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Mastering Red Hat Linux 9
by Michael Jang	ISBN:078214179x
Sybex 2003 (942 pages)
This comprehensive, step-by-step guide covers everything from installation to networking, and allows readers to take their skills to the next level by learning how to implement remote access, mail services, FTP clients , servers and more.

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Whether you depend on Linux as a server or desktop OS, Mastering Red Hat Linux 9 gives you the practical information you need to install, configure, and administer the latest version of Red Hats operating system to suit your specific computing needs. Clear, step-by-step instruction teaches you basic, intermediate, and advanced techniques, and lets you get started right away.

Coverage Includes

• Installing Linux from multiple sources
• Automating Linux installation over a network
• Navigating the command line interface
• Administering users and groups
• Managing RPM packages
• Troubleshooting the boot process
• Recompiling a kernel
• Configuring the X Window
• Working with GNOME and KDE
• Using Red Hat GUI administrative tools
• Understanding basic TCP/IP networking
• Securing Linux firewalls
• Setting up secure remote access
• Installing and testing DNS, DHCP, CUPS, and sendmail
• Configuring and troubleshooting FTP, NFS, Samba, and Apache
• Linux Certification requirements

About the Author

Michael Jang, RHCE, Linux+, LCP, specializes in books on Linux and Linux certification. His experience with computers goes back to the days of jumbled punch cards. Hes written or contributed to over a dozen books on Linux, Linux certification, Red Hat Linux, and even Windows 98 and XP.