Customizing and Upgrading Linux

Customizing and Upgrading Linux, 9780471208853 (047120885X), John Wiley & Sons, 2002

A fast-paced guide to customizing and performing upgrades to Linux on a network

In order to fulfill Linux’s promise of delivering speed, efficiency, and reliability to a network, you must be able to properly customize and perform upgrades on this operating system. Updated to reflect all the recent changes to the core Linux kernel up through version 2.4, this new edition of the McKinnons’ popular book gets you quickly up to speed on everything you need to know to customize and upgrade your Linux systems. Following the highly successful approach that the McKinnons have refined during their years as professional trainers, this accessible guide takes you step-by-step through the decisions and procedures required to customize Linux and make use of the many available upgrades.

This book shows you how to:

Install Linux on an IDE or SCSI/RAID system
Install Linux using NFS
Configure the video and monitor performance
Upgrade the kernel using RPM packages

About the Author
LINDA Mc KINNON has more than ten years’ experience working with large organizations to develop Requests for Proposals for government projects, architect networks, and implement systems-integration projects. She teaches courses in SP2 /AIX and WebSphere Commerce for IBM Worldwide.
AL Mc KINNON is a professional engineer who regularly assists clients with network auditing, optimization and troubleshooting, distributed access and systems management, and systems migration. He teaches courses on network operating system administration and is a technical author and editor of IBM computer education and related materials.

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