Linux The Textbook Second Edition | Computer Science

Choosen by Book Authority as one of Book Authority's Best Linux Mint Books of All Time Linux: The Textbook Second Edition provides comprehensive coverage of the contemporary use of the Linux operating system for every level of student or practitioner from beginners to advanced users. The text clearly illustrates system-specific commands and features using Debian-family Debian Ubuntu and Linux Mint and RHEL-family Cent OS and stresses universal commands and features that are critical to all Linux distributions. The second edition of the book includes extensive updates and new chapters on system administration for desktop stand-alone PCs and server-class computers; API for system programming including thread programming with pthreads; virtualization methodologies; and an extensive tutorial on systemd service management. Brand new online content on the CRC Press website includes an instructor’s workbook test bank and In-Chapter exercise solutions as well as full downloadable chapters on Python Version 3.5 programming ZFS TC shell programming advanced system programming and more. An author-hosted Git Hub website also features updates further references and errata. Features New or updated coverage of file system sorting regular expressions directory and file searching file compression and encryption shell scripting system programming client-server–based network programming thread programming with pthreads and system administration Extensive in-text pedagogy including chapter objectives student projects and basic and advanced student exercises for every chapter Expansive electronic downloads offer advanced content on Python ZFS TC shell scripting advanced system programming internetworking with Linux TCP/IP and many more topics all featured on the CRC Press website Downloadable test bank work book and solutions available for instructors on the CRC Press website Author-maintained Git Hub repository provides other resources such as live links to further references updates and errata |Linux The Textbook Second Edition | Computer Science