This is the most comprehensive Linux resource available. With full details on Red Hat's Fedora Core 7 and Enterprise Linux distributions, the latest edition of this bestselling guide covers everything from installation and configuration to system administration and security. The new versions of Gnome and KDE GUIs, as well as the latest Linux kernel, 2.6, are examined in detail. The entire Fedora Core 7 distribution is included on DVD.

Table of Contents

Part I: Getting Started Chapter 1: Introduction to Red Hat and Fedora LinuxChapter 2: Installing Fedora Chapter 3: Interface Basics: Login, Desktop, Help Repositories, Multimedia, and SpinsChapter 4: System Configuration: Pirut and Pup Chapter 5: Network ConfigurationPart II: Environments Chapter 6: GNOME Chapter 7: The K Desktop Environment: KDE Chapter 8: The ShellChapter 9: Shell Configuration Chapter 10: Managing Linux Files and Directories Part III: Applications Chapter 11: Office and Database Applications Chapter 12: Graphics Tools and Multimedia Chapter 13: Mail and News Clients Chapter 14: Web, FTP, and Java Clients Chapter 15: Network ToolsPart IV: Security Chapter 16: Encryption, Integrity Checks, and Signatures: GNU Privacy Guard Chapter 17: Security Enhanced Linux: SELinux Chapter 18: Internet Protocol Security: IPsec Chapter 19: Secure Shell and Kerberos Chapter 20: Network Firewalls: Netfilter Part V: Red Hat and Fedora ServersChapter 21: Managing Services Chapter 22: FTP Servers Chapter 23: Web Servers: Apache Chapter 24: Proxy Server: Squid Chapter 25: Mail Servers: SMTP, POP, and IMAP Chapter 26: Print, News, and Database Servers: CUPS, INN, and MySQLPart VI: System Administration Chapter 27: Basic System AdministrationChapter 28: Managing UsersChapter 29: Software Management Chapter 30: File System ManagementChapter 31: RAID and LVMChapter 32: Devices and Modules: udev, HAL, and MAKEDEVChapter 33: Kernel Administration: VirtualizationChapter 34: Backup Management: rsync, Amanda, and dump/restorePart VII: Network AdministrationChapter 35: Administering TCP/IP NetworksChapter 36: Domain Name SystemChapter 37: Network Autoconfiguration: IPv6, DHCPv6, and DHCPChapter 38: NFS, NIS, and GFSChapter 39: SambaINDEX

About the Author

Richard Petersen, M.L.I.S., teaches UNIX and C/C++courses at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the bestselling author of previous versions of this book.