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packet browsing
packet filtering
     ipchains software
     iptables software 2nd
packet writing
     DVD burning
paging
    through file output
         less shell command 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) 2nd
pan command
Pan news client 2nd
parallel port cameras
     documentation
parted command
    hard drive partitions
         Fedora installation
    partitions
         editing
partition tables
     creating
         relocating file systems
    editing
         via fdisk command 2nd 3rd 4th
         via parted command
     manually restoring 2nd
partitioned hard disks
     file systems, creating
         via mke2fs command 2nd
         via mkfs.ext3 command 2nd
         via mkreiserfs command 2nd
partitioning
     hard drives 2nd 3rd 4th
         swap partitions 2nd
partitioning (hard drives)
     Fedora installation 2nd
         backups 2nd
         choosing partitioning schemes 2nd
         dual boot configurations
         hosting on separate partitions 2nd
partitions
    IDE partitions
         fdisk command 2nd
    mounting
         relocating file systems 2nd
     mounting as read-only 2nd
     strategies, planning (Fedora installation) 2nd
     zip disks
partitions (file system)
     supported types 2nd
passive command
passwd command 2nd 3rd
     SUID permissions
     user management
passwd files
password management
    /etc/passwd files
         * (asterisks)
         GECO field
         GECOS field
         list of 2nd
         system users 2nd
     batch password changes 2nd
     shadow passwords 2nd 3rd 4th
     system password policies
     user password selection 2nd
passwords
     bood loaders, assigning
     bootloaders
     brute-forcing
     creating 2nd
     forgetting 2nd
     format of
     FTP users 2nd 3rd
     GRUB
     GRUB boot loader
     LDAP root users, assigning to 2nd
     MySQL root users
     PostgreSQL database users, creating
     random generation of
     remote computer logins
     retrieving 2nd
    root passwords
         creating (Fedora installation) 2nd
     root users
    shadow password system
         FTP users 2nd
     usernames
patch command 2nd
patch command (C/C++ programming) 2nd
patched kernels 2nd
     multiple kernel versions
     patching methods
patches
     network security
PATH (shell environment variable)
    commands
         running 2nd
PATH lines (/etc/crontab files
pattern-matching 2nd 3rd [See also wildcard searches]
pbm graphics file format
PC tablets
     Linux support for
PCI (Peripheral Control Interface) devices
     power-management configuration
PCI cards
     configuring
    video chipsets
         Bt series chipsets (Brooktree) 2nd
         determining type of 2nd
pci=biosirg command
     hard disk optimization
PCMCIA Card Services software 2nd
PCMCIA cards
     PCMCIA Card Services software 2nd
     removing/inserting
     troubleshooting 2nd
PCRE (Perl-Compatible Regular Expressions)
    functions
         preg match all() 2nd
         preg match() 2nd
         preg replace()
pcx graphics file format
PDA connectivity applications
    command-line software
         pilot-link 2nd
         pilot-xfer
     gpilot 2nd
     J-Pilot 2nd
PDA websites
PDF documents
     reading
pdksh (public domain Korn shell)
pdksh shell
     select statements 2nd
pdksh shells
     comparison of expression
         file comparisons 2nd 3rd
         logical comparisons 2nd
         number comparisons 2nd 3rd
         string comparisons 2nd 3rd 4th
     test command 2nd
         file comparisons 2nd 3rd
         logical comparisons 2nd
         number comparisons 2nd 3rd
         string comparisons 2nd 3rd 4th
PEAR[DOUBLE COLON]DB (PHP) 2nd 3rd 4th
    functions
         getCol() 2nd
         getOne() 2nd
         getRow() 2nd
     queries, running through
Penggy website
     AOL service
performance tuning
     Apache web server 2nd 3rd 4th
     file systems 2nd
         badblocks command
         disabling atime 2nd
         e2fsck command
         mke2fs command
         tune2fs command 2nd
     GNOME desktop environment
    hard disks
         benchmarks
         BIOS adjustments 2nd 3rd
         file system adjustments 2nd
         file system adjustments, badblocks command
         file system adjustments, disabling atime 2nd
         file system adjustments, e2fsck command
         file system adjustments, mke2fs command
         file system adjustments, tune2fs command 2nd
         hdparm command 2nd 3rd
     KDE desktop environment
     Linux kernel 2nd
    MySQL
         measuring key buffer usage 2nd 3rd 4th
         query caches 2nd 3rd
         query optimization
         read buffers 2nd
         table caches
     SQL statements
peripehrals
    keyboards
         Fedora installation, choosing for
    monitors
         Fedora installation, choosing for
peripherals
     configuring 2nd
    keyboards
         configuring
         X Window System configurations 2nd 3rd
    monitors
         changing resolutions
         X Window System configuration, via system-config-display client 2nd
         X Window System configurations 2nd 3rd 4th
    mouse devices
         button assignment 2nd
         changing, X Window System updates
         configuring, Fedora installation
         copying/pasting text in consoles
         system reboots/shutdowns 2nd
         three-button emulation
         X Window System configurations 2nd 3rd
Perl
     #! (she-bang)
     appeal of
    code examples
         command-line processing
         one-liners 2nd 3rd
         posting to Usenet 2nd
         purging logs 2nd
         sending email 2nd 3rd
     command-line errors, troubleshooting
    conditional statements
         if/else 2nd 3rd
         overview of
         unless
     development of 2nd
     documentation, viewing
    functions
         die
         use
    looping constructs
         doÉuntil loops
         doÉwhile loops
         for loops
         foreach loops 2nd
         last statements
         next statements
         redo statements 2nd
         until loops
         while loops 2nd
     modules
         installing CPAN modules 2nd
         loading from CPAN
         Mail[DOUBLE COLON]Sendmail 2nd
         standard modules list, accessing
    operators
         comparison operators 2nd 3rd 4th
         compound operators
         math operators
         miscellaneous operators 2nd
     perlcc program
     perldoc command
     perlfunc document, accessing
     regular expressions 2nd
     scripts
     sendmail command
     shell access 2nd 3rd
     simple programming example 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     string constants 2nd
     switches 2nd
         list of 2nd 3rd 4th
     system logging 2nd
    variables
         arrays 2nd
         hashes 2nd
         scalars
         special variables 2nd
     versions of
perlcc program
perldoc command
perlfunc document
     accessing
permission control directives (ftpaccess configuration file)
     Wu-FTPd server configuration
         allow users to change file permissions
         allowing users to compress files
         allowing users to rename files
         assigning users file-delete permissions
         assigning users file-overwrite permissions 2nd
         assigning/denying tar command usage permissions 2nd
         user-created upload file permissions 2nd
permissions
    assigning
         via chfn command
    file access permissions
         changing via chmod shell command 2nd
     FTP users, assigning for
     group permissions 2nd
     OpenLDAP files 2nd
     SGID 2nd
         security issues
     SUID 2nd
         passwd command
         security issues
    user accounts
         chgrp command 2nd
         chmod command 2nd
         chown command 2nd
         viewing
permissions (directory) 2nd 3rd
permissions (file)
     assigning 2nd
    changing
         via chmod command 2nd
     mnemonic characters
         chmod command options
     octal characters 2nd
         chmod command options
     viewing
permissions (user)
    specific permissions
         assigning
Personal Desktop
     installing
     overview of 2nd
personal desktop installation option (Fedora)
personal installation option (Fedora Core)
pg_ctl command (PostgreSQL)
pgaccess command (PostgreSQL)
pgm graphics file format
Photoshop (Adobe)
     versus GIMP 2nd
PHP
    array functions
         array keys() 2nd
         array unique()
         array values() 2nd
         arsort()
         asort() 2nd
         current()
         end() 2nd
         extract() 2nd
         krsort()
         ksort() 2nd
         next() 2nd
         prev() 2nd
         reset() 2nd
         shuffle()
     arrays 2nd 3rd 4th
         browsing 2nd
     ASP tags
     backreferencing 2nd
     comments 2nd
     conditional statements 2nd 3rd 4th
     constants 2nd
     development of 2nd
     entering/exiting 2nd
     escape sequences 2nd
    file functions
         fclose() 2nd 3rd
         file get contents() 2nd
         file handles
         file put contents()
         filesize()
         fopen() 2nd 3rd
         fread ()
         fwrite()
    functions
         constructor function 2nd
         destructor function
         isset() 2nd
         unset() 2nd
         var dump() 2nd 3rd
     heredoc syntax 2nd
     HTML forms, handling 2nd
     include keyword
     installation packages, location of
    loops
         actions
         break statements
         conditions
         declarations
         doÉwhile loops 2nd
         for loops 2nd
         foreach loops 2nd
         while loops
     manual page URL
    math functions
         ceil() 2nd
         cos() 2nd
         deq2rad()
         floor() 2nd
         pow() 2nd
         rand() 2nd
         round()
         sin() 2nd
         sqrt()
         tan() 2nd
     objects
     OOP 2nd
         $this variable
         access modifiers 2nd
         class inheritance 2nd 3rd 4th
         classes
         constructor function 2nd
         destructor function
         encapsulation 2nd
         objects
     operators
         execution operators 2nd
         list of 2nd
         ternary operators
    PCRE functions
         preg match all() 2nd
         preg match() 2nd
         preg replace()
     PEAR[DOUBLE COLON]DB (PHP) 2nd 3rd 4th
         getCol() function 2nd
         getOne() function 2nd
         getRow() function 2nd
         running queries through
     references 2nd
     require keyword
     resources
     short tags
     string functions
         str replace() 2nd
         strlen()
         strpos() 2nd
         strtolower()
         strtoupper()
         substr() 2nd
         trim() 2nd
    strings
         defining 2nd
         heredoc syntax 2nd
         variable substitution
     switch/case blocks
         break statements
     variables
         arrays 2nd 3rd 4th
         heredoc syntax 2nd
         objects
         resources
         types of
         variable substitution
         variable variables 2nd
PHP (PHP Hypertext Preprocessor)
    dynamic content
         in Apache Web server
phpgroupware exchange server
phpLDAPadmin administration tool
PHProjekt exchange server
physical security 2nd
PID (process ID)
pilot-link PDA command-line connectivity software 2nd
pilot-xfer PDA command-line connectivity software
pine command
Pine email client
pings
    localhost interfaces
         testing
pipes 2nd 3rd
plain text files, reading
Planner project management program (OpenOffice.org)
png graphics file format
pnm graphics file format
pointers
     configuring 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
    three-button
         Linux configuration
    two-button
         Linux configuration 2nd
poisoning
POP (Post Office Protocol)
Portable Document Format [See PDF documents]
ports
     services, mapping port numbers to
     TCP/IP networking 2nd
     uplink ports
positional arguments
positional parameters 2nd 3rd
     shell command line variables, accessing/retrieving 2nd
Postfix 2nd 3rd
     configuring 2nd
PostgreSQL
     access/permission issues
    data directories
         initializing 2nd 3rd
     data locking website
    database clients
         command-line clients
         local GUI database access
         PostgreSQL command-line client 2nd
         SSH database access 2nd
         web database access 2nd
    database users
         creating 2nd
         deleting 2nd
    databases
         creating 2nd
     installing
     MySQL comparisons
         ACID compliance 2nd
         data locking 2nd
         procedural languages 2nd
         speed
         SQL subqueries
         SQL, importing text files into tables
         triggers
     postmaster program, starting
    privileges
         granting/revoking 2nd
    psql command-line client
         exiting
     RPM distribution
     website
     || (double pipe) string concatenation function
PostgreSQL command-line client 2nd
     options of 2nd
postmaster program (PostgreSQL)
     starting
posts
    to Usenet
         Perl coding example 2nd
PostScript documents
     viewing
PostScript format
     documentation, reading
potentional problem host alerts (DNS security) 2nd 3rd
pow() math function 2nd
power-management
     configuring 2nd 3rd 4th
PowerPC-based Linux distribution websites 2nd
ppm graphics file format
PPP
     HOWTO documents
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol
     automatic dial-up Internet connections
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
     /etc/ppp/ppp-off files 2nd 3rd
    /etc/ppp/ppp-on files
         configuring dial-up internet connections 2nd 3rd 4th
    /etc/ppp/ppp-on-dialer files
         dial-up Internet connections 2nd
     dial-up Internet connections 2nd
     installation
         verifying
PPP servers
    dial-in servers
         configuring 2nd 3rd 4th
         saving bandwidth 2nd
ppp.linkup configuration files
pppd command
     PPP installation, verifying
PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet)
     DSL Internet connections
         manual configuration 2nd 3rd
precompiled kernels
     as default kernel
     installing
predeployment checklist (Fedora) 2nd
prefork MPM (multiprocessing module)
     Apache Web server configuration
preformatted DVD
preg match all() PCRE function 2nd
preg match() PCRE function 2nd
preg replace() PCRE function
preinstalled Linux system vendor websites
prelogin banners 2nd 3rd
preparing for installation
     overview of
prev() array function 2nd
primary nameservers
print/fax/scan devices
     troubleshooting 2nd
printcap files
printenv command
     environemnt variables, displaying 2nd
printenv directive (SSI)
Printer model dialog (system-config-printer tool)
printers
     adding to system
    console print control
         print commands
         print job management 2nd 3rd
         printer configuration
     CUPS
         creating printer entries 2nd
     driver/printer support cross-reference websites
    legacy
         troubleshooting
     local printers
         editing settings 2nd
         print queue configuration 2nd 3rd
         print queue configuration, multiple print queues
         print queue creation
    managing
         commands
    network
         enabling on LAN 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
         network-attached printer configurations/printing 2nd
         session message block printing 2nd
     on LAN
     troubleshooting
         legacy printers
         print/fax/scan devices 2nd
         USB printers
    USB
         troubleshooting
printers.conf file
printing
    command location
         via top shell command
     commands, list of 2nd
    configuring
         GUI-based printers
    configuring print services
         console-based printers 2nd
         GUI-based printers
    disk usage
         du shell command 2nd 3rd
     drivers, list of 2nd
    file contents
         cat shell command 2nd
    last lines of files
         via tail shell command
     managing print services 2nd 3rd
     overview of 2nd
    resource usage
         via top shell command 2nd 3rd
priority scheduling/control (processes) 2nd 3rd
privileges
     elevation of
    MySQL
         column-level privileges
         database-level privileges
         global-level privileges
         granting/revoking in 2nd 3rd
         table-level privileges 2nd
    PostgreSQL
         granting/revoking in 2nd
     regular users, granting to
         occasionally granting root privileges 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
         restricted shell control 2nd
         temporarily changing UID/GID 2nd 3rd 4th
privoxy proxy server
procedural languages
     database comparisons 2nd
Process Listing view (System Monitor)
processes
    hidden processes
         viewing
    listing
         via ps shell command 2nd
processing
     distributed processing (X Window System)
Procmail
productivity applications
    fax client software
         Efax command-line utility 2nd
         HylaFax
         KdeprintFax 2nd
         KFax
         mgetty+sendfax
     GNOME office
         AbiWord word processing program 2nd 3rd 4th
         Balsa mail client
         Evolution mail client 2nd
         GIMP
         Gnumeric spreadsheet program 2nd 3rd
         Project Planner program 2nd
         website
     Hancom Office
     KhexEdit hexidecimal code file editing software
     Kjots note taking software
     KOffice
         KOrganizer scheduling program 2nd 3rd
         KPilot PDA synchronization program 2nd
         KSpread spreadsheet program 2nd
         KWord word processing program 2nd
     KTimer application timing software
     LTH (Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital) open source office example 2nd
     OpenOffice.org
         as HTML editor
         Base database program
         Calc spreadsheet program
         configuring 2nd 3rd
         development of 2nd
         Dia technical drawing program
         Draw graphics program
         Impress presentation program 2nd
         installing 2nd
         Math formula editing program
         Planner project management program
         spelling/hyphenation dictionary installation website
         templates/macros/clip art website
         website
         Writer word processing program
    PDA connectivity applications
         command-line software 2nd 3rd
         gpilot 2nd
         J-Pilot 2nd
    scanner applications
         Kooka
         SANE 2nd
         VueScan
         Xsane 2nd 3rd
    web design tools
         Bluefish HTML editing software
         Coffee Cup HTML editing software
         Quanta Plus HTML editing software 2nd
         WebSphere Studio Homepage Builder software (IBM)
     Windows applications (Microsoft), Linux usage of 2nd
     WordPerfect Office 2000
programming languages
     simple program example
Project Planner program (GNOME Office) 2nd
Promiscuous mode
     in NIC 2nd
     in tcpdump command
promiscuous mode (NIC)
prompt command
     FTP text-based client interface 2nd
prompts
     interactive interpreter (Python)
    shell prompts
         customizing 2nd
    text-based
         Fedora logins
proprietary video drivers
     installing 2nd
protocols (email)
     AMTP
     IMAP
     Jargoogle web search page
     MIME
     POP
     RFC
     SMTP 2nd 3rd [See also protocols (email); AMTP]
proxy servers
     defining 2nd
    Squid
         ACL 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
         client configuration 2nd
         configuration examples 2nd 3rd
         installing 2nd
         kill-SIGHUP command 2nd 3rd
         specifying client IP addresses 2nd
     uses of
ps command
     console-based system monitoring 2nd
ps shell command 2nd
PS101 print server adapter (NETGEAR) 2nd
psql client program
     PostgreSQL database creation
psql command (PostgreSQL)
psql command-line client
     exiting
PTR records (zone files)
purging logs
     Perl coding example 2nd
put command
     FTP text-based client interface
pvfspeed command
     voice modem configuration
PVR (personal video recorders)
     application websites
     MythTV
     software development website
     Tivo 2nd
PWD (shell environment variable)
PXE
Python
     * operator 2nd
     + operator 2nd
    + operators
         lists versus numbers
    conditional statements
         conditional checks 2nd
     dictionaries
         defining
         indexing
         mutability
     for loops 2nd
     functions 2nd
         defining
     infinite loops
     installing
    interactive interpreter
         prompts
         variable-handling
     lists
         built-in methods
         copying
         mutability 2nd
         nested lists 2nd
         operator overloading
     loop blocks 2nd
    loops
         break keyword
         continue keyword
     multiline loops 2nd
     number-handling
         floating-point values
         integers 2nd
         large numbers
         number type conversions
         numeric operators
     OOP
         class definitions
         class methods
         classes, creating instances of
         classes, inheritence 2nd 3rd
         classes, multiple inheritence 2nd
         classes, object variables 2nd
         constructor/destructor methods 2nd
     scripts, executing
     standard library modules
    strings
         as immutable sequences
         assigning value to
         built-in methods
         concatenating 2nd
         indexing 2nd
         repeating 2nd
     unofficial scripts/add-ons websites
     van Rossum, Guido 2nd
     while loops