Synopsis

The Definitive Linux Resource--Fully Updated and Expanded Get full details on the powerful features of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora 7 from this fully revised, one-stop guide. Linux expert Richard Petersen covers all the bases, from configuring your desktop, customizing your system, and accessing software repositories to handling files and directories, managing devices and servers, and sharing system resources. Inside, you`ll get in-depth coverage of Fedora 7`s device and network autoconfiguration, IPv6 and .NET support, SE Linux, software repository installs, custom distribution spins, and system administration tools. You`ll learn how to deploy sound security measures, configure automatic device detection, set up logical volumes for file management, and create your own Fedora distribution using your favorite software. * Install, use, secure, and manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux and the new Fedora 7 * Configure services using Fedora administration tools for network access, software updates, and file management (LVM and GFS2) * Manage users, services, file systems, hotplug devices, and printers * Deploy powerful desktop, office, database, graphics, multimedia, e-mail, Web, and FTP applications * Optimize security with IPsec, SE Linux, Kerberos, and Netfilter * Maintain FTP, Web, mail, DNS, proxy, print, news, and database servers * Administer system resources using GRUB, Yum, HAL, MONO, and udev * Select, download, and install a Fedora distribution spin * Auto-configure IPv6, DHCPv6, and DHCP networks * Access remote files and printers with NFS, GFS2, and SAMBA Table of contents Part I: Getting Started Chapter 1: Introduction to Red Hat and Fedora Linux Chapter 2: Installing Fedora Chapter 3: Interface Basics: Login, Desktop, Help Repositories, Multimedia, and Spins Chapter 4: System Configuration: Pirut and Pup Chapter 5: Network Configuration Part II: Environments Chapter 6: GNOME Chapter 7: The K Desktop Environment: KDE Chapter 8: The Shell Chapter 9: Shell Configuration Chapter 10: Managing Linux Files and Directories Part III: Applications Chapter 11: Office and Database Applications Chapter 12: Graphics Tools and Multimedia Chapter 13: Mail and News Clients Chapter 14: Web, FTP, and Java Clients Chapter 15: Network Tools Part IV: Security Chapter 16: Encryption, Integrity Checks, and Signatures: GNU Privacy Guard Chapter 17: Security Enhanced Linux: SELinux Chapter 18: Internet Protocol Security: IPsec Chapter 19: Secure Shell and Kerberos Chapter 20: Network Firewalls: Netfilter Part V: Red Hat and Fedora Servers Chapter 21: Managing Services Chapter 22: FTP Servers Chapter 23: Web Servers: Apache Chapter 24: Proxy Server: Squid Chapter 25: Mail Servers: SMTP, POP, and IMAP Chapter 26: Print, News, and Database Servers: CUPS, INN, and MySQL Part VI: System Administration Chapter 27: Basic System Administration Chapter 28: Managing Users Chapter 29: Software Management Chapter 30: File System Management Chapter 31: RAID and LVM Chapter 32: Devices and Modules: udev, HAL, and MAKEDEV Chapter 33: Kernel Administration: Virtualization Chapter 34: Backup Management: rsync, Amanda, and dump/restore Part VII: Network Administration Chapter 35: Administering TCP/IP Networks Chapter 36: Domain Name System Chapter 37: Network Autoconfiguration: IPv6, DHCPv6, and DHCP Chapter 38: NFS, NIS, and GFS Chapter 39: Samba INDEX

• Paperback
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media (June 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9780070659766
• Product dimensions: 46.2 x 11.2 x 58.9 cm