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Book SynopsisFocusing on Linux, this problem-solving book answers several questions and tackles the configuration issues that frequently plague users. It covers basic communications, such as mail, Web surfing, and instant messaging, and also delves into the subtleties of network configuration, in case you need to set up your network manually.
Table of ContentsPreface Part I. Enjoying and Being Productive on Linux 1. Introduction to Linux About This Book Who's Using Linux? System Features About Linux's Copyright Open Source and the Philosophy of Linux Sources of Linux Information Getting Help 2. Preinstallation and Installation Distributions of Linux Preparing to Install Linux Post-Installation Procedures Running into Trouble 3. Desktop Environments Why Use a Graphical Desktop? The K Desktop Environment KDE Applications The GNOME Desktop Environment GNOME Applications 4. Basic Unix Commands and Concepts Logging In Setting a Password Virtual Consoles Popular Commands Shells Useful Keys and How to Get Them to Work Typing Shortcuts Filename Expansion Saving Your Output What Is a Command? Putting a Command in the Background Remote Logins and Command Execution Manual Pages Startup Files Important Directories Basic Text Editing Advanced Shells and Shell Scripting 5. Web Browsers and Instant Messaging The World Wide Web Instant Messaging 6. Electronic Mail Clients Using KMail Using Mozilla Mail & News Getting the Mail to Your Computer with fetchmail OpenPGP Encryption with GnuPG 7. Games Gaming Quake III Return to Castle Wolfenstein Unreal Tournament 2004 Emulators Frozen Bubble Tux Racer 8. Office Suites and Personal Productivity Using OpenOffice KOffice Other Word Processors Synching PDAs Groupware Managing Your Finances 9. Multimedia Multimedia Concepts Kernel and Driver Issues Embedded and Other Multimedia Devices Desktop Environments Windows Compatibility Multimedia Applications Multimedia Toolkits and Development Environments Solutions to Common Problems References Part II. System Administration 10. System Administration Basics Maintaining the System Managing Filesystems Managing Swap Space The /proc Filesystem Device Files Scheduling Recurring Jobs Using cron Executing Jobs Once Managing System Logs Processes Programs That Serve You 11. Managing Users, Groups, and Permissions Managing User Accounts File Ownership and Permissions Changing the Owner, Group, and Permissions 12. Installing, Updating, and Compiling Programs Upgrading Software General Upgrade Procedure Automated and Bulk Upgrades Upgrading Software Not Provided in Packages Archive and Compression Utilities 13. Networking Networking with TCP/IP Dial-Up PPP PPP over ISDN ADSL Cable Modems Network Diagnostics Tools 14. Printing Printing Managing Print Services 15. File Sharing Sharing Files with Windows Systems (Samba) NFS and NIS Configuration 16. The X Window System A History of X X Concepts Hardware Requirements Installing X.org Configuring X.org Running X Running into Trouble X and 3D 17. System Start and Shutdown Booting the System System Startup and Initialization Single-User Mode Shutting Down the System A Graphical Runlevel Editor: KSysV 18. Configuring and Building the Kernel Building a New Kernel Loadable Device Drivers Loading Modules Automatically 19. Text Editing Editing Files Using vi The (X)Emacs Editor 20. Text Processing TeX and LaTeX XML and DocBook groff Texinfo Part III. Programming 21. Programming Tools Programming with gcc Makefiles Debugging with gdb Useful Utilities for C Programmers Using Perl Java Python Other Languages Introduction to OpenGL Programming Integrated Development Environments 22. Running a Web Server Configuring Your Own Web Server 23. Transporting and Handling Email Messages The Postfix MTA Procmail Filtering Spam 24. Running an FTP Server Introduction Compiling and Installing Running ProFTPD Configuration Part IV. Network Services 25. Running Web Applications with MySQL and PHP MySQL PHP The LAMP Server in Action 26. Running a Secure System A Perspective on System Security Initial Steps in Setting Up a Secure System TCP Wrapper Configuration Firewalls: Filtering IP Packets SELinux 27. Backup and Recovery Making Backups What to Do in an Emergency 28. Heterogeneous Networking and Running Windows Programs Sharing Partitions Emulation and Virtual Operating Systems Remote Desktop Access to Windows Programs FreeNX: Linux as a Remote Desktop Server Appendix: Sources of Linux Information Index
