How Linux works: what every superuser should know

The big picture

Basic commands and directory hierarchy

Devices

Disks and filesystems

How the Linux kernel boots

How user space starts

System configuration: logging, system time, batch jobs, and users

A closer look at processes and resource utilization

Understanding your network and its configuration

Network applications and services

Introduction to shell scripts

Moving files across the network

User environments

A brief survey of the Linux desktop

Development tools

Introduction to compiling software from C source code

Building on the basics.

Brief Contents; Contents In Detail; The Basics; Devices, Disks, Filesystems, and the Kernel; How Linux Boots; Essential System Files, Servers, And Utilities; Configuring Your Network; Network Services; Introduction To Shell Scripts; Development Tools; Compiling Software From Source Code; Maintaining The Kernel; Configuring And Manipulating Peripheral Devices; Printing; Backups; Sharing Files With Samba; Network File Transfer; User Environments; Buying Hardware For Linux; Further Directions; Command Classification; Index; Bibliography.