Red Hat Fedora 5 Unleashed
Red Hat Fedora 5 Unleashed
ISBN: 067232847X
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 362
Pages: 362
Authors: Paul Hudson, Andrew Hudson
- Red Hat Fedora 5 Unleashed
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- We Want to Hear from You
- Reader Services
- Introduction
- Part I: Installation and Configuration
- Chapter 1. Introducing Fedora
- What Is Fedora?
- Fedora for Business
- Fedora in Your Home
- 64-Bit Fedora
- Fedora on the PPC Platform
- Fedora on Dual-Core Machines
- Getting the Most from Fedora and Linux Documentation
- Fedora Developers and Documentation
- Reference
- Chapter 2. Preparing to Install Fedora
- Planning Your Fedora Deployment
- Hardware Requirements
- Preparing for the Install Process
- Partitioning Before and During Installation
- Using Fedora s kickstart Installation Method
- Reference
- Chapter 3. Installing Fedora
- Before You Begin the Installation
- Choosing How to Install Fedora
- Step-by-Step Installation
- Logging In and Shutting Down
- Reference
- Chapter 4. Post-Installation Configuration
- Troubleshooting Post-Installation Configuration Problems
- Your Hardware and Kudzu
- Pointer and Keyboard Configuration
- Configuring Display Graphics
- Configuring Sound Devices
- Detecting and Configuring a Modem
- Configuring Power Management in Fedora
- Resetting the Date and Time
- Managing PCMCIA
- Configuring and Using CD, DVD, and CD-RW Drives
- Configuring Wireless Networks
- Reference
- Chapter 5. First Steps with Fedora
- Working with the Linux File System
- Logging In to and Working with Linux
- Changing Your User Information
- Reading Documentation
- Using the Shell
- Using the Text Editors
- Working with Permissions
- Working As Root
- Reference
- Part II: Desktop Fedora
- Chapter 6. The X Window System
- Basic X Concepts
- Using X11R6
- Starting X
- Selecting and Using Window Managers
- The GNOME and KDE Desktop Environments
- Reference
- Chapter 7. Managing Software
- Using RPM for Software Management
- Alternatives for Software Management
- Compiling Software from Source
- Reference
- Chapter 8. On the Internet: Surfing the Web, Writing Email, and Reading the News
- Choosing a Web Browser
- Choosing an Email Client
- An Overview of Network News
- Selecting a Newsreader
- Collaborating with TWiki
- Internet Relay Chat
- Internet Messaging with GAIM
- Videoconferencing with GnomeMeeting
- Reference
- Chapter 9. Productivity Applications
- Office Suites for Fedora
- Productivity Applications Written for Microsoft Windows
- Reference
- Chapter 10. Multimedia Applications
- Burning CDs and DVDs in Fedora Core Linux
- Sound and Music
- Viewing TV and Video
- Reference
- Chapter 11. Graphics Manipulation
- Graphics Manipulation
- Using Digital Cameras with Fedora
- Using Scanners in Fedora
- Reference
- Chapter 12. Printing with Fedora
- Overview of Fedora Printing
- Configuring and Managing Print Services
- Creating and Configuring Local Printers
- References
- Chapter 13. Games
- Linux Gaming
- Reference
- Part III: System Administration
- Chapter 14. Managing Users
- User Accounts
- Managing Groups
- Managing Users
- Managing Passwords
- Granting System Administrator Privileges to Regular Users
- The User Login Process
- Disk Quotas
- Reference
- Chapter 15. Automating Tasks
- Running Services at Bootup
- Troubleshooting Runlevel Problems
- Starting and Stopping Services Manually
- Scheduling Tasks
- Basic Shell Control
- Writing and Executing a Shell Script
- Reference
- Chapter 16. System Resources
- System-Monitoring Tools
- Reference
- Chapter 17. Backing Up, Restoring, and Recovery
- Choosing a Backup Strategy
- Choosing Backup Hardware and Media
- Using Backup Software
- Copying Files
- Undeleting Files
- System Rescue
- Reference
- Chapter 18. Network Connectivity
- Laying the Foundation: The localhost Interface
- Networking with TCPIP
- Network Organization
- Hardware Devices for Networking
- Using Network Configuration Tools
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
- Wireless Networking
- Beyond the Network and onto the Internet
- Common Configuration Information
- Configuring Digital Subscriber Line Access
- Configuring Dial-Up Internet Access
- Troubleshooting Connection Problems
- Configuring a Dial-In PPP Server
- Reference
- Chapter 19. Remote Access with SSH and Telnet
- Setting Up a Telnet Server
- Telnet Versus SSH
- Setting Up an SSH Server
- The SSH Tools
- Remote X
- Reference
- Chapter 20. Xen
- Why Virtualization Is a Smart Idea
- Virtualization Versus Paravirtualization
- How Xen Works
- Installing Xen
- Setting Up Guest Operating Systems
- Runtime Configuration
- Reference
- Part IV: Fedora As a Server
- Chapter 21. Apache Web Server Management
- About the Apache Web Server
- Installing the Apache Server
- Starting and Stopping Apache
- Runtime Server Configuration Settings
- File System Authentication and Access Control
- Apache Modules
- Virtual Hosting
- Logging
- Dynamic Content
- Graphic Interface Configuration of Apache
- Other Web Servers for Use with Fedora
- Reference
- Chapter 22. Administering Database Services
- A Brief Review of Database Basics
- Choosing a Database: MySQL Versus PostgreSQL
- Configuring MySQL
- Configuring PostgreSQL
- Database Clients
- Reference
- Chapter 23. File and Print
- Using the Network File System
- Putting Samba to Work
- Network and Remote Printing with Fedora
- Creating Network Printers
- Console Print Control
- Using the Common UNIX Printing System GUI
- Avoiding Printer Support Problems
- Reference
- Chapter 24. Remote File Serving with FTP
- Using FTP Clients
- FTP Servers
- Installing FTP Software
- The FTP User
- xinetd Configuration for wu-ftpd
- Configuring the Very Secure FTP Server
- Configuring the wu-ftpd Server
- Using Commands in the ftpaccess File to Configure wu-ftpd
- Configure FTP Server File-Conversion Actions
- Using Commands in the ftphosts File to Allow or Deny FTP Server Connection
- Server Administration
- Reference
- Chapter 25. Handling Electronic Mail
- How Email Is Sent and Received
- Basic Sendmail Configuration and Operation
- Introducing Postfix
- Using Fetchmail to Retrieve Mail
- Choosing a Mail Delivery Agent
- Mail Daemons
- Alternatives to Microsoft Exchange Server
- Reference
- Chapter 26. Setting Up a Proxy Server
- What Is a Proxy Server?
- Installing Squid
- Configuring Clients
- Access Control Lists
- Specifying Client IP Addresses
- Sample Configurations
- Reference
- Chapter 27. Managing DNS
- Configuring DNS for Clients
- Essential DNS Concepts
- Using DNS Tools
- Configuring a Local Caching Nameserver
- Your Own Domain Name and Third-Party DNS
- Providing DNS for a Real Domain with BIND
- Providing DNS for a Real Domain
- Troubleshooting DNS
- Managing DNS Security
- Reference
- Chapter 28. LDAP
- Configuring the Server
- Configuring Clients
- Administration
- Reference
- Chapter 29. News Servers
- Types of News Servers
- The INN Package and Configuration Files
- Installing the INN Package
- Configuring innd
- Reference
- Part V: Programming Linux
- Chapter 30. Using Perl
- Using Perl with Linux
- Perl Variables and Data Structures
- Operators
- Conditional Statements: ifelse and unless
- Looping
- Regular Expressions
- Access to the Shell
- Modules and CPAN
- Code Examples
- Reference
- Chapter 31. Working with Python
- Python on Linux
- The Basics of Python
- Functions
- Object Orientation
- The Standard Library and the Vaults of Parnassus
- Reference
- Chapter 32. Writing PHP Scripts
- Introduction to PHP
- Basic Functions
- Handling HTML Forms
- Databases
- Reference
- Chapter 33. CC Programming Tools for Fedora
- Programming in C with Linux
- Elements of the CC Language
- Using the C Programming Project Management Tools Provided with Fedora Core Linux
- Using the GNU C Compiler
- A Simple C Program
- Graphical Development Tools
- Additional Resources
- Reference
- Part VI: Fedora Housekeeping
- Chapter 34. Securing Your Machines
- Understanding Computer Attacks
- Assessing Your Vulnerability
- Protecting Your Machine
- Viruses
- Configuring Your Firewall
- Forming a Disaster Recovery Plan
- Keeping Up-to-Date on Linux Security Issues
- Reference
- Chapter 35. Performance Tuning
- Hard Disk
- Kernel
- Apache
- MySQL
- Reference
- Chapter 36. Command Line Masterclass
- Why Use the Shell?
- Basic Commands
- Combining Commands
- Multiple Terminals
- Reference
- Chapter 37. Advanced yum
- Getting Started
- Running yum Noninteractively
- Using yum to Remove Packages
- Maintaining yum
- Using yum to Manage Package Inventory
- Configuring yum
- Creating a Local yum Repository
- Reference
- Chapter 38. Managing the File System
- The Fedora File System Basics
- Working with the ext3 File System
- Other File Systems Available to Fedora
- Creating a File System
- Mounting File Systems
- Relocating a File System
- Logical Volume Management
- File System Manipulation
- Managing Files for Character Devices, Block Devices, and Special Devices
- Reference
- Chapter 39. Kernel and Module Management
- The Linux Kernel
- Managing Modules
- When to Recompile
- Kernel Versions
- Obtaining the Kernel Sources
- Patching the Kernel
- Compiling the Kernel
- When Something Goes Wrong
- Reference
- Part VII: Appendix
- Appendix A. Fedora and Linux Internet Resources
- Websites and Search Engines
- Usenet Newsgroups
- Mailing Lists
- Internet Relay Chat
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Red Hat Fedora 5 Unleashed
ISBN: 067232847X
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 362
Pages: 362
Authors: Paul Hudson, Andrew Hudson