Linux : Configuration and Installation (Mis Press Slackware Series)
by Patrick Volkerding, Kevin Reichard, Eric F. Johnson

Bk&Cd/2nd Edition
Paperback, 522 pages
Published by Mis Pr
Publication date: August 1, 1996
Dimensions (in inches): 9.20 x 7.11 x 1.34

Synopsis From Amazon.com:

"This book is . . . a Linux user's godsend."--The Linux Journal. An update to the top-selling first edition, this version of Linux Configuration and Installation will cover in detail Internet tools, networking, programming, and XFree86. The CDs include th e entire Slackware release and a wealth of Linux applications.

Card catalog description

Linux, the leading UNIX variant, has garnered loads of attention within the UNIX community. The amazing thing about Linux is that you don't need a workstation to run it. Linux Configuration and Installation, Second Edition lets you run Linux today...all y ou need is a PC, a CD-ROM drive, and this book. Our 2-CD-ROM pack offers one of the most popular Linux distributions, Slackware 96, and comes directly from Patrick Volkerding, the creator of Slackware. Together with Reichard and Johnson, Volkerding provid es you with undocumented tips and techniques for setting up, using, and optimizing your Linux system. You'll be guided through a simple Linux installation step-by-step. You'll learn about the many tools that make Linux such a powerful operating system, in cluding XFree86, GNU Emacs, and programming tools like C, C++ Perl, and Tcl/Tk. You'll also learn how to explore the Internet with Linux, and how to set Linux to coexist with other operating systems like DOS, OS/2, and Windows.

Book News, Inc., 03/31/96:

A step-by-step guide to Linux installation, followed by a guide to installing and configuring XFree86 (the Linux variant of X Window). Covers user tools and programming tools and provides instructions for exploring the Internet with Linux and setting up Linux to coexist with other operating systems. Includes a CD- ROM containing Slackware version 2.3. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

The publisher, MIS:Press, 09/27/96:
Content overview


Linux Configuration and Installation, Second Edition lets you run Linux today...all you need is a PC, a CD-ROM drive, and this book. Our 2-CD-ROM pack offers one of the most popular Linux distributions, Slackware 96, and comes directly from Patrick Volkerding, the creator of Slackware. Together with Reichard and Johnson, Volkerding provides you with undocumented tips and techniques for setting up, using, and optimizing your Linux system. You'll be guided through a simple Linux installation step-by-step. You'll learn about the many tools that make Linux such a powerful operating system, including XFree86, GNU Emacs, and programming tools like C, C++, Perl, and Tcl/Tk. You'll also learn how to explore the Internet with Linux, and how to set Linux to coexist with other operating systems like DOS, OS/2, and Windows. Let our Linux gurus get you up, running, and productive in no time.

Reader Comments
wyvern@cyberhighway.net, 11/18/96, rating=9:

This book should not leave your desk...A very good reference
If you are new or have been using Linux or Unix this is a book for you desk next to your computer system. This book has been a pleassure to read and use. I am using the book as a teaching guide for friends, family, and co-workers. This book caontains two cd's with examples to get your system up and running as fast as possible. The explains on how to get X windows up. X windows is a windows like interface. The verison of Linux is Slackware. You can partion your for a seprate installment or run the system from the CD. Done both. You can use LiLo, a boot loader, to boot OS2, Win95, NT 3.51, and 4.0, I have NT 4.0 on my system. Yes you can do your internet surfing. I use Netscape gold 3.0 under Linux, e-mail, newsgroups, ftp, and etc. In fact this review is being done using Netscape under Linux. The main problem that I have found is that some of the examples are printed small. This is good system to program developement on, and networking.

Table of Contents
Introduction: Welcome to Linux
Ch. 1. Linux and PC Hardware
Ch. 2. Installing Linux
Ch. 3. Installing and Configuring XFree86
Ch. 4. Basic Linux Tools
Ch. 5. Linux Applications
Ch. 6. Basic Linux System Administration
Ch. 7. Linux and Telecommunications
Ch. 8. Linux Networking
Ch. 9. Linux and the Internet
Ch. 10. Programming in Linux
App. A. For More Information
App. B. XFree86 and Extensions
Index