P

packages

deleting, 213–214

freshening, 212

from source code, 222–225

installation, 20

names , 219

queries, 214–217

rpm command, 212, 217–218

SRPM format, 223

tar.gz format, 224–225

PAM (pluggable authentication modules), FTP and, 819

Pan newsreader, 393

panel

adding to, 100

folders, adding, 101

GNOME, 106–111

Terminal, adding, 101

Weather Report, adding, 101

PAP id, dial-up connection setup, 686

parameter expansion, bash and, 504

parity, RAID disks, 447

partitioning, 34

Acronis OS Selector, 64

deleting partitions, 71–72

installation and, 39

NTFS, QTParted and, 64

Partition Magic and, 64

Windows, 63–65

passwd command, reset password, 487

Password Info tab, User Manager, 490

passwords

rsync command and, 544

Samba, 763

encrypted, 765

troubleshooting, 783

Samba from Mac OS X, 991

User Manager, 475

PATH environment variable, shell configuration and, 173

PATH, /etc/profile, 483

paths, ordering, 156

pax archiving tool, 572–575

pax command, parameters, 574

PCI, Fedora live CD and, 35

PDAs, launching, 117

Pentax digital cameras as storage device, 361

perl.conf file, Apache Web server, 871

permissions

Mac users and, 993

NFS sharing, 749

Samba

testing, 778

sharing, 765

Philips Webcams, 348

php.conf file, Apache Web server, 872

php-mysql package, 924

pine mail reader, 392

ping command, 692

PlanetPenguin Racer (TuxRacer) game, 302

plugins

CrossOver Plugin, 377

Firefox, 376–378

yum.conf, 196

Pointer section, xorg.conf file, 144

point-to-point antennas, wireless LANs, 650

policies

disabled, 461

enforcing, 460

iptables firewall rules, 592

permissive, 460

policycoreutils, SELinux, 462

pop-ups, Firefox, 373, 380

port numbers , Internet, 680

portable music players, launching, 117

ports, firewalls, 996

POSIX standard utilities, pax program, 573

POSTROUTING chain rules, iptables firewall rules, 594

power management

ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface), 454

APM (Advanced Power Management), 454

PPP (Point-to-Point) protocol, 679, 685

debugging, 696–697

default route, 692

ifcg file, 694

ifcg-ppp0 file, 695–696

interface check, 692

modem detection check, 691–692

PPP over OpenSSH connection, VPNs, 704

PPP protocol

connection launch, 690

GNOME desktop, 690

KDE desktop, 690

information needed, 686

on demand, 690–691

setup, 687–689

.prc files, Sox utility, 335

preferred master, Samba browse options, 773

preload modules option, Samba, 771

print servers, CUPS, 1026

printer admin option, Samba, 771

printer classes, CUPS, 722

printers

Ghostscript, 723

launching, 117

local printers, 723–727

PostScript, 723

Printer configuration window, 723

purchase tips, 723

remote printers, 728–729

remote UNIX printers, 729

Windows (SMB) printers, 729–731

Winprinters, 723

printing

default printer, 278

deleting print jobs, 279

firewalls and, 740

from shell, 278

lpc, 738–739

lpr, 737–738

options, Samba, 772

printer status, 280

status, 279

Printing window, administration and, 420

privacy preferences, Firefox, 380

private DNS server zone, 975

proc file system, 438

processes

bringing to from background, 170–171

ps command, 151

starting, 169–170

processor, hardware and, 32

/project directory, NFS sharing, 761

Properties option, GNOME Panel menu, 107

protocols

SMB, 761

URLs, 368

proxies, 681

Navigator (Firefox), 375

proxy servers

LAN connection, 698

Squid and, 707

public DNS server zone, 975

public servers

connecting, 959

ISPs, 959–964

public-key cryptography, 622–623

certificates, 623–631

SSL (secure sockets layer), 623

publishing, 251

DocBooks and, 274–277

document display, 280–281

Groff and, 258

SGML and, 274

Pup (Package Updater), updates and, 202–203

python.conf file, Apache Web server, 872