Learning Red Hat Linux

Bill McCarty is associate professor of management information systems in the School of Business and Management of Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, and was previously associate professor of computer science, in which capacity he taught for ten years in Azusa Pacific's Master of Applied Computer Science program. Bill holds a Ph.D. in the management of information systems from the Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California, and worked for 15 years as a software developer and manager.

Preface 1. Why Run Linux? What Is Linux? Reasons to Choose or Not Choose Linux 2. Preparing to Install Red Hat Linux Minimum Hardware Requirements Collecting Information About Your System Installation Types Preparing Your Hard Disk 3. Installing Red Hat Linux Installing the Operating System and Applications Start the Installation Logging In Getting Help 4. How Linux Works User Accounts How Linux Organizes Data Using X 5. Using the GNOME Desktop Using GNOME Configuring GNOME GNOME Office GNOME Resources 6. Using the KDE Desktop Using KDE KDE's Desktop Configuring KDE KOffice KDE Resources 7. Conquering the bash Shell Issuing Shell Commands Correcting Commands Working with the Linux Command Prompt Useful Linux Programs 8. Using the RPM Package Manager Packages The rpm Command Finding Packages Querying the RPM Database Installing a Package Uninstalling a Package Updating a Package Advanced RPM Techniques Gnome RPM The Red Hat Network 9. Configuring and Administering Linux Configuring a Printer Configuring Sound 10. Connecting to the Internet Configuring Your Modem Using rp3 Using wvdial Web Browsers gFTP FTP Client Configuring Linux to Use a Cable or DSL Modem 11. Setting Up a Networked Workstation Networking Overview LAN Administration Using Neat Samba Samba Client Configuration and Use Setting Up a DHCP Server 12. Setting Up Internet Services Running an FTP Server Running Apache Configuring a Mail Server The Secure Shell Configuring DNS Implementing a Basic Firewall Network Security Tips 13. Advanced Shell Usage and Shell Scripts The Power of the Unix Shell Filename Globbing Shell Aliases Using Virtual Consoles X and the Shell Shell Scripts Understanding Shell Scripts A. Linux Directory Tree B. Principal Linux Files C. Managing the Boot Process D. Installing and Configuring X E. Linux Command Quick Reference Glossary Index