New Free Linux Book: Linux Kernel in a Nutshell
Here is a new
free Linux book, named Linux
Kernel in a
Nutshell, by
Greg Kroah-Hartman. This book shows you all the tasks and
gives you all the information you
need to correcly build, customize, and install the
Linux kernel. You do
not need any programming
experience to understand and use this book. It
covers all of the important Linux kernel-related tasks, including
Configuring and Building the Kernel, Installing and Booting from a
Kernel, Upgrading a Kernel, and Customizing and Configuring a
Kernel. Linux Kernel in a Nutshell also provides
useful reference information about Kernel Boot Command-Line Parameters,
Kernel Build Command-Line Options, and Kernel Configuration Options.
The book will help you to determine exactly which drivers are
required for your hardware -- and you'll learn how to configure a
custom kernel based on your computer hardware, thus getting a compiled
kernel that makes the best use of your hardware, giving you the best
possible speed
and
control over it. This book is available under the terms of the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 license.
That means that you are free to download and redistribute it. Linux
Kernel in a Nutshell is available for download in either PDF
or
DocBook format for the
entire book, or by the individual chapter. Below are the links to the
chapter and full-book pdf files.
Linux Kernel in a Nutshell
Chapters
of Linux Kernel in a Nutshell:
Full Book Download:
Tarball of all Linux Kernel in a Nutshell - PDF files (3MB)
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