Manjaro Linux User Guide - Atanas Georgiev Rusev

Manjaro Linux User Guide

Gain proficiency in Linux through one of its best user-friendly Arch-based distributions
Buch | Softcover
498 Seiten
2023
Packt Publishing Limited (Verlag)
978-1-80323-758-9 (ISBN)
42,35 inkl. MwSt
An easy-to-follow Linux book for beginners and intermediate users to learn how Linux works for most everyday tasks with practical examples

Key Features

Presented through Manjaro, a top 5 Linux distribution for 8 years
Covers all Linux basics including installation and thousands of available applications
Learn how to easily protect your privacy online, manage your system, and handle backups
Master key Linux concepts such as file systems, sharing, systemd, and journalctl
Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book DescriptionFor the beginner or intermediate user, this Linux book has it all. The book presents Linux through Manjaro, an Arch-based efficient Linux distribution. Atanas G. Rusev, a dedicated Manjaro enthusiast and seasoned writer with thousands of pages of technical documentation under his belt, has crafted this comprehensive guide by compiling information scattered across countless articles, manuals, and posts.

The book provides an overview of the different desktop editions and detailed installation instructions and offers insights into the GUI modules and features of Manjaro’s official editions. You’ll explore the regular software, Terminal, and all basic Linux commands and cover topics such as package management, filesystems, automounts, storage, backups, and encryption. The book’s modular structure allows you to navigate to the specific information you need, whether it’s data sharing, security and networking, firewalls, VPNs, or SSH. You’ll build skills in service and user management, troubleshooting, scripting, automation, and kernel switching.

By the end of the book, you’ll have mastered Linux basics, intermediate topics, and essential advanced Linux features and have gained an appreciation of what makes Linux the powerhouse driving everything from home PCs and Android devices to the servers of Google, Facebook, and Amazon, as well as all supercomputers worldwide. What you will learn

Install Manjaro and easily customize it using a graphical user interface
Explore all types of supported software, including office and gaming applications
Learn the Linux command line (Terminal) easily with examples
Understand package management, filesystems, network and the Internet
Enhance your security with Firewall setup, VPN, SSH, and encryption
Explore systemd management, journalctl, logs, and user management
Get to grips with scripting, automation, kernel basics, and switching

Who this book is forWhile this is a complete Linux for beginners book, it’s also a reference guide covering all the essential advanced topics, making it an excellent resource for intermediate users as well as IT, IoT, and electronics students. Beyond the quality, security, and privacy it offers, knowledge of Linux often leads to high-profile jobs.
If you are looking to migrate from Windows/macOS to a 100% secure OS with plenty of flexibility and user software, this is the perfect Linux book to help you navigate easily and master the best operating system running on any type of computer around the world!
Prior Linux experience can help but is not required at all.

Atanas G. Rusev is a senior software engineer with a master's degree in Embedded Electronics and vast experience in multiple device projects for the last 17 years. He has been a Linux user for over 13 years and the founder of an Embedded Linux startup company. After trying many distributions, he has been a dedicated Manjaro fan for the last five years. He enjoys writing articles and professionally has written thousands of pages of technical documentation. None of the topics presented in the book can be found covered online in one location; instead, those are spread in thousands of articles, manuals, and posts. As he believes Manjaro is great, writing a full reference guide for beginners and advanced users was his personal mission.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Manjaro and Linux
Editions Overview and Installation
Editions and Flavors
Help, Online Resources, Forums, and Updates
Officially Supported Software Part 1
Officially Supported software Part 2 - 3D Games, and Windows SW
All Basic Terminal Commands – Easy and with Examples
Package Management, Dependencies, Environment Variables, and Licenses
Filesystem Basics, Structure and Types, NTFS, Automount, and RAID
Storage, Mounting, Encryption, and Backups
Network Fundamentals, File Sharing, and SSH
Internet, Network Security, Firewalls, and VPNs
Service Management, System Logs, and User Management
System Cleanup, Troubleshooting, Defragmentation, and Reinstallation
Shell Scripts and Automation
Linux Kernel Basics and Switching

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Birmingham
Sprache englisch
Maße 191 x 235 mm
Themenwelt Mathematik / Informatik Informatik Betriebssysteme / Server
Mathematik / Informatik Informatik Netzwerke
ISBN-10 1-80323-758-9 / 1803237589
ISBN-13 978-1-80323-758-9 / 9781803237589
Zustand Neuware
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