With its combination of background, theory, real-world examples, and patient explanations, How Linux Works will teach you what you need to know to solve pesky problems and take control of your operating system.

The big picture -- Basic commands and directory hierarchy -- Devices -- Disks and filesystems -- How the Linux Kernel boots -- How user space starts -- System configuration : logging, system time, batch jobs, and users -- A closer look at processes and resource utilization -- Understanding your network and its configuration -- Network applications and services -- Introduction to Shell scripts -- Moving files across the network -- User environments -- A brief survey of the Linux desktop -- Development tools -- Introduction to compiling software from C Source Code-- Building on the basics.