PREFACE
This book is about learning how a Linux system works so that you can be an effective systems administrator, programmer, home user, researcher, or just someone who likes to have fun with their computer. If you want to know what you can do when you have root access, then this book is for you.
The first part of this book shows you the basic layout and workings of a Linux system, including the directory structure and boot process. From there, you will learn the basics of networking.
The next part of the book is dedicated to programming tools. You may wonder why programming tools are important to system operation; after all, other systems don't come with development software. Unix-like systems such as Linux are different; not only is it not at ...
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