Books like Linux by Daniel J. Barrett

Learn to master Linux from the terminal with William Shotts’ clear, hands‑on guide covering file navigation, system administration, scripting, and text processing.

A practical guide to the design, implementation, and development of the Linux kernel, covering core subsystems, algorithms, process management, and memory handling.

A comprehensive reference to Linux system administration, programming tools, and shell commands, covering virtualization, wireless management, and version control.

What is this book about? If you have some programming experience and are ready to venture into Linux programming, this updated edition of the bestselling entry-level book takes you there. The authors guide you step by step, using construction of a CD database application to give you hands-on experience as you progress from the basic to the complex. You'll start with fundamental concepts like writing Unix programs in C. You'll learn basic system calls, file I/O, interprocess communication, and shell programming. You'll become skilled with the toolkits and libraries for working with user interfaces. The book starts from the basics, explaining how to compile and run your first program. New to this edition are chapters on MySQL® access and administration; programming GNOME and KDE; and Linux standards for portable applications. Coverage of kernel programming, device drivers, CVS, grep, and GUI development environments has expanded. This book give...

Linux System Programming guides engineers through low‑level coding on Linux, covering kernel interfaces, core libraries, and common system utilities to build efficient, robust applications.