Centos Bible

by Negus, Christopher; Boronczyk, Timothy

• ISBN13: 9780470481653
• ISBN10: 047048165X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-10
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The CentOS Bible gives clear thorough instructions for the basic user and administrator skills needed to master the latest version, as well as previous versions, of the CentOS system. The book includes: step-by-step instructions for making Linux installation and configuration simple and painless; how to take advantage of and work in the GNOME and KDE desktop environments; how to use the Linux shell, file system, and text editor; and will explain how to configure CUPS printers, Samba for file and printer sharing and other features using GUI tools. The book also describes key system administration skills including setting up users, automating system tasks, backing up and restoring files, and understanding the latest security issues and threats; using and customizing the desktop menus, icons, window manager, and xterm; and, how to create and publish formatted documents with Linux applications. This book also introduces the user to available Linux multimedia applications for graphics, audio, video and CD burning.

Author Biography

Timothy Boronczyk is a professional software developer by day, and a freelance programmer and author by night.

Christopher Negus is the author of the bestselling Red Hat Linux Bible, Linux Toys, and Linux Toolbox series. He is an instructor for Red Hat, Inc., training students for RHCT and RHCE certification.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Getting Started

An Overview of CentOS

Installing CentOS

Getting Started with the Desktop

Using Linux Commands

Using CentOS

Accessing and Running Applications

Publishing with CentOS

Music, Video, and Images in Linux

Using the Internet and the Web

Adminstration

Understanding System Administration

Setting up and Maintaining User Accounts

Automating System Tasks

Creating Backups and Restoring Data

Security

Networking

Setting Up Network Connections and LANs

Setting Up an Internet Connection

Setting Up Printers and Printing

Setting Up a File Server

Setting Up a Mail Server

Setting Up an FTP Server

Setting Up a Web Server

Setting Up an LDAP Address Book Server

Setting Up a DHCP Boot Server

Setting Up a MySQL Database Server

Making Servers Public with DNS

About the Media

Index

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