CentOS Bible

by Christopher Negus ( ; ); Timothy Boronczyk

• ISBN13: 9780470538333
• ISBN10: 0470538333
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-06-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Authoritative guide to a rapidly growing Linux distributionThis is one of the first, if not the first comprehensive guide to the CentOS Linux operating system. Linux guru Tim Bornocyzyk, thoroughly covers the topic whether you're a Linux novice or a regular who now wants to master this increasingly popular distribution.First find out how to install and configure CentOS. From there, you'll cover a wealth of Linux and CentOS tools, functions, and techniques, including: how to work in the GNOME and KDE desktop environments; how to use the Linux shell, file system, and text editor; how to configure CUPS printers, Samba for file and printer sharing and other features using GUI tools; and more. CentOS (Community ENTerprise Operating System) is a Linux operating system maintained by a small team of core developers based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Lead author Christopher Negus is the bestselling Linux author of such books as Fedora 10 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible and Linux 2009 Edition Bible; he is also a member of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux training team Tech edited by key member of the CentOS development team, Ralph Angenendt, and foreword written by lead CentOS developer, Karanbir Singh. Learn how to set up users, automate system tasks, back up and restore files, and prepare for the latest security issues and threats; also learn how to use and customize the desktop menus, icons, window manager, and xterm; and how to create and publish formatted documents Explores available Linux multimedia applications for graphics, audio, video and CD burning The DVD includes complete copy of the most current CentOS Distribution CentOS 5.3For getting the most out of CentOS Linux, this is the book you need to succeed.

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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