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OccupyTheWeb is an infosec consultant, forensic 
investigator, and trainer with more than 20 years in 
the industry. He maintains the Hackers-Arise training 
site (https://www.hackers-arise.com/) and trains US 
military personnel, Department of Defense contractors, 
and federal employees in information security and 
hacking.
www.nostarch.com
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LINUX BASICS FOR HACKERS

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LINUX BASICS 
FOR HACKERS
Getting Started with 
Networking, Scripting, 
and Security in Kali
by OccupyTheWeb
San Francisco

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LINUX BASICS FOR HACKERS. Copyright © 2019 by OccupyTheWeb.
All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, 
electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval 
system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner and the publisher.
ISBN-10: 1-59327-855-1
ISBN-13: 978-1-59327-855-7
Publisher: William Pollock
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: OccupyTheWeb, author.
Title: Linux basics for hackers : getting started with networking, scripting, 
and security in Kali / OccupyTheWeb.
Description: First edition. | San Francisco : No Starch Press, Inc., [2018].
Identifiers: LCCN 2018030544 (print) | LCCN 2018032646 (ebook) | ISBN 
9781593278564 (epub) | ISBN 159327856X (epub) | ISBN 9781593278557 (print) 
| ISBN 1593278551 (print) | ISBN 9781593278564 (ebook) | ISBN 159327856X 
(ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Penetration testing (Computer security) | Kali Linux. | 
Hackers. | Operating systems (Computers)
Classification: LCC QA76.9.A25 (ebook) | LCC QA76.9.A25 O325 2018 (print) | 
DDC 005.8--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018030544
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I dedicate this book to my three incredible daughters.
You mean the world to me.

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