Red Hat Linux Weekend Crash Course

About the Author Naba Barkakati is an expert programmer and successful computer-book author who has experience in a wide variety of systems, ranging from MS-DOS and Windows to UNIX and the X Window System. He bought his first personal computer - an IBM PC-AT - in 1984 after graduating with a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland. While pursuing a full-time career in engineering, Naba dreamed of writing software for the emerging PC software market. As luck would have it, instead of building a software empire Like Microsoft, he ended up writing successful computer books. Over the past 12 years, Naba has written 25 computer books on a number of topics ranging from C++ programming to Linux. He has authored several best-selling titles, such as The Waite Group's Turbo C++ Bible, Object-Oriented Programming in C++, X Window System Programming, Visual C++ Developer's Guide, and Borland C++ 4 Developer's Guide. His books have been translated into many languages, including Spanish, French, German, Polish, Greek, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Naba's most recent book is the best-selling Red Hat Linux Secrets, 3rd Edition, also published by IDG Books. Naba lives in North Potomac, Maryland, with his wife Leha and their children Ivy, Emily, and Ashley.