Linux is one of the most widely used operating systems. It was created to provide a free or low-cost operating system for personal computer users. Linus Torvalds published Linux on September 17, 1991, and it was written in the C programming language. It has since earned a reputation for being a high-performing and efficient system. This is a fairly comprehensive operating system that includes a graphical user interface (GUI), TCP/IP, the Emacs editor, and the X Window System, among other features.

Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, Gentoo, Kali Linux, and Linux Mint are some of the finest Linux distributions. Linux is a very popular operating system today because of features such as multiuser operating system management, multitasking paradigm, multiprogramming concepts, and virtual memory. Many corporations and individuals, as well as firms such as Canonical, use Linux for their servers because of security concerns and positive feedback from the user community. Linux is also used in mobile devices, smart TVs, etc.

Key Features:

• A step-by-step approach to problem solving and skill development

• A quick run-through of the basic concepts, in the form of a “crash course”

• An advanced, hands-on core concepts, with a focus on real-world problems

• An industry-level coding paradigm, practice-oriented explanatory approach

• A special emphasis on writing clean and optimized code, with additional chapters focused on coding methodology

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 ◾ Desktop Environments for Linux

Chapter 2 ◾ KDE Plasma Desktop Environment

Chapter 3 ◾ GNOME Desktop Environment

Chapter 4 ◾ xfce Desktop Environment

Chapter 5 ◾ MATE Desktop Environment

Chapter 6 ◾ Budgie Desktop Environment

Chapter 7 ◾ Cinnamon Desktop Environment

Chapter 8 ◾ LXDE Desktop Environment

Chapter 9 ◾ Other Desktop Environments

About the Author

Sufyan bin Uzayr is a writer, coder, and entrepreneur with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has authored several books in the past, pertaining to a diverse range of topics, ranging from history to Computers/IT.

Sufyan is the Director of Parakozm, a multinational IT company specializing in EdTech solutions. He also runs Zeba Academy, an online learning and teaching vertical with a focus on STEM fields.

Sufyan specializes in a wide variety of technologies, such as JavaScript, Dart, WordPress, Drupal, Linux, and Python. He holds multiple degrees, including ones in management, IT, literature, and political science. Sufyan is a digital nomad, dividing his time between four countries. He has lived and taught in universities and educational institutions around the globe. Sufyan takes a keen interest in technology, politics, literature, history, and sports, and in his spare time he enjoys teaching coding and English to young students.