books about: linux (professional development programming)

books about: linux

books:

Linux Kernel Development (3rd Edition)

44 reviews
Robert Love

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2010

Great introductory book on Linux kernel
I bought this book three years back and still reading it. Three years back, I was an application programmer (and even today I am :-) ) but had interested in learning operating systems. I was working for a security product that was implemented in hardened Linux. During discussion with my friend, we have to discuss about system call intercept and we wanted to write a system call and intercept ...

Embedded Linux Primer: A Practical Real-World Approach

17 reviews
Christopher Hallinan

Prentice Hall, 2006

Great
I am an embedded developer and a linux user/programmer/admin. When I started joining the "embedded"+"linux" words (and worlds), I found out that I had a lot to learn from this book in both fields. It's the best on the subject I've read up to now, really professional. The "Primer" in the title does not mean that it's for beginners: it's an advanced guide, and you need to have a background in ...

Linux Pocket Guide

46 reviews
Daniel J. Barrett

O'Reilly Media, 2004

Awesome reference book
Linux quick reference guide packed with a lots of good information. Highly recommend!!! I have found this guide to be extremely useful and well organized.

Practical Guide to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, A (5th Edition)

6 reviews
Mark G. Sobell

Prentice Hall, 2010

Superb Linux Resource
Sobell continues to put out excellent resources for those involved in the world of Linux. This book is practical for beginners, yet has exercises that can challenge many Linux developers. Sample code in the book is very practical too.

Understanding the Linux Kernel, Third Edition

31 reviews
Daniel P. Bovet, Marco Cesati Ph.D.

O'Reilly Media, 2005

Nobody REALLY understands the Linux kernel, but this is as close as it comes
This book was one of the best aids I found for my first systems programming course (ECE 391 at UIUC). This book explains just about everything you need to understand (file systems, system calls + interrupts, the PIC, etc) in comprehensible English. This book is more conceptual in its coverage of the Linux kernel (as opposed to giving actual examples of code), but if you want to understand the ...

Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming, A (2nd Edition)

53 reviews
Mark G. Sobell

Prentice Hall, 2009

If only one advanced Linux command reference were to be chosen, this is among the top contenders
A Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors and Shell Programming appears in its second updated edition to provide a tutorial to the latest Linux commands and references. It's the only book to offer a primer on Perl for all system administrators, in-depth coverage of basic and advanced Linux shell programming, and tips and tricks for customizing the shell. If only one advanced Linux command ...

Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide, Fifth Edition

42 reviews
Wale Soyinka

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2008

Just what I needed
The book covers a broad range of topics. The book is more than a listing of commands. It offers enough auxiliary information to establish a solid understanding of why and how things work.

Linux Device Drivers, 3rd Edition

49 reviews
Jonathan Corbet, Alessandro Rubini, ...

O'Reilly Media, 2005

Possibly still the best book on the subject
Even though the third edition is showing its age - it covers kernel version 2.6.10, which is terribly old - in my opinion this is still the best book on the subject. Generally, it is not possible to create an up to date tutorial for programming the Linux kernel, since it changes constantly. SO, the key is to introduce the reader to the way of thinking necessary in order to understand and ...

Linux For Dummies, 9th Edition

2 reviews
Richard Blum

For Dummies, 2009

Great book!
I have worked with computers for several years now, with my experience being with Microsoft Windows. I am new to the Linux world and have always been interested in knowing more after hearing such stories as Linux running for years without requiring a reboot as well as having many security systems run on Linux due to its security and wanting to get more into security in my career. Having not ...

RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux Study Guide (Exam RH302) (Certification Press)

50 reviews
Michael Jang

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2007

Best practices and growing your career!
I think everyone should be required to take & pass the RHCE 'if' you would in a Enterprise environment or in a smaller company. Understanding the fundamentals of an Operating System to the complexity of services that can survive the public Internet or Internal network is key to success. I learned a lot from digging in and I know when I set up servers for work they are correct and done by ...

Building Embedded Linux Systems

22 reviews
Karim Yaghmour, Jon Masters, ...

O'Reilly Media, 2008

A must-have for this kind of project!
On the one hand, a typical Linux user is going to install a pre-built package (Red Hat, Suse, Ubuntu, etc) on pre-built PC. This book isn't for them - there are plenty of books for learning and using Linux. On the other hand, embedded systems developers often have a good, working toolchain from a vendor like WindRiver or DataLight. This book isn't necessarily for them, either. But if ...

The Official Damn Small Linux(R) Book: The Tiny Adaptable Linux(R) That Runs on Anything

14 reviews
Robert Shingledecker, John Andrews, ...

Prentice Hall, 2007

Damn Small Linux review
Interesting and informative. A good entry for a newbee to get his/her feet wet with Linux.Live CD helpful and convenient.

Ubuntu Linux Toolbox: 1000+ Commands for Ubuntu and Debian Power Users

22 reviews
Christopher Negus, Francois Caen

Wiley, 2007

an invaluable and frequently used resource
You can easily use Ubuntu (or variants thereof) without resorting to the command line, but your utility will be much enhanced if you are willing to learn. Even a few simple commands will be helpful to you. It seems counterintuitive to step back from the graphical user interface (GUI), but entering commands in the shell allows me to get more value and efficiency from any Linux distro. I found ...

Beginning Linux Programming

79 reviews
Neil Matthew, Richard Stones

Wrox, 2007

#1 Rated and Best Book in my I.T. Collection
I own a lot of IT books. This is by far the best book I have ever bought. This book doesn't teach you C or C++, but it does show you how to get started programming in a Linux Environment. I like to learn by deconstructing simple examples. I have some "headfirst" books, but they are a little too nuts for me. Maybe that series attempts to teach artists or left brained people how to think ...

Essential Linux Device Drivers

16 reviews
Sreekrishnan Venkateswaran

Prentice Hall, 2008

The best book yet on Linux kernel programming
I keep "Essential Linux Device Drivers" on my desk, next to a bunch of other Linux kernel programming books: "Linux Device Drivers" by Rubini, "Linux Kernel Internals" by Beck et. al. (which is a bit outdated), "Embedded Linux" by Hollabaugh, "Building Embedded Linux Systems" by Yaghmour, "Understanding Linux Network Internals" by Benvenuti. "Essential Linux Device Drivers" is the best one ...

Linux Administration Handbook (2nd Edition)

49 reviews
Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, ...

Prentice Hall, 2006

LINUX help
This guide gives a great overview of LINUX. Not an easy thing to do when there are so many different flavors of LINUX. The humor in this book makes the difference in a reference guide and a reference guide that will be read.

Linux in a Nutshell

44 reviews
Ellen Siever, Stephen Figgins, ...

O'Reilly Media, 2009

I wore out my copy of an earlier edition. This one is better.
Years ago I purchased a copy of Linux in a Nutshell, fourth edition. That book has been well used and is looking a bit shabby. When O'Reilly offered me a free review copy of Linux in a Nutshell, sixth edition, I jumped at the chance. Some of the thoughts that follow will apply to either edition (as well as the not-reviewed fifth edition, which I don't have), but I will point out some of the more ...

LPIC-1: Linux Professional Institute Certification Study Guide: (Exams 101 and 102)

11 reviews
Roderick W. Smith

Sybex, 2009

Comprehensive
One word: comprehensive. The book covers the exam objectives in-depth and organized in a fashion that feels natural. The questions at the end of each chapter are difficult enough to prepare you for the real thing. If you can read and understand each chapter and get the review/assessment questions right then you WILL pass the exam. It's obvious that the author put more time into the book than Jang ...

Linux Command Line and Shell Scripting Bible

8 reviews
Richard Blum

Wiley, 2008

Excellent day-to-day and reference book for scripting
I purchased this book as a guide when I had to teach myself the basics of Linux and shell scripting for a project at work. I needed to quickly learn how to use the Linux command line inferface and to extract and organize several lines of relevant data from 100,000+ lines generated for each run of my software program. Trying to manually organize this data in a spreadsheet program such as Excel ...

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Administration Unleashed

11 reviews
Tammy Fox

Sams, 2007

A great book for the novice administrator
I have found this book to be great. I was familiar enough with Linux and yet always seemed to be scouring the internet for How To guides for setting up simple services like Samba Server, FTP services and so on. This book is basically a collection of those most common guides, the configuration of the various services is discussed in sufficient depth and the book is clearly written. It may not ...