To get the most out of this book
In order to get the most out of this book, it is assumed that the reader has some prior experience in Linux systems administration or experience as a user of Linux systems.
Many of the concepts in this book are extremely advanced. The lessons in this book combined with your existing knowledge should catapult you to a level of mastery of not only understanding the internals of Linux systems but also building products based upon Linux.
There are numerous hands-on exercises in this book to enhance the learning activities. Should you choose to follow along with these exercises, the author recommends having at least two PC-grade systems with a minimum of 16 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage each for best results.
Additionally, this book contains several screenshots. These have been captured to provide an overview of key processes. As a result, the text in these images may appear small at 100% zoom. However, you can view clearer versions of these images at this link: https://packt.link/gbp/9781835885642.
If you are using the digital version of this book, we advise you to type the code yourself or access the code from the book’s GitHub repository (a link is available in the next section). Doing so will help you avoid any potential errors related to the copying and pasting of code.
