Red Hat Linux Fedora All-in-one Desk Reference for Dummies

Naba Barkakati (North Potomac, MD) is a Senior Technologist at the General Accounting Office's Center for Technology and Engineering. He has worked as a professional software developer and is an expert computer programmer. Naba is an internationally recognized author of over 25 books, including Wiley's best-selling Red Hat Linux Secrets, Red Hat Linux Weekend Crash Course, and Object-Oriented Programming in C++.

Introduction. Book I: Fedora Basics. Chapter 1: Introducing Red Hat Linux. Chapter 2: Installing Red Hat Linux. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Configuring Red Hat Linux. Chapter 4: Trying Out Red Hat Linux. Book II: Workstations and Applications. Chapter 1: Exploring GNOME. Chapter 2: Exploring KDE. Chapter 3: Learning the Shell. Chapter 4: Navigating the Red Hat Linux File System. Chapter 5: Exploring Red Hat Linux Applications. Chapter 6: Using Text Editors. Book III: OpenOffice.org. Chapter 1: Writing with OpenOffice.org Writer. Chapter 2: Preparing Spreadsheets with OpenOffice.org Calc. Chapter 3: Making Presentations with OpenOffice.org Impress. Chapter 4: Drawing with OpenOffice.org Draw. Book IV: Networking. Chapter 1: Connecting to the Internet. Chapter 2: Setting Up a Local Area Network. Chapter 3: Adding a Wireless Ethernet LAN. Chapter 4: Managing the Network. Book V: Internet. Chapter 1: Exchanging Your E-Mail and Instant Messages. Chapter 2: Using the Web. Chapter 3: Reading Newsgroups. Chapter 4: Transferring Files with FTP. Book VI: Administration. Chapter 1: Performing Basic System Administration. Chapter 2: Managing Users. Chapter 3: Managing the File System. Chapter 4: Managing Applications. Chapter 5: Managing Devices and Printers. Chapter 6: Upgrading and Customizing the Kernel. Book VII: Security. Chapter 1: Understanding Network and Host Security. Chapter 2: Securing the Host. Chapter 3: Securing the Network. Chapter 4: Performing Security Audits. Book VIII: Internet Servers. Chapter 1: Managing the Servers. Chapter 2: Running the Apache Web Server. Chapter 3: Setting Up the FTP Server. Chapter 4: Serving Up Mail and News. Chapter 5: Setting Up DNS and NIS. Chapter 6: Running Samba and NFS. Book IX: Programming. Chapter 1: Red Hat Linux Programming Essentials. Chapter 2: Programming in C. Chapter 3: Writing Shell Scripts. Chapter 4: Programming in Perl. Appendix: About the DVD. Index.