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Chapter 1: Installation Options and System Requirements

Figure 1-1. Windows 9x System Properties

Figure 1-2. Windows 9x Device Manager

Figure 1-3. Windows 2000 System Properties

Figure 1-4. Windows 2000 System Properties — Hardware

Figure 1-5. Windows 2000 Device Manager

Chapter 2: Installing Red Hat Linux

Figure 2-1. Installation Program Widgets as Seen in Boot Loader Configuration

Figure 2-2. Installation Program Widgets as Seen in Disk Druid

Figure 2-3. The Select Partition Dialog for Hard Drive Installation

Figure 2-4. The NFS Setup Dialog

Figure 2-5. The FTP Setup Dialog

Figure 2-6. The HTTP Setup Dialog

Figure 2-7. Language Selection

Figure 2-8. Keyboard Configuration

Figure 2-9. Determining Your Mouse Type

Figure 2-10. Mouse Configuration

Figure 2-11. Choosing an Installation Type

Figure 2-12. Disk Partitioning Setup

Figure 2-13. Automatic Partitioning

Figure 2-14. Partitioning with Disk Druid

Figure 2-15. Creating a New Partition

Figure 2-16. Boot Loader Configuration

Figure 2-17. Boot Loader Installation

Figure 2-18. Network Configuration

Figure 2-19. Editing a Network Device

Figure 2-20. Firewall Configuration

Figure 2-21. Language Support Selection

Figure 2-22. Configuring the Time Zone

Figure 2-23. Account Creation

Figure 2-24. Creating a User Account

Figure 2-25. Authentication Configuration

Figure 2-26. Package Group Selection

Figure 2-27. Package Group Details

Figure 2-28. Selecting Individual Packages

Figure 2-29. Unresolved Dependencies

Figure 2-30. Installing Packages

Figure 2-31. Boot Disk Creation

Figure 2-32. X Configuration

Figure 2-33. Monitor Configuration

Figure 2-34. X Customization

Chapter 3: Upgrading Your Current System

Figure 3-1. Choosing Install or Upgrade

Figure 3-2. Upgrade Customization

Figure 3-3. Upgrade Boot Loader Configuration

Figure 3-4. Boot Loader Configuration

Figure 3-5. Boot Loader Installation

Figure 3-6. Individual Package Selection

Figure 3-7. Unresolved Dependencies

Figure 3-8. Installing Packages

Figure 3-9. Boot Diskette Creation

Chapter 4: After Installation . . .

Figure 4-1. Date and Time Configuration

Figure 4-2. Red Hat Network Registration Client

Figure 4-3. Installing Additional Software

Figure 4-4. Mouse Not Detected

Chapter 5: Getting Started

Figure 5-1. A Shell Prompt

Figure 5-2. The Desktop Panel

Figure 5-3. The Graphical Login Screen

Figure 5-4. The Graphical Desktop

Figure 5-5. The Red Hat User Manager

Figure 5-6. Logout Confirmation

Chapter 6: Using the Graphical Desktop

Figure 6-1. The Graphical Desktop

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

Figure 6-3. The Workspace Switcher

Figure 6-4. The Taskbar

Figure 6-5. The Red Hat Network Notification Tool

Figure 6-6. The Authentication Icon

Figure 6-7. The Start Here Window

Figure 6-8. Your Default Save Directory—Home

Figure 6-9. Creating a New Folder

Figure 6-10. A Full Trash Can

Figure 6-11. Customizing Your Desktop

Figure 6-12. Adding a Drawer to the Panel

Figure 6-13. Adding New Panels

Figure 6-14. The Workspace Switcher Preferences Window

Figure 6-15. The Theme Preferences Window

Figure 6-16. The Metal Theme

Figure 6-17. Theme Preferences—Window Border Tab

Figure 6-18. The Gorilla Window Border Style

Figure 6-19. Changing Your Desktop Background

Figure 6-20. Changing Your Desktop and Window Patterns

Figure 6-21. Changing Desktop and Window Colors

Figure 6-22. Adding Emblems to Icons

Figure 6-23. Resizing Icons

Figure 6-24. Screensavers in Red Hat Linux

Figure 6-25. The Screensaver Preferences Window

Figure 6-26. The Desktop Log Out Confirmation

Chapter 7: Diskettes and CD-ROMs

Figure 7-1. Viewing Files on a Diskette with Nautilus

Figure 7-2. gfloppy

Figure 7-3. gfloppy Status Box

Figure 7-4. KDE Floppy Formatter

Figure 7-5. Contents of a CD-ROM in Nautilus

Figure 7-6. Contents of a CD-ROM in Konqueror

Figure 7-7. X-CD-Roast Setup Screen

Figure 7-8. Using X-CD-Roast to Duplicate CDs

Figure 7-9. Using X-CD-Roast to Back Up Hard Drive Files

Chapter 8: Shell Prompt Basics

Figure 8-1. A Shell Prompt

Figure 8-2. The pwd Command Shows You Where You Are

Figure 8-3. ls with the -a Option

Figure 8-4. Sample ls Output for the /etc Directory

Figure 8-5. Joining Files and Redirecting Output

Figure 8-6. Stringing Commands and Comparing Files

Figure 8-7. Piping Output of ls to more

Figure 8-8. Permissions for sneakers.txt

Figure 8-9. Changing Permissions for sneakers.txt

Chapter 9: Managing Files and Directories

Figure 9-1. File Roller

Figure 9-2. Adding Files to an Archive

Chapter 10: Managing Users and Groups

Figure 10-1. User Manager—Users Tab

Figure 10-2. User Manager — Groups Tab

Figure 10-3. Adding a New User

Figure 10-4. User Properties

Figure 10-5. New Group

Figure 10-6. Group Properties

Chapter 11: Working with Documents

Figure 11-1. OpenOffice.org Writer

Figure 11-2. Adding an Image to Your Document

Figure 11-3. OpenOffice.org Calc

Figure 11-4. Creating Charts with OpenOffice.org Calc

Figure 11-5. OpenOffice.org Impress

Figure 11-6. OpenOffice.org Impress AutoPilot Wizard

Figure 11-7. OpenOffice.org Draw

Figure 11-8. The xpdf PDF Viewer

Figure 11-9. Viewing a PDF in xpdf

Chapter 12: Getting Online

Figure 12-1. Ethernet Settings

Figure 12-2. Ethernet Device

Figure 12-3. Modem Settings

Figure 12-4. Modem Device

Figure 12-5. Configuring a DSL Connection

Figure 12-6. Viewing a New xDSL Device

Figure 12-7. Wireless Settings

Figure 12-8. Wireless Device

Chapter 13: Choosing Your Internet Software

Figure 13-1. Mozilla Profile Creation

Figure 13-2. Mozilla Profile Manager

Figure 13-3. Profile Configuration

Figure 13-4. Profile Screen with New Profile Added

Figure 13-5. Mozilla Main Browser Window

Figure 13-6. Mozilla Composer

Figure 13-7. Nautilus Web Search

Figure 13-8. Welcome to Konqueror

Figure 13-9. The Konqueror Handbook

Figure 13-10. Configuring Galeon

Figure 13-11. Online with Galeon

Figure 13-12. Evolution Welcome Screen

Figure 13-13. Evolution Main Screen

Figure 13-14. Evolution Inbox Screen

Figure 13-15. Evolution New Email Message Screen

Figure 13-16. Mozilla—Mail Client

Figure 13-17. Mozilla Mail New Email Message Screen

Figure 13-18. Newsgroup Account Setup

Figure 13-19. KMail Main Screen

Figure 13-20. KMail New Email Message Screen

Figure 13-21. Pine Main Menu Screen

Figure 13-22. Pine Compose Message Screen

Figure 13-23. MuttMain Screen

Chapter 14: Audio, Video, and General Amusement

Figure 14-1. CD Player Interface

Figure 14-2. CD Player Preferences

Figure 14-3. XMMS Interface

Figure 14-4. The Xine Panel

Figure 14-5. Sound Card Configuration Tool

Figure 14-6. X Configuration Tool

Figure 14-7. Same Gnome— Match the Marbles Game

Chapter 15: Working with Images

Figure 15-1. Contents of a Folder in Nautilus

Figure 15-2. The Zoom Function in Nautilus

Figure 15-3. GQview Displaying a .jpg Image

Figure 15-4. The GQview Options Dialog Box

Figure 15-5. The GIMP in Action

Figure 15-6. The Load Image Dialog

Figure 15-7. An Image Modified with a GIMP Filter

Figure 15-8. The GIMP Toolbox

Figure 15-9. Using the Text Tool on an Image

Chapter 16: Printer Configuration

Figure 16-1. Printer Configuration Tool

Figure 16-2. Adding a Printer

Figure 16-3. Adding a Local Printer

Figure 16-4. Choosing a Printer Device

Figure 16-5. Choosing a Printer Driver

Figure 16-6. Editing a Printer

Chapter 17: Basic Firewall Configuration

Figure 17-1. Security Level Configuration Tool

Figure 17-2. Basic Configuration

Figure 17-3. Local Hosts

Figure 17-4. DHCP

Chapter 18: Time and Date Configuration

Figure 18-1. Time and Date Properties

Figure 18-2. The Time Zone Tab

Chapter 19: Package Management

Figure 19-1. Package Management Tool

Figure 19-2. Individual Package Selection

Figure 19-3. Package Installation Summary

Figure 19-4. Package Removal Summary

Figure 19-5. Registering with Red Hat Network

Figure 19-6. Applying Errata with the Update Agent

Chapter 25: Gathering System Information

Figure 25-1. GNOME System Monitor — Process Listing Tab

Figure 25-2. GNOME System Monitor — System Monitor Tab

Figure 25-3. Hardware Browser

Appendix B: The KDE Desktop Environment

Figure B-1. The KDE Setup Wizard

Figure B-2. A Typical KDE Desktop

Figure B-3. The KDE Panel

Figure B-4. The Number of Desktops Tab in the Panel Configuration

Figure B-5. Applications on the Taskbar

Figure B-6. The Konqueror File Manager

Figure B-7. Working with the Navigation Panel

Figure B-8. Viewing an Image in Konqueror

Figure B-9. Zooming Buttons in the Konqueror Toolbar

Figure B-10. The Open With . . . Dialog Box

Figure B-11. The KDE HelpCenter

Figure B-12. KDE Logout Screen

Appendix D: An Introduction to Disk Partitions

Figure D-1. An Unused Disk Drive

Figure D-2. Disk Drive with a File System

Figure D-3. Disk Drive with a Different File System

Figure D-4. Disk Drive with Data Written to It

Figure D-5. Disk Drive with Partition Table

Figure D-6. Disk Drive with a Single Partition

Figure D-7. Disk Drive with Extended Partition

Figure D-8. Disk Drive with Unpartitioned Free Space

Figure D-9. Disk Drive with an Unused Partition

Figure D-10. Disk Drive Being Destructively Repartitioned

Figure D-11. Disk Drive Being Compressed

Figure D-12. Disk Drive with Partition Resized

Figure D-13. Disk Drive with Final Partition Configuration