Index_F

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FAQs, Chapter 21: Frequently Asked Questions

accessing Windows partitions, Accessing a Windows Partition

command history, Tips on Using Command History

editing paths, Editing Your PATH

finding man pages, Finding Commands Quickly

localhost logins, Localhost Login and Password

logging in when passwords are forgotten, Forgotten Password

logins, Changing Login from Console to X at Startup

passwords, Password Maintenance

RPM installation error messages, Error Messages During Installation of RPMs

scrolling ls output, Keep ls Output from Scrolling

troubleshooting application startups, Starting Applications

fc command, Table 24-1: A Comparison of MS-DOS and Linux Commands

fdisk

disk partitioning, Partitioning with fdisk

manual partitioning, Disk Partitioning

FHS, The File System Hierarchy Standard (FHS)

(File System Hierarchy Standard), The File System Hierarchy Standard (FHS)

file locations, Special File Locations

file structure, Why Share a Common Structure?

organization, FHS Organization, The /dev Directory, The /etc Directory, The /lib Directory, The /mnt Directory, The /opt Directory, The /proc Directory, The /sbin Directory, The /usr Directory, The /usr/local Directory, The /var Directory

fields

Disk Druid, Partition Fields

File Browsing option (KDE Control Center), Customizing KDE

File Manager

CD-ROMs, Using CD-ROMs with Your File Manager

File menu commands

New Folder, The Home Icon

New Window, Using Nautilus

Open, Loading a File

Properties, Modifying User Properties

Save, Saving a File

Save As, Saving a File

File Roller, Using File Roller, Figure 9-1: File Roller

archives, Creating Archives with File Roller

decompression, Decompressing and Unarchiving with File Roller

unarchiving files, Decompressing and Unarchiving with File Roller

File section

XFree86 server configuration, Files

File System Type option (Add Partition dialog box), Adding Partitions

file systems, Overview of the Red Hat Linux File System

ext2, File System Types, Upgrading Your File System, Formatting a Diskette, Using gfloppy, Figure 7-3. gfloppy Status Box, Using KFloppy, Using mke2fs

ext3, File System Types, Upgrading Your File System

FHS, The File System Hierarchy Standard (FHS), Why Share a Common Structure?, FHS Organization, The /dev Directory, The /etc Directory, The /lib Directory, The /mnt Directory, The /opt Directory, The /proc Directory, The /sbin Directory, The /usr Directory, The /usr/local Directory, The /var Directory, Special File Locations

hard drive installation, Installing from a Hard Drive

identifying file types, Identifying and Working with File Types

information gathering, File Systems

LVM, File System Types

managing, A Larger Picture of the File System

proc/, The /proc File System, A Virtual File System, Viewing Virtual Files, /proc Directories, /proc/self/, /proc/bus/, /proc/driver/, /proc/fs, /proc/ide/, The Device Directory, /proc/irq/, /proc/net/, /proc/scsi/, /proc/sys/, /proc/sys/dev/, /proc/sys/fs/, /proc/sys/kernel/, /proc/sys/net/, /proc/sys/vm/, /proc/sysvipc/, /proc/tty/, Additional /proc Resources

software RAID, File System Types

swap partitions, File System Types

upgrades, Upgrading Your File System

VFAT, File System Types

File types and programs option, Setting your Preferences

files

archives, File Compression and Archiving, Using File Roller, Figure 9-1: File Roller, Decompressing and Unarchiving with File Roller, Creating Archives with File Roller, Archiving Files at the Shell Prompt

au, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

bz2, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

c, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

cache, The Device Directory

capacity, The Device Directory

compression, File Compression and Archiving, Using File Roller, Figure 9-1: File Roller, Compressing Files from the Shell Prompt, bzip2 and bunzip2, gzip and gunzip, zip and unzip

conf, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

copying to MS-DOS diskette, Putting Linux Files on an MS-DOS Diskette

cpp, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

decompression, Decompressing and Unarchiving with File Roller

deleting, Deleting Files with the Trash Icon

driver, The Device Directory

etc/printcap, Chapter 16: Printer Configuration

etc/printcap.local, Introducing the Printer Configuration Tool

etc/X11/fs/config, xfs Configuration

extensions, Identifying and Working with File Types

geometry, The Device Directory

gif, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

gz, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

h, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

html/.htm, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

image, Creating a Driver Disk from an Image File, Making Installation Diskettes, Using the rawrite Utility, Using the dd Command

jpg, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

loading, Loading a File

locating with locate command, Locating Files and Directories

lock, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

management, Managing Files with Konqueror, Figure B-6. The Konqueror File Manager, Managing Files with Konqueror

manipulating from shell prompts, Manipulating Files at the Shell Prompt, Creating Files, Copying Files, Moving Files, Deleting Files and Directories

manipulating with cat command, Manipulating Files with cat, Using Redirection, Appending Standard Output, Figure 8-6. Stringing Commands and Comparing Files, Redirecting Standard Input

media, The Device Directory

model, The Device Directory

music, Playing Digital Music Files

o, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

ownership, Ownership and Permissions

pdf, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

permissions, Ownership and Permissions, The chmod Command, Changing Permissions with Numbers, Table 8-4: Example Permission Settings

pl, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

png, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

ps, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

recovering, Recovering Files from the Trash

rpm, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

saving, Saving a File

settings, The Device Directory

shareable, Why Share a Common Structure?

so, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

static, Why Share a Common Structure?

tar, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions, Table 9-3: tar Options

tbz, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

tcl, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

tgz, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

txt, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

variable, Why Share a Common Structure?

viewing on diskettes, Figure 7-1. Viewing Files on a Diskette with Nautilus

wav, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

XFree86 configuration, XFree86 Server Configuration Files, Device, DRI, Files, InputDevice, Module, Monitor, Screen, ServerFlags, ServerLayout

xpm, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

Filesystem Hierarchy Standard., see fhs

Filter system command (Preferences menu), User and Group Configuration

filters

GIMP, Figure 15-7. An Image Modified with a GIMP Filter

Filters menu commands

Distorts, GIMP Options

find command, Table 24-1: A Comparison of MS-DOS and Linux Commands

finding

commands, Finding Commands Quickly

directories with locate command, Locating Files and Directories

RPM packages, Finding RPM Packages

FIPS, Partitioning with FIPS, Create new partition(s)

documentation, Create new partition(s)

Firewall Configuration screen, Figure 2-20. Firewall Configuration

firewalls, Chapter 17: Basic Firewall Configuration

configuration, Firewall Configuration, High, Medium, No Firewall

GNOME Lokkit, GNOME Lokkit, GNOME Lokkit Configuration, Figure 17-2. Basic Configuration, Local Hosts, Figure 17-3. Local Hosts, DHCP, Figure 17-4. DHCP, Configuring Services, Activating the Firewall, Mail Relay, Activating the iptables Service

high level security, High

medium level security, Medium

no firewall level security, No Firewall, Trusted Devices, Allow Incoming

Security Level Configuration Tool, Security Level Configuration Tool

Floating Panel, Adding Panels

Floppy command (Disks menu), Mounting and Unmounting a Diskette

Floppy Formatter command (System Tools menu), Using gfloppy

folders

creating, The Home Icon, Figure 6-9. Creating a New Folder

Font option, Setting your Preferences

FontPath option (XFree86 server Device section), Files

fonts

xfs (X Font Server), Fonts, xfs Configuration, Adding Fonts

Force LBA32 (not normally required) option, Advanced Boot Loader Configuration

Force to be a primary partition option (Add Partition dialog box), Adding Partitions

format a\

(if diskette is in A\, Table 24-1: A Comparison of MS-DOS and Linux Commands

Format field

Disk Druid, Partition Fields

formatting

disk drives, It's Not What You Write, It's How You Write It

diskettes, Formatting a Diskette, Using gfloppy, Figure 7-3. gfloppy Status Box, Using KFloppy, Using mke2fs

free command, Table 24-1: A Comparison of MS-DOS and Linux Commands

free space

unpartitioned, Using Unpartitioned Free Space, Using Space from an Unused Partition, Using Free Space from an Active Partition, Destructive Repartitioning, Figure D-10. Disk Drive Being Destructively Repartitioned, Non-Destructive Repartitioning, Step 1: Compress existing data, Step 2: Resize the existing partition, Create new partition(s)

Frequently Asked Questions., see faqs

freshening

RPM packages, Freshening a Package

From File command (Graphics menu), OpenOffice.org Writer

FTP, No Firewall

allow incoming option, Allow Incoming

installing Red Hat Linux, Installing via FTP

FTP Setup dialog, Figure 2-5. The FTP Setup Dialog