Running Linux | O'Reilly Media

Running Linux, Fourth Edition By Matt Welsh, Matthias Kalle Dalheimer, Terry Dawson, Lar Kaufman
December 2002
Pages: 692

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Chapter 1 Introduction to Linux
1. About This Book
2. A Brief History of Linux
3. Who's Using Linux?
4. System Features
5. Software Features
6. About Linux's Copyright
7. Open Source and the Philosophy of Linux
8. Sources of Linux Information
9. Getting Help
Chapter 2 Preparing to Install Linux
1. Distributions of Linux
2. Preparing to Install Linux
Chapter 3 Installation and Initial Configuration
1. Installing the Linux Software
2. Post-Installation Procedures
3. Running into Trouble
Chapter 4 Basic Unix Commands and Concepts
1. Logging In
2. Setting a Password
3. Virtual Consoles
4. Popular Commands
5. Shells
6. Useful Keys and How to Get Them to Work
7. Typing Shortcuts
8. Filename Expansion
9. Saving Your Output
10. What Is a Command?
11. Putting a Command in the Background
12. Manual Pages
13. File Ownership and Permissions
14. Changing the Owner, Group,and Permissions
15. Startup Files
16. Important Directories
17. Programs That Serve You
18. Processes
Chapter 5 Essential System Management
1. Maintaining the System
2. Booting the System
3. System Startup and Initialization
4. Single-User Mode
5. Shutting Down the System
6. The /proc Filesystem
7. Managing User Accounts
Chapter 6 Managing Filesystems, Swap Space, and Devices
1. Managing Filesystems
2. Managing Swap Space
3. Device Files
Chapter 7 Upgrading Software and the Kernel
1. Archive and Compression Utilities
2. Upgrading Software
3. General Upgrade Procedure
4. Building a New Kernel
5. Loadable Device Drivers
6. Loading Modules Automatically
Chapter 8 Other Administrative Tasks
1. Making Backups
2. Scheduling Jobs Using cron
3. Managing System Logs
4. Managing Print Services
5. Setting Terminal Attributes
6. What to Do in an Emergency
Chapter 9 Editors, Text Tools, Graphics, and Printing
1. Editing Files Using vi
2. The Emacs Editor
3. Text and Document Processing
4. Graphics
5. Configuring and Using Linux Audio
6. Printing
Chapter 10 Installing the X Window System
1. X Concepts
2. Hardware Requirements
3. Installing XFree86
4. Configuring XFree86
5. Running XFree86
6. Running into Trouble
Chapter 11 Customizing Your X Environment
1. Basics of X Customization
2. The K Desktop Environment
3. KDE Applications
4. The GNOME Desktop Environment
5. GNOME Applications
6. Other X Applications
Chapter 12 Windows Compatibility and Samba
1. Sharing Disks with MTools
2. Sharing Partitions
3. Running MS-DOS and Windows Applications on Linux
Chapter 13 Programming Languages
1. Programming with gcc
2. Makefiles
3. Shell Programming
4. Using Perl
5. Java
6. Other Languages
Chapter 14 Tools for Programmers
1. Debugging with gdb
2. Programming Tools
3. Integrated Development Environments
Chapter 15 TCP/IP and PPP
1. Networking with TCP/IP
2. Dial-up PPP
3. PPP over ISDN
4. ADSL
5. NFS and NIS Configuration
Chapter 16 The World Wide Web and Electronic Mail
1. The World Wide Web
2. Electronic Mail
Chapter 17 Basic Security
1. A Perspective on System Security
2. Initial Steps in Setting Up a Secure System
3. TCP Wrapper Configuration
4. Firewalls: Filtering IP Packets
Chapter 18 LAMP
1. MySQL
2. PHP
3. The LAMP Server in Action
Chapter Bibliography
1. Linux Documentation Project Guides
2. Linux Documentation Project FAQs
3. Linux Documentation Project HOWTOs (Partial Listing)
4. General Linux Books
5. Unix and Unix Shells
6. Applications
7. The Internet
8. Networks and Communications
9. Programming and Linux Internals
10. System Administration
11. Security

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction to Linux

About This Book

A Brief History of Linux

Who's Using Linux?

System Features

Software Features

About Linux's Copyright

Open Source and the Philosophy of Linux

Sources of Linux Information

Getting Help

Chapter 2 Preparing to Install Linux

Distributions of Linux

Preparing to Install Linux

Chapter 3 Installation and Initial Configuration

Installing the Linux Software

Post-Installation Procedures

Running into Trouble

Chapter 4 Basic Unix Commands and Concepts

Logging In

Setting a Password

Virtual Consoles

Popular Commands

Shells

Useful Keys and How to Get Them to Work

Typing Shortcuts

Filename Expansion

Saving Your Output

What Is a Command?

Putting a Command in the Background

Manual Pages

File Ownership and Permissions

Changing the Owner, Group,and Permissions

Startup Files

Important Directories

Programs That Serve You

Processes

Chapter 5 Essential System Management

Maintaining the System

Booting the System

System Startup and Initialization

Single-User Mode

Shutting Down the System

The /proc Filesystem

Managing User Accounts

Chapter 6 Managing Filesystems, Swap Space, and Devices

Managing Filesystems

Managing Swap Space

Device Files

Chapter 7 Upgrading Software and the Kernel

Archive and Compression Utilities

Upgrading Software

General Upgrade Procedure

Building a New Kernel

Loadable Device Drivers

Loading Modules Automatically

Chapter 8 Other Administrative Tasks

Making Backups

Scheduling Jobs Using cron

Managing System Logs

Managing Print Services

Setting Terminal Attributes

What to Do in an Emergency

Chapter 9 Editors, Text Tools, Graphics, and Printing

Editing Files Using vi

The Emacs Editor

Text and Document Processing

Graphics

Configuring and Using Linux Audio

Printing

Chapter 10 Installing the X Window System

X Concepts

Hardware Requirements

Installing XFree86

Configuring XFree86

Running XFree86

Running into Trouble

Chapter 11 Customizing Your X Environment

Basics of X Customization

The K Desktop Environment