"With Linux, a system has become available to the computing community that lives in the tradition and true spirit of Unix" (foreword by J. Gulbins). Linux is a relatively new public domain Unix system for PCs which has emerged as a viable alternative to commercial Unix systems. It turns a 386/486 PC into a Unix workstation with performance. This book introduces the concepts and features of Linux and explains how to install and configure the system. It. describes the features and services of the Internet which have been instrumental in the rapid development and wide distribution of Linux. It focuses on the Linux graphics' interface, its network capability and its extended tools, And it gives an overview of the wide range of shareware applications available for Linux.

Foreword by: J. Gulbins
Translated by: R. Bach