Red Hat Fedora 5 Unleashed

by Hudson, Paul; Hudson, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780672328473
• ISBN10: 067232847X
• Edition: DVD
• Format: Paperback w/Disk
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Sams

Summary

Continuing with the tradition of offering the best and most comprehensive coverage of Red Hat Linux on the market,Red Hat Fedora 5 Unleashedincludes new and additional material based on the latest release of Red Hat's Fedora Core Linux distribution. Incorporating an advanced approach to presenting information about Fedora, the book aims to provide the best and latest information that intermediate to advanced Linux users need to know about installation, configuration, system administration, server operations, and security. Red Hat Fedora 5 Unleashedthoroughly covers all of Fedora's software packages, including up-to-date material on new applications, Web development, peripherals, and programming languages. It also includes updated discussion of the architecture of the Linux kernel 2.6, USB, KDE, GNOME, Broadband access issues, routing, gateways, firewalls, disk tuning, GCC, Perl, Python, printing services (CUPS), and security.Red Hat Linux Fedora 5 Unleashedis the most trusted and comprehensive guide to the latest version of Fedora Linux.

Author Biography

Paul Hudson is a professional developer and full-time journalist for Future Publishing Andrew Hudson is a regular freelance contributor to Linux Format magazine, the UK's largest Linux magazine

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Installation and Configuration
Introducing Fedora	p. 13
What Is Fedora?	p. 15
Fedora for Business	p. 20
Fedora in Your Home	p. 21
64-Bit Fedora	p. 22
Fedora on the PPC Platform	p. 23
Fedora on Dual-Core Machines	p. 23
Getting the Most from Fedora and Linux Documentation	p. 23
Fedora Developers and Documentation	p. 25
Reference	p. 26
Preparing to Install Fedora	p. 27
Planning Your Fedora Deployment	p. 28
Hardware Requirements	p. 32
Preparing for the Install Process	p. 43
Partitioning Before and During Installation	p. 45
Using Fedora's kickstart Installation Method	p. 48
Reference	p. 50
Installing Fedora	p. 53
Before You Begin the Installation	p. 53
Choosing How to Install Fedora	p. 57
Step-by-Step Installation	p. 59
Logging In and Shutting Down	p. 82
Reference	p. 83
Post-Installation Configuration	p. 85
Troubleshooting Post-Installation Configuration Problems	p. 85
Your Hardware and Kudzu	p. 86
Pointer and Keyboard Configuration	p. 88
Configuring Display Graphics	p. 96
Configuring Sound Devices	p. 98
Detecting and Configuring a Modem	p. 99
Configuring Power Management in Fedora	p. 104
Resetting the Date and Time	p. 107
Managing PCMCIA	p. 109
Configuring and Using CD, DVD, and CD-RW Drives	p. 111
Configuring Wireless Networks	p. 116
Reference	p. 119
First Steps with Fedora	p. 121
Working with the Linux File System	p. 122
Logging In to and Working with Linux	p. 133
Changing Your User Information	p. 139
Reading Documentation	p. 140
Using the Shell	p. 142
Using the Text Editors	p. 149
Working with Permissions	p. 153
Working As Root	p. 158
Reference	p. 162
Desktop Fedora
The X Window System	p. 167
Basic X Concepts	p. 168
Using X11R6	p. 169
Starting X	p. 179
Selecting and Using Window Managers	p. 183
The GNOME and KDE Desktop Environments	p. 187
Reference	p. 190
Managing Software	p. 193
Using RPM for Software Management	p. 193
Alternatives for Software Management	p. 202
Compiling Software from Source	p. 205
Reference	p. 210
On the Internet: Surfing the Web, Writing Email, and Reading the News	p. 211
Choosing a Web Browser	p. 211
Choosing an Email Client	p. 215
An Overview of Network News	p. 226
Selecting a Newsreader	p. 228
Collaborating with TWiki	p. 233
Internet Relay Chat	p. 235
Internet Messaging with GAIM	p. 236
Videoconferencing with GnomeMeeting	p. 237
Reference	p. 239
Productivity Applications	p. 241
Office Suites for Fedora	p. 242
Productivity Applications Written for Microsoft Windows	p. 261
Reference	p. 262
Multimedia Applications	p. 263
Burning CDs and DVDs in Fedora Core Linux	p. 264
Sound and Music	p. 272
Viewing TV and Video	p. 277
Reference	p. 285
Graphics Manipulation	p. 287
Graphics Manipulation	p. 287
Using Digital Cameras with Fedora	p. 289
Using Scanners in Fedora	p. 294
Reference	p. 299
Printing with Fedora	p. 301
Overview of Fedora Printing	p. 301
Configuring and Managing Print Services	p. 303
Creating and Configuring Local Printers	p. 307
References	p. 313
Games	p. 315
Linux Gaming	p. 315
Reference	p. 322
System Administration
Managing Users	p. 325
User Accounts	p. 325
Managing Groups	p. 328
Managing Users	p. 332
Managing Passwords	p. 336
Granting System Administrator Privileges to Regular Users	p. 341
The User Login Process	p. 346
Disk Quotas	p. 348
Reference	p. 350
Automating Tasks	p. 351
Running Services at Bootup	p. 352
Troubleshooting Runlevel Problems	p. 365
Starting and Stopping Services Manually	p. 366
Scheduling Tasks	p. 367
Basic Shell Control	p. 372
Writing and Executing a Shell Script	p. 377
Reference	p. 410
System Resources	p. 413
System-Monitoring Tools	p. 413
Reference	p. 422
Backing Up, Restoring, and Recovery	p. 423
Choosing a Backup Strategy	p. 423
Choosing Backup Hardware and Media	p. 430
Using Backup Software	p. 432
Copying Files	p. 439
Undeleting Files	p. 446
System Rescue	p. 447
Reference	p. 453
Network Connectivity	p. 455
Laying the Foundation: The localhost Interface	p. 455
Networking with TCP/IP	p. 457
Network Organization	p. 462
Hardware Devices for Networking	p. 463
Using Network Configuration Tools	p. 471
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol	p. 481
Wireless Networking	p. 487
Beyond the Network and onto the Internet	p. 490
Common Configuration Information	p. 491
Configuring Digital Subscriber Line Access	p. 492
Configuring Dial-Up Internet Access	p. 495
Troubleshooting Connection Problems	p. 501
Configuring a Dial-In PPP Server	p. 502
Reference	p. 505
Remote Access with SSH and Telnet	p. 507
Setting Up a Telnet Server	p. 507
Telnet Versus SSH	p. 508
Setting Up an SSH Server	p. 508
The SSH Tools	p. 509
Remote X	p. 512
Reference	p. 514
Xen	p. 515
Why Virtualization Is a Smart Idea	p. 515
Virtualization Versus Paravirtualization	p. 516
How Xen Works	p. 517
Installing Xen	p. 517
Setting Up Guest Operating Systems	p. 518
Runtime Configuration	p. 519
Reference	p. 520
Fedora As a Server
Apache Web Server Management	p. 523
About the Apache Web Server	p. 523
Installing the Apache Server	p. 525
Starting and Stopping Apache	p. 530
Runtime Server Configuration Settings	p. 535
File System Authentication and Access Control	p. 541
Apache Modules	p. 545
Virtual Hosting	p. 551
Logging	p. 553
Dynamic Content	p. 555
Graphic Interface Configuration of Apache	p. 561
Other Web Servers for Use with Fedora	p. 564
Reference	p. 566
Administering Database Services	p. 567
A Brief Review of Database Basics	p. 568
Choosing a Database: MySQL Versus PostgreSQL	p. 575
Configuring MySQL	p. 578
Configuring PostgreSQL	p. 581
Database Clients	p. 586
Reference	p. 592
File and Print	p. 593
Using the Network File System	p. 593
Putting Samba to Work	p. 597
Network and Remote Printing with Fedora	p. 608
Creating Network Printers	p. 608
Console Print Control	p. 613
Using the Common UNIX Printing System GUI	p. 616
Avoiding Printer Support Problems	p. 621
Reference	p. 623
Remote File Serving with FTP	p. 625
Using FTP Clients	p. 625
FTP Servers	p. 636
Installing FTP Software	p. 638
The FTP User	p. 639
xinetd Configuration for wu-ftpd	p. 641
Configuring the Very Secure FTP Server	p. 643
Configuring the wu-ftpd Server	p. 646
Using Commands in the ftpaccess File to Configure wu-ftpd	p. 647
Configure FTP Server File-Conversion Actions	p. 658
Using Commands in the ftphosts File to Allow or Deny FTP Server Connection	p. 661
Server Administration	p. 662
Reference	p. 667
Handling Electronic Mail	p. 669
How Email Is Sent and Received	p. 669
Basic Sendmail Configuration and Operation	p. 674
Introducing Postfix	p. 679
Using Fetchmail to Retrieve Mail	p. 680
Choosing a Mail Delivery Agent	p. 684
Mail Daemons	p. 686
Alternatives to Microsoft Exchange Server	p. 687
Reference	p. 690
Setting Up a Proxy Server	p. 693
What Is a Proxy Server?	p. 693
Installing Squid	p. 694
Configuring Clients	p. 694
Access Control Lists	p. 695
Specifying Client IP Addresses	p. 700
Sample Configurations	p. 701
Reference	p. 702
Managing DNS	p. 703
Configuring DNS for Clients	p. 704
Essential DNS Concepts	p. 708
Using DNS Tools	p. 710
Configuring a Local Caching Nameserver	p. 715
Your Own Domain Name and Third-Party DNS	p. 716
Providing DNS for a Real Domain with BIND	p. 717
Providing DNS for a Real Domain	p. 727
Troubleshooting DNS	p. 730
Managing DNS Security	p. 735
Reference	p. 741
LDAP	p. 743
Configuring the Server	p. 744
Configuring Clients	p. 749
Administration	p. 750
Reference	p. 751
News Servers	p. 753
Types of News Servers	p. 753
The INN Package and Configuration Files	p. 755
Installing the INN Package	p. 757
Configuring innd	p. 757
Reference	p. 765
Programming Linux
Using Perl	p. 769
Using Perl with Linux	p. 769
Perl Variables and Data Structures	p. 772
Operators	p. 774
Conditional Statements: if/else and unless	p. 776
Looping	p. 778
Regular Expressions	p. 780
Access to the Shell	p. 781
Modules and CPAN	p. 782
Code Examples	p. 783
Reference	p. 788
Working with Python	p. 791
Python on Linux	p. 791
The Basics of Python	p. 793
Functions	p. 802
Object Orientation	p. 803
The Standard Library and the Vaults of Parnassus	p. 808
Reference	p. 809
Writing PHP Scripts	p. 811
Introduction to PHP	p. 812
Basic Functions	p. 828
Handling HTML Forms	p. 839
Databases	p. 840
Reference	p. 842
C/C++ Programming Tools for Fedora	p. 845
Programming in C with Linux	p. 845
Elements of the C/C++ Language	p. 847
Using the C Programming Project Management Tools Provided with Fedora Core Linux	p. 848
Using the GNU C Compiler	p. 854
A Simple C Program	p. 854
Graphical Development Tools	p. 855
Additional Resources	p. 859
Reference	p. 860
Fedora Housekeeping
Securing Your Machines	p. 863
Understanding Computer Attacks	p. 863
Assessing Your Vulnerability	p. 865
Protecting Your Machine	p. 866
Viruses	p. 870
Configuring Your Firewall	p. 871
Forming a Disaster Recovery Plan	p. 872
Keeping Up-to-Date on Linux Security Issues	p. 874
Reference	p. 874
Performance Tuning	p. 875
Hard Disk	p. 875
Kernel	p. 880
Apache	p. 881
MySQL	p. 883
Reference	p. 887
Command Line Masterclass	p. 889
Why Use the Shell?	p. 890
Basic Commands	p. 891
Combining Commands	p. 910
Multiple Terminals	p. 912
Reference	p. 914
Advanced yum	p. 915
Getting Started	p. 916
Running yum Noninteractively	p. 917
Using yum to Remove Packages	p. 918
Maintaining yum	p. 918
Using yum to Manage Package Inventory	p. 919
Configuring yum	p. 921
Creating a Local yum Repository	p. 922
Reference	p. 924
Managing the File System	p. 925
The Fedora File System Basics	p. 925
Working with the ext3 File System	p. 930
Other File Systems Available to Fedora	p. 934
Creating a File System	p. 935
Mounting File Systems	p. 943
Relocating a File System	p. 949
Logical Volume Management	p. 951
File System Manipulation	p. 952
Managing Files for Character Devices, Block Devices, and Special Devices	p. 957
Reference	p. 960
Kernel and Module Management	p. 963
The Linux Kernel	p. 964
Managing Modules	p. 968
When to Recompile	p. 970
Kernel Versions	p. 971
Obtaining the Kernel Sources	p. 972
Patching the Kernel	p. 973
Compiling the Kernel	p. 974
When Something Goes Wrong	p. 982
Reference	p. 985
Appendix
Fedora and Linux Internet Resources	p. 989
Websites and Search Engines	p. 990
Usenet Newsgroups	p. 996
Mailing Lists	p. 998
Internet Relay Chat	p. 999
Index	p. 1001
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