Comprehensive Linux Textbook

Table of contents.

Introduction.

1. Your way to Linux world.

• 1.1 Copyrights and Intellectul Property.
• 1.2 What is Linux ?
• 1.3 The Technology shock.
• 1.4 Pick your distribution.
• 1.5 How to install Linux ?
• 1.6 Chapter one exercises.

2. Using.

• 2.1 First tour.
• 2.2 After Installation.
• 2.3 Office software.
• 2.4 Multimedia.
• 2.5 Graphic design software.
• 2.6 Internet related software.
• 2.7 Some Games.
• 2.8 Scientific and educational software.
• 2.9 Running 'Windows' programs.
• 2.10 Linux graphical interfaces.
• 2.11 Chapter two exercises.

3. Your way to proficiency.

• 3.1 File System Hierarchy.
• 3.2 Commandline does NOT scare!
• 3.3 Conventional Text Editors.
• 3.4 Installing pre-compiled(ready) software packages.
• 3.5 Installing software packages from sourcecode.
• 3.6 Local support.
• 3.7 Chapter three exercises.

4. More on configaration.

• 4.1 Hardware configuration.
• 4.2 Back to command line.
• 4.3 Linux under microscope.
• 4.4 Setting LILO.
• 4.5 Setting GRUB.
• 4.6 Make your own boot CD.
• 4.7 Build the Linux Kernel yourself.
• 4.8 Disk Managment.
• 4.9 System Administration.
• 4.10 Digital signatures and privacy.
• 4.11 Chapter four exercises.

5. Networking and security.

• 5.1 Introduction to networks.
• 5.2 Working in networks.
• 5.3 Setting up servers.
• 5.4 Network security.
• 5.5 Chapter five exercises.

6. Introduction to programming - Interpreted languages.

• 6.1 Tools and languages.
• 6.2 Programming with bash, shell scripts.
• 6.3 Tcl/tk and simple GUI programming.
• 6.4 Programming with Awk and Perl.
• 6.5 Programming with python.
• 6.6 Programming with php.
• 6.7 Programming with java.
• 6.8 Chapter six exercises.

7. Compiled programming languages.

• 7.1 Programming with C/C++.
• 7.2 Using standard C library (libc) .
• 7.3 Object oriented programming (OOP) .
• 7.4 Multi-file projects.
• 7.5 Chapter seven exercises.

8. Application programming.

• 8.1 Tools of glib library.
• 8.2 Libraries and toolkits for GUI building.
• 8.3 GTK library and glade.
• 8.4 QT library.
• 8.5 Introduction to 2D Graphics.
• 8.6 Introduction to 3D Graphics.
• 8.7 High quality 3D graphics with OpenGl/mesa.
• 8.9 Allegro library for games programming.
• 8.10 SDL library for games programming.
• 8.11 Chapter eight exercises.

9. Appendices

• Appendix Zero: How computers work ?
• Common problemes and troubleshooting.
• Distribution specific tools.
• Port numbers .
• Glassory.
• References.
• Common links.
• GNU Free Documentation License(FDL) .
• GNU General Public License(GPL) .
• Why Software Should Be Free.
• Why Software Should Not Have Owners.
• Debian social contract, and their free software definition.
• Screenshots.