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I. Basics: Background -- Getting started -- Working with files and directories -- The command shell -- Text editing -- The GNOME desktop -- The CDE and KDE desktops -- pt. II. User networking: Electronic mail -- Networking with TCP/IP -- The internet -- pt. III. System administration: Processes and scheduling -- System security -- Basic system administration -- Advanced system administration -- pt. IV. Network administration: Clients and servers -- The Apache web server -- Network administration -- Using UNIX and Windows together -- pt. V. Tools and programming: Filters and utilities -- Shell scripting -- awk and sed -- Perl -- Python -- C and C++ programming tools -- An overview of Java -- pt. VI. Enterprise solutions: UNIX applications and databases -- Web development under UNIX -- How to use the man (Manual) pages.

Covers various aspects of UNIX - an open-source operating system. This title includes chapters that provide coverage of the various versions of UNIX. It provides instructions on how to install and configure UNIX on a PC or Mac and use various tools and utilities. It includes examples, features, and options.

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