Mastering Red Hat Linux 6,9780782126136

Mastering Red Hat Linux 6

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ISBN13: 9780782126136
ISBN10: 0782126138
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-09-01
Publisher(s): John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Summary

Danesh covers the latest version of the world's most popular Linux distribution, Red Hat Linux 6. Extensive coverage is given of the latest GUIs--KDE and GNOME--and the stable Torvalds' 2.2.2 OS kernel. The CD-ROM contains the complete Red Hat Linux 6 distribution and scores of useful utilities.

Author Biography

Arman Danesh was formerly MIS Manager at Landegg Academy in Switzerland. He is also the Internet columnist for the South China Morning Post and editorial director for Juxta Publishing Limited.

Table of Contents

Introduction xxxiii
Part I: Welcome to Linux 3(24)
Chapter 1: What Is Linux?
3(10)
Chapter 2: Choosing a Distribution
13(14)
Part II: Installing Red Hat Linux 6 27(54)
Chapter 3: Getting Ready to Install Red Hat Linux 6
27(18)
Chapter 4: Installing Red Hat Linux 6
45(22)
Chapter 5: Special Installations
67(14)
Part III: Using Desktop Environments in Red Hat Linux 6 81(196)
Chapter 6: An Overview of X Windows
81(26)
Chapter 7: Installing and Configuring X Windows
107(32)
Chapter 8: Using GNOME and X Windows
139(18)
Chapter 9: Using Applications with GNOME and X Windows
157(40)
Chapter 10: Advanced GNOME Configuration
197(18)
Chapter 11: Using KDE
215(36)
Chapter 12: Advanced X Windows Configuration
251(26)
Part IV: Mastering the Essentials 277(182)
Chapter 13: Introducing Linux Commands
277(24)
Chapter 14: Working with Files
301(18)
Chapter 15: Using LinuxConf and the Control Panel for System Configuration
319(32)
Chapter 16: Understanding the Shell
351(24)
Chapter 17: General System Administration
375(26)
Chapter 18: Using Peripherals
401(22)
Chapter 19: Linux Multimedia
423(10)
Chapter 20: Recompiling the Linux Kernel
433(26)
Part V: Basic Connectivity 459(106)
Chapter 21: Understanding Linux Networking
459(14)
Chapter 22: Connecting Linux to the Internet
473(16)
Chapter 23: Using the World Wide Web
489(30)
Chapter 24: Reading E-Mail
519(28)
Chapter 25: Faxing from Linux
547(18)
Part VI: Using Linux in the Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) 565(104)
Chapter 26: Where to Use Linux in the SOHO
565(12)
Chapter 27: Installing Red Hat Linux 6 for the SOHO
577(8)
Chapter 28: Configuring Red Hat Linux 6 for an Ethernet Network
585(26)
Chapter 29: Integrating Red Hat Linux 6 in Windows and Novell Networks
611(20)
Chapter 30: Red Hat Linux 6 and DOS/Windows
631(22)
Chapter 31: Security and Red Hat Linux 6 As an Inexpensive Router
653(16)
Part VII: Using Red Hat Linux 6 As a Web and E-Mail Server 669(86)
Chapter 32: Building Your Own Web Server
669(76)
Chapter 33: Red Hat Linux 6 as a Mail Server: The Power of Sendmail
745(10)
Appendices 755(109)
Appendix A: Linux Around the World (Non-English Linux Distributions) 755(8)
Appendix B: Sources of Linux Information 763(8)
Appendix C: Linux Command Reference 771(76)
Appendix D: GNU General Public License 847(10)
Appendix E: Linux on Non-Intel Hardware 857(7)
Index 864

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