Discover how to leverage modern Unix even if you've never worked with Unix before. This book
presents everything in conceptual terms that you can understand rather than tips to be
committed raw to memory. You will learn everyday tasks ranging from basic system
administration-partitioning and mounting filesystems software installation network
configuration working from the command line) - to Bourne shell scripting using graphical
applications as well as fanciful things such as emulation layers for Windows and Linux and
virtualization with VirtualBox. It's now 50 years since the creation of Unix but it is still
growing. As Unix now moves to everyone's OS (open-source FreeBSD Linux) it is the perfect time
to start your journey with Beginning Modern Unix as your guide. What You'll Learn Live
comfortably in a modern Unix environment both on the command-line and in the graphical world.
Choose the right hardware for Unix Work with Unix in real world settings Develop Unix
applications Review advanced techniques in Shell scripting Who This Book Is For Everyone who
uses a computer - those who intend to migrate to Unix as well as those who are worried about
migrating to Unix perhaps fearing it is a pure command-line or 'difficult' world.
