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BackCover

Red Hat Linux Bible - Fedora and Enterprise Edition

Preface

This Book's Learn-through-Tasks Approach

What You Need

Red Hat Linux Bible Improvements

Conventions Used in This Book

How This Book Is Organized

About the Companion CD-ROMs

About the Companion Web Site

Reach Out

Acknowledgments

Part I: Getting Started in Red Hat Linux

Chapter 1: An Overview of Red Hat Linux

Introducing Red Hat Linux

What Is Linux?

Linux's Roots in UNIX

Common Linux Features

Primary Advantages of Linux

What Is Red Hat Linux?

Why Choose Red Hat Linux?

Features in Red Hat Linux

The Culture of Free Software

Summary

Chapter 2: Installing Red Hat Linux

Quick Installation

Detailed Installation Instructions

Installing More Red Hat Linux Packages

Special Installation Procedures

Special Installation Topics

Troubleshooting Your Installation

Summary

Part II: Using Red Hat Linux

Chapter 3: Getting Started with the Desktop

Logging in to Red Hat Linux

Getting Familiar with the Desktop

Using the GNOME Desktop

Using the KDE Desktop

Troubleshooting Your Desktop

Summary

Chapter 4: Using Linux Commands

The Shell Interface

Understanding the Red Hat Linux Shell

Using the Shell in Red Hat Linux

Working with the Red Hat Linux File System

Using the vi Text Editor

Summary

Chapter 5: Accessing and Running Applications

Using Red Hat Linux as an Application Platform

Finding Windows-Equivalent Applications in Linux

Obtaining Red Hat Linux Applications

Installing Red Hat Linux Applications

Running X Window Applications

Running Window, DOS, and Macintosh Applications

Summary

Chapter 6: Publishing with Red Hat Linux

Using OpenOffice

Other Word Processors

Using Traditional Linux Publishing Tools

Creating Documents in Groff or LaTeX

Printing Documents with Red Hat Linux

Displaying Documents with Ghostscript and Acrobat

Working with Graphics

Using Scanners Driven by SANE

Summary

Chapter 7: Playing Games with Red Hat Linux

Basic Linux Gaming Information

X Window Games

Commercial Linux Games

Summary

Chapter 8: Multimedia in Red Hat Linux

Listening to Audio

Viewing TV and Webcams

Playing Video

Using a Digital Camera with gtkam and gphoto2

Recording Music CDs

Summary

Chapter 9: Tools for Using the Internet and the Web

Browsing the Web

Communicating with E-mail

Participating in Newsgroups

Participating in AOL Instant Messaging with Gaim

Using Remote Login, Copy, and Execution

Summary

Part III: Administering Red Hat Linux

Chapter 10: Understanding System Administration

Using the root Login

Becoming Super User (The su Command)

Learning about Administrative GUI Tools, Commands, Configuration Files, and Log Files

Administering Your Red Hat Linux System

Configuring Hardware

Managing File Systems and Disk Space

Monitoring System Performance

Choosing Software Alternatives

Getting Linux Software " up2date "

Summary

Chapter 11: Setting Up and Supporting Users

Creating User Accounts

Setting User Defaults

Creating Portable Desktops

Providing Support to Users

Modifying Accounts

Deleting User Accounts

Checking Disk Quotas

Sending Mail to All Users

Summary

Chapter 12: Automating System Tasks

Understanding Shell Scripts

System Initialization

System Start-Up and Shutdown

Scheduling System Tasks

Summary

Chapter 13: Backing Up and Restoring Files

Selecting a Backup Strategy

Selecting a Backup Medium

Backing Up to a Hard Drive

Backing Up Files with dump

Automating Backups with cron

Restoring Backed Up Files

Using the pax Archiving Tool

Summary

Chapter 14: Computer Security Issues

Hacker versus Cracker

Understanding Attack Techniques

Protecting Against Denial-of-Service Attacks

Protecting Against Distributed DOS Attacks

Protecting Against Intrusion Attacks

Protecting Your Network with Firewalls

Detecting Intrusions from Log Files

Monitoring Log Files with LogSentry

Using Password Protection

Using Encryption Techniques

Guarding Your Computer with PortSentry

Summary

Part IV: Red Hat Linux Network and Server Setup

Chapter 15: Setting Up a Local Area Network

Understanding Local Area Networks

Setting Up a Wireless LAN

Understanding IP Addresses

Troubleshooting Your LAN

Summary

Chapter 16: Connecting to the Internet

Understanding How the Internet Is Structured

Using Dial-up Connections to the Internet

Connecting your LAN to the Internet

Setting up Red Hat Linux as a Router

Configuring a Virtual Private Network Connection

Setting up Red Hat Linux as a Proxy Server

Setting up Proxy Clients

Summary

Chapter 17: Setting Up a Print Server

Choosing CUPS or LPRng Print Services

Setting Up Printers

Working with CUPS Printing

Managing Printing

Using Printing Commands

Configuring Print Servers

Summary

Chapter 18: Setting Up a File Server

Goals of Setting Up a File Server

Setting Up an NFS File Server in Red Hat Linux

Setting Up a Samba File Server in Red Hat Linux

Setting Up a NetWare File Server in Red Hat Linux

Summary

Chapter 19: Setting Up a Mail Server

Introduction to SMTP and sendmail

Installing and Running sendmail

Configuring sendmail

Introducing Postfix

Stopping Spam with SpamAssassin

Getting Mail from the Server (POP)

Administering a Mailing List

Summary

Chapter 20: Setting Up an FTP Server

Understanding FTP Servers

Using the Very Secure FTP Server (vsFTPd)

Using the Washington University FTP Server (WU-FTPD)

Getting More Information about FTP Servers

Summary

Chapter 21: Setting Up a Web Server

Introduction to Web Servers

Quick Starting the Apache Web Server

Configuring the Apache Server

Starting and Stopping the Server

Monitoring Server Activities

Summary

Chapter 22: Setting Up a News Server

Understanding News Transports

Planning Your News Server

Configuring an INN News Server

Setting Up News Feeds

Choosing How Articles Are Stored

Setting Up Expiration Times

Allowing Users to Access Your Server

Starting the News Service

Checking News Log Files

Summary

Chapter 23: Setting Up Boot Servers: DHCP and NIS

Using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

Setting Up a DHCP Server

Setting Up a DHCP Client

Understanding Network Information Service

Setting Up Red Hat Linux as an NIS Client

Setting Up Red Hat Linux as an NIS Master Server

Setting Up Red Hat Linux as an NIS Slave Server

Summary

Chapter 24: Setting Up a MySQL Database Server

Finding MySQL Packages

Configuring the MySQL Server

Starting the MySQL Server

Checking That MySQL Server Is Working

Working with MySQL Databases

Understanding MySQL Tables

Displaying MySQL Databases

Making Changes to Tables and Records

Adding and Removing User Access

Checking and Fixing Databases

Summary

Chapter 25: Making Servers Public with DNS

Determining Goals for Your Server

Connecting a Public Server

Configuring Your Public Server

Setting Up a Domain Name System Server

Getting More Information about BIND

Summary

Chapter 26: Using Linux Servers from a Mac

Looking inside Mac OS X

Using Network Services from Mac OS X

Configuring an AppleTalk Server in Linux

Accessing NFS servers from the Mac

Summary

Appendix A: What's on the CD-ROMs

Using Linux Kernel Source Code

Appendix B: Red Hat Linux RPMs

Comparing Fedora and Enterprise Packages

Removed Packages

Red Hat Linux Packages on the CDs

Appendix C: Running Network Services

Checklist for Running Networking Services

Networking Service Daemons

Choosing Alternatives

Referencing Network Services

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