Ubuntu Unleashed 2011 Edition: Covering 10.10 and 11.04 (6th Edition)
Ubuntu Unleashed 2011 Edition: Covering 10.10 and 11.04 (6th Edition)
ISBN: 0672333449
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 318
Pages: 318
- Ubuntu 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 Ubuntu
- What Is Ubuntu?
- Ubuntu for Business
- Ubuntu in Your Home
- 64-Bit Ubuntu
- Ubuntu on the PPC Platform
- Ubuntu on Dual-Core Machines
- Getting the Most from Ubuntu and Linux Documentation
- Ubuntu Developers and Documentation
- Reference
- Chapter 2. Preparing to Install Ubuntu
- Planning Your Ubuntu Deployment
- Hardware Requirements
- Preparing for the Install Process
- Partitioning Before and During Installation
- Using Ubuntu s kickstart Installation Method
- Reference
- Chapter 3. Installing Ubuntu
- Before You Begin the Installation
- Step-by-Step Installation
- Shutting Down
- Reference
- Chapter 4. Post-Installation Configuration
- Troubleshooting Post-Installation Configuration Problems
- The sudo command
- First Update
- Configuring Software Repositories
- Installing Graphics Drivers
- Changing Ubuntu s Look and Feel
- Preferred Behaviors
- Input Devices
- Detecting and Configuring a Modem
- Configuring Power Management in Ubuntu
- Resetting the Date and Time
- Managing PCMCIA
- Configuring and Using CD, DVD, and CD-RW Drives
- Configuring Wireless Networks
- Configuring Firestarter
- Reference
- Chapter 5. First Steps with Ubuntu
- 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
- Chapter 6. The X Window System
- Basic X Concepts
- Using X11R7
- Starting X
- Selecting and Using Window Managers
- The GNOME and KDE Desktop Environments
- Reference
- Chapter 7. Managing Software
- Using AddRemove Applications for Software Management
- Using Synaptic for Software Management
- Staying Up-to-Date
- Working on the Command Line
- 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
- Internet Relay Chat
- Internet Messaging with GAIM
- Videoconferencing with Ekiga
- Reference
- Chapter 9. Productivity Applications
- Office Suites for Ubuntu
- Productivity Applications Written for Microsoft Windows
- Reference
- Chapter 10. Multimedia Applications
- Burning CDs and DVDs in Ubuntu
- Sound and Music
- Viewing TV and Video
- Reference
- Chapter 11. Graphics Manipulation
- The GNU Image Manipulation Program
- Using Digital Cameras with Ubuntu
- Using Scanners in Ubuntu
- Reference
- Chapter 12. Printing with Ubuntu
- Overview of Ubuntu Printing
- Configuring and Managing Print Services
- Creating and Configuring Local Printers
- Reference
- Chapter 13. Games
- Linux Gaming
- Reference
- Part II: 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
- 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
- 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
- Part III: Ubuntu as a Server
- Chapter 20. 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
- Other Web Servers for Use with Ubuntu
- Reference
- Chapter 21. Administering Database Services
- A Brief Review of Database Basics
- Choosing a Database: MySQL Versus PostgreSQL
- Configuring MySQL
- Configuring PostgreSQL
- Database Clients
- Reference
- Chapter 22. File and Print
- Using the Network File System
- Putting Samba to Work
- Network and Remote Printing with Ubuntu
- Creating Network Printers
- Using the Common UNIX Printing System GUI
- Avoiding Printer Support Problems
- Reference
- Chapter 23. Remote File Serving with FTP
- Using FTP Clients
- FTP Servers
- Installing FTP Software
- The FTP User
- inetd 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 24. Handling Electronic Mail
- How Email Is Sent and Received
- Basic Postfix Configuration and Operation
- Using Fetchmail to Retrieve Mail
- Choosing a Mail Delivery Agent
- Mail Daemons
- Alternatives to Microsoft Exchange Server
- Reference
- Chapter 25. Proxying and Reverse Proxying
- What Is a Proxy Server?
- Installing Squid
- Configuring Clients
- Access Control Lists
- Specifying Client IP Addresses
- Example Configurations
- Reference
- Chapter 26. LDAP
- Configuring the Server
- Configuring Clients
- Administration
- Reference
- Part IV: Programming Linux
- Chapter 27. 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 28. Working with Python
- Python on Linux
- The Basics of Python
- Functions
- Object Orientation
- The Standard Library and the Vaults of Parnassus
- Reference
- Chapter 29. Writing PHP Scripts
- Introduction to PHP
- Basic Functions
- Handling HTML Forms
- Databases
- Reference
- Chapter 30. CC Programming Tools for Ubuntu
- Programming in C with Linux
- Elements of the CC Language
- Using the C Programming Project Management Tools Provided with Ubuntu
- Using the GNU C Compiler
- A Simple C Program
- Graphical Development Tools
- Reference
- Part V: Ubuntu Housekeeping
- Chapter 31. 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 32. Performance Tuning
- Hard Disk
- Kernel
- Apache
- MySQL
- Reference
- Chapter 33. Command Line Masterclass
- Why Use the Shell?
- Basic Commands
- Combining Commands Together
- Multiple Terminals
- Reference
- Chapter 34. Advanced APT
- Using Aptitude
- The dpkg Back-End
- Configuring APT
- Reference
- Chapter 35. 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 VI: Appendix
- Appendix A. Ubuntu and Linux Internet Resources
- Websites and Search Engines
- Usenet Newsgroups
- Mailing Lists
- Internet Relay Chat
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Ubuntu Unleashed 2011 Edition: Covering 10.10 and 11.04 (6th Edition)
ISBN: 0672333449
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 318
Pages: 318