Description

• This book is broken into four primary sections addressing key topics that Linux programmers need to master: Linux nuts and bolts, the Linux kernel, the Linux desktop, and Linux for the Web
• Effective examples help get readers up to speed with building software on a Linux-based system while using the tools and utilities that contribute to streamlining the software development process
• Discusses using emulation and virtualization technologies for kernel development and application testing
• Includes useful insights aimed at helping readers understand how their applications code fits in with the rest of the software stack
• Examines cross-compilation, dynamic device insertion and removal, key Linux projects (such as Project Utopia), and the internationalization capabilities present in the GNOME desktop

 

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Chapter 1: Working with Linux.

Chapter 2: Toolchains.

Chapter 3: Portability.

Chapter 4: Software Configuration Management.

Chapter 5: Network Programming.

Chapter 6: Databases.

Chapter 7: Kernel Development.

Chapter 8: Kernel Interfaces.

Chapter 9: Linux Kernel Modules.

Chapter 10: Debugging.

Chapter 11: The GNOME Developer Platform.

Chapter 12: The FreeDesktop Project.

Chapter 13: Graphics and Audio.

Chapter 14: LAMP.

Index.

GNU.