A True Textbook for an Introductory Course, System Administration
Course, or a Combination Course
Linux with Operating System Concepts, Second Edition merges
conceptual operating system (OS) and Unix/Linux topics into one cohesive
textbook for undergraduate students. The book can be used for a one- or
two-semester course on Linux or Unix. It is complete with review
sections, problems, definitions, concepts and relevant introductory
material, such as binary and Boolean logic, OS kernels and the role of
the CPU and memory hierarchy.
Details for Introductory and Advanced Users
The book covers Linux from both the user and system administrator
positions. From a user perspective, it emphasizes command-line
interaction. From a system administrator perspective, the text
reinforces shell scripting with examples of administration scripts that
support the automation of administrator tasks.
Thorough Coverage of Concepts and Linux Commands
The author incorporates OS concepts not found in most Linux/Unix
textbooks, including kernels, file systems, storage devices, virtual
memory and process management. He also introduces computer science
topics, such as computer networks and TCP/IP, interpreters versus
compilers, file compression, file system integrity through backups, RAID
and encryption technologies, booting and the GNUs C compiler.
New in this Edition
The book has been updated to systemd Linux and the newer services like
Cockpit, NetworkManager, firewalld and journald. This edition explores
Linux beyond CentOS/Red Hat by adding detail on Debian distributions.
Content across most topics has been updated and improved.
