The Slackware Linux operating system is a powerful platform for Intel-based computers. It is designed to be stable, secure, and functional as both a high-end server and powerful workstation.

This book is designed to get you started with the Slackware Linux operating system. It’s not meant to cover every single aspect of the distribution, but rather to show what it is capable of and give you a basic working knowledge of the system.

As you gain experience with Slackware Linux, we hope you find this book to be a handy reference. We also hope you’ll lend it to all of your friends when they come asking about that cool Slackware Linux operating system you’re running.

While this free linux pdf ebooks may not an edge-of-your-seat novel, we certainly tried to make it as entertaining as possible. With any luck, we’ll get a movie deal. Of course, we also hope you are able to learn from it and find it useful.

The following are the major changes in this new edition:
Chapter 1, Introduction
Provides introductory material on Linux, Slackware, and the Open Source and Free Software Movements.

Chapter 2, Help
Describes the help resources available on a Slackware Linux system and online.

Chapter 3, Installation
Describes the installation process step-by-step with screenshots to provide an illustrative walk-through.

Chapter 4, System Configuration
Describes the important configuration files and covers kernel recompilation.

Chapter 5, Network Configuration
Describes how to connect a Slackware Linux machine to a network. Covers TCP/IP, PPP/dial-up, wireless networking, and more.

Chapter 6, The X Window System
Describes how to setup and use the graphical X Window System in Slackware.

Chapter 7, Booting
Describes the process by which a computer boots into Slackware Linux. Also covers dual-booting with Microsoft Windows operating systems.

Chapter 8, The Shell
Describes the powerful command line interface for Linux.

Chapter 9, Filesystem Structure
Describes the filesystem structure, including file ownership, permission, and linking.

Chapter 10, Handling Files and Directories
Describes the commands used to manipulate files and directories from the command line interface.

Chapter 11, Process Control
Describes the powerful Linux process management commands used to managemultiple running applications.

Chapter 12, Essential System Administration
Describes basic system administration tasks such as adding and removing users, shutting down the system properly, and more.

Chapter 13, Basic Network Commands
Describes the collection of network clients included with Slackware.

Chapter 14, Security
Describes many different tools available to help keep your Slackware system secure, including iptables and tcpwrappers.

Chapter 15, Archive Files
Describes the different compression and archive utilities available for Linux.

Chapter 16, vi
Describes the powerful vi text editor.

Chapter 17, Emacs
Describes the powerful Emacs text editor.

Chapter 18, Slackware Package Management
Describes the Slackware package utilities and the process used to create custom packages and tagfiles.

Chapter 19, ZipSlack
Describes the ZipSlack version of Linux that can be used from Windows without requiring an installation.

File Size = 1.8 MB
No. of Page(s) = 284 pages
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