Beginning Linux Programming, Fourth Edition continues its unique approach to teaching UNIX programming
in a simple and structured way on the Linux platform. Through the use of detailed and realistic examples, students
learn by doing, and are able to move from being a Linux beginner to creating custom applications in Linux. The
book introduces fundamental concepts beginning with the basics of writing Unix programs in C, and including material
on basic system calls, file I/O, interprocess communication (for getting programs to work together), and shell
programming. Parallel to this, the book introduces the toolkits and libraries for working with user interfaces,
from simpler terminal mode applications to X and GTK+ for graphical user interfaces. Advanced topics are covered
in detail such as processes, pipes, semaphores, socket programming, using MySQL, writing applications for the GNOME
or the KDE desktop, writing device drivers, POSIX Threads, and kernel programming for the latest Linux