Fedora Core 7 & Red Hat Enterprise Linux: The Complete Reference
4th Edition
Published on 16. July 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
1008 pages
978-0-07-148642-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Definitive Linux Resource--Fully Updated and Expanded
Get full details on the powerful features of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora 7 from this fully revised, one-stop guide. Linux expert Richard Petersen covers all the bases, from configuring your desktop, customizing your system, and accessing software repositories to handling files and directories, managing devices and servers, and sharing system resources.
Inside, you'll get in-depth coverage of Fedora 7's device and network autoconfiguration, IPv6 and .NET support, SE Linux, software repository installs, custom distribution spins, and system administration tools. You'll learn how to deploy sound security measures, configure automatic device detection, set up logical volumes for file management, and create your own Fedora distribution using your favorite software.
Install, use, secure, and manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux and the new Fedora 7
Configure services using Fedora administration tools for network access, software updates, and file management (LVM and GFS2)
Manage users, services, file systems, hotplug devices, and printers
Deploy powerful desktop, office, database, graphics, multimedia, e-mail, Web, and FTP applications
Optimize security with IPsec, SE Linux, Kerberos, and Netfilter
Maintain FTP, Web, mail, DNS, proxy, print, news, and database servers
Administer system resources using GRUB, Yum, HAL, MONO, and udev
Select, download, and install a Fedora distribution spin
Auto-configure IPv6, DHCPv6, and DHCP networks
Access remote files and printers with NFS, GFS2, and SAMBA
Get full details on the powerful features of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora 7 from this fully revised, one-stop guide. Linux expert Richard Petersen covers all the bases, from configuring your desktop, customizing your system, and accessing software repositories to handling files and directories, managing devices and servers, and sharing system resources.
Inside, you'll get in-depth coverage of Fedora 7's device and network autoconfiguration, IPv6 and .NET support, SE Linux, software repository installs, custom distribution spins, and system administration tools. You'll learn how to deploy sound security measures, configure automatic device detection, set up logical volumes for file management, and create your own Fedora distribution using your favorite software.
Install, use, secure, and manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux and the new Fedora 7
Configure services using Fedora administration tools for network access, software updates, and file management (LVM and GFS2)
Manage users, services, file systems, hotplug devices, and printers
Deploy powerful desktop, office, database, graphics, multimedia, e-mail, Web, and FTP applications
Optimize security with IPsec, SE Linux, Kerberos, and Netfilter
Maintain FTP, Web, mail, DNS, proxy, print, news, and database servers
Administer system resources using GRUB, Yum, HAL, MONO, and udev
Select, download, and install a Fedora distribution spin
Auto-configure IPv6, DHCPv6, and DHCP networks
Access remote files and printers with NFS, GFS2, and SAMBA
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Series
Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
50 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 50 mm
Weight
1598 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-148642-2 (9780071486422)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Richard Petersen has an MLIS in library and information studies and teaches UNIX and C/C++ courses at the University of California at Berkeley. He is the author of Linux: The Complete Reference (all four previous editions), Linux Programming: A Beginners Guide, and many other titles.
Content
Part I: Getting Started Chapter 1: Introduction to Red Hat and Fedora LinuxChapter 2: Installing Fedora Chapter 3: Interface Basics: Login, Desktop, Help Repositories, Multimedia, and SpinsChapter 4: System Configuration: Pirut and Pup Chapter 5: Network ConfigurationPart II: Environments Chapter 6: GNOME Chapter 7: The K Desktop Environment: KDE Chapter 8: The ShellChapter 9: Shell Configuration Chapter 10: Managing Linux Files and Directories Part III: Applications Chapter 11: Office and Database Applications Chapter 12: Graphics Tools and Multimedia Chapter 13: Mail and News Clients Chapter 14: Web, FTP, and Java Clients Chapter 15: Network ToolsPart IV: Security Chapter 16: Encryption, Integrity Checks, and Signatures: GNU Privacy Guard Chapter 17: Security Enhanced Linux: SELinux Chapter 18: Internet Protocol Security: IPsec Chapter 19: Secure Shell and Kerberos Chapter 20: Network Firewalls: Netfilter Part V: Red Hat and Fedora ServersChapter 21: Managing Services Chapter 22: FTP Servers Chapter 23: Web Servers: Apache Chapter 24: Proxy Server: Squid Chapter 25: Mail Servers: SMTP, POP, and IMAP Chapter 26: Print, News, and Database Servers: CUPS, INN, and MySQLPart VI: System Administration Chapter 27: Basic System AdministrationChapter 28: Managing UsersChapter 29: Software Management Chapter 30: File System ManagementChapter 31: RAID and LVMChapter 32: Devices and Modules: udev, HAL, and MAKEDEVChapter 33: Kernel Administration: VirtualizationChapter 34: Backup Management: rsync, Amanda, and dump/restorePart VII: Network AdministrationChapter 35: Administering TCP/IP NetworksChapter 36: Domain Name SystemChapter 37: Network Autoconfiguration: IPv6, DHCPv6, and DHCPChapter 38: NFS, NIS, and GFSChapter 39: SambaINDEX