SUSE Linux 9 Bible (eBook)

Justin Davies has been a Linux user since the age of 15,after getting frustrated at the (lack of) features in DOS. AfterUniversity, he became a technical consultant at SUSE Linux, wherehe became very interested in Linux on non-Intel architecture. Aftera stint as a Unix administrator post-SUSE, he joined the world ofthe value-added reseller and now works for SCC as an enterprisesolutions architect, helping organizations realize that Linux is aviable business solution.After working as a teacher of mathematics and as deputy head ofan independent school in London, Roger Whittaker discoveredLinux in 1996 and became increasingly interested (some would sayobsessed). When SUSE Linux opened its U.K. office in 1999, hechanged careers and worked as a technical and training consultantuntil early 2004, when he moved to a position in London as a Linuxconsultant at CSF, a leading supplier of enterprise informationtechnology solutions. He is a Council member of UKUUG, theU.K.'s Unix and Open Systems user group.William von Hagen has been a Unix system administratorfor over 20 years and a Linux fanatic since the early 1990s. He hasworked as a systems programmer, system administrator, writer,application developer, programmer, drummer, and content manager.Bill has written books on such topics as Linux filesystems, Red HatLinux, GCC, SGML, Mac OS X, and hacking the TiVo. He has writtennumerous articles on Linux, Unix, and open source topics forpublications including Linux Magazine, Linux Format, andMac Format. An avid computer collector specializing inworkstations, he owns more than 200 computer systems.

Foreword.Preface.Acknowledgments.Introduction.Part I: SUSE Linux Basics.Chapter 1: Installing SUSE 9.1.Chapter 2: Linux Fundamentals.Chapter 3: Partitions, Filesystems, and Files.Part II: The SUSE System.Chapter 4: Booting the System.Chapter 5: Documentation.Chapter 6: Understanding Your Linux Network.Chapter 7: Logging.Chapter 8: The X Window System.Chapter 9: Configuring the System with YaST.Part III: Using the Command Line in SUSE Linux.Chapter 10: Text Manipulation.Chapter 11: Text Editors.Chapter 12: Working with Packages.Chapter 13: Working with Files.Chapter 14: Working with the System.Chapter 15: Linux Networking.Part IV: Implementing Network Services in SUSE Linux.Chapter 16: Setting Up a Web Site with the Apache WebServer.Chapter 17: Mail Servers--Postfix, Qpopper, and Cyrus.Chapter 18: Setting Up Windows Interoperability with Samba.Chapter 19: Using DHCP Services.Chapter 20: Configuring a DNS Server.Chapter 21: Working with NFS.Chapter 22: Running an FTP Server on SUSE.Chapter 23: Implementing Firewalls in SUSE Linux.Chapter 24: Working with LDAP in SUSE.Chapter 25: Setting Up a Web Proxy with Squid.Part V: SUSE Linux in the Enterprise.Chapter 26: Enterprise Architecture.Chapter 27: The Kernel.Chapter 28: The SUSE Linux Standard Server.Chapter 29: SUSE Linux OpenExchange Server.Appendix A: What's on the DVD.Appendix B: About SUSE Linux Professional Version 9.2.Index.GNU General Public License.