Linux Documentation Project Links: Printed Books Now Available

• Introduction to Linux - A Beginer's Guide, by Machtelt Garrels, published by Fultus Publishing
  242 pages, second edition 2007, ISBN 1596821124 (Paperback POD), ISBN 1596821140 (eBook PDF).
  Includes:
  
  • What is Linux
  • Quickstart
  • About Files and the File System
  • Processes
  • I/O Redirection
  • Text Editors
  • Customization
  • Printers and Printing
  • Fundamental Backup Techniques
  • Networking

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• Bash Guide for Beginners, by Fultus
  198 pages, published 2004, ISBN 0-9744339-4-2
  Includes:
  
  • Bash and Bash Scripts
  • Writing and Debugging Scripts
  • The Bash Environment
  • Regular Expressions
  • The GNU sed Stream Editor
  • The GNU awk Programming Language
  • Conditional Statements
  • Writing Interactive Scripts
  • Repetitive Tasks
  • More on Variables
  • Functions
  • Catching Signals

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• Securing and Optimizing Linux: The Hacking Solution, by OpenNA Linux
  1208 pages, published 2002, ISBN 0968879314
  Includes:
  
  • Installation Reference
  • Networking Reference
  • Cryptography and Authentication
  • Monitoring and System Integrity
  • DNS, IMAP, FTP Reference
  • Database Reference
  • Backup Reference

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Linux Documentation Project Links: Outdated works

• Administrating Linux: The Basics; by OpenDocs
  Donates a percentage of sales back to the OpenSource Documentation Fund.
  Includes:
  
  • Unix and Internet Fundamentals HOWTO
  • Installation HOWTO
  • Administration Made Easy
  • Bash Prompt HOWTO
  • Linux Printing HOWTO
  • BootPrompt HOWTO
  • Kernel HOWTO
  • Multi Disk System Tuning
  • Mail User HOWTO
  • Modem HOWTO
  • Networking Overview HOWTO
  • Security HOWTO
  • XFree86 HOWTO

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• Linux Complete; by Sybex
  992 pages, second edition 2001, ISBN 0-7821-4036-X
  Includes:
  
  • What is Linux?
  • Unix and Internet Fundamentals
  • Distributions--Red Hat, Debian, and others
  • Installing Linux
  Hardware
  • Installing, Configuring, and Running XFree 86
  • Printers
  Networking
  • Linux Networking Overview
  • PPP
  • Ethernet
  • Cable Modems
  • DHCP
  • IP Masquerading
  Security
  • Importance of Linux Security
  • IP Chains
  Linux on the Desktop
  • Gnome (GNU Networked Object Model Environment)
  • The K Desktop Environment (KDE)
  Linux References
  • Extensive Command Reference
  • Linux Reading List
  • Linux HOWTOs

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• Linux the Complete Reference; by Linux System Labs. In its 7th Edition.
  • Table of Contents Link is broken. I will supply the info if I can find another source.

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• Securing and Optimizing Linux: RedHat Edition; by OpenDocs
. Donates a percentage of sales back to the OpenSource Documentation Fund. This book is 470+ pages. It can be downloaded here (4 Meg Download).
Includes:

• RedHat 6.2 CD
• RedHat 6.2 Powertools CD
• Linux Installation
• Descriptions of programs packages we must uninstall for securities reasons
• Descriptions of programs that must be uninstalled after installation of the server
• Linux General Security
• Linux General Optimization
• Linux Kernel
• Linux TCP/IP Network Management
• Linux IPCHAINS
• Linux Masquerading and Forwarding
• Linux Compiler functionality
• Linux sXid
• Linux Logcheck
• Linux PortSentry
• Linux OpenSSH Client/Server
• Linux SSH2 Client/Server
• Linux Tripwire 2.2.1
• Linux Tripwire ASR 1.3.1
• Linux GnuPG
• Set Quota on your Linux system
• Linux DNS and BIND Server
• Linux Sendmail Server (includes 8.10.1)
• Linux IMAP & POP Server
• Enable IMAP or POP via the tcp-wrappers inetd super server
• Linux OPENSSL Server
• Linux FreeS/WAN VPN
• Linux OpenLDAP Server
• Linux PostgreSQL Database Server
• Linux Squid Proxy Server
• Linux MM - Shared Memory Library for Apache
• Linux Apache Web Server
• Linux Webalizer
• Linux FAQ-O-Matic
• Linux Webmail IMP
• Linux Samba Server
• Linux FTP Server
• Linux Backup and Restore
• Tweaks, Tips and Administration tasks
• Obtaining Requests for Comments (RFCs)

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• Linux Network Administrator's Guide, 2nd Edition
  by Olaf Kirch & Terry Dawson; published by O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
  503 pages; second edition 2002, ISBN 1-56592-400-2.
  
  • Introduction to networking
  • Issues of TCP/IP networking
  • Configuring the networking hardware
  • Configuring serial hardware
  • Configuring TCP/IP Networking
  • Name service and resolver configuration
  • Serial line IP
  • The point-to-point protocol
  • iTCP/IP Firewall
  • IP Accounting
  • IP Masquerade and network address translation
  • Important network features
  • The network information system
  • The network file system
  • IPX and the NCP file system
  • Managing Taylor UUCP
  • Electronic Mail
  • Sendmail
  • Getting Exim up and running
  • Netnews
  • C news
  • NNTP and the NTP daemon
  • Internet news
  • Newsreader configuration