Mastering Linux

by Danesh, Arman

• ISBN13: 9780782123418
• ISBN10: 0782123414
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

For all Linux users, this book demystifies the operating system as well as explaining key concepts. The CD-ROM contains the complete Red Hat Linux distributions and Linux FAQs.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xxv
Part I: Welcome to Linux	1	(39)
Chapter 1: What Is Linux?	3	(10)
Chapter 2: Choosing a Distribution	13	(10)
Chapter 3: Getting Ready to Install Linux	23	(17)
Part II: Essential Linux	40	(444)
Chapter 4: Installing Linux	43	(22)
Chapter 5: Special Installations	65	(12)
Chapter 6: An Overview of X Windows	77	(24)
Chapter 7: Installing and Configuring X Windows	101	(30)
Chapter 8: Using X Windows Applications	131	(64)
Chapter 9: Advanced X Windows Configuration	195	(24)
Chapter 10: Introducing Linux Commands	219	(24)
Chapter 11: Working with Files	243	(16)
Chapter 12: Configuring Your System with the Control Panel	259	(38)
Chapter 13: Understanding the Shell	297	(22)
Chapter 14: General System Administration	319	(26)
Chapter 15: Using Peripherals	345	(22)
Chapter 16: Understanding Linux Networking	367	(14)
Chapter 17: Connecting Linux to the Internet	381	(16)
Chapter 18: Using the World Wide Web	397	(34)
Chapter 19: Reading E-Mail	431	(28)
Chapter 20: Faxing from Linux	459	(16)
Chapter 21: Linux Multimedia	475	(9)
Part III: Linux in the Small Office/Home Office (SOHO)	484	(175)
Chapter 22: Where to Use Linux in the SOHO	487	(12)
Chapter 23: Installing Linux for the SOHO	499	(10)
Chapter 24: Configuring Linux for an Ethernet Network	509	(26)
Chapter 25: Integrating Linux in Windows and Novell Networks	535	(20)
Chapter 26: Security and Linux as an Inexpensive Router	555	(14)
Chapter 27: Building Your Own Web Server	569	(64)
Chapter 28: Linux as a Mail Server: The Power of Sendmail	633	(10)
Chapter 29: Linux and DOS/Windows	643	(16)
APPENDICES	659	(233)
Appendix A: X Windows Colors	659	(12)
Appendix B: X Windows Fonts	671	(20)
Appendix C: Linux around the World (Non-English Linux Distributions)	691	(6)
Appendix D: Red Hat Linux's Default sendmail.cf File	697	(28)
Appendix E: Sources of Linux Information	725	(8)
Appendix F: The Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO	733	(78)
Appendix G: Linux Command Reference	811	(64)
Appendix H: GNU General Public License	875	(10)
Appendix I: Linux on Non-Intel Hardware	885	(7)
Index	892