Running Linux

by Welsh, Matt; Dalheimer, Matthias Kalle; Dawon, Terry; Kaufman, Lar; Welsh, Matt

• ISBN13: 9780596002725
• ISBN10: 0596002726
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

The fourth edition of Running Linux delves deeper into installation, configuring the windowing system, system administration, and networking. A solid foundation text for any Linux user, the book also includes additional resources for dealing with special requirements imposed by hardware, advanced applications, and emerging technologies. Whether you are using Linux on a home workstation or maintaining a network server, Running Linux will provide expert advice just when you need it.

Author Biography

is a computer scientist with research interests spanning many aspects of complex systems, including operating systems design, distributed systems, networking, and parallel computing. Matt is a long-time Linux advocate and developer, a role in which he has fielded questions from thousands of Linux users over the years. He was the original coordinator of the Linux Documentation Project and author of the original Linux Installation and Getting Started guide. He completed his Ph.D. at UC Berkeley and is currently a researcher at Intel Research Labs in Berkeley, and will be joining the faculty of the Computer Science department at Harvard University in July 2003.

Terry Dawson is an amateur radio operator and long time Linux enthusiast. He is the author of a number of network related HOWTO documents for the Linux Documentation Project, co-author the 2nd edition of O'Reilly's Linux Network Administrators Guide and is an active participant in a number of other Linux projects. Terry has 15 years professional experience in telecommunications and is currently engaged in network management research in the Telstra Research Laboratories.

Lar Kaufman is a documentation consultant living in Concord, Massachusetts. He began writing about UNIX in 1983 and since then has written on System V, BSD, Mach, OSF/1, and now Linux. His hobbies include interactive media as art/literature, homebuilt and antique aircraft (he's a licensed aircraft mechanic), and natural history. Formerly a BBS operator, in 1987 Lar founded the Fidonet echoes (newsgroups) Biosphere and BioNews. He is currently leading a project to establish a global biological conservation network, using a Linux host as the mail, news, and file server.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
How to Contact Us	xv
Introduction to Linux	1	(36)
About This Book	2	(2)
A Brief History of Linux	4	(3)
Who's Using Linux?	7	(1)
System Features	8	(5)
Software Features	13	(12)
About Linux's Copyright	25	(2)
Open Source and the Philosophy of Linux	27	(5)
Sources of Linux Information	32	(2)
Getting Help	34	(3)
Preparing to Install Linux	37	(10)
Distributions of Linux	37	(2)
Preparing to Install Linux	39	(8)
Installation and Initial Configuration	47	(34)
Installing the Linux Software	47	(17)
Post-Installation Procedures	64	(4)
Running into Trouble	68	(13)
Basic Unix Commands and Concepts	81	(34)
Logging In	82	(1)
Setting a Password	83	(1)
Virtual Consoles	84	(1)
Popular Commands	84	(4)
Shells	88	(2)
Useful Keys and How to Get Them to Work	90	(1)
Typing Shortcuts	91	(1)
Filename Expansion	92	(1)
Saving Your Output	93	(3)
What Is a Command?	96	(2)
Putting a Command in the Background	98	(1)
Manual Pages	98	(2)
File Ownership and Permissions	100	(3)
Changing the Owner, Group, and Permissions	103	(3)
Startup Files	106	(2)
Important Directories	108	(1)
Programs That Serve You	109	(1)
Processes	110	(5)
Essential System Management	115	(35)
Maintaining the System	116	(4)
Booting the System	120	(9)
System Startup and Initialization	129	(7)
Single-User Mode	136	(1)
Shutting Down the System	136	(1)
The /proc Filesystem	137	(3)
Managing User Accounts	140	(10)
Managing Filesystems, Swap Space, and Devices	150	(24)
Managing Filesystems	150	(16)
Managing Swap Space	166	(4)
Device Files	170	(4)
Upgrading Software and the Kernel	174	(48)
Archive and Compression Utilities	175	(10)
Upgrading Software	185	(7)
General Upgrade Procedure	192	(13)
Building a New Kernel	205	(12)
Loadable Device Drivers	217	(4)
Loading Modules Automatically	221	(1)
Other Administrative Tasks	222	(52)
Making Backups	222	(7)
Scheduling Jobs Using cron	229	(5)
Managing System Logs	234	(3)
Managing Print Services	237	(31)
Setting Terminal Attributes	268	(1)
What to Do in an Emergency	268	(6)
Editors, Text Tools, Graphics, and Printing	274	(70)
Editing Files Using vi	274	(10)
The Emacs Editor	284	(15)
Text and Document Processing	299	(20)
Graphics	319	(4)
Configuring and Using Linux Audio	323	(13)
Printing	336	(8)
Installing the X Window System	344	(18)
X Concepts	345	(1)
Hardware Requirements	346	(4)
Installing XFree86	350	(1)
Configuring XFree86	351	(8)
Running XFree86	359	(1)
Running into Trouble	360	(2)
Customizing Your X Environment	362	(41)
Basics of X Customization	363	(4)
The K Desktop Environment	367	(9)
KDE Applications	376	(8)
The GNOME Desktop Environment	384	(6)
GNOME Applications	390	(6)
Other X Applications	396	(7)
Windows Compatibility and Samba	403	(23)
Sharing Disks with MTools	405	(3)
Sharing Partitions	408	(16)
Running MS-DOS and Windows Applications on Linux	424	(2)
Programming Languages	426	(42)
Programming with gcc	427	(10)
Makefiles	437	(11)
Shell Programming	448	(2)
Using Perl	450	(8)
Java	458	(5)
Other Languages	463	(5)
Tools for Programmers	468	(41)
Debugging with gdb	468	(17)
Programming Tools	485	(22)
Integrated Development Environments	507	(2)
TCP/IP and PPP	509	(43)
Networking with TCP/IP	509	(20)
Dial-up PPP	529	(8)
PPP over ISDN	537	(8)
ADSL	545	(2)
NFS and NIS Configuration	547	(5)
The World Wide Web and Electronic Mail	552	(30)
The World Wide Web	552	(11)
Electronic Mail	563	(19)
Basic Security	582	(21)
A Perspective on System Security	582	(2)
Initial Steps in Setting Up a Secure System	584	(4)
TCP Wrapper Configuration	588	(3)
Firewalls: Filtering IP Packets	591	(12)
LAMP	603	(18)
MySQL	605	(7)
PHP	612	(5)
The LAMP Server in Action	617	(4)
A. Sources of Linux Information	621	(7)
B. Installing Linux on Digital/Compaq Alpha Systems	628	(17)
Bibliography	645	(6)
Index	651