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This unique and valuable collection of tips tools and scripts provides clearconcise handson solutions that can be applied to the challenges facing anyonerunning a network of Linux servers from small networks to large data centers inthe practical and popular problemsolutiondiscussion OReilly cookbook format.The Linux Cookbook covers everything youd expect backups new users and thelike. But it also covers the nonobvious information that is often ignored inother books the timesinks and headaches that are a real part of anadministrators job such as dealing with odd kinds of devices that Linuxhistorically hasnt supported well building multiboot systems and handlingthings like video and audio. The knowledge needed to install deploy andmaintain Linux is not easily found and no Linux distribution gets it justright. Scattered information can be found in a pile of man pages texinfofiles and source code comments but the best source of information is theexperts themselves who built up a working knowledge of managing Linux systems.This cookbooks proven techniques distill years of hardwon experience intopractical cutandpaste solutions to everyday Linux dilemmas. Use just onerecipe from this varied collection of realworld solutions and the hours oftedious trialanderror saved will more than pay for the cost of the book. Butthose who prefer to learn handson will find that this cookbook not only solvesimmediate problems quickly it also cuts right to the chase pointing outpotential pitfalls and illustrating tested practices that can be applied to amyriad of other situations. Whether youre responsible for a small Linuxsystem a huge corporate system or a mixed LinuxWindowsMacOS network youllfind valuable tothepoint practical recipes for dealing with Linux systemseveryday. The Linux Cookbook is more than a timesaver its a sanity saver. «