Running Linux

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Running Linux

Running Linux, 5th Edition Preface Organization of This Book Conventions Used in This Book Using Code Examples How to Contact Us Safari® Enabled Acknowledgments Part I: Enjoying and Being Productive on Linux Chapter 1. Introduction to Linux Section 1.1. About This Book Section 1.2. Who's Using Linux? Section 1.3. System Features Section 1.4. About Linux's Copyright Section 1.5. Open Source and the Philosophy of Linux Section 1.6. Sources of Linux Information Section 1.7. Getting Help Chapter 2. Preinstallation and Installation Section 2.1. Distributions of Linux Section 2.2. Preparing to Install Linux Section 2.3. Post-Installation Procedures Section 2.4. Running into Trouble Chapter 3. Desktop Environments Section 3.1. Why Use a Graphical Desktop? Section 3.2. The K Desktop Environment Section 3.3. KDE Applications Section 3.4. The GNOME Desktop Environment Section 3.5. GNOME Applications Chapter 4. Basic Unix Commands and Concepts Section 4.1. Logging In Section 4.2. Setting a Password Section 4.3. Virtual Consoles Section 4.4. Popular Commands Section 4.5. Shells Section 4.6. Useful Keys and How to Get Them to Work Section 4.7. Typing Shortcuts Section 4.8. Filename Expansion Section 4.9. Saving Your Output Section 4.10. What Is a Command? Section 4.11. Putting a Command in the Background Section 4.12. Remote Logins and Command Execution Section 4.13. Manual Pages Section 4.14. Startup Files Section 4.15. Important Directories Section 4.16. Basic Text Editing Section 4.17. Advanced Shells and Shell Scripting Chapter 5. Web Browsers and Instant Messaging Section 5.1. The World Wide Web Section 5.2. Instant Messaging Chapter 6. Electronic Mail Clients Section 6.1. Using KMail Section 6.2. Using Mozilla Mail & News Section 6.3. Getting the Mail to Your Computer with fetchmail Section 6.4. OpenPGP Encryption with GnuPG Chapter 7. Games Section 7.1. Gaming Section 7.2. Quake III Section 7.3. Return to Castle Wolfenstein Section 7.4. Unreal Tournament 2004 Section 7.5. Emulators Section 7.6. Frozen Bubble Section 7.7. Tux Racer Chapter 8. Office Suites and Personal Productivity Section 8.1. Using OpenOffice Section 8.2. KOffice Section 8.3. Other Word Processors Section 8.4. Synching PDAs Section 8.5. Groupware Section 8.6. Managing Your Finances Chapter 9. Multimedia Section 9.1. Multimedia Concepts Section 9.2. Kernel and Driver Issues Section 9.3. Embedded and Other Multimedia Devices Section 9.4. Desktop Environments Section 9.5. Windows Compatibility Section 9.6. Multimedia Applications Section 9.7. Multimedia Toolkits and Development Environments Section 9.8. Solutions to Common Problems Section 9.9. References Part II: System Administration Chapter 10. System Administration Basics Section 10.1. Maintaining the System Section 10.2. Managing Filesystems Section 10.3. Managing Swap Space Section 10.4. The /proc Filesystem Section 10.5. Device Files Section 10.6. Scheduling Recurring Jobs Using cron Section 10.7. Executing Jobs Once Section 10.8. Managing System Logs Section 10.9. Processes Section 10.10. Programs That Serve You Chapter 11. Managing Users, Groups, and Permissions Section 11.1. Managing User Accounts Section 11.2. File Ownership and Permissions Section 11.3. Changing the Owner, Group, and Permissions Chapter 12. Installing, Updating, and Compiling Programs Section 12.1. Upgrading Software Section 12.2. General Upgrade Procedure Section 12.3. Automated and Bulk Upgrades Section 12.4. Upgrading Software Not Provided in Packages Section 12.5. Archive and Compression Utilities Chapter 13. Networking Section 13.1. Networking with TCP/IP Section 13.2. Dial-Up PPP Section 13.3. PPP over ISDN Section 13.4. ADSL Section 13.5. Cable Modems Section 13.6. Network Diagnostics Tools Chapter 14. Printing Section 14.1. Printing Section 14.2. Managing Print Services Chapter 15. File Sharing Section 15.1. Sharing Files with Windows Systems (Samba) Section 15.2. NFS Configuration and NIS Chapter 16. The X Window System Section 16.1. A History of X Section 16.2. X Concepts Section 16.3. Hardware Requirements Section 16.4. Installing X.org Section 16.5. Configuring X.org Section 16.6. Running X Section 16.7. Running into Trouble Section 16.8. X and 3D Chapter 17. System Start and Shutdown Section 17.1. Booting the System Section 17.2. System Startup and Initialization Section 17.3. Single-User Mode Section 17.4. Shutting Down the System Section 17.5. A Graphical Runlevel Editor: KSysV Chapter 18. Configuring and Building the Kernel Section 18.1. Building a New Kernel Section 18.2. Loadable Device Drivers Section 18.3. Loading Modules Automatically Chapter 19. Text Editing Section 19.1. Editing Files Using vi Section 19.2. The (X)Emacs Editor Chapter 20. Text Processing Section 20.1. TeX and LaTeX Section 20.2. XML and DocBook Section 20.3. groff Section 20.4. Texinfo Part III: Programming Chapter 21. Programming Tools Section 21.1. Programming with gcc Section 21.2. Makefiles Section 21.3. Debugging with gdb Section 21.4. Useful Utilities for C Programmers Section 21.5. Using Perl Section 21.6. Java Section 21.7. Python Section 21.8. Other Languages Section 21.9. Introduction to OpenGL Programming Section 21.10. Integrated Development Environments Chapter 22. Running a Web Server Section 22.1. Configuring Your Own Web Server Chapter 23. Transporting and Handling Email Messages Section 23.1. The Postfix MTA Section 23.2. Procmail Section 23.3. Filtering Spam Chapter 24. Running an FTP Server Section 24.1. Introduction Section 24.2. Compiling and Installing Section 24.3. Running ProFTPD Section 24.4. Configuration Part IV: Network Services Chapter 25. Running Web Applications with MySQL and PHP Section 25.1. MySQL Section 25.2. PHP Section 25.3. The LAMP Server in Action Chapter 26. Running a Secure System Section 26.1. A Perspective on System Security Section 26.2. Initial Steps in Setting Up a Secure System Section 26.3. TCP Wrapper Configuration Section 26.4. Firewalls: Filtering IP Packets Section 26.5. SELinux Chapter 27. Backup and Recovery Section 27.1. Making Backups Section 27.2. What to Do in an Emergency Chapter 28. Heterogeneous Networking and Running Windows Programs Section 28.1. Sharing Partitions Section 28.2. Emulation and Virtual Operating Systems Section 28.3. Remote Desktop Access to Windows Programs Section 28.4. FreeNX: Linux as a Remote Desktop Server Appendix A. Sources of Linux Information Section A.1. Linux Documentation Project Section A.2. FTP Sites Section A.3. World Wide Web Sites About the Authors Colophon