UNIX For Dummies 5th Edition

Description

* 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

CONTENTS:

Introduction.

  Part I: Before the Beginning.

  
Chapter 1: Log Me In, UNIX!

  
Chapter 2: What Is UNIX, Anyway?

  
Chapter 3: A Few Lines on Linux.

  Part II: Some Basic Stuff.

  
Chapter 4: Opening Windows on UNIX.

  
Chapter 5: Files for Fun and Profit.

  
Chapter 6: Directories for Fun and Profit.

  
Chapter 7: The Shell Game.

  
Chapter 8: Where’s That File?

  
Chapter 9: Printing (The Gutenberg Thing).

  Part III: Getting Things Done.

  
Chapter 10: Writing Deathless Prose.

  
Chapter 11: Umpteen Useful UNIX Utilities.

  
Chapter 12: Installing Software Can Be Tricky.

  
Chapter 13: Juggling a Bunch of Programs.

  
Chapter 14: Taming Linux.

  Part IV: UNIX and the Net.

  
Chapter 15: Your Computer Is Not Alone.

  
Chapter 16: Across a Crowded Network.

  
Chapter 17: Automating Your Office Gossip.

  
Chapter 18: Web Surfing for UNIX Users.

  
Chapter 19: Grabbing Files from the Net.

  
Chapter 20: Now Serving the Internet.

  Part V: Help!

  
Chapter 21: Disaster Relief.

  
Chapter 22: The Case of the Missing Files.

  
Chapter 23: Some Programs Just Won’t Die.

  
Chapter 24: “My Computer Hates Me”.

  Part VI: The Part of Tens.

  
Chapter 25: Ten Common Mistakes.

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

  
Index.