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Learning ROS for Robotics Programming
by Enrique Fernandez Aaron MartinezThe book will take an easy-to-follow and engaging tutorial approach, providing a practical and comprehensive way to learn ROS.If you are a robotic enthusiast who wants to learn how to build and program your own robots in an easy-to-develop, maintainable and shareable way, "Learning ROS for Robotics Programming" is for you. In order to make the most of the book, you should have some C++ programming background, knowledge of GNU/Linux systems, and computer science in general. No previous background on ROS is required, since this book provides all the skills required. It is also advisable to have some background on version control systems, like svn or git, which are often used to share the code by the community.
Learning ROS for Robotics Programming - Second Edition
by Enrique Fernandez Luis Sanchez CrespoIn order to make the most of the book, you should have a C++ programming background, knowledge of GNU/Linux systems, and general skills in computer science. No previous background in ROS is required, as this book takes you from the ground up.
Learning RSLogix 5000 Programming
by Austin ScottBecome proficient in building PLC solutions in Integrated Architecture from the ground up using RSLogix 5000 About This Book * Introduction to the Logix platform and Rockwell Automation terminology, with resources available online in the literature library * Build real-world Rockwell Automation solutions using ControlLogix, CompactLogix, SoftLogix, RSLogix 5000, and Studio 5000 * Understand the various controllers and form factors available in the ControlLogix and CompactLogix platforms, and the recent changes under the new Studio 5000 Automation Engineering and Design software suite Who This Book Is For This book is for PLC programmers, electricians, instrumentation techs, automation professionals with basic PLC programming knowledge, but no knowledge of RSLogix 5000. If you are a student who is familiar with automation and would like to learn about RSLogix 5000 with minimal investment of time, this is the book for you. What You Will Learn * Briefly explore the history of Rockwell Automation and the evolution of the Logix platform * Discover the complete range of ControlLogix and ComplactLogix controllers and form factors available today, and the key things you should consider when you are engineering a Rockwell Automation solution * Explore the key platform changes introduced with Studio 5000 and Logix Designer version 24 and the latest firmware versions * Get to grips with the modules available in the ControLogix, SoftLogix, and CompactLogix platforms * Understand writing Ladder Logic (LL) routines, Sequential Function Chart (SFC) routines, and Structured Text routines (ST) * Design Function Block Diagrams (FBD) and their easy integration with HMIs In Detail RSLogix 5000 and Studio 5000's Logix Designer are user-friendly interfaces used for programming the current generation of Rockwell Automation Controllers including ControlLogix, CompactLogix, and SoftLogix. When engineering automation solutions using Logix, it is important to study the changes to the platform introduced with Studio 5000 and the various controllers, modules, and form factors available today. RSLogix 5000 programming packages help you maximize performance, save project development time, and improve productivity. This book provides a detailed overview of the Logix platform including ControlLogix, CompactLogix, and SoftLogix and explains the significant changes introduced in Studio 5000. A clear understanding of the recent Logix platform changes is critical for anyone developing a Rockwell Automation solution. It provides an easy-to-follow, step-by-step approach to learning the essential Logix hardware and software components and provides beginners with a solid foundation in the Logix platform features and terminology. By the end of this book, you will have a clear understanding of the capabilities of the Logix platform and the ability to navigate the Rockwell Automation Literature Library Resources. Style and approach A step-by-step approach to RSLogix 5000, which is explained in an easy-to-follow style. Each topic is explained sequentially with detailed explanations of the basic and advanced features of Rockwell Automation that appeal to the needs of readers with a wide range of experience.
Learning RSLogix 5000 Programming: Build robust PLC solutions with ControlLogix, CompactLogix, and Studio 5000/RSLogix 5000, 2nd Edition
by Austin ScottGet to grips with the Logix platform, Rockwell Automation terminologies, and the online resources available in the Literature Library Key Features Build real-world solutions using ControlLogix, CompactLogix, and RSLogix 5000/Studio 5000 Understand the different controllers and form factors offered by the ControlLogix and CompactLogix platforms Explore the latest changes in the Studio 5000 Automation Engineering and Design software suite Book Description Understanding programmable logic controller (PLC) programming with Rockwell Software's Logix Designer and the Studio 5000 platform, which includes ControlLogix, CompactLogix, and SoftLogix, is key to building robust PLC solutions. RSLogix 5000/Studio 5000's Logix Designer are user-friendly IEC 61131-3-compliant interfaces for programming the current generation of Rockwell Automation Controllers using Ladder Diagram (LD), Function Block Diagram (FBD), Structured Text (ST), and Sequential Function Chart (SFC). This second edition of Learning RSLogix 5000 Programming guides you through the technicalities and comes packed with the latest features of Studio 5000, industrial networking fundamentals, and industrial cybersecurity best practices. You'll go through the essential hardware and software components of Logix, before learning all about the new L8 processor model and the latest Studio 5000 architecture to build effective integrated solutions. Entirely new for this edition, you'll discover a chapter on cybersecurity concepts with RSLogix 5000. The book even gets you hands-on with building a robot bartender control system from start to finish. By the end of this Logix 5000 book, you'll have a clear understanding of the capabilities of the Logix platform and be able to confidently navigate Rockwell Automation Literature Library resources. What you will learn Gain insights into Rockwell Automation and the evolution of the Logix platform Find out the key platform changes in Studio 5000 and Logix Designer Explore a variety of ControlLogix and CompactLogix controllers Understand the Rockwell Automation industrial networking fundamentals Implement cybersecurity best practices using Rockwell Automation technologies Discover the key considerations for engineering a Rockwell Automation solution Who this book is for If you're a PLC programmer, an electrician, an instrumentation technician, or an automation professional with basic PLC programming knowledge, but no knowledge of RSLogix 5000, this RSLogix 5000 book is for you. You'll also find the book useful if you're already familiar with automation and want to learn about RSLogix 5000 software in a short time span.
Learning RStudio for R Statistical Computing
by Edwin De Jonge Mark Van LooA practical tutorial covering how to leverage RStudio functionality to effectively perform R Development, analysis, and reporting with RStudio. The book is aimed at R developers and analysts who wish to do R statistical development while taking advantage of RStudio functionality to ease their development efforts. Familiarity with R is assumed. Those who want to get started with R development using RStudio will also find the book useful. Even if you already use R but want to create reproducible statistical analysis projects or extend R with self-written packages, this book shows how to quickly achieve this using RStudio.
Learning RabbitMQ
by Martin ToshevBuild and optimize efficient messaging applications with ease About This Book * Learn to administer, configure, and manage RabbitMQ instances * Discover ways to secure and troubleshoot RabbitMQ instances * This book is fully up-to-date with all the latest changes to version 3.5 Who This Book Is For If you are a developer or system administrator with a basic knowledge of messaging who wants to learn RabbitMQ, or if you want to further enhance your knowledge in working with the message broker, then this book is ideal for you. To fully understand some examples in the book, a basic knowledge of the Java programming language is required. What You Will Learn * Apply messaging patterns using the message broker * Administer RabbitMQ using the command line, management Web console, or management REST services * Create a cluster of scalable, and highly-available, RabbitMQ instances * Use RabbitMQ with the Spring Framework, MuleESB, WSO2, and Oracle databases * Deploy RabbitMQ using Puppet, Vagrant, or Docker * Fine-tune the performance of RabbitMQ * Monitor RabbitMQ using Nagios, Munin, or Monit * Secure, troubleshoot, and extend RabbitMQ In Detail RabbitMQ is Open Source Message Queuing software based on the Advanced Message Queue Protocol Standard written in the Erlang Language. RabbitMQ is an ideal candidate for large-scale projects ranging from e-commerce and finance to Big Data and social networking because of its ease of use and high performance. Managing RabbitMQ in such a dynamic environment can be a challenging task that requires a good understanding not only of how to work properly with the message broker but also of its best practices and pitfalls. Learning RabbitMQ starts with a concise description of messaging solutions and patterns, then moves on to concrete practical scenarios for publishing and subscribing to the broker along with basic administration. This knowledge is further expanded by exploring how to establish clustering and high availability at the level of the message broker and how to integrate RabbitMQ with a number of technologies such as Spring, and enterprise service bus solutions such as MuleESB and WSO2. We will look at advanced topics such as performance tuning, secure messaging, and the internals of RabbitMQ. Finally we will work through case-studies so that we can see RabbitMQ in action and, if something goes wrong, we'll learn to resolve it in the Troubleshooting section. Style and approach Each chapter of the book is an easy-to-follow guide that expands and builds on the knowledge already gained in previous chapters. Throughout the course of the book, a sample system called the CSN (Corporate Social Network) is used to illustrate the core principles described. At the end of each chapter, there is a Q&A session that covers practical questions that may arise in practice when working with RabbitMQ.
Learning Rails
by Edd Dumbill Simon St. LaurentWhile most books written about Rails cater to programmers looking for information on data structures, Learning Rails targets web developers whose programming experience is tied directly to the Web.Rather than begin with the inner layers of a Rails web application--the models and controllers--this unique book approaches Rails development from the outer layer: the application interface. You'll learn how to create something visible with Rails before reaching the more difficult database models and controller code. With Learning Rails, you can start from the foundations of web design you already know, and then move more deeply into Ruby, objects, and database structures. This book will help you:Present web content by building an application with a basic view and a simple controller, while learning Ruby along the wayBuild forms and process their results, progressing from the simple to the more complexConnect forms to models by setting up a database, and use Rails' ActiveRecord to create code that maps to database structuresUse Rails scaffolding to build applications from a view-centric perspectiveAdd common web application elements such as sessions, cookies, and authenticationBuild applications that combine data from multiple tablesCreate simple but dynamic interfaces with Rails and AjaxOnce you complete Learning Rails, you'll be comfortable working with the Rails web framework, and you'll be well on your way to becoming a Rails guru.
Learning Rails 3: Rails from the Outside In (Oreilly And Associate Ser.)
by Simon St. Laurent Eric J Gruber Edd Wilder-JamesIf you’re a web developer or designer ready to learn Rails, this unique book is the ideal way to start.Rather than throw you into the middle of the framework’s Model-View-Controller architecture, Learning Rails 3 works from the outside in. You’ll begin with the foundations of the Web you already know, and learn how to create something visible with Rails’ view layer. Then you’ll tackle the more difficult inner layers: the database models and controller code.All you need to get started is HTML experience. Each chapter includes exercises and review questions to test your understanding as you go.Present content by building an application with a basic view and a simple controllerBuild forms and process their results, progressing from simple to more complexConnect forms to models by setting up a database, and create code that maps to database structuresUse Rails scaffolding to build applications from a view-centric perspectiveAdd common web application elements such as sessions, cookies, and authenticationBuild applications that combine data from multiple tablesSend and receive email messages from your applications"Learning Rails 3 feels like a brisk pair programming session with professionals who know how to use Ruby on Rails to get things done, and get them done well."-Alan Harris, author of Sinatra: Up and Running
Learning Rails 5: Rails from the Outside In
by Eric J Gruber J. Mark Locklear Barnabas BulpettIf you’re a web developer or designer ready to learn Ruby on Rails, this hands-on guide is the ideal way to get started. Rather than toss you into the middle of the framework’s Model-View-Controller architecture, as many books do, Learning Rails 5 begins with the foundations of the Web you already know.You’ll learn how to create something visible with Rails’ view layer before diving into the more difficult inner layers: the database models and controller code. All you need to begin your Rails journey is HTML experience. Each chapter includes exercises and review questions to test your understanding as you go.Present content by building an application with a basic view and a simple controllerBuild forms and process their results, progressing from simple to more complexUse Rails scaffolding and REST to build effective applications quicklyConnect forms to models and create code that maps directly to database structuresBuild applications that combine data from multiple tablesUse migrations to track changes to your database over timeAdd common elements such as sessions, cookies, and authentication
Learning Rails: Live Edition
by Edd Dumbill Simon St. LaurentReady to learn Rails? Get up to speed using the framework's latest release. In this Live Edition, Learning Rails has been updated to cover Rails 2.3.5, making it an ideal guide for Rails beginners. Unlike most Rails books, Learning Rails is for web developers, and not for programmers. Rather than begin with the inner layers of a Rails web application -- the models and controllers -- this book approaches Rails development from the outer layer: the view side of an application. You'll start from the foundations of the Web you already know, and learn how to create something visible with Rails before reaching the more difficult database models and controller code. Each chapter includes exercises and review questions so you can test your understanding as you go. Present content by building an application with a basic view and a simple controller, while learning Ruby along the way Build forms and process their results, progressing from simple to more complex Connect forms to models by setting up a database, and use Rails' Active Record to create code that maps to database structures Use Rails scaffolding to build applications from a view-centric perspective Add common web application elements such as sessions, cookies, and authentication Build applications that combine data from multiple tables Create simple but dynamic interfaces with Rails and Ajax O'Reilly Live Edition books give you access to updates to topics in between editions of a book. A Live Edition is an electronic and print-on-demand version of the book that is updated when there is a significant change to the software or technology the book covers, keeping you on top of .X releases or major fixes.
Learning Raphaël JS Vector Graphics
by Damian DawberA step-by-step guide to understanding the principles underlying vector drawing, using illustrations and code demos along with interactive maps to fully exploit the JavaScript library to create a data visualization widget.Learning Raphaël JS Vector Graphics has been written for anyone with an interest in frontend browser technologies with little or no knowledge of vector graphics drawing. Designers, integrators, frontend developers, and data visualization developers will get something out of reading this book. The book assumes knowledge of HTML and CSS and a working familiarity with JavaScript.
Learning Raspberry Pi
by Samarth ShahIf you have a passion for technology and want to explore the world of Raspberry Pi, then this book provides you with all the tools and information you are looking for. Although being familiar with basic programming concepts is useful, you can still learn a lot from this book as a wide variety of topics are covered.
Learning Raspbian
by William HarringtonThis book is intended for developers who have worked with the Raspberry Pi and who want to learn how to make the most of the Raspbian operating system and their Raspberry Pi. Whether you are a beginner to the Raspberry Pi or a seasoned expert, this book will make you familiar with the Raspbian operating system and teach you how to get your Raspberry Pi up and running.
Learning Ratpack: Simple, Lean, and Powerful Web Applications
by Dan WoodsBuild robust, highly scalable reactive web applications with Ratpack, the lightweight JVM framework. With this practical guide, you’ll discover how asynchronous applications differ from more traditional thread-per-request systems—and how you can reap the benefits of complex non-blocking through an API that makes the effort easy to understand and adopt.Author Dan Woods—a member of the Ratpack core team—provides a progressively in-depth tour of Ratpack and its capabilities, from basic concepts to tools and strategies to help you construct fast, test-driven applications in a semantic and expressive way. Ideal for Java web developers familiar with Grails or Spring, this book is applicable to all versions of Ratpack 1.x.Configure your applications and servers to accommodate the cloudUse Ratpack testing structures on both new and legacy applicationsAdd advanced capabilities, such as component binding, with modulesExplore Ratpack’s static content generation and serving mechanismsProvide a guaranteed execution order to asynchronous processingModel data and the data access layer to build high-performance, data-driven applicationsWork with reactive and functional programming strategiesUse distribution techniques that support continuous delivery and other deployment tactics
Learning Ray: Flexible Distributed Python for Machine Learning
by Max Pumperla Edward Oakes Richard LiawGet started with Ray, the open source distributed computing framework that simplifies the process of scaling compute-intensive Python workloads. With this practical book, Python programmers, data engineers, and data scientists will learn how to leverage Ray locally and spin up compute clusters. You'll be able to use Ray to structure and run machine learning programs at scale.Authors Max Pumperla, Edward Oakes, and Richard Liaw show you how to build machine learning applications with Ray. You'll understand how Ray fits into the current landscape of machine learning tools and discover how Ray continues to integrate ever more tightly with these tools. Distributed computation is hard, but by using Ray you'll find it easy to get started.Learn how to build your first distributed applications with Ray CoreConduct hyperparameter optimization with Ray TuneUse the Ray RLlib library for reinforcement learningManage distributed training with the Ray Train libraryUse Ray to perform data processing with Ray DatasetsLearn how work with Ray Clusters and serve models with Ray ServeBuild end-to-end machine learning applications with Ray AIR
Learning React Native
by Bonnie EisenmanGet a practical introduction to React Native, the JavaScript framework for writing and deploying fully featured mobile apps that look and feel native. With this hands-on guide, you'll learn how to build applications that target iOS, Android, and other mobile platforms instead of browsers. You'll also discover how to access platform features such as the camera, user location, and local storage.With code examples and step-by-step instructions, author Bonnie Eisenman shows web developers and frontend engineers how to build and style interfaces, use mobile components, and debug and deploy apps. Along the way, you'll build several increasingly sophisticated sample apps with React Native before putting everything together at the end.Learn how React Native provides an interface to native UI componentsExamine how the framework uses native components analogous to HTML elementsCreate and style your own React Native components and applicationsInstall modules for APIs and features not supported by the frameworkGet tools for debugging your code, and for handling issues outside of JavaScriptPut it all together with the Zebreto effective-memorization flashcard appDeploy apps to the iOS App Store and Google's Play Store
Learning React Native: Building Native Mobile Apps with JavaScript
by Bonnie EisenmanGet a practical introduction to React Native, the JavaScript framework for writing and deploying fully featured mobile apps that look and feel native. With this hands-on guide, you’ll learn how to build applications that target iOS, Android, and other mobile platforms instead of browsers. You’ll also discover how to access platform features such as the camera, user location, and local storage.With code examples and step-by-step instructions, author Bonnie Eisenman shows web developers and frontend engineers how to build and style interfaces, use mobile components, and debug and deploy apps. Along the way, you’ll build several increasingly sophisticated sample apps with React Native before putting everything together at the end.Learn how React Native provides an interface to native UI componentsExamine how the framework uses native components analogous to HTML elementsCreate and style your own React Native components and applicationsInstall modules for APIs and features not supported by the frameworkGet tools for debugging your code, and for handling issues outside of JavaScriptPut it all together with the Zebreto effective-memorization flashcard appDeploy apps to the iOS App Store and Google’s Play Store
Learning React Native: Building Native Mobile Apps with JavaScript
by Bonnie EisenmanGet a practical introduction to React Native, the JavaScript framework for writing and deploying fully featured mobile apps that render natively. The second edition of this hands-on guide shows you how to build applications that target iOS, Android, and other mobile platforms instead of browsers—apps that can access platform features such as the camera, user location, and local storage.Through code examples and step-by-step instructions, web developers and frontend engineers familiar with React will learn how to build and style interfaces, use mobile components, and debug and deploy apps. You’ll learn how to extend React Native using third-party libraries or your own Java and Objective-C libraries.Understand how React Native works under the hood with native UI componentsExamine how React Native’s mobile-based components compare to basic HTML elementsCreate and style your own React Native components and applicationsTake advantage of platform-specific APIs, as well as modules from the framework’s communityIncorporate platform-specific components into cross-platform appsLearn common pitfalls of React Native development, and tools for dealing with themCombine a large application’s many screens into a cohesive UXHandle state management in a large app with the Redux library
Learning React: Functional Web Development with React and Redux
by Alex Banks Eve PorcelloIf you want to learn how to build efficient user interfaces with React, this is your book. Authors Alex Banks and Eve Porcello show you how to create UIs with this small JavaScript library that can deftly display data changes on large-scale, data-driven websites without page reloads. Along the way, you’ll learn how to work with functional programming and the latest ECMAScript features.Developed by Facebook, and used by companies including Netflix, Walmart, and The New York Times for large parts of their web interfaces, React is quickly growing in use. By learning how to build React components with this hands-on guide, you’ll fully understand how useful React can be in your organization.Learn key functional programming concepts with JavaScriptPeek under the hood to understand how React runs in the browserCreate application presentation layers by mounting and composing React componentsUse component trees to manage data and reduce the time you spend debugging applicationsExplore React’s component lifecycle and use it to load data and improve UI performanceUse a routing solution for browser history, bookmarks, and other features of single-page applicationsLearn how to structure React applications with servers in mind
Learning React: Modern Patterns for Developing React Apps
by Alex Banks Eve PorcelloIf you want to learn how to build efficient React applications, this is your book. Ideal for web developers and software engineers who understand how JavaScript, CSS, and HTML work in the browser, this updated edition provides best practices and patterns for writing modern React code. No prior knowledge of React or functional JavaScript is necessary.With their learning road map, authors Alex Banks and Eve Porcello show you how to create UIs that can deftly display changes without page reloads on large-scale, data-driven websites. You’ll also discover how to work with functional programming and the latest ECMAScript features. Once you learn how to build React components with this hands-on guide, you’ll understand just how useful React can be in your organization.Understand key functional programming concepts with JavaScriptLook under the hood to learn how React runs in the browserCreate application presentation layers with React componentsManage data and reduce the time you spend debugging applicationsIncorporate React Hooks to manage state and fetch dataUse a routing solution for single-page application featuresLearn how to structure React applications with servers in mind
Learning Reactive Programming with Java 8
by Nickolay TsvetinovIf you are a Java developer that knows how to write software and would like to learn how to apply your existing skills to reactive programming, this book is for you.
Learning Reactive Programming with Java 8
by Nickolay Tsvetinov<P><P>Learn how to use RxJava and its reactive Observables to build fast, concurrent, and powerful applications through detailed examples <P><P>About This Book <P><P>Learn about Java 8's lambdas and what reactive programming is all about, and how these aspects are utilized by RxJava <P><P>Build fast and concurrent applications with ease, without the complexity of Java's concurrent API and shared states <P><P>Explore a wide variety of code examples to easily get used to all the features and tools provided by RxJava <P><P>Who This Book Is For <P><P>If you are a Java developer that knows how to write software and would like to learn how to apply your existing skills to reactive programming, this book is for you. <P><P>What You Will Learn <P><P>Discover what reactive programming is and how you can benefit from it <P><P>Get to grips with the new functional features of Java 8 and some functional theory <P><P>Create RxJava Observable instances from virtually any data source <P><P>Transform, filter, and accumulate your data using various RxJava operators <P><P>Combine multiple data sources in one dataset, using custom logic <P><P>Write concurrent programs with ease, scheduling actions on various workers <P><P>Learn about unit testing asynchronous RxJava logic <P><P>Extend RxJava by writing your own operators and factory methods <P><P>In Detail <P><P>Whether you are a Java expert or at a beginner level, you'll benefit from this book, because it will teach you a brand new way of coding and thinking. <P><P>The book starts with an explanation of what reactive programming is, why it is so appealing, and how we can integrate it in to Java. It continues by introducing the new Java 8 syntax features, such as lambdas and function references, and some functional programming basics. From this point on, the book focuses on RxJava in depth. It goes through creating Observables, transforming, filtering, and combining them, and concurrency and testing to finish with extending the library itself. <P><P>This book is a definite tutorial in RxJava filled with a lot of well-described examples. It explains reactive programming concepts in plain and readable language, without scientific formulas and terms.
Learning Real-time Processing with Spark Streaming
by Sumit GuptaBuilding scalable and fault-tolerant streaming applications made easy with Spark streaming About This Book * Process live data streams more efficiently with better fault recovery using Spark Streaming * Implement and deploy real-time log file analysis * Learn about integration with Advance Spark Libraries - GraphX, Spark SQL, and MLib. Who This Book Is For This book is intended for big data developers with basic knowledge of Scala but no knowledge of Spark. It will help you grasp the basics of developing real-time applications with Spark and understand efficient programming of core elements and applications. What You Will Learn * Install and configure Spark and Spark Streaming to execute applications * Explore the architecture and components of Spark and Spark Streaming to use it as a base for other libraries * Process distributed log files in real-time to load data from distributed sources * Apply transformations on streaming data to use its functions * Integrate Apache Spark with the various advance libraries like MLib and GraphX * Apply production deployment scenarios to deploy your application In Detail Using practical examples with easy-to-follow steps, this book will teach you how to build real-time applications with Spark Streaming. Starting with installing and setting the required environment, you will write and execute your first program for Spark Streaming. This will be followed by exploring the architecture and components of Spark Streaming along with an overview of libraries/functions exposed by Spark. Next you will be taught about various client APIs for coding in Spark by using the use-case of distributed log file processing. You will then apply various functions to transform and enrich streaming data. Next you will learn how to cache and persist datasets. Moving on you will integrate Apache Spark with various other libraries/components of Spark like Mlib, GraphX, and Spark SQL. Finally, you will learn about deploying your application and cover the different scenarios ranging from standalone mode to distributed mode using Mesos, Yarn, and private data centers or on cloud infrastructure. Style and approach A Step-by-Step approach to learn Spark Streaming in a structured manner, with detailed explanation of basic and advance features in an easy-to-follow Style. Each topic is explained sequentially and supported with real world examples and executable code snippets that appeal to the needs of readers with the wide range of experiences.
Learning Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora, 4th Edition
by Bill MccartyThe GNU/Linux® success story is well known. Firmly established as a high-performance operating system, its worldwide installations are increasing at phenomenal rates. Much of this success has been on the server side, but more and more PC users are turning to Linux on the desktop, as well. For those grounded in Microsoft Windows® or Apple Macintosh® graphical interfaces, the first look at a powerful Unix-style operating system can be daunting. This book provides a clear, no-nonsense introduction to the popular Red Hat® distribution of Linux. It takes you through installation and shows you the key parts of the system, always with an eye toward what can go wrong and what you need to know to get over the humps. Linux is known as a secure environment and a good platform to run a web server. These topics are among the many covered in this book. But did you know you can also burn CDs, sync a PalmPilot, and edit slideshow presentations with powerful tools on Linux? Those topics are covered here, too. Red Hat currently provides two distributions, both documented in this book. The first is their commercial, subscription-based product, called Red Hat Enterprise Linux and also available through retail channels as Red Hat Professional Workstation. The second is the freely distributed Fedora distribution. The Publisher's Edition of Fedora is included in this book on two disks. New in this edition are installation instructions for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora, package updating for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora, information on the GRUB bootloader, and the CUPS printer system. Learning Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora tells you how to: Prepare your system for installing Linux Install and configure Linux and the two popular desktop environments, GNOME and KDE. Run the most popular productivity tools on Linux: mailers, web browsers, OpenOffice, and Evolution. Obtain and set up software through the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) Set up a Linux system for networking, either on your local area network (LAN), or via a dialup connection to the Internet. Use the system-administration tools included with Red Hat, GNOME, and KDE, including such valuable utilities as Samba file-sharing and the Apache web server. Understand and write shell scripts so you can peek under the hood and extend the power of Linux.
Learning Red Hat Linux, 2nd Edition
by Bill MccartyWith roughly 20 million users worldwide, Linux is the most talked about success story of open source and free software. Even devotees of Microsoft Windows and Apple's Macintosh are attracted by the unsurpassed stability and flexibility of Linux, but learning a Unix-style operating system can be a daunting task. The second edition of Learning Red Hat Linux gives newcomers exactly what they need to get started. The book includes a complete Linux system CD-ROM from Red Hat Software, one of the most popular distributions of Linux in the U.S. Once it guides beginners through the process of installing and configuring this software, the book offers a thorough but gentle introduction to the basics of using Red Hat Linux. This new edition has been "upgraded" to cover installation and configuration of Red Hat version 7.2, with improved sections on how to use the GNOME and KDE desktop environments, and how to use the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM). Highlights of Learning Red Hat Linux include: How to prepare your system for installing Linux How to install and configure Linux How to install and configure the X Window System How to use X and the GNOME and KDE desktop environments How to obtain and set up Linux applications How to set up a Linux system for networking, either on your local area network (LAN), or via a dialup connection to the Internet How to install and configure Linux-based servers, including the Apache web server and Samba for integrated file and print services with Windows-based networks How to understand and write shell scripts to extend the power of Linux How to install, upgrade, and remove packages using RPM