Index_P

P

P command, Table 25-1: Interactive top Commands

Package Group Details screen, Figure 2-27. Package Group Details

Package Group Selection screen, Figure 2-26. Package Group Selection

Package Management tool

installing packages, Unresolved Dependencies, Installing Packages

removing packages, Removing Packages

updating packages, Updating with the Package Management Tool, Updating Packages with the Red Hat Network

Package Specification options, Querying a Package

packages

Boot Loader upgrades, Selecting Packages to Upgrade, Figure 3-6. Individual Package Selection, Unresolved Dependencies, Upgrading Packages, Figure 3-8. Installing Packages

extra, Updating with the Package Management Tool

groups, Package Group Selection

individual, Selecting Individual Packages

installation, Installing Packages, Figure 2-30. Installing Packages

installing with Package Management Tool, Installing Packages

removing with Package Management Tool, Removing Packages

RMP, Setting the Date and Time

rpm, Installing Packages, Finding RPM Packages, Installing a Package, Package Already Installed, Conflicting Files, Unresolved Dependency, Uninstalling a Package, Upgrading, Freshening a Package, Querying a Package, Verifying a Package, Checking a Package's Signature, Importing Keys, Verifying the Signature of Packages

shadow-utils, Shadow Utilities

software, Chapter 19: Package Management

standard, Updating with the Package Management Tool, Installing Packages, Removing Packages

updating with Errata List, Updating Using the Errata List

updating with installation CD-ROMs, Updating Using the Installation CD-ROMs

updating with Package Management Tool, Updating with the Package Management Tool, Updating Packages with the Red Hat Network

updating with Red Hat Network, Updating Packages with the Red Hat Network, What You Get with Red Hat Network, Start Using the Red Hat Network

Packages command (System Settings menu), Updating with the Package Management Tool

Page Size option (Driver Options tab), Changing a Printer’s Driver Options

pagers, Pipes and Pagers

less, Pipes and Pagers

Panel, Introducing the Panel, Figure 6-2. The Panel at the Bottom of the Desktop

applets, Introducing Applets, Workspace Switcher, Figure 6-3. The Workspace Switcher, The Taskbar, Figure 6-4. The Taskbar, Working with Icons

Corner, Adding Panels

customizing, Customizing the Panel, Adding Icons and Applets to the Panel, Autohiding the Panel, Adding Drawers to the Panel, Figure 6-12. Adding a Drawer to the Panel, Moving the Panel, Resizing the Panel, Adding Panels, Figure 6-13. Adding New Panels, Deleting a Panel

Edge, Adding Panels

Floating, Adding Panels

KDE, Using the Panel, Using the KDE Main Menu, Using Applets, Viewing the Taskbar, Adding Icons and Applets to the Panel, Configuring the Panel

main menu, Using the Main Menu

Menu, Adding Panels

Notification area, Using the Notification Area

Sliding, Adding Panels

Panel menu commands

Add, Using the Panel

Panel Type command (Panel menu), Adding Panels

panels

definition, Introductory Terms

parent directories, A Larger Picture of the File System

paritions

FIPS, Partitioning with FIPS

partitions, Disk Partitioning Setup, Appendix D: An Introduction to Disk Partitions

/ (root), Personal Desktop Installations, Workstation Installations, Server Installations, Custom Installations

/boot, Personal Desktop Installations, Workstation Installations, Server Installations, Custom Installations, Recommended Partitioning Scheme, How Many Partitions to Create?

/home, Server Installations

/root, Recommended Partitioning Scheme

/usr, Server Installations

/var, Server Installations

automatic, Disk Partitioning

automatic partitioning, Automatic Partitioning

creating, Partition Creation Problems, Other Partitioning Problems, Creating a New Partition, Create new partition(s), How Many Partitions to Create?

disk space allocation, Using an Existing Hard Drive or Partition

ext2 file system, File System Types

ext3 file system, File System Types

hard disks, Partitions: Turning One Drive Into Many, Figure D-6. Disk Drive with a Single Partition, Partitions: Turning One Drive Into Many, Partitions within Partitions — An Overview of Extended Partitions, Making Room for Red Hat Linux, Using Unpartitioned Free Space, Using Space from an Unused Partition, Using Free Space from an Active Partition, Destructive Repartitioning, Figure D-10. Disk Drive Being Destructively Repartitioned, Non-Destructive Repartitioning, Step 1: Compress existing data, Step 2: Resize the existing partition, Create new partition(s)

LVM file system, File System Types

manual, Disk Partitioning

manually partitioning, Partitioning Your System Manually, Recommended Partitioning Scheme, Partitioning with Disk Druid, Figure 2-14. Partitioning with Disk Druid, Graphical Display of Hard Drive(s), Disk Druid's Buttons, Partition Fields, Adding Partitions, File System Types, Editing Partitions, Deleting a Partition, Partitioning with fdisk

mount points, Disk Partitions and Mount Points

mounting in rescue mode, After Entering Rescue Mode…

names, Partition Naming Scheme

Red Hat Linux dual boots, Disk Partitioning

Red Hat Linux installation, Table 1-1. System Requirements Table

root, How Many Partitions to Create?

sharing, Disk Partitions and Other Operating Systems

software RAID file system, File System Types

swap, Personal Desktop Installations, Workstation Installations, Server Installations, Custom Installations, Recommended Partitioning Scheme, File System Types, How Many Partitions to Create?

tables, Partitions: Turning One Drive Into Many

VFAT file system, File System Types

Windows, Accessing a Windows Partition, Mounting a Windows Partition Manually, Mounting a Windows Partition Automatically

Password Info tab (User Properties window), Modifying User Properties

Password option, Setting your Preferences

passwords

Boot Loader installation, Creating a New Boot Loader Configuration

changing, Password Maintenance

login, Localhost Login and Password

logins, Forgotten Password

MD5, Shadow Utilities

root accounts, Setting the Root Password

shadow, Shadow Utilities

user accounts, Important

paths

editing, Editing Your PATH

patterns

desktop, Changing Window or Desktop Patterns, Figure 6-20. Changing Your Desktop and Window Patterns

PCMCIA boot disks

bootups, Are You Unable to Boot from PCMCIA Boot Disks?, Trouble Using PCMCIA Boot Disks?

PCMCIA diskettes

Red Hat Linux installation, Alternative Boot Methods

PCMCIA disks

booting Red Hat Linux installation program, Booting the Installation Program

pdf files, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

PDFs

(Portable Document Format), Viewing PDFs

viewing, Viewing PDFs

permissions, Ownership and Permissions

changing with numbers, Changing Permissions with Numbers, Table 8-4: Example Permission Settings

chmod command, The chmod Command

personal desktop installation, Do You Have Enough Disk Space?, Which Installation Class Is Best for You?, Personal Desktop Installations

Personalization option (KDE Control Center), Customizing KDE

pico command, Table 24-1: A Comparison of MS-DOS and Linux Commands

Pilot/Handspring tool, Setting your Preferences

Pine, Using Pine

Compose Message screen, Using Pine

main menu screen, Using Pine

pipes (|), Pipes and Pagers

more command, The more Command

redirection, I/O Redirection and Pipes

pl files, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

plain text email clients, Plain Text Email Clients

Mutt, Using Mutt, Figure 13-23. MuttMain Screen, Using Mutt

Pine, Using Pine

playing

CDs, Playing CDs, Figure 14-2. CD Player Preferences

digital videos, Playing Digital Videos

music files, Playing Digital Music Files

png files, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

POP, Email Applications

(Post Office Protocol), Email Applications

port option (etc/X11/fs/config file), xfs Configuration

ports

allow incoming option, Allow Incoming

NTP, Time and Date Properties

Post Office Protocol., see pop

preferences

setting, Setting your Preferences

Preferences command (Configure Panel menu), Configuring the Panel

Preferences menu commands

Background, Changing Desktop Backgrounds

Filter system, User and Group Configuration

Theme, Changing Themes

Prerender Postscript option (Driver Options tab), Changing a Printer’s Driver Options

Preview command (View menu), Managing Files with Konqueror

Preview menu commands

Images, Viewing Images with Konqueror

primary partitions, Partitions within Partitions — An Overview of Extended Partitions

print jobs

canceling, Canceling a Print Job

managing, Managing Your Print Jobs

printing from shell prompts, Printing from a Shell Prompt

viewing, Viewing Print Jobs

Printer Configuration Tool, Customizing the Desktop, Chapter 16: Printer Configuration

adding local printers, Adding a Local Printer, Figure 16-5. Choosing a Printer Driver

confirming printers, Confirming Your Printer

deleting printers, Deleting a Printer

drivers, Changing a Printer’s Driver, Changing a Printer’s Driver Options

managing print jobs, Managing Your Print Jobs, Viewing Print Jobs, Canceling a Print Job, Printing from a Shell Prompt

modifying printers, Modifying Existing Printers, Figure 16-6. Editing a Printer

naming printers, Renaming a Printer

printing test pages, Printing a Test Page

queue types, Print Queue Types, Changing a Printer’s Queue Type

setting default printers, Setting the Default Printer

starting, Introducing the Printer Configuration Tool

printers

adding local printers, Adding a Local Printer, Figure 16-5. Choosing a Printer Driver

configuration, Introducing the Printer Configuration Tool, Print Queue Types

confirming, Confirming Your Printer

deleting, Deleting a Printer

devices, Adding a Local Printer, Figure 16-4. Choosing a Printer Device, Figure 16-5. Choosing a Printer Driver

drivers, Changing a Printer’s Driver, Changing a Printer’s Driver Options

managing print jobs, Managing Your Print Jobs, Viewing Print Jobs, Canceling a Print Job, Printing from a Shell Prompt

modifying, Modifying Existing Printers, Figure 16-6. Editing a Printer

names, Renaming a Printer

printing test pages, Printing a Test Page

queue types, Changing a Printer’s Queue Type

setting default, Setting the Default Printer

troubleshooting, Your Printer Will Not Work

printing

documentation, Additional Resources

from shell prompt, Printing from the Command Line

Printing command (System Settings menu), Introducing the Printer Configuration Tool

Printing command (System Tools menu), Your Printer Will Not Work, Problems with Sound Configuration

proc directory, Overview of the Red Hat Linux File System

proc directory (FHS), The /proc Directory

proc/ directory, The /proc File System

directories, /proc Directories, /proc/self/, /proc/bus/, /proc/driver/, /proc/fs, /proc/ide/, The Device Directory, /proc/irq/, /proc/net/, /proc/scsi/, /proc/sys/, /proc/sys/dev/, /proc/sys/fs/, /proc/sys/kernel/, /proc/sys/net/, /proc/sys/vm/, /proc/sysvipc/, /proc/tty/

documentation, Additional /proc Resources

resources, Additional /proc Resources

virtual files, A Virtual File System, Viewing Virtual Files

proc/bus/ directory, /proc/bus/

proc/dev/ directory, /proc/sys/dev/

proc/driver/ directory, /proc/driver/

proc/fs/ directory, /proc/fs

proc/ide/ directory, /proc/ide/

proc/irq/ directory, /proc/irq/

proc/net/ directory, /proc/net/

proc/scsi/ directory, /proc/scsi/

proc/self/ directory, /proc/self/

proc/sys/ directory, /proc/sys/

proc/sys/fs/ directory, /proc/sys/fs/

proc/sys/kernel/ directory, /proc/sys/kernel/

proc/sys/net/ directory, /proc/sys/net/

proc/sys/vm/ directory, /proc/sys/vm/

proc/sysvipc/ directory, /proc/sysvipc/

proc/tty/ directory, /proc/tty/

process

system, System Processes

productivity suites

OpenOffice.org, The OpenOffice.org Suite, OpenOffice.org Features, Table 11-1: OpenOffice.org Features, OpenOffice.org Features, OpenOffice.org Writer, OpenOffice.org Calc, Figure 1-4. Creating Charts with OpenOffice.org Calc, OpenOffice.org Impress, OpenOffice.org Draw

Profile Manager (Mozilla), Figure 13-2. Mozilla Profile Manager

adding profiles, Mozilla

deleting profiles, Mozilla

profile configuration, Mozilla

profile names, Mozilla

profiles

Mozilla, Mozilla

properties

groups, Modifying Group Properties

viewing, Modifying User Properties

Properties command (File menu), Modifying User Properties

protocols

DHCP, No Firewall, Allow Incoming, DHCP, Figure 17-4. DHCP

FTP, No Firewall, Allow Incoming

HTTP, Allow Incoming

IMAP, Email Applications

POP, Email Applications

SMTP, No Firewall, Email Applications, Allow Incoming

Telnet, Allow Incoming

ps command

output, System Processes

ps files, Table 9-1: File Types and Extensions

pseudo terminals, /proc/tty/

publications

GIMP, Books about The GIMP

pwd command, Why Use a Shell Prompt?, Table 24-1: A Comparison of MS-DOS and Linux Commands

Pythond errors

troubleshooting Red Hat Linux installation, Are You Seeing Python Errors?