Chapter 1, Overview of Damn Small Linux, from "The Official Damn Small Linux Book"

Chapter 1, Overview of Damn Small Linux, from "The Official Damn Small Linux Book"

Robert Shingledecker, John Andrews, Christopher Negus

The Official Damn Small Linux Book: The Tiny Adaptable Linux That Runs on Anything (Prentice Hall Professional) offers the first definitive, practical guide to this remarkable system and tells you everything

    Requires Free Membership to View

    Login

    When you register, my team of editors will also send you resources covering Linux administration and management; integration and interoperability between Linux, Windows and Unix; securing Linux and mixed-platform environments; and migrating to Linux.

    Cathleen A. Gagne, Senior Editorial Director

    By submitting your registration information to SearchEnterpriseLinux.com you agree to receive email communications from TechTarget and TechTarget partners. We encourage you to read our Privacy Policy which contains important disclosures about how we collect and use your registration and other information. If you reside outside of the United States, by submitting this registration information you consent to having your personal data transferred to and processed in the United States. Your use of SearchEnterpriseLinux.com is governed by our Terms of Use. You may contact us at webmaster@TechTarget.com.

you need to know to get DSL running on your system in just minutes.

Chapter 1 – Overview of Damn Small Linux – introduces you to the operating system. It tells you what you can expect working with DSL and why "small is beautiful." Robert Shingledecker, John Andrews, and Christopher Negus show you how to get the most out of this portable, versatile, efficient and secure OS and answer some commonly asked questions about DSL.

Read the rest of the excerpt in this PDF.


This chapter is an excerpt from the book, The Official Damn Small Linux Book: The Tiny Adaptable Linux That Runs on Anything, by Robert Shingledecker, John Andrews, Christopher Negus, published by Prentice Hall Professional, August, 2007, (ISBN 0-13-233869-6). Copyright © 2008.

This was first published in October 2007

Disclaimer: Our Tips Exchange is a forum for you to share technical advice and expertise with your peers and to learn from other enterprise IT professionals. TechTarget provides the infrastructure to facilitate this sharing of information. However, we cannot guarantee the accuracy or validity of the material submitted. You agree that your use of the Ask The Expert services and your reliance on any questions, answers, information or other materials received through this Web site is at your own risk.

Back to top