Get acquainted with all the intricacies of the Linux operating system - from system administration to the deep mechanisms that provide low-level functionality of Linux. An Amazon bestseller when it was first published, this book will give you a basic understanding of the Linux kernel and networking principles, shell script programming, and the C language. You'll learn information security, virtualization, and more. The book is necessary for system administrators, programmers, information security specialists, as well as anyone who is studying or wants to learn Linux as quickly and efficiently as possible.