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Learning Red Hat Linux, Third Edition

By
Bill McCarty
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media
Released:
March 2003
Pages:
336
Description
The third edition of Learning Red Hat Linux guides you through the process of installing and running Red Hat Linux on your PC. Written in a friendly, easy-to-understand style, this book contains all you need to get started, including the complete Red Hat 8.0 distribution on CDs. With new tutorials covering OpenOffice Tools and the desktop, this book is excellent for first-time Linux users who want to install the operating system on a new PC or convert an existing system to Linux.
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Table of Contents

  1. Chapter 1 Why Run Linux?

    1. What Is Linux?

    2. Reasons to Choose or Not Choose Linux

  2. Chapter 2 Preparing to Install Red Hat Linux

    1. Minimum Hardware Requirements

    2. Collecting Information About Your System

    3. Installation Types

    4. Preparing Your Hard Disk

  3. Chapter 3 Installing Red Hat Linux

    1. Installing the Operating System and Applications

    2. Start the Installation

    3. The Setup Agent

    4. Logging into GNOME

    5. Getting Help

  4. Chapter 4 How Linux Works

    1. User Accounts

    2. How Linux Organizes Data

    3. Using X

  5. Chapter 5 Using the GNOME and KDE Desktops

    1. Using the GNOME Desktop

    2. Using the KDE Desktop

  6. Chapter 6 Using Linux Applications

    1. OpenOffice.org

    2. Evolution

    3. Pilot/Handspring Tool

    4. CD Writer

  7. Chapter 7 Conquering the bash Shell

    1. Issuing Shell Commands

    2. Working with the Linux Command Prompt

    3. Useful Linux Programs

  8. Chapter 8 Installing Software Using the RPM Package Manager

    1. The Package Management Tool

    2. The redhat-install-packages Command

    3. The rpm Command

    4. Querying the RPM Database

    5. Installing a Package

    6. Uninstalling a Package

    7. Updating a Package

    8. Freshening a Package

    9. Advanced RPM Techniques

    10. Red Hat Network

  9. Chapter 9 Configuring and Administering Linux

    1. Configuring Red Hat Linux by Using the System Settings Menu

    2. Administering Red Hat Linux by Using the System Tools Menu

    3. Administering Services by Using the Server Settings Menu

  10. Chapter 10 Connecting to the Internet

    1. Networking Overview

    2. Configuring an Internet Connection

    3. The Mozilla Web Browser

    4. gFTP FTP Client

    5. Using wvdial

    6. Configuring Linux to Use a Cable or DSL Modem

  11. Chapter 11 Setting Up a Networked Workstation

    1. Configuring Hosts

    2. Samba

    3. Setting Up a DHCP Server

  12. Chapter 12 Setting Up Internet Services

    1. Running an FTP Server

    2. Running Apache

    3. The Secure Shell

    4. Configuring DNS

    5. Implementing a Basic Firewall

    6. Checking Your Security by Using Nmap

    7. Network Security Tips

  13. Chapter 13 Advanced Shell Usage and Shell Scripts

    1. The Power of the Unix Shell

    2. Filename Globbing

    3. Shell Aliases

    4. Using Virtual Consoles

    5. X and the Shell

    6. Shell Scripts

    7. Understanding Shell Scripts

  1. Appendix A Linux Directory Tree

  2. Appendix B Principal Linux Files

  3. Appendix C Managing the Boot Process

    1. Booting Linux

    2. Boot Floppies

    3. The GRUB Loader

    4. Boot Parameters

  4. Appendix D Linux Command Quick Reference

  5. Colophon

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Product Details
Title:
Learning Red Hat Linux, Third Edition
By:
Bill McCarty
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media
Formats:
  • Print
  • Safari Books Online
Print Release:
March 2003
Pages:
336
Print ISBN:
978-0-596-00469-9
| ISBN 10:
0-596-00469-9
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About the Author

  1. Bill McCarty

    Bill McCarty is associate professor of management information systems in the School of Business and Management of Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, and was previously associate professor of computer science, in which capacity he taught for ten years in Azusa Pacific's Master of Applied Computer Science program. Bill holds a Ph.D. in the management of information systems from the Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California, and worked for 15 years as a software developer and manager.

    View Bill McCarty's full profile page.

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Our look is the result of reader comments, our own experimentation, and feedback from distribution channels. Distinctive covers complement our distinctive approach to technical topics, breathing personality and life into potentially dry subjects. The cover image of a man wearing a wide-brimmed hat is a 19th-century engraving from Marvels of the New West: A Vivid Portrayal of the Stupendous Marvels in the Vast Wonderland West of the Missouri River, by William Thayer (The Henry Bill Publishing Co., 1888). Jane Ellin was the production editor and proofreader for Learning Red Hat Linux, Third Edition. Jeff Holcomb, Andrew Savikas, Genevieve d'Entremont, Sarah Sherman, and Claire Cloutier provided quality control. Mary Brady, Darren Kelly, and Dave Read provided production support. John Bickelhaupt wrote the index.

Edie Freedman designed the cover of this book. Emma Colby produced the cover layout with QuarkXPress 4.1 using Adobe's ITC Garamond font.

Bret Kerr designed the interior layout, based on a series design by David Futato. The chapter opening images are from the Dover Pictorial Archive, Marvels of the New West, and The Pioneer History of America: A Popular Account of the Heroes and Adventures, by Augustus Lynch Mason, A.M. (The Jones Brothers Publishing Company, 1884).

This book was converted by Joe Wizda to FrameMaker 5.5.6 with a format conversion tool created by Erik Ray, Jason McIntosh, Neil Walls, and Mike Sierra that uses Perl and XML technologies. The text font is Linotype Birka; the heading font is Adobe Myriad Condensed; and the code font is LucasFont's TheSans Mono Condensed. The illustrations that appear in the book were produced by Robert Romano and Jessamyn Read using Macromedia FreeHand 9 and Adobe Photoshop 6. The tip and warning icons were drawn by Christopher Bing.

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