What you need for this book
Any computer that has Linux OS installed on it will be sufficient for learning all the topics discussed in this book. I have personally tested all the commands and scripts in Ubuntu 12.10 distribution.
While learning, if you find that any utility has not installed alongside Ubuntu or any Debian-based distribution, then enter the following command to install this utility:
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install package-name
The Internet should be available for the previous commands to run.
In Red Hat or any other rpm-based distribution, enter the following commands:
$ sudo yum update $ sudo yum install package-name
If the Internet is connected, then using these commands, you can install any command or utility that ...
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