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About the Book

Ma> Damn Small Linux (DSL) is a super-efficient platform for everything from custom desktops to professional servers. Now, DSL’s creator and lead developer have written the first definitive, practical guide to this remarkable system. The Official Damn Small Linux Book brings together everything you need to put DSL to work in just minutes. Simply learn a few essentials and master the rest...one step at a time, hands-on.   If you’re new to Linux, you can quickly discover how to use DSL to take your data on the road, safely running your programs and personal environment on nearly any computer. Easily adapt DSL to run on anything from an alternative device (Internet appliance, hand-held, diskless PC, or mini-ITX system) to an older PC that might otherwise be headed for landfill.   Use this book to Run DSL at blazing speed, 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

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements xvii About the Authors xix   Introduction 1 Part I: Using Damn Small Linux 7 Chapter 1: Overview of Damn Small Linux 9 Chapter 2: Booting DSL 29 Chapter 3: Using DSL Applications 47 Chapter 4: Configuring and Saving DSL Settings 71 Chapter 5: Extending Applications with MyDSL 99 Part II: DSL Beyond the Live CD 119 Chapter 6: Running a Native Pen Drive Install 121 Chapter 7: Running DSL Embedded in Windows 139 Chapter 8: Installing DSL in Alternate Ways 151 Chapter 9: Performing a Traditional Hard Drive Install 177 PART III: Creating Extensions and Remastering 187 Chapter 10: Adding Applications and Creating Shareable Extensions 189 Chapter 11: Setting up a Full Remastering Environment 211 PART IV: Making Damn Small Linux Projects 243 Chapter 12: Running DSL on Alternative Hardware 245 Chapter 13: Making an Edna Music Server in DSL 259 Chapter 14: Using Skype VoIP Service in DSL 271 Chapter 15: Running a Digital Media Frame with DSL 291 Chapter 16: Setting up an XAMPP Web Server in DSL 313  

About the Author :
Robert Shingledecker’s IT career spans 35 years, beginning with hand-coding machine language programs targeted for Burroughs Corporation minicomputers. Later, he enjoyed using an assembler and then COBOL. Always having a passion for computers, he was an advocate for COMAL, and was an early hacker on MINIX and Coherent OS. In regards to Linux projects, Robert led the first large-scale deployment of Linux in the city of Garden Grove, California, where in 1994 he deployed Samba on DG/UX systems. He also designed a massively scalable Linux/AOLserver/Sybase e-commerce system. Robert then became CTO of several Linux-based dot-com companies. While building Linux-based, no install, live CD-ROM appliances, including firewalls, VPN, web, email, and database appliances, he became interested in Damn Small Linux. Soon, Robert joined John Andrews to help lead Damn Small Linux development. Now retired, Robert spends his time writing code and working on Damn Small Linux. He also enjoys traveling.   John Andrews is the creator of Damn Small Linux (DSL). As owner of a bead and jewelry store in 1996, John learned HTML and Perl to develop his own website. It eventually broadened to running websites for others on Linux servers. His interest in Linux encouraged him to switch to a Linux desktop full time. The appeal of fast and efficient applications led John to develop Damn Small Linux. After trying several mini-distributions, primarily for diagnostic and system recovery, John wanted to build a sub-50MB distribution that essentially had what  he needed to accomplish a day’s work; the result was the Damn Small Linux distribution. John’s proficiencies include Perl, shell scripting, Lua, awk, *SQL, php, and some 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 UNIX operating system development teams at AT&T Bell Labs, UNIX System Labs, and Novell in the 1980s and 1990s. In particular, Chris worked in the areas of UNIX system administration and networking. When not working on computer books, Chris likes to spend time with his family: Sheree, Seth, and Caleb. Chris also enjoys playing soccer, singing opera (when nobody can hear him), and making things out of old computers.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780321630186
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: The Tiny Adaptable Linux That Runs on Anything
  • ISBN-10: 0321630181
  • Publisher Date: 06 Aug 2007
  • Binding: Digital download
  • No of Pages: 448


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