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Linux
®
ALL-IN-ONE DESK REFERENCE
FOR
DUMmIES
‰
2
ND EDITION
by Naba Barkakati
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Linux
®
ALL-IN-ONE DESK REFERENCE
FOR
DUMmIES
‰
2
ND EDITION
by Naba Barkakati
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Linux®All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies,®2nd Edition
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About the Author
Naba Barkakatiis an electrical engineer and a successful computer-book
author who has experience in a wide variety of systems, ranging from MS-DOS
and Windows to UNIX and Linux. He bought his first personal computer —
anIBM PC-AT — in 1984 after graduating with a PhD in electrical engineering
from the University of Maryland at College Park. 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. Currently,
Naba is a Senior Level Technologist at the Center for Technology and
Engineering in the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
Over the past 15 years, Naba has written over 25 computer books on a
number of topics, ranging from Windows programming with C++ to Linux.
Hehas authored several best-selling titles, such as The Waite Group’s
TurboC++ Bible, Object-Oriented Programming in C++, X Window System
Programming, Visual C++ Developer’s Guide, Borland C++ 4 Developer’s Guide,
and Linux Secrets. His books have been translated into many languages,
including Spanish, French, Polish, Greek, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, and
Korean. Naba’s most recent book is Red Hat Fedora Linux Secrets, also pub-
lished by Wiley Publishing, Inc.
Naba lives in North Potomac, Maryland, with his wife Leha, and their
children, Ivy, Emily, and Ashley.
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Dedication
I would like to dedicate this book to my wife Leha, and daughters Ivy, Emily,
and Ashley.
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Author’s Acknowledgments
I am grateful to Terri Varveris for getting me started on this book — a set of
eight quick reference guides about Linux that focuses on several major Linux
distributions. As the project editor, Christopher Morris guided me through
the manuscript-submission process and kept everything moving. I appreciate
the guidance and support that Terri and Chris gave me during this project.
I would like to thank Jason Luster for reviewing the manuscript for technical
accuracy and providing many useful suggestions for improving the book’s
content.
Thanks to everyone at Wiley Publishing for transforming my raw manuscript
into this well-edited and beautifully packaged book.
Of course, there would be no reason for this book if it were not for Linux.
Forthis, we have Linus Torvalds and the legions of Linux developers around
the world to thank. Finally, and as always, my greatest thanks go to my wife,
Leha, and our daughters, Ivy, Emily, and Ashley — it is their love and sup-
port that keeps me going. Thanks for being there!
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