openSUSE Linux Unleashed
Published on 8. November 2007
Book
Mixed media product
744 pages
978-0-672-32945-6 (ISBN)
Description
DVD Includes openSUSE 10.3
openSUSE Linux Unleashed presents comprehensive coverage of the community version of SUSE Linux, one of the most popular and most complete Linux distributions in the world.
This book provides detailed information on installing, using, and administering openSUSE. You'll learn how to unleash the vast array of software products included in openSUSE so that you can use it as a desktop computer, as a professional workstation, or as a powerful server.
openSUSE Linux Unleashed includes a broad range of coverage: from using software you need everyday-such as email clients, web browsers, and productivity software including the OpenOffice.org productivity suite-to configuring and administering a wide range of network and server products, such as the Apache web server, and MySQL database.
Additionally, this book provides details on openSUSE's acclaimed YaST administration tools, web programming, networking, and choosing from a wide selection of graphical interfaces and desktop environments, including both KDE and GNOME.
Plan your openSUSE installation based on your computing needs
Configure and use the X Window System-the Linux graphical interface-and the two primary desktop environments for Linux-KDE and GNOME
Run OpenOffice.org and other productivity tools
Create your own websites and weblogs
Manage the kernel and its modules
Set up networks
Run the Apache web server
Use the LAMP web programming suite: Linux, Apache, MySQL, and the scripting languages Perl, Python, and PHP
Play music, video, and games
Preserve an existing Windows installation for dual-boot launching
DVD-ROM includes:
The complete openSUSE 10.3 binary distribution-the equivalent of five CDs-packed with thousands of applications and utilities
The latest Apache web server
Samba for Windows-based file and printer sharing
The OpenOffice.org office productivity suite
Games for the desktop
Hundreds of additional programs, utilities, and development tools
Register your book at www.samspublishing.com/register for convenient access to updates and other resources related to this book.
Michael McCallister has been making computing easier for the full spectrum of users for more than a decade. Currently a technical writing consultant with Compuware, he is also a senior member of the Society for Technical Communication and the National Writers Union. He has run a SUSE Linux installation since version 5.3 and knows firsthand how far the distribution has come over the years. Besides SUSE Linux Unleashed, he is the author of Computer Certification Handbook (Arco Press), and has had articles published in Linux Journal, SearchEnterpriseLinux.com, Java Developer's Journal, Internet Voyager, and Isthmus.
Category: Operating Systems/Linux
Covers: openSUSE Linux 10.3
User Level: Intermediate-Advanced
openSUSE Linux Unleashed presents comprehensive coverage of the community version of SUSE Linux, one of the most popular and most complete Linux distributions in the world.
This book provides detailed information on installing, using, and administering openSUSE. You'll learn how to unleash the vast array of software products included in openSUSE so that you can use it as a desktop computer, as a professional workstation, or as a powerful server.
openSUSE Linux Unleashed includes a broad range of coverage: from using software you need everyday-such as email clients, web browsers, and productivity software including the OpenOffice.org productivity suite-to configuring and administering a wide range of network and server products, such as the Apache web server, and MySQL database.
Additionally, this book provides details on openSUSE's acclaimed YaST administration tools, web programming, networking, and choosing from a wide selection of graphical interfaces and desktop environments, including both KDE and GNOME.
Plan your openSUSE installation based on your computing needs
Configure and use the X Window System-the Linux graphical interface-and the two primary desktop environments for Linux-KDE and GNOME
Run OpenOffice.org and other productivity tools
Create your own websites and weblogs
Manage the kernel and its modules
Set up networks
Run the Apache web server
Use the LAMP web programming suite: Linux, Apache, MySQL, and the scripting languages Perl, Python, and PHP
Play music, video, and games
Preserve an existing Windows installation for dual-boot launching
DVD-ROM includes:
The complete openSUSE 10.3 binary distribution-the equivalent of five CDs-packed with thousands of applications and utilities
The latest Apache web server
Samba for Windows-based file and printer sharing
The OpenOffice.org office productivity suite
Games for the desktop
Hundreds of additional programs, utilities, and development tools
Register your book at www.samspublishing.com/register for convenient access to updates and other resources related to this book.
Michael McCallister has been making computing easier for the full spectrum of users for more than a decade. Currently a technical writing consultant with Compuware, he is also a senior member of the Society for Technical Communication and the National Writers Union. He has run a SUSE Linux installation since version 5.3 and knows firsthand how far the distribution has come over the years. Besides SUSE Linux Unleashed, he is the author of Computer Certification Handbook (Arco Press), and has had articles published in Linux Journal, SearchEnterpriseLinux.com, Java Developer's Journal, Internet Voyager, and Isthmus.
Category: Operating Systems/Linux
Covers: openSUSE Linux 10.3
User Level: Intermediate-Advanced
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Indianapolis
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 42 mm
Weight
1160 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-672-32945-6 (9780672329456)
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Person
Michael McCallister has spent all of this century and a part of the last making computing easier for the full spectrum of user levels and experience. He is currently a technical writing consultant with Compuware.
Michael has run a SuSE Linux desktop at home since version 5.3 and knows firsthand how far the distribution has come over the years. Besides SUSE Linux 10 Unleashed, he is the author of Computer Certification Handbook, published by Arco Press (2000), and his technology stories have been published in places such as Linux Journal, SearchEnterpriseLinux.com, Java Developer's Journal, Internet Voyager, and Isthmus. He is a senior member of the Society for Technical Communication and the National Writers Union. He blogs about working, writing and open source at Notes from the Metaverse (http://metaverse.wordpress.com).
Michael has run a SuSE Linux desktop at home since version 5.3 and knows firsthand how far the distribution has come over the years. Besides SUSE Linux 10 Unleashed, he is the author of Computer Certification Handbook, published by Arco Press (2000), and his technology stories have been published in places such as Linux Journal, SearchEnterpriseLinux.com, Java Developer's Journal, Internet Voyager, and Isthmus. He is a senior member of the Society for Technical Communication and the National Writers Union. He blogs about working, writing and open source at Notes from the Metaverse (http://metaverse.wordpress.com).
Content
Introduction
1 Welcome to openSUSE
2 Preparing to Install openSUSE
3 Installing openSUSE
4 Further Configuration with YaST and SaX2
5 Getting Started with openSUSE
6 Launching Your Desktop
7 Printing with openSUSE
8 Shaking Hands with Your Shell
9 Being Productive: Office Suites and Other Tools
10 Sights, Sounds, and Other Fun Things
11 Going Cross-Platform
12 Connecting to the Internet
13 Using the Internet: Browsing the Web and Writing Email
14 Creating Basic Websites
15 Managing Email Servers
16 Collaborating with Others
17 Secure File Transfer
18 Managing Files, Volumes, and Drives
19 Managing Users, Managing Security
20 Managing Data: Backup, Restoring, and Recovery
21 Keeping Your System Current: Package Management
22 Managing the Boot Process and Other Services
23 Securing Your Machines
24 Kernel and Module Management
25 Setting Up Networks and Samba
26 Managing Web and FTP Servers
27 Managing Domain Names
28 Programming Tools
29 Managing Databases
30 Using Perl and Python
31 Creating Dynamic Websites
32 Performance Tuning
33 Command-Line Master Class
1 Welcome to openSUSE
2 Preparing to Install openSUSE
3 Installing openSUSE
4 Further Configuration with YaST and SaX2
5 Getting Started with openSUSE
6 Launching Your Desktop
7 Printing with openSUSE
8 Shaking Hands with Your Shell
9 Being Productive: Office Suites and Other Tools
10 Sights, Sounds, and Other Fun Things
11 Going Cross-Platform
12 Connecting to the Internet
13 Using the Internet: Browsing the Web and Writing Email
14 Creating Basic Websites
15 Managing Email Servers
16 Collaborating with Others
17 Secure File Transfer
18 Managing Files, Volumes, and Drives
19 Managing Users, Managing Security
20 Managing Data: Backup, Restoring, and Recovery
21 Keeping Your System Current: Package Management
22 Managing the Boot Process and Other Services
23 Securing Your Machines
24 Kernel and Module Management
25 Setting Up Networks and Samba
26 Managing Web and FTP Servers
27 Managing Domain Names
28 Programming Tools
29 Managing Databases
30 Using Perl and Python
31 Creating Dynamic Websites
32 Performance Tuning
33 Command-Line Master Class