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Managing Projects with GNU Make

The Power of GNU Make for Building Anything

by Robert Mecklenburg ...

The utility simply known as make is one of the most enduring features of both Unix and other operating systems. First invented in the 1970s, make still turns up to this day as the central engine in most programming projects; it even builds the Linux kernel. In the third edition of the classic Managing Projects with GNU make, readers will learn why this utility continues to hold its top position in ... Read more

$28.09 USD

The utility simply known as make is one of the most enduring features of both Unix and other operating systems. First invented in the 1970s, make still turns up to this day as the central engine in most programming projects; it even builds the Linux kernel. In the third edition of the classic Managing Projects with GNU make, readers will learn why this utility continues to hold its top position in
... Read more
Chromebook: 101 Tips & Tricks For Chrome OS

by Jonathan Moeller ...

CHROMEBOOK:101 TIPS & TRICKS gives new users an overview of Chrome OS on a Chromebook laptop computer, from using the Chrome browser and Google Drive to more advanced techniques.In this book, you'll learn how to:-Master the Chrome web browser on a Chromebook.-Create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations in Google Drive.-Get the most out of the desktop environment.-Use the power of the Files ... Read more

$0.99 USD

CHROMEBOOK:101 TIPS & TRICKS gives new users an overview of Chrome OS on a Chromebook laptop computer, from using the Chrome browser and Google Drive to more advanced techniques.In this book, you'll learn how to:-Master the Chrome web browser on a Chromebook.-Create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations in Google Drive.-Get the most out of the desktop environment.-Use the power of the Files
... Read more
Linux in a Nutshell

A Desktop Quick Reference

by Ellen Siever, Stephen Figgins, Robert Love, Arnold Robbins ...

Everything you need to know about Linux is in this book. Written by Stephen Figgins, Ellen Siever, Robert Love, and Arnold Robbins -- people with years of active participation in the Linux community -- Linux in a Nutshell, Sixth Edition, thoroughly covers programming tools, system and network administration tools, the shell, editors, and LILO and GRUB boot loaders.This updated edition offers a ... Read more

$40.39 USD

Everything you need to know about Linux is in this book. Written by Stephen Figgins, Ellen Siever, Robert Love, and Arnold Robbins -- people with years of active participation in the Linux community -- Linux in a Nutshell, Sixth Edition, thoroughly covers programming tools, system and network administration tools, the shell, editors, and LILO and GRUB boot loaders.This updated edition offers a
... Read more
CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Ninth Edition (Exams 220-901 & 220-902)

by Mike Meyers ...

Series series All-in-One
This bestselling on-the-job reference and test preparation guide has been fully revised for the new 2015 CompTIA exam objectives for exams 901 & 902Written by the leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training, this self-study set has been thoroughly updated to cover 100% of the topics covered on the latest edition of the exam. New topics include managing and maintaining cellular ... Read more

$38.89 USD

This bestselling on-the-job reference and test preparation guide has been fully revised for the new 2015 CompTIA exam objectives for exams 901 & 902Written by the leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training, this self-study set has been thoroughly updated to cover 100% of the topics covered on the latest edition of the exam. New topics include managing and maintaining cellular
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SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide

The Definitive Guide

by Daniel J. Barrett, Richard E. Silverman, Robert G. Byrnes ...

Are you serious about network security? Then check out SSH, the Secure Shell, which provides key-based authentication and transparent encryption for your network connections. It's reliable, robust, and reasonably easy to use, and both free and commercial implementations are widely available for most operating systems. While it doesn't solve every privacy and security problem, SSH eliminates ... Read more

$25.99 USD

Are you serious about network security? Then check out SSH, the Secure Shell, which provides key-based authentication and transparent encryption for your network connections. It's reliable, robust, and reasonably easy to use, and both free and commercial implementations are widely available for most operating systems. While it doesn't solve every privacy and security problem, SSH eliminates
... Read more
Linux

The ultimate guide to Linux for beginners, Linux hacking, Linux command line, Linux operating system, and more!

by Craig Newport ...

LINUXThis book covers the topic of Linux, and will teach you all about this incredible operating system.With the help of this book, you will soon discover exactly how Linux operates, how it differs from the other operating systems out there, and why it is likely a better option for your computing needs.Even if you’re brand new to Linux, at the completion of this book you will have a good ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

LINUXThis book covers the topic of Linux, and will teach you all about this incredible operating system.With the help of this book, you will soon discover exactly how Linux operates, how it differs from the other operating systems out there, and why it is likely a better option for your computing needs.Even if you’re brand new to Linux, at the completion of this book you will have a good
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The Art of Capacity Planning

Scaling Web Resources in the Cloud

by Arun Kejariwal, John Allspaw ...

In their early days, Twitter, Flickr, Etsy, and many other companies experienced sudden spikes in activity that took their web services down in minutes. Today, determining how much capacity you need for handling traffic surges is still a common frustration of operations engineers and software developers. This hands-on guide provides the knowledge and tools you need to measure, deploy, and manage ... Read more

$30.99 USD

In their early days, Twitter, Flickr, Etsy, and many other companies experienced sudden spikes in activity that took their web services down in minutes. Today, determining how much capacity you need for handling traffic surges is still a common frustration of operations engineers and software developers. This hands-on guide provides the knowledge and tools you need to measure, deploy, and manage
... Read more
Linux Kernel Programming Part 2 - Char Device Drivers and Kernel Synchronization

Create user-kernel interfaces, work with peripheral I/O, and handle hardware interrupts

by Kaiwan N. Billimoria ...

Discover how to write high-quality character driver code, interface with userspace, work with chip memory, and gain an in-depth understanding of working with hardware interrupts and kernel synchronizationKey FeaturesDelve into hardware interrupt handling, threaded IRQs, tasklets, softirqs, and understand which to use whenExplore powerful techniques to perform user-kernel interfacing, peripheral I ... Read more

$27.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover how to write high-quality character driver code, interface with userspace, work with chip memory, and gain an in-depth understanding of working with hardware interrupts and kernel synchronizationKey FeaturesDelve into hardware interrupt handling, threaded IRQs, tasklets, softirqs, and understand which to use whenExplore powerful techniques to perform user-kernel interfacing, peripheral I
... Read more
OpenBSD Mastery: Filesystems

by Michael W. Lucas ...

Series Book 19 - IT Mastery
"Many users assume that their advanced filesystem is better than UFS because they have so many features—snapshots, checksums, compression, sophisticated caching algorithms, and so on—while all UFS has ever done is muck about putting data on disk. But, conversely, UFS users believe their filesystem is better for exactly the same reasons."—Hitchhikers Guide to OpenBSDDisk management is the core of ... Read more

$11.99 USD

"Many users assume that their advanced filesystem is better than UFS because they have so many features—snapshots, checksums, compression, sophisticated caching algorithms, and so on—while all UFS has ever done is muck about putting data on disk. But, conversely, UFS users believe their filesystem is better for exactly the same reasons."—Hitchhikers Guide to OpenBSDDisk management is the core of
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Database Reliability Engineering

Designing and Operating Resilient Database Systems

by Laine Campbell, Charity Majors ...

The infrastructure-as-code revolution in IT is also affecting database administration. With this practical book, developers, system administrators, and junior to mid-level DBAs will learn how the modern practice of site reliability engineering applies to the craft of database architecture and operations. Authors Laine Campbell and Charity Majors provide a framework for professionals looking to ... Read more

$30.99 USD

The infrastructure-as-code revolution in IT is also affecting database administration. With this practical book, developers, system administrators, and junior to mid-level DBAs will learn how the modern practice of site reliability engineering applies to the craft of database architecture and operations. Authors Laine Campbell and Charity Majors provide a framework for professionals looking to
... Read more
Linux Networking Cookbook

From Asterisk to Zebra with Easy-to-Use Recipes

by Carla Schroder ...

This soup-to-nuts collection of recipes covers everything you need to know to perform your job as a Linux network administrator, whether you're new to the job or have years of experience. With Linux Networking Cookbook, you'll dive straight into the gnarly hands-on work of building and maintaining a computer network.Running a network doesn't mean you have all the answers. Networking is a complex ... Read more

$25.99 USD

This soup-to-nuts collection of recipes covers everything you need to know to perform your job as a Linux network administrator, whether you're new to the job or have years of experience. With Linux Networking Cookbook, you'll dive straight into the gnarly hands-on work of building and maintaining a computer network.Running a network doesn't mean you have all the answers. Networking is a complex
... Read more
Exploring Expect

A Tcl-based Toolkit for Automating Interactive Programs

by Don Libes ...

Expect is quickly becoming a part of every UNIX user's toolbox. It allows you to automate Telnet, FTP, passwd, rlogin, and hundreds of other applications that normally require human interaction. Using Expect to automate these applications will allow you to speed up tasks and, in many cases, solve new problems that you never would have even considered before.For example, you can use Expect to test ... Read more

$20.19 USD

Expect is quickly becoming a part of every UNIX user's toolbox. It allows you to automate Telnet, FTP, passwd, rlogin, and hundreds of other applications that normally require human interaction. Using Expect to automate these applications will allow you to speed up tasks and, in many cases, solve new problems that you never would have even considered before.For example, you can use Expect to test
... Read more
Cybersecurity for Small Networks

A Guide for the Reasonably Paranoid

by Seth Enoka ...

A guide to implementing DIY security solutions and readily available technologies to protect home and small-office networks from attack.This book is an easy-to-follow series of tutorials that will lead readers through different facets of protecting household or small-business networks from cyber attacks. You’ll learn how to use pfSense to build a firewall, lock down wireless, segment a network ... Read more

$23.99 USD

A guide to implementing DIY security solutions and readily available technologies to protect home and small-office networks from attack.This book is an easy-to-follow series of tutorials that will lead readers through different facets of protecting household or small-business networks from cyber attacks. You’ll learn how to use pfSense to build a firewall, lock down wireless, segment a network
... Read more
UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook

by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Trent Hein, Ben Whaley, Dan Mackin ...

“As an author, editor, and publisher, I never paid much attention to the competition—except in a few cases. This is one of those cases. The UNIX System Administration Handbook is one of the few books we ever measured ourselves against.”—Tim O’Reilly, founder of O’Reilly Media“This edition is for those whose systems live in the cloud or in virtualized data centers; those whose administrative work ... Read more

$60.29 USD

“As an author, editor, and publisher, I never paid much attention to the competition—except in a few cases. This is one of those cases. The UNIX System Administration Handbook is one of the few books we ever measured ourselves against.”—Tim O’Reilly, founder of O’Reilly Media“This edition is for those whose systems live in the cloud or in virtualized data centers; those whose administrative work
... Read more
Linux Kernel in a Nutshell

A Desktop Quick Reference

by Greg Kroah-Hartman ...

Written by a leading developer and maintainer of the Linux kernel, Linux Kernel in a Nutshell is a comprehensive overview of kernel configuration and building, a critical task for Linux users and administrators.No distribution can provide a Linux kernel that meets all users' needs. Computers big and small have special requirements that require reconfiguring and rebuilding the kernel. Whether you ... Read more

$20.19 USD

Written by a leading developer and maintainer of the Linux kernel, Linux Kernel in a Nutshell is a comprehensive overview of kernel configuration and building, a critical task for Linux users and administrators.No distribution can provide a Linux kernel that meets all users' needs. Computers big and small have special requirements that require reconfiguring and rebuilding the kernel. Whether you
... Read more
Linux

The Textbook, Second Edition

by Syed Mansoor Sarwar, Robert M Koretsky ...

Choosen by BookAuthority as one of BookAuthority's Best Linux Mint Books of All TimeLinux: 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 ... Read more

$59.99 USD

Choosen by BookAuthority as one of BookAuthority's Best Linux Mint Books of All TimeLinux: 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
... Read more
Absolute OpenBSD, 2nd Edition

Unix for the Practical Paranoid

by Michael W. Lucas ...

OpenBSD, the elegant, highly secure Unix-like operating system, is widely used as the basis for critical DNS servers, routers, firewalls, and more. This long-awaited second edition of Absolute OpenBSD maintains author Michael Lucas's trademark straightforward and practical approach that readers have enjoyed for years. You'll learn the intricacies of the platform, the technical details behind ... Read more

$43.99 USD

OpenBSD, the elegant, highly secure Unix-like operating system, is widely used as the basis for critical DNS servers, routers, firewalls, and more. This long-awaited second edition of Absolute OpenBSD maintains author Michael Lucas's trademark straightforward and practical approach that readers have enjoyed for years. You'll learn the intricacies of the platform, the technical details behind
... Read more
System Programming in Linux

A Hands-On Introduction

by Stewart Weiss ...

Learn to write real Linux software—not just run it.Most programmers never learn how Linux really works. Why? Because system programming is rarely taught, and the tools can be intimidating without the right guidance. As a result, many developers stick to high-level languages and frameworks—writing code that runs on Linux without understanding how it interacts with Linux.In today’s world, that’s not ... Read more

$61.99 USD

Learn to write real Linux software—not just run it.Most programmers never learn how Linux really works. Why? Because system programming is rarely taught, and the tools can be intimidating without the right guidance. As a result, many developers stick to high-level languages and frameworks—writing code that runs on Linux without understanding how it interacts with Linux.In today’s world, that’s not
... Read more
DevOps Troubleshooting

Linux Server Best Practices

by Kyle Rankin ...

“If you’re a developer trying to figure out why your application is not responding at 3 am, you need this book! This is now my go-to book when diagnosing production issues. It has saved me hours in troubleshooting complicated operations problems.”–Trotter Cashion, cofounder, MashionDevOps can help developers, QAs, and admins work together to solve Linux server problems far more rapidly, ... Read more

$34.19 USD

“If you’re a developer trying to figure out why your application is not responding at 3 am, you need this book! This is now my go-to book when diagnosing production issues. It has saved me hours in troubleshooting complicated operations problems.”–Trotter Cashion, cofounder, MashionDevOps can help developers, QAs, and admins work together to solve Linux server problems far more rapidly,
... Read more
Linux for Beginners: Linux Command Line, Linux Programming and Linux Operating System

by Steve Will ...

A 100% practical approach to quickly acquire the basics of Linux administration,ideal for beginners wishing to be quickly operational in Linux administration, this survival guide is the essential companion to never feel lost in a Linux world. This book is intended for students, academics and engineers and more generally to anyone wishing to acquire a good knowledge of Linux system. The main ... Read more

$4.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A 100% practical approach to quickly acquire the basics of Linux administration,ideal for beginners wishing to be quickly operational in Linux administration, this survival guide is the essential companion to never feel lost in a Linux world. This book is intended for students, academics and engineers and more generally to anyone wishing to acquire a good knowledge of Linux system. The main
... Read more
Linux

A Comprehensive Guide to Linux Operating System and Command Line

by Sam Griffin ...

LINUXThe term Linux refers to an operating system, or kernel, developed by Linus Torvalds and a few other contributors. It was publicly released for the first time in September 1991 and its introduction completely changed how users would experience computing for personal and professional purposes.Linux has continued to grow in popularity over the years and is now widely used by individuals and ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

LINUXThe term Linux refers to an operating system, or kernel, developed by Linus Torvalds and a few other contributors. It was publicly released for the first time in September 1991 and its introduction completely changed how users would experience computing for personal and professional purposes.Linux has continued to grow in popularity over the years and is now widely used by individuals and
... Read more
FreeBSD Mastery: Specialty Filesystems

by Michael W. Lucas ...

Series Book 8 - IT Mastery
Filesystems for every need!FreeBSD includes many special-purpose filesystems. FreeBSD Mastery: Specialty Filesystems takes you through these filesystems, helping you solve problems you didn’t know you have. These filesystems underlie everything from application servers to jails.With Specialty Filesystems you’ll learn to manage:removable mediaMSDOS and Linux filesystemsCD, DVD, and Blu-Ray ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Filesystems for every need!FreeBSD includes many special-purpose filesystems. FreeBSD Mastery: Specialty Filesystems takes you through these filesystems, helping you solve problems you didn’t know you have. These filesystems underlie everything from application servers to jails.With Specialty Filesystems you’ll learn to manage:removable mediaMSDOS and Linux filesystemsCD, DVD, and Blu-Ray
... Read more
Absolute FreeBSD, 3rd Edition

The Complete Guide to FreeBSD

by Michael W. Lucas ...

This updated edition of Michael W. Lucas' definitive volume on FreeBSD-based systems adds coverage of modern disks, the ZFS filesystem IPv6, redesigned jail and packaging systems, and virtualization, among dozens of new features added in the last 10 years.FreeBSD is the muscle behind companies like Netflix and EMC. Any place where someone does heavy lifting on the Internet, you'll find FreeBSD. ... Read more

$39.99 USD

This updated edition of Michael W. Lucas' definitive volume on FreeBSD-based systems adds coverage of modern disks, the ZFS filesystem IPv6, redesigned jail and packaging systems, and virtualization, among dozens of new features added in the last 10 years.FreeBSD is the muscle behind companies like Netflix and EMC. Any place where someone does heavy lifting on the Internet, you'll find FreeBSD.
... Read more
Learning the Korn Shell

Unix Programming

by Arnold Robbins, Bill Rosenblatt ...

The Korn shell is an interactive command and scripting language for accessing Unix® and other computer systems. As a complete and high-level programming language in itself, it's been a favorite since it was developed in the mid 1980s by David G. Korn at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Knowing how to use it is an essential skill for serious Unix users. Learning the Korn Shell shows you how to use the Korn ... Read more

$24.49 USD

The Korn shell is an interactive command and scripting language for accessing Unix® and other computer systems. As a complete and high-level programming language in itself, it's been a favorite since it was developed in the mid 1980s by David G. Korn at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Knowing how to use it is an essential skill for serious Unix users. Learning the Korn Shell shows you how to use the Korn
... Read more

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