Authors: Thomas Limoncelli, Christina J. Hogan, Strata R. Chalup
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Publication Date: June 2007 (2nd Edition)
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Buy it. Buy it. Buy it.
If you are a systems or network administrator and you do not own a copy of this book, stop reading this right now and go get one. If you are a manager responsible for the care and feeding of a technical team, purchase copies for yourself and each of your team members. Heck, even if you’re unfortunate enough to be married to a systems administrator (*gasp*), buy a copy for your significant other and steal it when they aren’t looking. It’s that good. You’ll get a better understanding of what he or she does on a daily basis, as well as be able to finally explain it to your mother-in-law. (True story!) Here’s why. » Read more
The Linux Programmer’s Toolbox
Author: John Fusco
Publisher: Prentice Hall Open Source Software Development Series
Publication date: May 6, 2007
The Linux Programmers Toolbox provides a thorough introduction on the essential C and C++ development tools packaged with common
modern Linux distributions. It is predominantly geared towards programmers who are new to the Linux platform, but power users and systems engineers perk up–there is enough cross-discipline information to absolutely warrant a closer look.
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Written by the same set of authors who brought you the Unix Systems Administration Handbook (USAH), the Linux Administration Handbook (LAH) provides a detail-rich, Linux-centric approach to system management. It limits its focus to the 5 most commonly installed distributions in the market today.
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