Spring Into Linux
- Linux
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- spring into series
- YOUR OPINION IS IMPORTANT TO US
- From the Series Editor
- Preface
- Who Should Read This Book?
- How Is This Book Organized?
- What s Unusual About This Book?
- Who Helped Me Write This Book?
- About the Author
- About the Series Editor
- Chapter1.Understanding Open Source Software
- Open Source Software
- Open Source License
- Linux Is Open Source Software
- What Is GNU?
- Summary
- Chapter2.Choosing a Linux Distribution
- Distribution Contents
- Red HatFedora
- Mandrake
- SuSE
- Other Distributions
- Live CDs
- Summary
- Chapter3.Getting Ready to Install Linux
- Hardware Requirements
- Hardware Compatibility
- Purchasing Linux
- Downloading Linux
- Planning Your Computer System
- Running Linux with Windows
- Examining Your Hard Drive
- Making Room for Linux During Installation
- Making Room for Linux Before Installation
- Booting from the CD or from a Floppy
- Summary
- Chapter4.Installation
- Installation Overview
- Starting the Fedora Installation Procedure
- Collecting Hardware Information for Fedora
- Selecting the Installation Type for Fedora
- Selecting Where to Install Fedora
- Collecting Network Information for Fedora
- Languages and Time Zone for Fedora
- Creating the Root Account for Fedora
- Selecting Packages to Install on Fedora
- Installing the Fedora System
- Starting the Mandrake Installation Procedure
- Collecting Information for Mandrake
- Selecting Packages to Install on Mandrake
- Installing the Mandrake System
- Creating Accounts for Mandrake
- Configuration Summary for Mandrake
- Finishing Mandrake Installation
- Starting the SuSE Installation Procedure
- Configuration Settings for SuSE
- Selecting Packages to Install on SuSE
- Installing the SuSE System
- Configuring the Installed SuSE System
- Finishing SuSE Installation
- Summary
- Chapter5.Interacting with Linux
- The Graphical User Interface on Linux
- GNOME
- KDE
- The Command-Line Interface on Linux
- Choosing the Interface
- Summary
- Chapter6.Using Your Desktop
- Logging In
- Your First Login
- Anatomy of a Desktop
- KDE and GNOME Desktops
- The Panel
- Working on the Desktop
- Configuring the Desktop
- Changing the KDE Background
- Changing the GNOME Background
- Setting Fonts
- Setting the Screen Saver
- Organizing the Desktop
- Changing the Panel Location and Size
- Configuring Multiple Virtual Desktops
- Logging Out
- Summary
- Chapter7.Using the Command Line
- Entering Commands
- Entering a Single Command
- Command-Line Syntax
- Redirecting Input and Output
- Running Commands in the Background
- Editing the Command Line
- Command-Line Help
- Some Useful Commands
- The sort Command
- The grep Command
- Configuring the Terminal Window
- Summary
- Chapter8.Linux Accounts
- Account Types
- Groups
- Account Information
- Adding Accounts
- Passwords
- Group Information
- Adding Groups
- Forgotten Root Password
- Summary
- Chapter9.File Management
- File Organization
- File Information
- Examining Files from the Desktop
- Examining Files from the Command Line
- File Permissions
- Changing Permissions
- Managing Owners and Groups
- File Types
- Finding Files
- Creating Directories, Files, and Links
- Copying, Renaming, and Moving Files
- Viewing and Editing Text Files
- Deleting Files and Directories
- Summary
- Chapter10.Applications and Programs
- Programs
- Linux Commands
- Applications
- Managing Application Software
- Installing from the Distribution CDs
- Installing from the Distribution Web Site
- Finding Packages on the Internet
- Installing Packages Using RPM
- Installing Packages from Source Code
- Summary
- Chapter11.Word Processing
- Creating a Document
- Menus and Toolbars
- Formatting
- Styles
- Using Templates
- Creating Templates
- Editing Document Contents
- Autocorrection
- Spell Checking
- Tables and Columns
- Frames
- Graphics in Documents
- The Gallery
- Document File Formats
- Tracking Changes
- Summary
- Chapter12.Spreadsheets
- Creating a Spreadsheet
- Menus and Toolbars
- Formatting Cells
- Formatting Pages
- Editing the Spreadsheet Content
- Formulas and Functions
- Saving and Printing
- Summary
- Chapter13.Graphics
- Graphics File Formats
- Viewing Graphics Files
- Scanning Documents
- Presentation Graphics
- Digital Cameras
- Screen Shots
- Diagramming with Dia
- Drawing with OpenOffice Draw
- Creating and Opening Images in the GIMP
- The GIMP Toolbox
- Changing Image Size in GIMP
- Removing Elements from an Image in GIMP
- Adding Elements to an Image in the GIMP
- Working with Layers in the GIMP
- Summary
- Chapter14.Printing
- Installing Your Printer on Fedora
- Installing Your Printer on Other Distributions
- Printing
- Managing Print Jobs
- Summary
- Chapter15.The Internet
- Accessing the Internet
- Hardware for Accessing the Internet
- Checking Your Network Connections
- Adding a Dial-Up Network Connection
- Adding a Broadband Network Connection
- Web Browsers
- Browsing with Mozilla
- Mozilla Menus and Toolbars
- The Mozilla Sidebar
- Tabbed Browsing in Mozilla
- Controlling Pop-Ups with Mozilla
- Downloads, Forms, Passwords, and Cookies
- Plug-Ins
- Summary
- Chapter16.Multimedia
- Configuring Your Sound Card
- Playing Audio CDs
- Downloading Music
- Xmms
- Rhythmbox
- Video Players
- RealPlayer
- MPlayer
- Listening to Radio
- Copying Music Files from CD to Hard Disk
- Summary
- Chapter17.Email, Messaging, and News
- Email Accounts
- Email Software
- Setting Up an Email Account
- Configuring Mozilla Email
- Reading Email in Mozilla
- Sending Email in Mozilla
- Mozilla Message Filters
- Creating a Message Filter in Mozilla
- Spam
- Mozilla Address Book
- Adding and Editing Address Cards
- Instant Messaging
- Signing Up for AIM
- Signing Up for MSN Messenger
- Signing On with Gaim
- IM Conversations
- Newsgroups
- Summary
- Chapter18.Editing Text Files
- Opening a File in Kate
- Editing in Kate
- Kate Features for Programmers
- Opening a File in vi
- Editing and Saving Files with vi
- Moving Around a File in vi
- vi Editing Commands
- Sample vi Editing Session
- Summary
- Chapter19.Shell Scripts
- A Simple Shell Script
- The Basics of Variables and Arrays
- Reading Data into Variables
- Special Characters and Quotes
- Flow Control
- Testing Conditions
- If Statements
- Case Statements
- For Loops
- While Loops and Until Loops
- Infinite Loops
- Scheduling Scripts to Run Automatically
- A Sample Script
- Summary
- AppendixA.Regular Expressions
- Match a Single Character ( . ) (?)
- Specify the Location () ()
- Group Characters ( () )
- Match One of a Set of Literal Characters ( )
- Exclude a Set of Literal Characters ( )
- Match a String of Characters () () ( n )
- Match One of Alternate Literal Strings ( ( ) )
- Using Regular Expressions
- Examples
- AppendixB.Command Reference
- basename (display filename only)
- bunzip2 (decompress bz2 files)
- bzcat (display bz2 files)
- bzip2 (compress files)
- bzip2recover (recover bzip2 files)
- cal (displays a calendar)
- cat (display files)
- cdage (change password expiration)
- chgrp (change group)
- chmod (change permissions)
- chown (change owner)
- clear (clear the screen)
- cmp (compare files)
- colrm (remove columns from a text file)
- comm (compare two sorted text files)
- cp (copy files)
- crontab (schedule commands)
- date (displays date and time)
- df (display disk space)
- diff (compare two text files)
- diff3 (compare 3 text files, merges files)
- dir (list filenames)
- du (display disk usage)
- echo (display text)
- env (display and set environmental variables)
- file (display file type)
- find (find files)
- finger (display user information)
- fold (break lines at a specified column)
- ftp (transfer files)
- gawk (process text)
- grep (find text in files)
- groupadd (add a group)
- groupdel (delete a group)
- groups (show groups)
- gunzip (uncompress gzip file)
- gzip (compress files)
- info (display online documentation)
- less (display file one page at a time)
- lpq (check print queue)
- lpr (print)
- lprm (remove a job from the print queue)
- ls (list filenames)
- man (display manual page)
- merge (merge 3 files)
- mkdir (create a new directory)
- more (display files to screen)
- mv (move or rename a file)
- passwd (change password)
- pwd (show current directory)
- quota (show disk usage)
- rename (rename series of files)
- rm (delete files)
- rmdir (remove directories)
- sed (edits text files)
- sleep (pause)
- sort (sort contents of a file)
- tar (copy files into or restore files from an archive file)
- touch (update access and modification date)
- uniq (remove duplicate lines)
- unset (remove an environmental variable)
- useradd (add accounts)
- userdel (remove account)
- w (display system information)
- wc (count characters, words, and lines)
- who (display users who are logged in)
- whoami (display current user)
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