r (read) permissions, listing, 213
RAM extension, file type associated with, 169
README files, checking, 391
readonly hard-disk setting, explanation of, 410
RealPlayer files, file extensions associated with, 169
RealPlayer application, using, 281
reboot command in BASH shell, example of, 478
rebooting, 75
Rectangular selection tool in The Gimp, description of, 287
redirecting output, 261–262
refresh rate, configuring for monitors, 61
regexes. See regular expressions
regular expressions, searching text files with, 240–241
reiserfs file system, explanation of, 220
Rekall database program. See also databases
adding columns in, 357–359
creating tables in, 356–359
designing forms in, 359–360
features of, 353–354
saving tables in, 359
setting up databases in, 354–356
relational databases. See Rekall database program
relative paths, relationship to backups, 425
remote access, using shells for, 196
remote administration, performing with YaST2, 443–445
remote computers
configuring ssh for running X applications on, 441–444
transferring files between, 440–441
remote connections, configuring firewalls for, 445–446
remote machine, definition of, 437
remote sessions, managing, 439–440
removable storage devices, displaying under My Computer, 173
“Removing leading ‘/’ from member names” message, displaying, 428
RENAME command in DOS, Linux shell equivalent for, 202
renaming files with BASH shell, 206
Render filters in The Gimp, description of, 299
renice command in BASH shell, example of, 479
renicing processes, 246
RES column in top program, description of, 245
resolution
configuring for monitors, 61
resetting, 71
ripping music from CDs
from command line, 271–273
with Grip, 269–271
overview of, 268–269
rm command in BASH shell
deleting files with, 206
emptying /tmp folder with, 184
example of, 479
using to remove RPM update files from cache, 420
rm command in sftp, function associated with, 441
rm Linux shell command, DOS equivalent for, 202
RMDIR command in DOS, Linux shell equivalent for, 202
rmdir command in sftp, function associated with, 441
rmmod command in BASH shell, example of, 479
RMS (Richard Matthew Stallman), creation of GNU by, 14
root accounts
advisory about logging in from, 69
using with YaST2, 83
root directory in root file system, contents of, 219
root file system, directories in, 219
root partition, definition of, 41
root password
advisory about use of, 121
setting during installation of SUSE Linux, 46–47
root powers, sharing via sudo, 400–401
root users
access granted to, 165
access permissions for, 119–121
privileges of, 396
rootkits, effect of, 118
Rotate tool in The Gimp, description of, 288
route command in BASH shell, example of, 479
rows, adding to tables in Writer, 330–331
RPM (Red Hat Package Manager), overview of, 375–376
rpm command in BASH shell
example of, 479
using, 384–385
using to restore previous versions of kernels, 418
using with kernels, 414
RPM filenames, overview of, 382–383
RPM files
querying, 387–388
uninstalling, 389
RPM security, overview of, 386
RPM techniques, examples of, 388–389
RPM update files, emptying cache of, 420
RTF extension, file type associated with, 168
run level 3, switching to, 189
run level 1, using with hdparm, 406
run levels
adding at command to, 436
changing for BASH shell, 201
Runaway Process Catcher applet, description of, 140
runaway processes, monitoring, 140
runlevel command in BASH shell, example of, 479
run-level services, optimizing, 404–406
rw- permissions, explanation of, 215
rws permissions, explanation of, 214