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How Linux Works, 3rd Edition

What Every Superuser Should Know

by Brian Ward ...

Best-selling guide to the inner workings of the Linux operating system with over 50,000 copies sold since its original release in 2014.Unlike some operating systems, Linux doesn’t try to hide the important bits from you—it gives you full control of your computer. But to truly master Linux, you need to understand its internals, like how the system boots, how networking works, and what the kernel ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Best-selling guide to the inner workings of the Linux operating system with over 50,000 copies sold since its original release in 2014.Unlike some operating systems, Linux doesn’t try to hide the important bits from you—it gives you full control of your computer. But to truly master Linux, you need to understand its internals, like how the system boots, how networking works, and what the kernel
... Read more
Docker: Up & Running

by Sean P. Kane, Karl Matthias ...

Docker and Linux containers have fundamentally changed the way that organizations develop, deliver, and run software at scale. But understanding why these tools are important and how they can be successfully integrated into your organization's ecosystem can be challenging. This fully updated guide provides developers, operators, architects, and technical managers with a thorough understanding of ... Read more

$41.09 USD

Docker and Linux containers have fundamentally changed the way that organizations develop, deliver, and run software at scale. But understanding why these tools are important and how they can be successfully integrated into your organization's ecosystem can be challenging. This fully updated guide provides developers, operators, architects, and technical managers with a thorough understanding of
... Read more
Site Reliability Engineering

How Google Runs Production Systems

by Niall Richard Murphy, Betsy Beyer, Chris Jones, Jennifer Petoff ...

The overwhelming majority of a software systemâ??s lifespan is spent in use, not in design or implementation. So, why does conventional wisdom insist that software engineers focus primarily on the design and development of large-scale computing systems?In this collection of essays and articles, key members of Googleâ??s Site Reliability Team explain how and why their commitment to the entire ... Read more

$36.79 USD

The overwhelming majority of a software systemâ??s lifespan is spent in use, not in design or implementation. So, why does conventional wisdom insist that software engineers focus primarily on the design and development of large-scale computing systems?In this collection of essays and articles, key members of Googleâ??s Site Reliability Team explain how and why their commitment to the entire
... Read more
OpenTelemetry Cookbook

by Zeel Wolf ...

A hands-on, recipe-driven book that puts OpenTelemetry into immediate use. This cookbook is for IT folks like developers, Linux admins, cloud engineers, backend pros, networking experts, and security practitioners. It's for anyone who wants a proven, hands-on way to keep an eye on, trace, and understand modern systems.This book gives you step-by-step easy solutions to everyday observability ... Read more

$29.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A hands-on, recipe-driven book that puts OpenTelemetry into immediate use. This cookbook is for IT folks like developers, Linux admins, cloud engineers, backend pros, networking experts, and security practitioners. It's for anyone who wants a proven, hands-on way to keep an eye on, trace, and understand modern systems.This book gives you step-by-step easy solutions to everyday observability
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Run Your Own Mail Server

by Michael W. Lucas ...

Series Book 20 - IT Mastery
You Against the Email EmpireMessage services appear and disappear, but email remains. One of the Internet’s oldest and most open protocols, email reaches everywhere. Dominated by a handful of carriers, yet still manageable by the rest of us. If you do it right.Setting up the email server is the easy part.The protocols that support email? Those are hard. SPF. DKIM. DMARC. BIMI and MTA-TLS and TLS ... Read more

$14.99 USD

You Against the Email EmpireMessage services appear and disappear, but email remains. One of the Internet’s oldest and most open protocols, email reaches everywhere. Dominated by a handful of carriers, yet still manageable by the rest of us. If you do it right.Setting up the email server is the easy part.The protocols that support email? Those are hard. SPF. DKIM. DMARC. BIMI and MTA-TLS and TLS
... Read more
UNIX For Dummies

by John R. Levine, Margaret Levine Young ...

Manage files, set up networks, and go online with UNIX!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 softwareThorough ... Read more

$18.00 USD

Manage files, set up networks, and go online with UNIX!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 softwareThorough
... Read more
AppleScript: The Missing Manual

The Missing Manual

by Adam Goldstein ...

From newspapers to NASA, Mac users around the world use AppleScript to automate their daily computing routines. Famed for its similarity to English and its ease of integration with other programs, AppleScript is the perfect programming language for time-squeezed Mac fans. As beginners quickly realize, however, AppleScript has one major shortcoming: it comes without a manual.No more. You don't need ... Read more

$17.29 USD

From newspapers to NASA, Mac users around the world use AppleScript to automate their daily computing routines. Famed for its similarity to English and its ease of integration with other programs, AppleScript is the perfect programming language for time-squeezed Mac fans. As beginners quickly realize, however, AppleScript has one major shortcoming: it comes without a manual.No more. You don't need
... Read more
Fundamentals of Linux

Explore the essentials of the Linux command line

by Oliver Pelz ...

Develop a solid understanding of the important command-line tools and utilities in LinuxKey FeaturesDelve into the fundamentals of LinuxExplore and work with virtualization, command lines, and Bash shell scriptsUse special file permission flags such as setuid and setgidBook DescriptionLinux is a Unix-like operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and ... Read more

$25.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Develop a solid understanding of the important command-line tools and utilities in LinuxKey FeaturesDelve into the fundamentals of LinuxExplore and work with virtualization, command lines, and Bash shell scriptsUse special file permission flags such as setuid and setgidBook DescriptionLinux is a Unix-like operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and
... Read more
The 101 Most Important UNIX and Linux Commands

by Ronald J. Leach ...

This book delivers what the title states: It describes the 101 most important UNIX and Linux commands and system calls. The book bridges the gap between on-line tutorials and manual pages on one hand, and books of 1,000 pages or more that explore the nuances of many shell commands in exhaustive detail. While most of these sources provide excellent information, they do not really solve the plight ... Read more

$5.99 USD

This book delivers what the title states: It describes the 101 most important UNIX and Linux commands and system calls. The book bridges the gap between on-line tutorials and manual pages on one hand, and books of 1,000 pages or more that explore the nuances of many shell commands in exhaustive detail. While most of these sources provide excellent information, they do not really solve the plight
... Read more
The Linux Command Line Beginner's Guide

by Jonathan Moeller ...

The Linux Command Line Beginner's Guide gives users new to Linux an introduction to the command line environment.In the Guide, you'll learn how to:-Copy, move, and delete files and directories.-Create, delete, and manage users.-Create, delete, and manage groups.-Use virtual terminals.-Use the bash shell.-Safely use the root account with su and sudo.-Change permissions and ownership of files and ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Linux Command Line Beginner's Guide gives users new to Linux an introduction to the command line environment.In the Guide, you'll learn how to:-Copy, move, and delete files and directories.-Create, delete, and manage users.-Create, delete, and manage groups.-Use virtual terminals.-Use the bash shell.-Safely use the root account with su and sudo.-Change permissions and ownership of files and
... Read more
In the Beginning...Was the Command Line

by Neal Stephenson ...

$6.99 USD
The Linux Mint Beginner's Guide - Second Edition

by Jonathan Moeller ...

Series series Computer Beginner's Guides
The Linux Mint Beginner's Guide (Second Edition) will show you how to get the most out of Linux Mint, from using the Cinnamon desktop environment to advanced command-line tasks. In the Guide, you will learn how to:-Install Linux Mint.-Use the desktop environment.-Manage files and folders.-Manage users, groups, and file permissions.-Install software on a Linux Mint system, both from the command ... Read more

$0.99 USD

The Linux Mint Beginner's Guide (Second Edition) will show you how to get the most out of Linux Mint, from using the Cinnamon desktop environment to advanced command-line tasks. In the Guide, you will learn how to:-Install Linux Mint.-Use the desktop environment.-Manage files and folders.-Manage users, groups, and file permissions.-Install software on a Linux Mint system, both from the command
... Read more
Bash Command Line Pro Tips

by Jason Cannon ...

As someone that has used the Bash shell almost daily for over 15 years, I've accumulated several command line "tricks" that have saved me time and frustration. Bash Command Line Pro Tips is a collection of techniques that you can put to use right away to increase your efficiency at the command line.Here is what you will learn by reading Bash Command Line Pro Tips:* How to use tab completion* How ... Read more

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As someone that has used the Bash shell almost daily for over 15 years, I've accumulated several command line "tricks" that have saved me time and frustration. Bash Command Line Pro Tips is a collection of techniques that you can put to use right away to increase your efficiency at the command line.Here is what you will learn by reading Bash Command Line Pro Tips:* How to use tab completion* How
... Read more
The Cathedral & the Bazaar

Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary

by Eric S. Raymond ...

Open source provides the competitive advantage in the Internet Age. According to the August Forrester Report, 56 percent of IT managers interviewed at Global 2,500 companies are already using some type of open source software in their infrastructure and another 6 percent will install it in the next two years. This revolutionary model for collaborative software development is being embraced and ... Read more

$10.79 USD

Open source provides the competitive advantage in the Internet Age. According to the August Forrester Report, 56 percent of IT managers interviewed at Global 2,500 companies are already using some type of open source software in their infrastructure and another 6 percent will install it in the next two years. This revolutionary model for collaborative software development is being embraced and
... Read more
The Linux Command Line, 2nd Edition

A Complete Introduction

by William Shotts ...

You've experienced the shiny, point-and-click surface of your Linux computer--now dive below and explore its depths with the power of the command line.The Linux Command Line takes you from your very first terminal keystrokes to writing full programs in Bash, the most popular Linux shell (or command line). Along the way you'll learn the timeless skills handed down by generations of experienced, ... Read more

$28.99 USD

You've experienced the shiny, point-and-click surface of your Linux computer--now dive below and explore its depths with the power of the command line.The Linux Command Line takes you from your very first terminal keystrokes to writing full programs in Bash, the most popular Linux shell (or command line). Along the way you'll learn the timeless skills handed down by generations of experienced,
... Read more
SSH Mastery

OpenSSH, PuTTY, Tunnels, and Keys - 2nd edition

by Michael W. Lucas ...

Series Book 12 - IT Mastery
The seminal text on SSH, newly revised and updated!Secure Shell (SSH) lets sysadmins securely manage remote systems. It’s powerful, complicated, and confusing.Lose the confusion.SSH Mastery: OpenSSH, PuTTY, Tunnels and Keys rescues you from sifting through decades of obsolete online tutorials and quickly makes you an SSH journeyman. You’ll learn toeliminate passwordsmanage access by users, groups, ... Read more

$9.99 USD

The seminal text on SSH, newly revised and updated!Secure Shell (SSH) lets sysadmins securely manage remote systems. It’s powerful, complicated, and confusing.Lose the confusion.SSH Mastery: OpenSSH, PuTTY, Tunnels and Keys rescues you from sifting through decades of obsolete online tutorials and quickly makes you an SSH journeyman. You’ll learn toeliminate passwordsmanage access by users, groups,
... Read more
Definitive Guide to sed

Tutorial and Reference

by Daniel A. Goldman ...

What is sed? sed is a "stream editor". sed rapidly and reliably transforms text files, and edits "streams" (program outputs) on the fly. sed is a uniquely useful text processing tool, installed by default on Unix computers. sed can also be used on a Windows PC.Why should I learn sed? If you write shell scripts, do system administration, or process text files (HTML, source code, data files) with ... Read more

$9.85 USD

What is sed? sed is a "stream editor". sed rapidly and reliably transforms text files, and edits "streams" (program outputs) on the fly. sed is a uniquely useful text processing tool, installed by default on Unix computers. sed can also be used on a Windows PC.Why should I learn sed? If you write shell scripts, do system administration, or process text files (HTML, source code, data files) with
... Read more
FreeBSD Mastery: ZFS

by Allan Jude, Michael W. Lucas ...

Series Book 7 - IT Mastery
21st-Century Data StorageZFS, the fast, flexible, self-healing filesystem, revolutionized data storage. Leveraging ZFS changeseverything about managing FreeBSD systems. With FreeBSD Mastery: ZFS, you’ll learn to:understand how your hardware affects ZFSarrange your storage for optimal performanceconfigure datasets that match your enterprise’s needsrepair and monitor storage poolsexpand your storage ... Read more

$9.99 USD

21st-Century Data StorageZFS, the fast, flexible, self-healing filesystem, revolutionized data storage. Leveraging ZFS changeseverything about managing FreeBSD systems. With FreeBSD Mastery: ZFS, you’ll learn to:understand how your hardware affects ZFSarrange your storage for optimal performanceconfigure datasets that match your enterprise’s needsrepair and monitor storage poolsexpand your storage
... Read more
Work with the Command-line: To Manage Files and Directories in Ubuntu

by Sudiman Suhaili ...

This book is aimed at anybody who are looking to deepen their understanding of the command-line in Linux, the essential skills to use and manage the operating system. This book also an ideal reference for beginners to learn the common and basic Linux commands but it is also great for intermediate users.In this book, we use the Ubuntu to understand how Linux can be used, explore the Linux directory ... Read more

$1.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book is aimed at anybody who are looking to deepen their understanding of the command-line in Linux, the essential skills to use and manage the operating system. This book also an ideal reference for beginners to learn the common and basic Linux commands but it is also great for intermediate users.In this book, we use the Ubuntu to understand how Linux can be used, explore the Linux directory
... Read more
FreeBSD Mastery: Jails

by Michael W. Lucas ...

Series Book 15 - IT Mastery
CONFINE YOUR SOFTWAREJails are FreeBSD’s most legendary feature: known to be powerful, tricky to master, and cloaked in decades of dubious lore. Deploying jails calls upon every sysadmin skill you have, and more—but unleashing lightweight virtualization is so worth it.FreeBSD Mastery: Jails cuts through the clutter to expose the inner mechanisms of jails and unleash their power in your service. ... Read more

$9.99 USD

CONFINE YOUR SOFTWAREJails are FreeBSD’s most legendary feature: known to be powerful, tricky to master, and cloaked in decades of dubious lore. Deploying jails calls upon every sysadmin skill you have, and more—but unleashing lightweight virtualization is so worth it.FreeBSD Mastery: Jails cuts through the clutter to expose the inner mechanisms of jails and unleash their power in your service.
... Read more
The Linux Programming Interface

A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook

by Michael Kerrisk ...

The Linux Programming Interface (TLPI) is the definitive guide to the Linux and UNIX programming interface—the interface employed by nearly every application that runs on a Linux or UNIX system.In this authoritative work, Linux programming expert Michael Kerrisk provides detailed descriptions of the system calls and library functions that you need in order to master the craft of system programming ... Read more

$61.99 USD

The Linux Programming Interface (TLPI) is the definitive guide to the Linux and UNIX programming interface—the interface employed by nearly every application that runs on a Linux or UNIX system.In this authoritative work, Linux programming expert Michael Kerrisk provides detailed descriptions of the system calls and library functions that you need in order to master the craft of system programming
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sed & awk

UNIX Power Tools

by Dale Dougherty, Arnold Robbins ...

sed & awk describes two text processing programs that are mainstays of the UNIX programmer's toolbox.sed is a "stream editor" for editing streams of text that might be too large to edit as a single file, or that might be generated on the fly as part of a larger data processing step. The most common operation done with sed is substitution, replacing one block of text with another.awk is a complete ... Read more

$30.99 USD

sed & awk describes two text processing programs that are mainstays of the UNIX programmer's toolbox.sed is a "stream editor" for editing streams of text that might be too large to edit as a single file, or that might be generated on the fly as part of a larger data processing step. The most common operation done with sed is substitution, replacing one block of text with another.awk is a complete
... Read more
Ubuntu: 101 Tips & Tricks

by Jonathan Moeller ...

Series series Computer Beginner's Guides
Ubuntu: 101 Tips & Tricks gives users an overview of Ubuntu, from using the Dash and the Launcher to more advanced troubleshooting techniques.In this book, you'll learn how to:-Master the Dash and the Launcher.-Get the most out of the desktop environment.-Use the power of Nautilus-Connect Ubuntu to networks.-Create and eliminate user accounts.-Back up your files.-Install powerful apps from the ... Read more

$0.99 USD

Ubuntu: 101 Tips & Tricks gives users an overview of Ubuntu, from using the Dash and the Launcher to more advanced troubleshooting techniques.In this book, you'll learn how to:-Master the Dash and the Launcher.-Get the most out of the desktop environment.-Use the power of Nautilus-Connect Ubuntu to networks.-Create and eliminate user accounts.-Back up your files.-Install powerful apps from the
... Read more
Ed Mastery

The Standard Unix Text Editor

by Michael W. Lucas ...

Series Book 13 - IT Mastery
“I’m glad someone’s finally giving ed the attention it deserves.”– Ken Thompson, co-creator of UnixLet me be perfectly clear: ed(1) is the standard Unix text editor. If you don’t know ed, you’re not a sysadmin. You're a mere dabbler. A dilettante. Deficient.Forty years after ed’s introduction, internationally acclaimed author Michael W Lucas has finally unlocked the mysteries of ed for everyone. ... Read more

$4.99 USD

“I’m glad someone’s finally giving ed the attention it deserves.”– Ken Thompson, co-creator of UnixLet me be perfectly clear: ed(1) is the standard Unix text editor. If you don’t know ed, you’re not a sysadmin. You're a mere dabbler. A dilettante. Deficient.Forty years after ed’s introduction, internationally acclaimed author Michael W Lucas has finally unlocked the mysteries of ed for everyone.
... Read more

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