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Summary

Join the Linux Revolution! Newly revised and updated, Mastering Linux, Second Edition is the best all-in-one Linux resource available anywhere. Inside, you2ll find everything you need to know to install, configure, use, and optimize this increasingly popular and respected operating system. You2ll even find the operating system itself-the Publisher2s Edition of Red Hat Linux 7, absolutely free on the enclosed CD! Whatever you want to achieve with Linux, Mastering Linux makes it easy, providing the clear instruction and unique insights of a Linux expert who understands the needs of the non-Unix world. Coverage includes: Installing Linux Configuring and using the GNOME and KDE graphical user interfaces Configuring and using X-Windows v. 4 Using Linux commands Managing files in Linux Connecting to the Internet and e-mailing with Linux Using Netscape 6 for Linux Faxing from Linux Using Linux on a LAN Using Linux as part of a Windows network Connecting and configuring USB peripherals Creating a Linux Web server Setting up and using a Linux mail server Running DOS and Windows applications using Wine Configuring your Linux system with LinuxConf Re-compiling the Linux kernel Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Introduction

xxxii

Part I: Welcome to Linux

What Is Linux?

(10)

Choosing a Distribution

(14)

Part II: Installing Linux

Getting Ready to Install Linux

(18)

Installing Linux

(24)

Special Installations

(14)

Part III: Using Desktop Environments in Linux

An Overview of X Windows

(26)

Installing and Configuring X Windows

109

(28)

Using GNOME and X Windows

137

(24)

Using Applications with GNOME and X Windows

161

(32)

Advanced GNOME Configuration

193

(24)

Using KDE

217

(42)

Advanced X Windows Configuration

259

(32)

Part IV: Mastering the Essentials

Introducing Linux Commands

291

(24)

Working with Files

315

(18)

Using LinuxConf and Other Tools for System Configuration

333

(28)

Understanding the Shell

361

(22)

General System Administration

383

(26)

Using Peripherals

409

(34)

Linux Multimedia

443

(12)

Recompiling the Linux Kernel

455

(28)

Part V: Basic Connectivity

Understanding Linux Networking

483

(12)

Connecting Linux to the Internet

495

(22)

Using the World Wide Web

517

(32)

Reading E-Mail

549

(22)

Faxing from Linux

571

(18)

Part VI: Using Linux in the Small Office/Home Office (SOHO)

Where to Use Linux in the SOHO

589

(12)

Installing Linux for the SOHO

601

(14)

Configuring Linux for an Ethernet Network

615

(28)

Integrating Linux in Windows and Novell Networks

643

(20)

Linux and DOS/Windows

663

(22)

Security and Linux As an Inexpensive Router

685

(20)

Part VII: Using Linux As a Web and E-Mail Server

Building Your Own Web Server

705

(82)

Linux As a Mail Server: The Power of Sendmail

787

(121)

Appendices

Appendix A: Linux around the World (Non-English Linux Distributions)

797

(12)

Appendix B: Sources of Linux Information

809

(8)

Appendix C: Linux Command Reference

817

(76)

Appendix D: GNU General Public License

893

(10)

Appendix E: Linux on Non-Intel Hardware

903

(5)

Index

908

Supplemental Materials

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