Slackware Creator Patrick Volkerding Shows You How to Build Your Own System Harness the power of Linux with step-by-step explanations straight from the creator of one of its most popular distributions. Complete with Slackware 3.5 and new coverage of specific installation and configuration topics, Linux® Configuration and Installation, 4th Edition brings you everything you need, short of a PC, to get you up and running in no time. Inside, You'll Learn How to:Prepare your PC for LinuxInstall and configure Linux for your systemSet up XFree86Master the basic Linux tools and applicationsManage your system for maximum performanceLeverage resources with a Linux networkExpand your system with telecommunications capabilitiesConnect to the Internet with LinuxDevelop Linux applications using C, Make, Java, Tcl, Perl, and GawkGet Slackware 3.5 Free, including:Kernels for most major PC hardware configurations ? including support for IDE/EIDE, SCSI, PCMCIA cards, tape drives, sound boards, network cards, Jaz and Zip drives, and CD-ROMsFull set of installation tools ? including easy-to-use menus and tools for upgradingThree installation methods ? traditional Linux installation via bootdisks and rootdisks, direct installation onto a Zip drive or other DOS partition, and direct installation from the bootable installation CD-ROMComplete installation of XFree86 3.3.2 system ? including installation and configuration utilities, window managers (fvwm, fvwm-95, twm, olvwm), and X servers for most graphics cardsFull TCP/IP connectivity for the Internet, corporate networks, and intranetsNetscape Communicator, with Web-browsing, electronic-mail, collaborative, and newsgroup capabilitiesComplete ANSI C and C++ programming suitesVarious Unix shells ? including the Bourne Again Shell (bash), tcsh, and moreTools for connecting your PC to the Internet and to online services with PPP, SLIP, CSLIP, UUCP, dip, mailx, and dialup serial programsOther Internet applications ? including electronic mail (pine and elm), Web browsers (Arena and Lynx), Usenet newsreaders (cnews, nn, tin, trn, and inn) and FTPAll major GNU commands and applications ? including GNU Emacs 20.2Multimedia tools for working with images files and MIMEInternet servers ? including the Apache HTTP Web server, sendmail, and an FTP serverTerminal applications ? including Midnight Commander and the sc spreadsheetA full set of programming tools ? egcs-1.0.3 (gcc-2.8 based C/C++/f77/Objective-C compiler from egcs.cygnus.com), make (GNU and BSD), byacc and GNU bison, flex, 5.4.44 C libraries, gdb, SVGAlib, ncurses, gcl (LISP), p2c, m4, perl, python, rcsText-editing and text-formatting tools ? including elvis, vm, jed, joe, jove, pico, gross TeX, info) as well as hundreds of fontsFull suite of X Window applications ? including Ghostscript, xlock, libgr, seyon, workman, xfilemanager, xv 3.10a, GNU chess and xboard, xfm 1.3.2, ghostview, gnuplot, xpaint, xfractint, and various X games.Support for iBCS, which allow binaries created on other x86 UNIX variants to run under LinuxX Window programming and usage tools ? X11 server linkkit, static libraries, PEX support, xview3.2p1-X11R6 (XView libraries), the Open Look virtual and nonvirtual window managers for XFree86Various applications and add-ons ? the manual pages, groff, ispell, joe, jed, jove, ghostscript, sc, bc, and the quota patchesA collection of FAQs and other documentationTcl, Tk, and TcIX, built with ELF shared libraries and dynamic loading support, as well as the TkDesk file managerThe BSD games collection ? Koules, Lizards, and SasteroidsShareware programs are fully functional, free trial versions of copyrighted programs. If you like particular programs, register with their authors for a nominal fee and receive licenses, enhanced versions, and technical support. Freeware programs are free, Read Less