The Joy of X: The Architecture of the X Window System - Brossura

Mansfield, Niall

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1906860009 ISBN 13: 9781906860004

Casa editrice: Uit Cambridge Ltd, 2010

Riassunto

This is a reprint of the much-cited 1993 classic, describing the X window system -- the de facto standard windowing system for Linux, UNIX and many other operating systems. Unusually, it covers the whole system so the reader gains a complete understanding of X, and learns how the various components relate to one another -- essential for programming or administering a system.

The book has three sections:

1. X in a nutshell -- a quick overview.
2. How X works, in detail, and how the user sees it.
3. Using the system, system administration, performance and programming.

While this is a technical book, it doesn't assume advanced programming or sysadmin experience. It is written in a clear, uncomplicated style, with over 200 illustrations. For maximum accessibility, it has a flexible, modular structure that makes it easy for readers to skip to the sections that interest them. The book has been widely recommended as a course text.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Niall Mansfield graduated from Trinity College Dublin, where he studied Physics, and computer modelling and simulation as a postgrad. He founded the European X window system User Group and has been Technical Director of a number of technology companies in Cambridge, England. He is now Director and editor at indpependent publisher UIT Cambridge.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Uit Cambridge Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1906860009
• ISBN 13: 9781906860004
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 368
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile