Fedora Linux
Fedora Linux A Complete Guide to Red Hat's Community Distribution By Chris Tyler
October 2006
Pages: 655

| Table of Contents | Index | Sample Chapter | Colophon

Table of Contents

  1. Chapter 1 Quick Start: Installing Fedora

    1. Choosing Fedora: Is It Right for You?

    2. Obtaining Fedora Core Software

    3. Installing Fedora Core

  2. Chapter 2 Using Fedora on Your Desktop

    1. Getting Started Using the Fedora Graphical User Interfaces

    2. Customizing GNOME

    3. Customizing KDE

    4. Fine-Tuning Your Display Configuration

    5. Configuring Printing

    6. Configuring Sound

    7. Adding and Configuring Fonts

    8. Using USB Storage

  3. Chapter 3 Using Fedora on Your Notebook

    1. Power Management

    2. Configuring Networking

    3. Configuring a Touchpad

    4. Using Dual Video Output

  4. Chapter 4 Basic System Management

    1. Using the Command Line

    2. Accessing Online Documentation

    3. Managing Files

    4. Basic Text Editing Using vi

    5. Using Runlevels

    6. Managing and Configuring Services

    7. Managing Users and Groups

    8. Control Access to Files

    9. Managing Processes

    10. Remote Management Using SSH

    11. Using Shell Redirection and Piping

    12. Writing Simple Scripts

  5. Chapter 5 Package Management

    1. Querying the Package Management Database

    2. Installing and Removing Software Using RPM

    3. Using Repositories

    4. Rolling Back a Package Installation, Upgrade, or Removal

    5. Automating Updates

    6. Installing From Source

    7. Making Your Own RPM Packages

    8. Rebuilding an RPM Package for a Different Architecture

  6. Chapter 6 Storage Administration

    1. Using Logical Volume Management

    2. Managing RAID

    3. Making Backups

    4. Scheduling Tasks

  7. Chapter 7 Network Services

    1. Configuring Samba to Share Files with Windows Systems

    2. Configuring a DHCP Server

    3. Configuring a Domain Name Server

    4. Configuring a CUPS Print Server

    5. Using the Apache Web Server

    6. Configuring the sendmail Server

    7. Configuring IMAP and POP3 Email

    8. Configuring Webmail

    9. Creating Databases and Accounts on a MySQL Server

    10. Installing and Configuring a Wiki

    11. Configuring an FTP Server

    12. Analyzing Web and FTP Logs

  8. Chapter 8 Securing Your System

    1. Prevent Unwanted Connections

    2. Using SELinux

    3. Using Access Control Lists

    4. Making Files Immutable

    5. Using sudo to Delegate Privilege

    6. Configuring PAM and consolehelper

    7. Logging

    8. Detecting File Changes with AIDE

  9. Chapter 9 The Fedora Community

    1. Participating in the Fedora Mailing Lists

    2. Using IRC

    3. Using Bugzilla

    4. Running Rawhide

    5. Participating in Fedora Projects

  10. Chapter 10 Advanced Installation

    1. Resizing a Windows Partition

    2. Configuring RAID and LVM During Installation

    3. Preparing Alternate Installation Media

    4. Installing with Kickstart

    5. Configuring the GRUB Bootloader

    6. Using Rescue Mode on an Installation Disc

    7. Installing Xen Virtual Machines

  1. Colophon

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