The oldest active linux distro, slackware turns 25. Home of the highest quality slackware books all of which are available for free download. Being that i am not always where i have internet access and my disappointment with the slackware linux essentials book bad start was still seeing something on floppy installs, but not usb installs when my first no optical system was bought in 2008 i tried to find the whole series of slackware docs, in a pdf format. Testing new applications prior to introducing them into your production server environment the site notes that android 4. Slackware linux essentials the revised slackware book. It is a major revision of the the reference book for slackware users and is now an official slackware project. Linuxessentials thelpiintroductoryprogramme linupfrontgmbh.
Slackware linux provides new and experienced users alike with a fullyfeatured system, equipped to serve in any capacity from desktop workstation to machineroom server. Slackware linux essentials by chris lomens and david. Google released version 81 of their chromium browser sources last week, after spending a lot of effort to bring security patches to the 80. Note that there is not any guarantee that you will be redirected to an s mirror. Pdf linux essentials download full pdf book download. If you have an ebook reader plugin installed, rightclick on the link and select save. Epub version of slackware linux essentials, revised. Slackware based dragonlinux lite no x ran on my pentium 90 and i was immediately captivated by how you could have multiple users doing multiple things on different ttys, then i got the printed slackware linux book and the cd set for slackware 7. Linux experience, and covers the slackware linux installation, basic gnulinux commands and the configuration of slackware linux. Slackware linux essentials, 2nd edition free computer books. Pdf, ebook, free books to download, user guard, e book, books, manual, slackware, linux, essentials, pdf. It is designed to be stable, secure, and functional as both a highend server and powerful workstation. A linux system is significantly different from a dos or windows system or even a macintosh, but these sections will help you get acquainted with the layout so that you can easily configure your system to meet your needs. Chris worked to port slackware to the alpha platform slackware64tm, and was responsible for much of the slackware linux essentials book, including the formatting and all that.
As you gain experience with slackware linux, we hope you. This book is divided into four parts, each covering some aspect of the command. If you want to be able to read it online, you may want to visit the slackbook website. After reading this book, you should be prepared to use slackware linux for your daily work, and more than that. You may also want to buy a printed copy, in that case please visit the slackware store. This book is about the gnome desktop running on opensuse linux and is part of the techotopia linux desktop series of online publications. Buy a cheap copy of slackware linux unleashed book by tim parker.
Although i am not a beginner, and have been using slackware and linux for many years, this is still a great book for beginners to learn the basic linuxslackware command line. Web, ftp, and email servers are ready to go out of the box, as are a wide selection of popular desktop environments. Parser the slackware system is ready to configure and install spamassassin. Its not meant to cover every single aspect of the distribution, but rather to show what it is capable of and give.
Vincenzoromano writes to point out that as of a few days ago, slackware linux has its second revision of the slackware linux essentials book. While slackware does aim to maintain its traditional unix roots and values, there is no escaping progress. Translation to brazillian portuguese of the official pdf of the slackware linux essentials book slackbook second edition. Slackware linux essentials the slackware linux project. Slackware is a linux distribution created by patrick volkerding in 1993. Chris lumens, david cantrell, logan johnson, alan hicks. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. A usenet tem sido por muito tempo o lugar onde os geeks buscam ajuda e ajudem uns aos outros. If you know of a quality book that we should include on this page, please let me know. If you are interested in this book, i reccomend purchasing it only if you want to support the slackware project.
David cantrell author of slackware linux essentials. Slackware linux essentials the official guide to slackware linux david cantrell, logan johnson, chris lumens table of contents preface conventions used in this book i. Slackware linux may be one of the oldest surviving linux distributions but its still regularly updated and includes the latest releases of many of the most popular free software programs. Centos essentials is a book designed to provide detailed information on the use and administration of the centos 5. Learn linux, and take your career to the next level. Lomens, chris a copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Linux essentials, 2nd edition provides a solid foundation of knowledge for anyone considering a career in information technology, for anyone new to the linux operating system, and for anyone who is preparing to sit for the linux essentials exam.
This section contains free ebooks and guides on linux, some of the resources in this section can be viewed online and some of them can be downloaded. Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 slackware linux, inc. The book covers the basics of configuring the desktop environment, resolving screen resolution issues, etc. This is an entry level book, if your new to linux in general or just new to slackware this is a very helpful book. If you want to be able to read it online, you may want to visit the. File system layout the first noticeable difference between slackware linux and a dos or windows system is the filesystem. Slackware linux essentials by david cantrell, paperback. Even though this book is 3 years old, it still applies well. Slackware linux essentials book contains many real life examples derived from the authors experience as a linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. The slackware linux operating system is a powerful platform for intelbased computers. While slackware does aim to maintain its traditional unix roots and values, there is no escaping. This book in designed to get you started with slackware linux operating system. Slackware linux essentials how is slackware linux essentials abbreviated. After reading this book, you should be prepared to use slackware linux for your daily.
Slackware is a registered trademark of slackware linux, inc. We also hope youll lend it to all of your friends when they come asking about that cool slackware linux operating system youre running. This book is designed to get you started with the slackware linux operating system. This book in designed to get you started with slackware l. Its not meant to cover every single aspect of the distribution, but rather to. Unfortunately, the book is somewhat outofdate, and focused more on general unix issues rather than slackware specific problems. Originally based on softlanding linux system, slackware has been the basis for many other linux distributions, most notably the first versions of suse linux distributions, and is the oldest distribution that is still maintained. Slackware linux essentials pdf download slackware linux essentials pdf. Including the latest popular software while retaining a sense of tradition, providing simplicity and ease of use alongside flexibility and power, slackware brings the best of all worlds to the table. They hope these examples will help you to get a better understanding of the linux system and that you feel encouraged to. Its not meant to cover every single aspect of the distribution, but rather to show what it is capable of and give you a basic working knowledge of the system. Alien pastures my thoughts on slackware, life and everything. The official guide to slackware linux, the slackware linux essentials, has been recently revised. This book is for new linux users who have migrated from other platforms.
Epub version of slackware linux essentials, revised for wiki editors. This website is the home of the revised slackware book project the project. This free book is designed to get you started with slackware linux operating system. Currently this section contains no detailed description for the page, will update this page soon. However, the package md5 sums and gpg signatures are intended to be served directly from this site, so you should have an added layer of trust that the content of those files was not modified in transit if you use s instead. As you gain experience with slackware linux, we hope you find this book to be a handy reference. David cantrell is the author of slackware linux essentials 4. By pressing start you will generate an uptodate electronic book version in epub. Slackware linux is the oldest and yet pretty active linux distribution born from an idea by patrick volkerding and that turned 12 a few months. Hopefully this book is useful as a reference to more experienced slackware linux users as well. Use the download link above to get the most recent version of a pregenerated ebook.
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