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    UNIX For Dummies

    UNIX For Dummies

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    by John R. Levine, Margaret Levine Young


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      ISBN-13: 9781118043905
    • Publisher: Wiley
    • Publication date: 02/23/2011
    • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
    • Format: eBook
    • Pages: 412
    • File size: 7 MB

    John Levine and Margaret Levine Young are the dynamic For Dummies duo with more than 50 books to their credit, including eight editions of The Internet For Dummies.

    Table of Contents

    Introduction 1

    Part I: Before the Beginning 7

    Chapter 1: Log Me In, UNIX! 9

    Chapter 2: What Is UNIX, Anyway? 19

    Chapter 3: A Few Lines on Linux 33

    Part II: Some Basic Stuff 39

    Chapter 4: Opening Windows on UNIX 41

    Chapter 5: Files for Fun and Profit 77

    Chapter 6: Directories for Fun and Profit 91

    Chapter 7: The Shell Game 103

    Chapter 8: Where’s That File? 119

    Chapter 9: Printing (The Gutenberg Thing) 133

    Part III: Getting Things Done 147

    Chapter 10: Writing Deathless Prose 149

    Chapter 11: Umpteen Useful UNIX Utilities 175

    Chapter 12: Installing Software Can Be Tricky 185

    Chapter 13: Juggling a Bunch of Programs 199

    Chapter 14: Taming Linux 211

    Part IV: UNIX and the Net 217

    Chapter 15: Your Computer Is Not Alone 219

    Chapter 16: Across a Crowded Network 229

    Chapter 17: Automating Your Office Gossip 243

    Chapter 18: Web Surfing for UNIX Users 263

    Chapter 19: Grabbing Files from the Net 279

    Chapter 20: Now Serving the Internet 293

    Part V: Help! 303

    Chapter 21: Disaster Relief 305

    Chapter 22: The Case of the Missing Files 311

    Chapter 23: Some Programs Just Won’t Die 325

    Chapter 24: “My Computer Hates Me” 3 31

    Part VI: The Part of Tens 343

    Chapter 25: Ten Common Mistakes 345

    Chapter 26: Ten Times More Information Than You Want about UNIX 351

    Index 361

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    • UNIX For Dummies has been the standard for beginning UNIX references for nearly ten years, and this latest edition continues that tradition of success
    • This unparalled resource is updated to cover the latest applications of UNIX technology, including Linux and Mac desktops as well as how UNIX works with Microsoft server software
    • Thorough coverage of how to handle UNIX installation, file management, software, utilities, networks, Internet access, and other basic tasks
    • Aimed at the first-time UNIX desktop user growing accustomed to the ins and outs of the OS, as well as the beginning administrator who needs to get a handle on UNIX networking basics
    • Written by John Levine and Margaret Levine Young, longtime UNIX experts and highly experienced For Dummies authors

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