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Linux Annoyances for Geeks
By Michael Jang
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Publisher: O'Reilly
Pub Date: April 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-596-00801-5
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-59-600801-7
Pages: 502

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		Dedication
		Preface
		Chapter 1.  Configuring a Desktop Environment
			Section 1.1.  I Want the Advantages of Both KDE and GNOME
			Section 1.2.  I Need a Custom Login Menu
			Section 1.3.  I Can't Configure a Standard Background
			Section 1.4.  I'd Like Desktop Icons for My Applications
			Section 1.5.  The Desktop Is Too Big for My Monitor
			Section 1.6.  My Mouse Doesn't Do What I Want
			Section 1.7.  My Users Mess Up Their Desktops
			Section 1.8.  My CD/DVD Is Locked
			Section 1.9.  I Can't Get to the GUI
			Section 1.10.  User Downloads Are Overloading Workstations
			Section 1.11.  I Need to Manage Sound Events
		Chapter 2.  Configuring User Workstations
			Section 2.1.  I'm Afraid of Losing Data
			Section 2.2.  My Boss Insists on Real-Time Backups
			Section 2.3.  I Lost Data When I Removed My Floppy/Memory Stick
			Section 2.4.  That Command Doesn't Write to My DVD
			Section 2.5.  I Don't Remember Where That File Is
			Section 2.6.  I Need to Search Within a Bunch of Files
			Section 2.7.  I Can't Copy from the Command Line
			Section 2.8.  How Do I Deal with Spaces and Odd Characters in Filenames?
			Section 2.9.  Users Are Complaining There's No ZIP
		Chapter 3.  Optimizing Internet Applications
			Section 3.1.  Firefox Isn't Working as It Should
			Section 3.2.  I'm Drowning in Good Email
			Section 3.3.  I'm Having Trouble Converting from Outlook
			Section 3.4.  I'm Having Trouble Chatting on AIM, Yahoo!, or MSN
			Section 3.5.  I Need a Simple Web Browser
			Section 3.6.  I Keep Having to Start an FTP Download from Scratch
			Section 3.7.  I Need to Connect via Modem (GUI Tools)
		Chapter 4.  Setting Up Local Applications
			Section 4.1.  So Many Options for Applications
			Section 4.2.  Microsoft Word Documents Don't Work on Linux
			Section 4.3.  I Need My Microsoft Office
			Section 4.4.  I Can't Read PDFs or PostScript Documents
			Section 4.5.  I Want My Quicken
			Section 4.6.  I Need a Screenshot
			Section 4.7.  Making GUI File Managers Work for You
			Section 4.8.  I Need a Movie Viewer
		Chapter 5.  Installation Annoyances
			Section 5.1.  Linux Won't Work with All My Hardware
			Section 5.2.  I'm Having Trouble with Microsoft-Dependent Hardware
			Section 5.3.  Making That Laptop Sing with Linux
			Section 5.4.  My Wireless Card Works on Another Operating System, but Not Linux
			Section 5.5.  So Many Distributions, So Little Time
			Section 5.6.  Downloading New Distributions Takes Too Long
			Section 5.7.  Too Many Computers on Which to Install Linux
			Section 5.8.  I Need Help and Am Afraid of Asking Online
		Chapter 6.  Basic Start Configuration
			Section 6.1.  It Takes Too Long to Boot
			Section 6.2.  Rooting Out the Bootloader
			Section 6.3.  Dual Boots Can Be Troublesome
			Section 6.4.  Dual-Boot Recovery
			Section 6.5.  My Computer Won't Stop Rebooting
			Section 6.6.  User Passwords Are Too Weak
			Section 6.7.  I Lost the Root Password
			Section 6.8.  My Server Is So Secure I Can't Log In as Root
			Section 6.9.  There Are Too Many Ways to Log In
			Section 6.10.  The Boss Told Me to Secure the Server Without Locking the Room
		Chapter 7.  Kernel Itches and Other Configuration Annoyances
			Section 7.1.  The Kernel Needs an Upgrade
			Section 7.2.  Recompiling the Kernel
			Section 7.3.  I Can't Boot Because of a Kernel Panic
			Section 7.4.  I Can't Boot Because of Some "File Not Found" Error
			Section 7.5.  I Need to Add a Custom Kernel Module
			Section 7.6.  My Files Are on That Other Computer
			Section 7.7.  Regular Users Can't Mount the CD/DVD Drive
			Section 7.8.  I'm Having Trouble Connecting to an Existing Network
			Section 7.9.  I Need to Work with Microsoft-Formatted Partitions
		Chapter 8.  System Maintenance
			Section 8.1.  I Can't Boot Because the Partition Is Corrupt
			Section 8.2.  My Hard Drive Is Failing and I Need a BackupFast
			Section 8.3.  A Windows User Reinstalled Windows on a Dual-Boot System
			Section 8.4.  My /home Directory Is Too Small
			Section 8.5.  My Hard Drive Is Too Slow
			Section 8.6.  Find the Right Update Repository
			Section 8.7.  Avoid Dependency Hell with yum
			Section 8.8.  Avoid Dependency Hell with apt
			Section 8.9.  I Need Those Microsoft Applications on Linux
			Section 8.10.  Keeping Up with Security
			Section 8.11.  My Firewall Blocks My Internet Access
		Chapter 9.  Servicing Servers
			Section 9.1.  Too Many Options for Services
			Section 9.2.  Users Need to Download Files
			Section 9.3.  Users Are Still Demanding Telnet
			Section 9.4.  I Can't Send out Email Because the ISP's Server Is Down
			Section 9.5.  I Need Multiple Web Sites but Have Only One IP Address
			Section 9.6.  I Can't Remember Which Printer to Use
			Section 9.7.  BIND Is Too Complex for My Growing Network
			Section 9.8.  The Windows Computers on My Network Don't Show Up
		Chapter 10.  User Management
			Section 10.1.  The Boss Wants to Set Up a Special Group of Users
			Section 10.2.  There Are Too Many Users Accessing the Internet from the Office
			Section 10.3.  Some User Is Taking Too Much Disk Space
			Section 10.4.  Too Many Tasks, Too Few Qualified Administrators
			Section 10.5.  Former Employees Keep Accessing the Server
			Section 10.6.  Securing by User
		Chapter 11.  Administration Tips
			Section 11.1.  Too Many Computers to Update over the Internet
			Section 11.2.  My Favorite Service Is Not Included with My Distribution
			Section 11.3.  Configuring a Linux Gateway
			Section 11.4.  My Other Computer Has No Monitor
			Section 11.5.  I Need to Run an X Application Remotely
			Section 11.6.  So Many Server Logs
			Section 11.7.  The Logs Are Overloading My Hard Drive
			Section 11.8.  Administration Is So Repetitive
			Section 11.9.  I Don't Want to Work Late to Do That Special Job
		About the Author
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		Index