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Covers the essentials first-time Red Hat Linux users need to know about installing and using Red Hat on their desktop. Topics include preparing your PC for Linux, installing, connecting to a network or the Internet, working with the GNOME interface, playing media files, and working with the file system.New to this edition: Brand new chapters covering security configuration, security vulnerabilities and solutions, firewalls, and connecting to the Internet with a DSL modem.Series features: Includes the simple and fun reference style that has made the For Dummies series a favorite for over 200,000 first-time Linux users.ABOUT THE CD-ROM The two CDs included with this book contain the full GNU public release of Red Hat Linux 7.3.

Table of Contents:
Introduction. Part I: Installing Red Hat Linux. Chapter 1: And in the Opposite Corner ... a Penguin? Chapter 2: Preparing Your Hard Drive for Red Hat Linux. Chapter 3: Ready, Set, Install! Chapter 4: Getting to Know Red Hat Linux. Part II: Got Net? Chapter 5: Connecting to the Internet with a Dial-up Modem. Chapter 6: Broadband Rocks! Chapter 7: Connect Locally, Browse Globally: Connecting to a Local Area Network (LAN). Chapter 8: Fire, Fire, Heh, Heh, Firewalls Are Cool. Chapter 9: Surfing the Web and Managing E-Mail with Mozilla. Part III: Linux, Huh! What Is It Good For? Absolutely Everything! Chapter 10: Gnowing GNOME. Chapter 11: Gnowing More Applications. Chapter 12: Configuring Your Red Hat Linux Sound System. Chapter 13: Using Streaming Media and RealPlayer. Chapter 14: Using Desktop Productivity Tools. Part IV: Revenge of the Nerds. Chapter 15: Bashing Your Shell. Chapter 16: Filing Your Life Away. Chapter 17: Becoming a Suit: Managing the Red Hat Linux File System. Chapter 18: Revving Up RPM. Chapter 19: Bringing In the Red Hat Repairman: Troubleshooting Your Network. Chapter 20: Configuring X. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 21: Ten Sources of Help. Chapter 22: Ten Problem Areas and Solutions. Chapter 23: Ten Security Vulnerabilities. Part VI: The Appendixes. Appendix A: Discovering Your Hardware. Appendix B: Installing Red Hat Linux in Text Mode (The Ugly Way). Appendix C: vi Me. Appendix D: Diggin' Them Linux Man Pages. Appendix E: About the CD-ROMs. Index. GNU License Agreement. Installation Instructions.

About the Author :
Jon "maddog" Hall is Executive Director of Linux International. Paul G. Sery works at Sandia National Laboratories and is the author of several books on Linux.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780764515453
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
  • Height: 187 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 234 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0764515454
  • Publisher Date: 28 Jun 2002
  • Binding: SA
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 680 gr


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