Scripting: From Novice to Professional teaches shell scripting by using the common core of most shells and expands those principles to all of scripting. You will learn about portable scripting and how to use the same syntax and design principles for all shells.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/44409/beginning-ubuntu-lts-server-administration-from-novice-to-professional-second-edition-experts-voice-in-linux/ 2008-09-16T00:00:00.00Z

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.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/44390/beginning-ubuntu-linux-third-edition-beginning-from-novice-to-professional/ 2008-06-24T00:00:00.00Z

Beginning Ubuntu Linux, the award–winning and best–selling Ubuntu book for beginners, is now in its third edition, presenting readers with an up–to–the–minute introduction to the world of Linux and the open source community. A detailed overview of Ubuntu’s installation and configuration process encourages you to take the plunge and switch to Linux, and from there you’ll learn how to wield total control over your newly installed operating system.

James Crowley