This book is geared towards Windows users who want to take a look at Linux.
Are you interested in trying Linux on your computer? If so, you have found the
perfect book.
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The Slackware Linux operating system is a powerful platform for Intel-based computers. It is designed to be stable, secure, and functional as both a high-end server and powerful workstation.
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Many people still believe that learning Linux is difficult, or that only experts can understand how a Linux system works. Though there is a lot of free documentation available, the documentation is widely scattered on the Web, and often confusing, since it is usually oriented toward experienced UNIX or Linux users.
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Beginning Ubuntu Linux: From Novice to Professional is the best-selling guide to the hottest new Linux distribution. Within its 600 in-depth pages, youll learn how to become a pro-level Linux user.
Linux is a relatively new operating system that has begun to enjoy a lot of attention from the business, academic and free software worlds. As the operating system matures, its feature set, capabilities and performance grow, but so, out of necessity does its size and complexity.
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In a nutshell, this book is about effectively and efficiently diagnosing problems that occur in the Linux environment. It covers good investigation practices, how to use the information and resources on the Internet, and then dives right into detail describing how to use the most important problem determination tools that Linux has to offer.
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As a programmer, you are able to make your own choices about your driver, and choose an acceptable trade-off between the programming time required and the flexibility of the result. Though it may appear strange to say that a driver is flexible, we like this word because it emphasizes that the role of a device driver is providing mechanism, not policy.
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Linux as a development platform and deployment platform for Java applications has been largely ignored. This is despite the fact that the unix platform (meaning all UNIX and UNIX-like systems, Linux included) has long been recognized as one of the most programmer-friendly platforms in existence.
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Although the title of this book is Sams Teach Yourself Linux in 24 Hours, you won’t be alone while you learn. As you’re taken from installation through system administration to playing games, you’ll find advice, tips, and hints to help you along the way. Before you know it you’ll be familiar with the terms, topics, and technical concepts dealing with the hottest and newest operating system in the world Linux!
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This document should give detailed information about the current state of the USB subsystem and its API for USB device drivers. The first section will deal with the basics of USB devices.
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