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

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作者：Robert Shingledecker, John Andrews, Christopher Negus
出版日期：August 16, 2007
出版社：Prentice Hall
页数：448
ISBN：ISBN-10: 0132338696 ISBN-13: 978-0132338691
文件格式：CHM


Product Description
Make the Most of Today’s Smallest, Fastest Desktop Linux Distribution–Damn Small Linux!
Damn Small Linux (DSL) is a super-efficientplatform for everything from custom desktops to professional servers.Now, DSL’s creator and lead developer have written the firstdefinitive, practical guide to this remarkable system. The OfficialDamn Small Linux Book brings together everything you need to put DSL towork in just minutes. Simply learn a few essentials, boot the liveCD-ROM, and master the rest…one step at a time, hands-on.

If you’re new to Linux, you can quicklydiscover how to use DSL to take your data on the road, safely runningyour programs and personal environment on nearly any computer. Easilyadapt DSL to run on anything from an alternative device (Internetappliance, hand-held, diskless PC, or mini-ITX system) to an older PCthat might otherwise be headed for landfill.

Use this book and CD-ROM package to

• Run DSL at blazing speed, from CD, USB pen drive, or directly from RAM
• Run DSL from your hard drive or in a virtual environment within Windows
• Add applications and create shareable extensions
• Customize and remaster DSL to create your own distribution
• Build a complete music and multimedia server
• Use Skype VoIP phone service in DSL
• Quickly set up an XAMPP Web server, complete with MySQL, PHP, and Perl, to host your personal Web pages

CD-ROM Includes

• Several versions of Damn Small Linux that let you run DSL directlyfrom the CD, a Windows desktop, a pen drive, or your PC’s RAM.
• Software packages (MyDSL extensions) including everything you needto create an Edna music server, Skype® VoIP calling client, multimediapicture frame, and tiny XAMPP Web server.
• Tools for rebuilding and remastering Damn Small Linux.

Your Practical, Hands-On Guides to Getting Real Results with Free Software

Every book in this series encourages andchallenges you to advance in the free software world. Boot theaccompanying live DVD or CD and watch the Linux system, applications,and content described in the book come to life. When you finish, you’llknow how to use, customize, and rebuild that open source software.Start as a novice, by trying out examples…and finish as a professional!

System Requirements

• Processor: 486DX (recommended Pentium I) or higher
• Memory: 32MB RAM or more (can run entirely in memory in 128MB RAM)
• Disk space: No hard disk space required to run from CD-ROM or USBthumb drive; 50MB minimum for frugal hard disk installs; 200-300MBrecommended minimum for traditional hard disk installs
• Graphics: SVGA-capable card with monitor capable of 800×600 resolution

About the Author
Robert Shingledecker’s ITcareer spans 35 years, beginning with hand-coding machine languageprograms targeted for Burroughs Corporation minicomputers. Later, heenjoyed using an assembler and then COBOL. Always having a passion forcomputers, he was an advocate for COMAL, and was an early hacker onMINIX and Coherent OS. In regards to Linux projects, Robert led thefirst large-scale deployment of Linux in the city of Garden Grove,California, where in 1994 he deployed Samba on DG/UX systems. He alsodesigned a massively scalable Linux/AOLserver/Sybase e-commerce system.Robert then became CTO of several Linux-based dot-com companies. Whilebuilding Linux-based, no install, live CD-ROM appliances, includingfirewalls, VPN, web, email, and database appliances, he becameinterested in Damn Small Linux. Soon, Robert joined John Andrews tohelp lead Damn Small Linux development. Now retired, Robert spends histime writing code and working on Damn Small Linux. He also enjoystraveling.

John Andrews is the creator ofDamn Small Linux (DSL). As owner of a bead and jewelry store in 1996,John learned HTML and Perl to develop his own website. It eventuallybroadened to running websites for others on Linux servers. His interestin Linux encouraged him to switch to a Linux desktop full time. Theappeal of fast and efficient applications led John to develop DamnSmall Linux. After trying several mini-distributions, primarily fordiagnostic and system recovery, John wanted to build a sub-50MBdistribution that essentially had what  he needed to accomplish a day’swork; the result was the Damn Small Linux distribution. John’sproficiencies include Perl, shell scripting, Lua, awk, *SQL, php, andsome C programming languages.

Christopher Negus has been one of the world’s leading writers of Linux books for nearly a decade. His Red Hat Linux Bible series has sold more than one-quarter million copies worldwide. Chris also authored or coauthored the books Linux Bible (2005 through 2007 editions), Linux Toys, Linux Toys II, and Linux Troubleshooting Bible for Wiley Publishing. For Prentice Hall, Chris is the editor of the Negus Live Linux Series and author of that series’ flagship book, Live Linux CDs.Before becoming a full-time author, Chris Negus worked on UNIXoperating system development teams at AT&T Bell Labs, UNIX SystemLabs, and Novell in the 1980s and 1990s. In particular, Chris worked inthe areas of UNIX system administration and networking. When notworking on computer books, Chris likes to spend time with his family:Sheree, Seth, and Caleb. Chris also enjoys playing soccer, singingopera (when nobody can hear him), and making things out of oldcomputers.