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This text aims to help anyone who wants to learn to install Linux, get it up and running, and begin working in the Linux environment. The new edition is a comprehensive revision of the first edition, covers the latest Linux kernel and addresses file management, network and Internet connectivity. It emphasizes Red Hat Linux but also covers Caldera, Slackware, and Debian. Included is coverage of the latest version of Linux Red Hat 7, and the latest versions of Gnome and KDE 2.0. The addition of new advanced topics is based upon the recommendations of users of the previous edition and includes Apache server, sendmail coverage, LinuxConf and recompiling the kernel. Instructions are included on how to automatically connect to the Internet using GUI tools and how to configure USB peripheral devices.

Table of Contents:
Introduction. Part I: Welcome to Linux. Chapter 1: What Is Linux?. Chapter 2: Choosing a Distribution. Part II: Installing Linux. Chapter 3: Getting Ready to Install Linux. Chapter 4: Installing Linux. Chapter 5: Special Installations. Part III: Using Desktop Environments in Linux. Chapter 6: An Overview of X Windows. Chapter 7: Installing and Configuring X Windows. Chapter 8: Using GNOME and X Windows. Chapter 9: Using Applications with GNOME and X Windows. Chapter 10: Advanced GNOME Configuration. Chapter 11: Using KDE. Chapter 12: Advanced X Windows Configuration. Part IV: Mastering the Essentials. Chapter 13: Introducing Linux Commands. Chapter 14: Working with Files. Chapter 15: Using LinuxConf and Other Tools for System Configuration. Chapter 16: Understanding the Shell. Chapter 17: General System Administration. Chapter 18: Using Peripherals. Chapter 19: Linux Multimedia. Chapter 20: Recompiling the Linux Kernel. Part V: Basic Connectivity. Chapter 21: Understanding Linux Networking. Chapter 22: Connecting Linux to the Internet. Chapter 23: Using the World Wide Web. Chapter 24: Reading E--Mail. Chapter 25: Faxing from Linux. Part VI: Using Linux in the Small Office/Home Office (SOHO). Chapter 26: Where to Use Linux in the SOHO. Chapter 27: Installing Linux for the SOHO. Chapter 28: Configuring Linux for an Ethernet Network. Chapter 29: Integrating Linux in Windows and Novell Networks. Chapter 30: Linux and DOS/Windows. Chapter 31: Security and Linux As an Inexpensive Router. Part VII: Using Linux As a Web and E--Mail Server. Chapter 32: Building Your Own Web Server. Chapter 33: Linux As a Mail Server: The Power of Sendmail. Appendices. Appendix A: Linux around the World (Non--English Linux Distributions). Appendix B: Sources of Linux Information. Appendix C: Linux Command Reference. Appendix D: GNUGeneral Public License. Appendix E: Linux on Non--Intel Hardware. Index.

About the Author :
Arman Danesh is pursuing an advanced degree in Computer Science at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. Formerly MIS Manager at Landegg Academy in Switzerland, where he was responsible for hundreds of Linux desktop installations and multiple Linux servers, Arman is the author of several Sybex books, including Mastering Corel Linux, Mastering Red Hat Linux 6, and the first edition of Mastering Linux. He is also Internet columnist for the South China Morning Post and editorial director for Juxta Publishing Limited.


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  • ISBN-13: 9780782129151
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Sybex Inc.,U.S.
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 1650 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0782129153
  • Publisher Date: 03 Jul 2001
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 226 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 192 mm


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