List of Sidebars

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Chapter 1: The Physiology of Linux

The Unix Trademark

Confused?

Other Possibilities

Chapter 3: The Nature of a Distribution

Partitioning with Upgrades in Mind

Window Manager vs. Desktop Environment

Chapter 4: Red Hat Linux 7.3

The cpio and tar Commands

Understanding Dependencies

Beware the Case!

"Dropping in" New Configurations

Chapter 5: Slackware Linux 8.0

TCP vs. UDP

Passing Arguments

To Portmap or Not to Portmap

Chapter 6: Debian GNU/Linux 3.0

Network Transparency Revisited

Globbing for Fun and Productivity

Which Tool Is Best?

Learning a New Linux Distribution in Ten Easy Steps

Chapter 7: Installing and Configuring Software

Software Installation on Multiuser Systems

Tradeoffs: /usr/local vs. /opt

Drop-in File Tip

Watch Out for the Prefix!

Chapter 8: OpenSSH Secure Shell

Just the Facts: OpenSSH

Upgrading OpenSSH

Configurations in Binary Packages

Chapter 9: Pluggable Authentication Modules

Just the Facts: Pluggable Authentication Modules

Don't Forget the other Service!

Chapter 10: Dante SOCKS Library

Unix Shared Libraries and Dante

Just the Facts: Dante SOCKS Library

Watch Out for File Formats

Chapter 11: The Apache HTTP Server

Just the Facts: Apache Web Server

Installation Directory vs. Data File Location

DSOs and Security

Using the MANPATH Variable

Chapter 12: Concurrent Versions System

Just the Facts: Concurrent Versions System

Selecting the Best CVS Mod

Mission-Critical CVS Repositories

Which User Owns the Repository

Using Hybrid CVS Authentication

Chapter 13: Sun Microsystems’ Java Development Kit

Distinguishing between J2SDK and JDK

Just the Facts: Sun Microsystems’ JDK

Understanding JDKs

Chapter 14: Building a Desktop System

IDE ZIP Drives on Other Distributions

ZIP Disk Partitions and Linux

Chapter 15: A Corporate Software Development Environment

Customizing the Automounter

Chapter 16: Building a Network Firewall

Using the Firewall with a Dial-up Connection

ipchains vs. iptables

Handling a Potential File Conflict

Using the Firewall Script with PPP Connections

Choosing an IP Address Range

Exposing Ports

Understanding DHCP Leases

Dropping vs. Rejecting Packets

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