Red Hat Linux 9 Professional Secrets
1st Edition
Published on 8. August 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
1080 pages
978-0-7645-4133-9 (ISBN)
Description
* The ultimate guide to what's under the hood of Red Hat Linux 9, completely revised to unlock its deepest secrets
* Designed to answer the questions of intermediate-to-advanced Red Hat Linux users who really want to understand the ins and outs of Red Hat Linux and what goes on behind the scenes
* Takes the reader beyond the obvious information about this complicated operating system, revealing hidden features, tricks and alternate methods that can't be easily found elsewhere: little-known installation options, ways to tweak the TCP/IP configuration files for maximum network efficiency, techniques for optimizing OpenOffice, and much more
* Includes two CD-ROMS containing Red Hat Linux 9 Publisher's Edition
* Designed to answer the questions of intermediate-to-advanced Red Hat Linux users who really want to understand the ins and outs of Red Hat Linux and what goes on behind the scenes
* Takes the reader beyond the obvious information about this complicated operating system, revealing hidden features, tricks and alternate methods that can't be easily found elsewhere: little-known installation options, ways to tweak the TCP/IP configuration files for maximum network efficiency, techniques for optimizing OpenOffice, and much more
* Includes two CD-ROMS containing Red Hat Linux 9 Publisher's Edition
Reviews / Votes
"...an excellent option for the Linux newbie...I would highly recommend this book..." (Slashdot -- News For Nerds, 15 September)More details
Person
Naba Barkakati is an electrical engineer and the author of more than two dozen computer books which have been translated into Greek, Chinese, Korean, Italian, and various other languages. He is an authority on C/C++ programming as well as Linux systems and is currently a Senior Level Technologist at the Center for Technology and Engineering in the U.S. General Accounting Office.
Content
About the Author.
Introduction.
Acknowledgments.
Part I: Setting Up Red Hat Linux.
Chapter: 1: An Overview of Red Hat Linux.
Chapter: 2: Red Hat Linux Installation.
Chapter: 3: X Window System Setup.
Chapter: 4: Printer Setup.
Chapter: 5: Sound Setup.
Chapter: 6: Network Setup.
Part II: Exploring Red Hat Linux.
Chapter: 7: Red Hat Linux Basics.
Chapter: 8: GNU Utilities.
Chapter: 9: GUI Desktops.
Chapter: 10: Red Hat Linux Applications and Utilities.
Chapter: 11: Text Processing.
Chapter: 12: Basic System Administration.
Part III: Internetworking with Red Hat Linux.
Chapter: 13: Internet Connection Setup.
Chapter: 14: Web Server.
Chapter: 15: Mail Server.
Chapter: 16: News Server.
Chapter: 17: FTP Server.
Chapter: 18: DNS and NIS.
Chapter: 19: Samba and NFS.
Part IV: Managing Red Hat Linux.
Chapter: 20: Advanced System Administration.
Chapter: 21: Software Installation and Update.
Chapter: 22: System and Network Security.
Part V: Programming Red Hat Linux.
Chapter: 23: Software Development in Linux.
Chapter: 24: Shell and Perl Scripting.
Chapter: 25: Tcl/Tk Scripting.
Chapter: 26: Java Programming.
Part VI: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Linux Commands.
Appendix B: Disk Drives.
Appendix C: CD-ROM Drives.
Appendix D: Ethernet Cards.
Appendix E: Modems and Terminals.
Appendix F: PC Cards.
Appendix G: Linux Resources.
Appendix H: About the CD-ROMs.
Index.
End-User License Agreement.
CD-ROM Installation Instructions.
Introduction.
Acknowledgments.
Part I: Setting Up Red Hat Linux.
Chapter: 1: An Overview of Red Hat Linux.
Chapter: 2: Red Hat Linux Installation.
Chapter: 3: X Window System Setup.
Chapter: 4: Printer Setup.
Chapter: 5: Sound Setup.
Chapter: 6: Network Setup.
Part II: Exploring Red Hat Linux.
Chapter: 7: Red Hat Linux Basics.
Chapter: 8: GNU Utilities.
Chapter: 9: GUI Desktops.
Chapter: 10: Red Hat Linux Applications and Utilities.
Chapter: 11: Text Processing.
Chapter: 12: Basic System Administration.
Part III: Internetworking with Red Hat Linux.
Chapter: 13: Internet Connection Setup.
Chapter: 14: Web Server.
Chapter: 15: Mail Server.
Chapter: 16: News Server.
Chapter: 17: FTP Server.
Chapter: 18: DNS and NIS.
Chapter: 19: Samba and NFS.
Part IV: Managing Red Hat Linux.
Chapter: 20: Advanced System Administration.
Chapter: 21: Software Installation and Update.
Chapter: 22: System and Network Security.
Part V: Programming Red Hat Linux.
Chapter: 23: Software Development in Linux.
Chapter: 24: Shell and Perl Scripting.
Chapter: 25: Tcl/Tk Scripting.
Chapter: 26: Java Programming.
Part VI: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Linux Commands.
Appendix B: Disk Drives.
Appendix C: CD-ROM Drives.
Appendix D: Ethernet Cards.
Appendix E: Modems and Terminals.
Appendix F: PC Cards.
Appendix G: Linux Resources.
Appendix H: About the CD-ROMs.
Index.
End-User License Agreement.
CD-ROM Installation Instructions.