Learning Red Hat LINUX: Guide to Red Hat LINUX for New Users
Learning Red Hat LINUX: Guide to Red Hat LINUX for New Users
ISBN: B00007FYF7
EAN: N/A
EAN: N/A
Year: 2003
Pages: 118
Pages: 118
Authors: Bill McCarty
- Main Page
- Table of content
- Copyright
- Preface
- Organization of This Book
- Sources of Information
- Conventions Used in This Book
- How to Contact Us
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Why Run Linux?
- 1.1 What Is Linux?
- 1.2 Reasons to Choose or Not Choose Linux
- Chapter 2. Preparing to Install Red Hat Linux
- 2.1 Minimum Hardware Requirements
- 2.2 Collecting Information About Your System
- 2.3 Installation Types
- 2.4 Preparing Your Hard Disk
- Chapter 3. Installing Red Hat Linux
- 3.1 Installing the Operating System and Applications
- 3.2 Start the Installation
- 3.3 The Setup Agent
- 3.4 Logging into GNOME
- 3.5 Getting Help
- Chapter 4. How Linux Works
- 4.1 User Accounts
- 4.2 How Linux Organizes Data
- 4.3 Using X
- Chapter 5. Using the GNOME and KDE Desktops
- 5.1 Using the GNOME Desktop
- 5.2 Using the KDE Desktop
- Chapter 6. Using Linux Applications
- 6.1 OpenOffice.org
- 6.2 Evolution
- 6.3 PilotHandspring Tool
- 6.4 CD Writer
- Chapter 7. Conquering the bash Shell
- 7.1 Issuing Shell Commands
- 7.2 Working with the Linux Command Prompt
- 7.3 Useful Linux Programs
- Chapter 8. Installing Software Using the RPM Package Manager
- 8.1 The Package Management Tool
- 8.2 The redhat-install-packages Command
- 8.3 The rpm Command
- 8.4 Querying the RPM Database
- 8.5 Installing a Package
- 8.6 Uninstalling a Package
- 8.7 Updating a Package
- 8.8 Freshening a Package
- 8.9 Advanced RPM Techniques
- 8.10 Red Hat Network
- Chapter 9. Configuring and Administering Linux
- 9.1 Configuring Red Hat Linux by Using the System Settings Menu
- 9.2 Administering Red Hat Linux by Using the System Tools Menu
- 9.3 Administering Services by Using the Server Settings Menu
- Chapter 10. Connecting to the Internet
- 10.1 Networking Overview
- 10.2 Configuring an Internet Connection
- 10.3 The Mozilla Web Browser
- 10.4 gFTP FTP Client
- 10.5 Using wvdial
- 10.6 Configuring Linux to Use a Cable or DSL Modem
- Chapter 11. Setting Up a Networked Workstation
- 11.1 Configuring Hosts
- 11.2 Samba
- 11.3 Setting Up a DHCP Server
- Chapter 12. Setting Up Internet Services
- 12.1 Running an FTP Server
- 12.2 Running Apache
- 12.3 The Secure Shell
- 12.4 Configuring DNS
- 12.5 Implementing a Basic Firewall
- 12.6 Checking Your Security by Using Nmap
- 12.7 Network Security Tips
- Chapter 13. Advanced Shell Usage and Shell Scripts
- 13.1 The Power of the Unix Shell
- 13.2 Filename Globbing
- 13.3 Shell Aliases
- 13.4 Using Virtual Consoles
- 13.5 X and the Shell
- 13.6 Shell Scripts
- 13.7 Understanding Shell Scripts
- Appendix A. Linux Directory Tree
- Appendix B. Principal Linux Files
- Appendix C. Managing the Boot Process
- C.1 Booting Linux
- C.2 Boot Floppies
- C.3 The GRUB Loader
- C.4 Boot Parameters
- Appendix D. Linux Command Quick Reference
- Colophon
- Index
- Index SYMBOL
- Index A
- Index B
- Index C
- Index D
- Index E
- Index F
- Index G
- Index H
- Index I
- Index J
- Index K
- Index L
- Index M
- Index N
- Index O
- Index P
- Index Q
- Index R
- Index S
- Index T
- Index U
- Index V
- Index W
- Index X
Learning Red Hat LINUX: Guide to Red Hat LINUX for New Users
ISBN: B00007FYF7
EAN: N/A
EAN: N/A
Year: 2003
Pages: 118
Pages: 118
Authors: Bill McCarty