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Learning red hat enterprise linux and fedora
Learning Red Hat Enterprise Linux & Fedora, 4th Edition
Preface
Organization of This Book
Sources of Information
Conventions Used in This Book
How to Contact Us
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Why Run Linux?
1.1 Why Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora?
1.2 What Is Linux?
1.3 Reasons to Choose or Not Choose Linux
Chapter 2. Preparing to Install Linux
2.1 Minimum Hardware Requirements
2.2 Collecting Information About Your System
2.3 Preparing Your Hard Disk
Chapter 3. Installing Linux
3.1 Installing the Operating System and Applications
3.2 Start the Installation
3.3 The Firstboot Service
3.4 Logging into the Desktop
3.5 Getting Help
Chapter 4. How Linux Works
4.1 User Accounts
4.2 How Linux Organizes Data
4.3 Using X
Chapter 5. Using the GNOME and KDE Desktops
5.1 Using the GNOME Desktop
5.2 Using the KDE Desktop
Chapter 6. Using Linux Applications
6.1 OpenOffice.org
6.2 Evolution
6.3 Pilot/Handspring Tool
6.4 CD Creator
Chapter 7. Conquering the bash Shell
7.1 Issuing Shell Commands
7.2 Working with the Linux Command Prompt
7.3 Useful Linux Programs
Chapter 8. Installing Software Using the RPM Package Manager
8.1 The Package Management Tool
8.2 The redhat-install-packages Command
8.3 The rpm Command
8.4 Querying the RPM Database
8.5 Installing a Package
8.6 Uninstalling a Package
8.7 Updating a Package
8.8 Freshening a Package
8.9 Advanced RPM Techniques
8.10 Keeping Your Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Up to Date
8.11 Keeping Your Fedora Core System Up to Date
Chapter 9. Configuring and Administering Linux
9.1 Configuring Your System by Using the System Settings Menu
9.2 Administering Your System by Using the System Tools Menu
9.3 Controlling Services by Using the Server Settings Menu
Chapter 10. Connecting to the Internet
10.1 Networking Overview
10.2 Configuring an Internet Connection
10.3 The Mozilla Web Browser
10.4 gFTP FTP Client
10.5 Using wvdial
10.6 Configuring Linux to Use a Cable or DSL Modem
Chapter 11. Setting Up Network Services
11.1 Configuring Hosts
11.2 Samba
11.3 Running Apache
11.4 The Secure Shell
11.5 Implementing a Basic Firewall
11.6 Checking Your Security by Using Nmap
11.7 Network Security Tips
Chapter 12. Advanced Shell Usage and Shell Scripts
12.1 The Power of the Unix Shell
12.2 Filename Globbing
12.3 Shell Aliases
12.4 Using Virtual Consoles
12.5 X and the Shell
12.6 Shell Scripts
12.7 Understanding Shell Scripts
Appendix A. Linux Directory Tree
Appendix B. Principal Linux Files
Appendix C. Managing the Boot Process
C.1 Booting Linux
C.2 Boot Floppies
C.3 The GRUB Loader
C.4 Boot Parameters
Appendix D. Linux Command Quick Reference
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