Running Linux by Matthias Kalle Dalheimer

This comprehensive guide to Linux covers a wide array of topics, from its evolution and widespread adoption to practical aspects of system administration. Readers learn about disk partitioning, filesystem creation (ext2/3, ReiserFS), and booting with GRUB, alongside instructions for installing and configuring the kernel and its modules. The text also explores software management using package systems like RPM and Debian's apt, manual compilation with gcc and makefiles, and text processing tools like vi, Emacs, and LaTeX. Furthermore, it details networking with TCP/IP, including setting up PPP and Samba for file and printer sharing with Windows systems, and introduces X Window System configuration. The book concludes with discussions on user and group management, file permissions, and an overview of various applications, including office suites like KOffice and OpenOffice, multimedia tools, and games.