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Visual Quickpro Guide: Red Hat Linux 9 / Harld Davis, Joe Merlino and Kate Wrightson.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press, c2004Description: xiv, 354 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 032121918X
  • 9780321219183
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22 005.3 DAV
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Content
Part 1: Installing Red Hat Linux 9
Chapter 1: Quick-start Installation
Gathering Information
Securing your Retreat
Creating a Linux Boot Disk
Installing Linux
Starting Red Hat Linux 9

Chapter 2: Detailed Installation Instructions
Running Linux and Windows Together
Using FIPS
DOS fdisk
Disk Druid
Booting to Windows and Linux
Choosing an Installation Type
etc.

Chapter 3: Configuring Gnome
Using the Control Centre
Using Wallpaper
Window Preferences
Working with virtual Desktops
Using Multimedia
Using Peripherals
Using Session Manager
etc.

Chapter 4: Email and the Web
Configuring a modem
Configuring a direct connection
Configuring and using Mozill
Using evolution for email

Chapter 5: Linux documentation
Application help
The Gnome help browser
Manual pages
Info pages
Finding information on the Web
etc.

Part 2:Doing windows in Red Hat Linux 9
Chapter 6: Desktop environments
Log-in screen options
Selecting a Language
Choosing a desktop environment
Changing the default desktop
etc.

Chapter 7: Other useful applications
Working with evolution
Working with the evolution calender
Working with evolution tasks
Working with evolution contacts
etc.

Chapter 8: Kword for Linux
Working with Kword
Configuring Kword
Working with KWord documents
Adding pictures
Formatting characters
etc.

Chapter 9: Doing the database thing
My SQL
Managing the MySQL Server
Using mysqladmin
MySQL users and privileges
The SQL client
etc.

Part 3: Working with Linux on the Command Line
Chapter 10: The Bash Shell
Getting to the prompt
Shells
The Bash Shell
Setting environment variables
More bash features
etc.

Chapter 11: Files,Processes and Permissions
Learning about your system
It's My process and i'll do what i want to
The file system
Ownership and permissions

Chapter 12: Shell scripting and programming
Scheduling jobs
Creating basic shell scripts
Scripting syntax
Iterative and conditional syntax
etc.

Part 4: Networking and the Web
Chapter 13: The Linux server
Understanding TCP/IP
Using Ping
Connecting to your server
Using FTP
Using Gnome FTP
Using NFS
Exporting a file system
etc.

Chapter 14; Apache Web Server
Web Concepts
Installing Apache
Configuring Apache
Displaying the Apache Default test page
More Apache Configuration options
Using virtual hosting
Using development virtual hosts
etc.





Index: p. 343-354.

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