Linux The Complete Reference

Name: Linux The Complete Reference
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ISBN: 9780072225051

ISBN-10: 007222505X

ISBN-13: 9780072225051

Edition: 5th 2002

Authors: Richard Petersen

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This step-by-step guide to Linux (a UNIX variant) takes readers of every skill level through the basics & advanced features of this popular operating system. The book covers everything from installation to troubleshooting and programming.

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List price: $49.99
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne
Publication date: 8/15/2002
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 944
Size: 7.25" wide x 8.75" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 3.388
Language: English

Acknowledgments	p. xxi
Introduction	p. xxiii
Introduction
Introduction to Linux	p. 3
Operating Systems and Linux	p. 6
History of Linux and Unix	p. 7
Linux Overview	p. 9
Open Source Software	p. 11
Linux Software	p. 12
Online Information Sources	p. 16
Documentation	p. 17
Linux Distributions	p. 20
Installing Linux	p. 25
Hardware, Software, and Information Requirements	p. 26
Creating the Boot Disks	p. 30
Installing Linux	p. 32
Finishing Installation	p. 36
Interface Basics	p. 39
User Accounts	p. 40
Accessing Your Linux System	p. 41
Gnome Desktop	p. 45
The K Desktop Environment (KDE)	p. 47
Command Line Interface	p. 49
Help	p. 50
Online Documentation	p. 51
Basic Setup
System Configuration	p. 55
Distribution Administrative Tools	p. 57
X Window System Configuration	p. 61
Linuxconf and Webmin	p. 63
Configuring Users	p. 65
Managing CD-ROM, Floppy, and CD-R/RW Drives	p. 66
Printer Configuration	p. 69
Updating Linux with Distribution Update Tools	p. 71
Installing Software Packages	p. 73
Network Configuration	p. 79
LAN	p. 81
Red Hat Network Configuration	p. 81
Mandrake Network Configuration	p. 85
SuSE Network Configuration	p. 87
Network Configuration with Linuxconf and Webmin	p. 87
DSL and ISDN	p. 88
PPP Connections	p. 88
Command Line PPP Access: wvdial	p. 90
Modem Setup	p. 93
Security Configuration	p. 95
GNU Privacy Guard: Encryption and Authentication	p. 98
Intrusion Detection: Tripwire	p. 110
Proxies (Squid)	p. 119
Secure Shell (SSH)	p. 120
Setting Up a Local Area Network with Linux	p. 123
Physical Configuration	p. 125
Web Access with Squid	p. 126
DNS Setup	p. 127
IP Addresses	p. 129
Setting Up Your Firewall	p. 131
Environments
The K Desktop Environment: KDE	p. 135
Qt	p. 137
KDE Desktop	p. 138
The KDE Help System	p. 146
Applications	p. 147
Mounting CD-ROMs and Floppy Disks from the Desktop	p. 149
KDE File Manager and Internet Client: Konqueror	p. 150
KDE Configuration: KDE Control Center	p. 156
Gnome	p. 159
GTK+	p. 161
The Gnome Interface	p. 161
The Gnome Desktop	p. 164
Window Managers	p. 166
The Gnome File Manager: Nautilus	p. 167
The Gnome Panel	p. 174
Gnome Applets	p. 178
Gnome Configuration	p. 182
Gnome Directories and Files	p. 183
The Shell	p. 185
The Command Line	p. 186
Filename Expansion: *, ?, []	p. 189
Standard Input/Output and Redirection	p. 194
Pipes: I	p. 199
Redirecting and Piping the Standard Error: >&, 2>	p. 201
Shell Variables	p. 203
Shell Scripts: User-Defined Commands	p. 205
Jobs: Background, Kills, and Interruptions	p. 206
The Linux File Structure	p. 211
Linux Files and Directories	p. 212
File and Directory Permissions	p. 215
The mtools Utilities: msdos	p. 217
Archive Files and Compression: tar, gzip, and bzip2	p. 218
Shell Configuration	p. 221
Command and Filename Completion	p. 222
Command Line Editing	p. 223
History	p. 224
Aliases	p. 228
Controlling Shell Operations	p. 230
Environment Variables and Subshells: export	p. 232
Configuring Your Shell with Special Shell Variables	p. 233
Clients and Applications
Mail and News Clients	p. 249
Mail Clients	p. 250
Usenet News	p. 273
Web, FTP, and Java Clients	p. 277
Web Clients	p. 279
Java for Linux: Blackdown	p. 288
FTP Clients	p. 291
Network Tools	p. 303
Network Information: ping, finger, and host	p. 304
Network Talk and Messenger Clients	p. 307
ICQ Clients	p. 308
Internet Relay Chat	p. 308
AOL Instant Messenger Client: Kit	p. 309
Talk	p. 309
Telnet	p. 310
Remote Access Commands: rwho, rlogin, rcp, and rsh	p. 311
Office Applications	p. 317
Accessibility to Microsoft Office	p. 318
KOffice	p. 319
Gnome Office, OpenOffice, and Ximian	p. 322
WordPerfect	p. 325
StarOffice	p. 326
Database Management Systems, Graphic Tools, and Multimedia	p. 329
Database Management Systems	p. 332
Graphic Tools	p. 336
Multimedia	p. 337
Editors	p. 341
Gnome Editor: gedit	p. 342
K Desktop Editors: Kate, KEdit, and KJots	p. 343
The Emacs Editor	p. 344
The Vi Editor: vim and gvim	p. 346
Servers
Server Management	p. 355
Starting Servers: Standalone and xinetd	p. 357
Service Management Tools: chkconfig and System V Init	p. 359
SysV Init: init.d Scripts	p. 365
Extended Internet Services Daemon (xinetd)	p. 371
inetd Server Management	p. 379
TCP Wrappers	p. 380
FTP Servers	p. 383
FTP Daemons	p. 384
Anonymous FTP: anon	p. 386
The FTP User Account: anonymous	p. 386
FTP Server Tools	p. 391
The Washington University FTP daemon: wu-ftpd	p. 392
Professional FTP Daemon: ProFTPD	p. 401
Web Servers: Apache	p. 417
Tux	p. 418
Apache Web Server	p. 419
Java: Jakarta and Apache-Java	p. 420
Apache Configuration and Directives	p. 426
Virtual Hosting on Apache	p. 439
Server-Side Includes	p. 445
PHP	p. 446
Apache GUI Configuration Tools	p. 447
Web Server Security: SSL	p. 448
Domain Name Service	p. 453
Local Area Network Addressing	p. 456
BIND	p. 458
Domain Name Service Configuration	p. 460
named.conf	p. 462
Resource Records	p. 468
Zone Files	p. 474
Subdomains and Slaves	p. 480
IP Virtual Domains	p. 482
Cache File	p. 483
DNS Security: Access Control Lists and DNSSEC	p. 484
Split DNS: Views	p. 487
Mail Servers: SMTP, POP, and IMAP	p. 491
Received Mail: MX Records	p. 493
Postfix and Qmail	p. 494
Sendmail	p. 495
POP Servers	p. 522
IMAP	p. 525
News, Proxy, and Search Servers	p. 527
News Servers: INN	p. 528
Leafnode News Server	p. 530
Squid Proxy-Caching Server	p. 532
Dig Server	p. 540
System Administration
Basic System Administration	p. 545
System Management: Superuser	p. 546
System Configuration	p. 548
System Directories and Files	p. 555
Performance Analysis Tools and Processes	p. 565
Boot Management Tools	p. 569
Grand Unified Bootloader (GRUB)	p. 570
LILO	p. 572
Managing Users	p. 579
The Password Files	p. 581
Managing User Environments: /etc/skel and /etc/login.defs	p. 582
Login Access	p. 583
Controlling Access to Directories and Files	p. 584
GUI User and Group Management Tools	p. 586
Adding and Removing Users with useradd, usermod, and userdel	p. 591
Managing Groups	p. 594
Disk Quotas	p. 597
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol	p. 599
Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)	p. 600
Software Management	p. 603
Red Hat Package Manager (RPM)	p. 606
Debian	p. 616
Installing Software from RPM Source Code Files: SRPMs	p. 617
Installing Software from Compressed Archives: .tar.gz	p. 618
File System Administration	p. 625
File Systems	p. 626
Journaling	p. 629
Mounting File Systems: /etc/fstab	p. 636
Formatting File Systems: mkfs, mke2fs, mkswap, and fdisk	p. 651
CD-ROM Recording	p. 654
Configuring RAID Devices	p. 657
Devices and Printers	p. 665
Device Files	p. 666
Device Information: /proc	p. 669
The Line Printer server: LPRng	p. 669
Installing and Managing Printers with CUPS	p. 680
Installing and Managing Terminals and Modems	p. 685
Input Devices	p. 686
Installing Sound, Network, and Other Cards	p. 686
Multimedia Devices: Sound, Video, and DVD	p. 687
Modules	p. 690
Kernel Administration	p. 697
Precautionary Steps for Modifying Kernels	p. 699
Installing Distribution Kernel Binaries and Source: RPM	p. 701
Compiling the Kernel from Source Code	p. 704
Compiling and Installing the Kernel	p. 710
Boot Loader Configurations	p. 715
Module RAM Disks	p. 715
The X Window System, XFree86, and Display Managers	p. 717
The X Protocol	p. 719
XFree86	p. 719
XFree86 Configuration: /etc/X11/XF86Config	p. 723
Network Administration
Configuring Network Connections	p. 727
Network Startup Script	p. 728
Hardware Specifications	p. 729
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol	p. 729
Wireless Tools	p. 739
DSL	p. 741
PPP and SLIP	p. 742
NFS, NIS, and AppleTalk	p. 745
Network File Systems: NFS and /etc/exports	p. 746
Network Information Service: NIS	p. 757
Netatalk: AppleTalk	p. 764
Samba	p. 767
Setting Up Samba	p. 770
Passwords	p. 771
Samba Configuration: smb.conf	p. 774
SWAT and smb.conf	p. 776
Testing the Samba Configuration	p. 791
Domain Logons	p. 791
Accessing Samba Services with Clients	p. 792
Administering TCP/IP Networks	p. 805
IPv4 and IPv6	p. 809
TCP/IP Network Addresses	p. 809
TCP/IP Configuration Files	p. 819
Domain Name Service (DNS)	p. 822
Network Interfaces and Routes: ifconfig and route	p. 827
Monitoring Your Network: ping and netstat	p. 834
IP Aliasing	p. 836
Network Security: Firewalls, Encryption, and Authentication	p. 837
Firewalls: iptables and NAT	p. 839
IP Masquerading	p. 863
ipchains (Kernel 2.2)	p. 866
Secure Shell (SSH)	p. 870
Kerberos Authentication and Encryption	p. 887
About the DVD-ROM	p. 891
Index	p. 895
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