Fedora^® 8 and Red Hat^® Enterprise Linux^® Bible

by Christopher Negus (Gig Harbor, Washington)

• ISBN13: 9780470289198
• ISBN10: 0470289198
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-03-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

More than a quarter of a million copies sold in previous editions!Freedom is a featureWith Fedora's new Online Desktop, you are free to shape your desktop environment to include the services, applications, and online friends you desire. As always, Fedora's total dedication to freedom lets you draw on thousands of free software packages to create the exact desktop or server computer you need.Fedora puts together the software (provided here on CD and DVD). This book acts as a guide to everything from playing music and writing documents to configuring many powerful Web, file, print, DHCP, and database servers.Customize Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux to:Explore your computer or the Internet from GNOMEr, KDEr, or Online DesktopsManage and use documents, spreadsheets, presentations, music, and imagesTry the new advanced PulseAudio sound serverDraw from online software repositories with Package Manager and Package UpdaterBuild an Internet server with e-mail, Web, DNS, FTP, and database servicesSecure your computer with firewalls, password protection, and SELinuxTry out cutting-edge Fedora 8 features:Use Codeina to get legal software to play MP3, Windows media, and other audio/video formatsOrganize photos, music, friends, docs, and Web favorites in the new experimental Online DesktopExplore the latest in KVM and QEMU virtualization and AIGLX 3D-desktopWhat's on the DVD and CD-ROM? Install Fedora 8 (8GB) from DVD Boot Fedora 8 GNOME Live CD, and then install its contents to your hard driveSystem Requirements: Please see the Preface and Appendix A for details and complete system requirements.Open for more!Check out the new Online DesktopFind ten cool things to do with FedoraRun a Fedora 8 quick installAdd pop and power with Online Desktop and 3D acceleration Organizing the people, places, and things you need on your desktop is now easier with the new GNOME Online Desktop. Get organized, then pile on some bling with 3D-accelerated desktop effects.Put friends, photos, and fun on your new Online Desktop Your favorite people and your online favorites are totally accessible from the new GNOME Online Desktop.Play with 3D desktop animations Continued improvements in 3D software let you rotate workspaces on a 3D cube, choose 3D minimize effects, and set 3D wobble effects.

Table of Contents

Getting Started in Fedora and RHEL

An Overview of Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Installing Fedora

Getting Started with the Desktop

Using Linux Commands

Using Fedora and RHEL

Accessing and Running Applications

Publishing with Fedora and RHEL

Gaming in Fedora and RHEL

Music, Video, and Images in Linux

Using the Internet and the Web

Administering Fedora and RHEL

Understanding System Administration

Setting Up and Supporting Users

Automating System Tasks

Backing Up and Restoring Files

Co9mputer Security Issues

Fedora and RHEL Network and Server Setup

Setting Up a Local Area Network

Connecting to t5he Internet

Setting Up a Print Server

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

Integrating Fedora with Apple Macs

About the Media

Running Network Services

Red H at Enterprise Linux 5 Features

Index

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