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With its decidedly user-unfriendly command line interface, Linux can be a foreboding operating system for the beginner. Far from the simple point-and- click style of Windows this UNIX derivative can be confusing to the point of raw frustration for all but the most patient of new users. Good job those nice people at Wrox Press have taken the subject in hand then! In spite of the age of this volume (it was published back in 1996) Beginning Linux Programming has aged very well and if you forgive the mentions of beta versions of some old versions of software there's plenty in here to keep the average Linux newbie happy.
Over 700 pages authors Neil Matthew and Richard Stones broach a huge number of topics ranging from shell programming to the use of curses, communication using sockets and an introduction to the Tcl language in an informative and easy to digest fashion. The one thing this book doesn't do is teach the newbie how to install Linux--that task is left in the hands of sister volume Instant Unix, but if you've already got that far and are looking for pointers on where to go next, Beginning Linux Programming could be the answer to the lion's share of your problems. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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If you have some programming experience and are ready to venture into Linux programming, this updated edition of the bestselling entry–level book takes you there. The authors guide you step by step, using construction of a CD database application to give you hands–on experience as you progress from the basic to the complex. You’ll start with fundamental concepts like writing Unix programs in C. You’ll learn basic system calls, file I/O, interprocess communication, and shell programming. You’ll become skilled with the toolkits and libraries for working with user interfaces.
The book starts from the basics, explaining how to compile and run your first program. New to this edition are chapters on MySQL® access and administration; programming GNOME and KDE; and Linux standards for portable applications. Coverage of kernel programming, device drivers, CVS, grep, and GUI development environments has expanded. This book gives you practical knowledge for real wor ld application.
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In this book, you will learn how to
- Develop programs to access files and the Linux environment
- Use the GNU compiler, debugger and other development tools
- Program data storage aapplications for MySQL and DBM database systems
- Write programs that take advantage of signals, processes and threads
- Build graphical user interfaces using both the GTK (for GNOME) and Qt (for KDE) libraries
- Write device drivers that can be loaded into the Linux kernel
- Access the network using TCP/IP sockets
- Write scripts that use grep, regular expressions and other Linux facilities
Who is this book for?
This book is for programmers with some C or C++ experience, who want to take advantage of the Linux development environment. You should have enough Linux familiarity to have installed and configured users on Linux.
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