Название: The Practical Beginner's Guide to Learn Linux Programming in One Day Step-by-Step (#2020 Updated Version | Effective Computer Programming)
Автор: Steve Tudor
Издательство: Amazon.com Services LLC
Год: 2019
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf, azw3, epub
Размер: 10.1 MB

Do you want to learn how to master Linux, but don't know where to begin and are pressed for time? Are you interested in moving beyond the graphical user interface and becoming a Linux power user?

If you answered yes to any of these, you've come to the right place.

If you want to discover how to use the all-powerful Linux operating system, uncover the depths of the command line and level up your programming career, then keep reading...

Linux might not be a platform of choice for desktop and personal computers, but it is one beast of an operating system and powers over 90% of the world's technology infrastructure from supercomputers to high-capacity servers and billions of Android smartphones.

You can see why it makes sense to master this highly underrated operating system—in the personal computing world at least.

According to Distrowatch, more than 600 different Linux distributions exist. Major distributions are Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Fedora, CentOS, openSUSE Linux, Arch Linux, Gentoo and Slackware. One of the major questions is: which Linux distribution to use? Based on our experience these are the recommendations:

- For beginners: Ubuntu, Xubuntu, openSUSE, Linux Mint
- For advanced users with experience: Debian GNU/Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Fedora, CentOS
- For developers: Arch Linux, Gentoo, Slackware

For the examples in this book we use Debian GNU/Linux. Even though this distribution is recommended for advanced users it is still very beginner friendly, which we will show later in the guide. But the most important reason for this selection is its stability and the trust in this Linux distribution that was built up during the last 20 years of permanent use as a server and desktop system. Other Linux distributions fluctuate too much for comfort.

In this guide, you're going to learn how to gain mastery of Linux—from the graphical user interface to the command-line interface—in a gradual systematic way, as well as fundamental and advanced concepts to take your Linux programming skills to the next level.