Linux : The Complete Reference

Name: Linux : The Complete Reference
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ISBN: 9780072121643

ISBN-10: 0072121645

ISBN-13: 9780072121643

Edition: 3rd 1999

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: $39.99
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 929
Size: 9.25" wide x 7.75" long x 2.75" tall
Weight: 4.246
Language: English

Acknowledgments	p. xxi
Introduction	p. xxiii
Introduction
Introduction to Linux	p. 3
Operating Systems and Linux	p. 5
History of Linux and Unix	p. 6
Linux Overview	p. 9
Desktops	p. 10
Linux Software	p. 12
Online Information Sources	p. 13
Documentation	p. 13
Linux Distributions	p. 14
Linux Resources	p. 16
Installing Red Hat Linux	p. 25
Hardware, Software, Information Requirements	p. 27
Opening Disk Space for Linux Partitions for Shared Hard Disks	p. 32
Creating the Red Hat Boot Disks	p. 34
Installing Linux	p. 35
Installing OpenLinux	p. 49
Creating the OpenLinux Install Disks from Windows	p. 51
Creating the OpenLinux Install Disks from DOS	p. 52
Installing Linux with Lizard	p. 53
Installation Using LISA	p. 61
Interface Basics and System Configuration	p. 73
User Accounts	p. 74
Accessing Your Linux System	p. 75
Gnome Desktop	p. 81
The K Desktop	p. 82
Command Line Interface	p. 84
Help and Online Documentation	p. 85
Red Hat Configuration	p. 87
OpenLinux Configuration	p. 91
SuSE Configuration	p. 94
Command Line Configuration	p. 94
Installing Software Packages	p. 97
Updating Distributions	p. 101
Environments
The K Desktop Environment: KDE	p. 107
Qt and Harmony	p. 109
KDE Desktop	p. 109
The KDE Help System	p. 117
Applications	p. 118
Mounting CD-ROMs and Floppy Disks from the Desktop	p. 120
KDE File Manager and Internet Client: kfm	p. 122
KDE Configuration: KDE Control Center	p. 129
System Configuration Using KDE	p. 132
Updating KDE	p. 134
KDE Applications and Tools	p. 135
Gnome	p. 141
GTK+	p. 142
The Gnome Interface	p. 143
The Gnome Desktop	p. 145
Window Managers	p. 149
The Gnome File Manager	p. 150
The Gnome Panel	p. 153
Gnome Applets	p. 157
Gnome Configuration: Control Center	p. 159
Gnome Directories and Files	p. 161
Enlightenment	p. 161
Gnome Themes	p. 164
Updating Gnome	p. 164
Gnome Applications and Tools	p. 165
The X Window System and Window Managers	p. 175
Window, File, and Program Managers	p. 177
Window Managers	p. 178
X Window System Multitasking	p. 183
File Managers	p. 184
Desktops	p. 184
Starting Window Managers	p. 185
Window Managers for Linux	p. 187
Shell Operations	p. 201
The Command Line	p. 202
Wildcards and File Name Arguments:*, ?, []	p. 205
Standard Input/Output and Redirection	p. 208
Pipes:	p. 213
Redirecting and Piping the Standard Error: ]and, 2]	p. 216
Shell Variables	p. 220
Shell Scripts: User-Defined Commands	p. 222
Jobs: Background, Kills, and Interruptions	p. 223
Filters and Regular Expressions	p. 227
Searching Files: grep and fgrep	p. 234
Regular Expressions	p. 235
The Linux File Structure	p. 243
Linux Files	p. 244
The File Structure	p. 247
Listing, Displaying, and printing Files: ls, cat, more, and lpr	p. 252
Managing Directories: mkdir, rmdir, ls, cd, and pwd	p. 255
File and Directory Operations: find, cp, mv, rm, and ln	p. 262
File and Directory Permissions: chmod	p. 279
Shell Features and Configuration	p. 289
Command and File Name Completion	p. 290
Command Line Editing	p. 291
History	p. 292
Aliases	p. 296
Controlling Shell Operations	p. 298
Environment Variables and Subshells: export	p. 299
Configuring Your Shell with Special Shell Variables	p. 300
Internet
Mailers	p. 317
Local and Internet Addresses	p. 318
Mail Transport Agents: sendmail, smail	p. 319
Signature files: .signature	p. 319
The K Desktop Mailer: kmail	p. 319
Gnome Mailers: Balsa, Gmail, Mahogany, etc.	p. 322
X-Window Mailers: Netscape and exmh	p. 326
Screen-Based Mailers	p. 330
Command Line Mailers	p. 336
Mailing Binaries and Archives	p. 345
Notifications of Received Mail: From and Biff	p. 346
Accessing Mail on Remote POP Mail Servers	p. 348
Usenet and Newsreaders	p. 353
Usenet News	p. 354
News Transport Agents	p. 356
Mailing Lists	p. 357
The K Desktop Newsreader: krn	p. 357
Netscape Newsreader	p. 360
Pine and slrn	p. 361
Emacs News	p. 362
trn	p. 363
tin	p. 370
Posting Articles with Pnews	p. 376
FTP and Gopher	p. 379
Internet Addresses	p. 381
Network File Transfer: FTP	p. 384
Web Browser-Based FTP: Netscape	p. 384
The K Desktop File Manager: kfm	p. 385
Gnome FTP: Gnome File Manager, gFTP, and IglooFTP	p. 386
ncftp	p. 391
ftp	p. 399
Online FTP Resources	p. 408
Gopher	p. 409
The World Wide Web	p. 413
URL Addresses	p. 414
Web Pages	p. 417
Web Browsers	p. 418
Netscape Navigator	p. 420
K Desktop File Manager	p. 422
Express and Mnemonic: Gnome	p. 423
Lynx: Line-Mode Browser	p. 423
HotJava	p. 424
Mosaic	p. 425
Java for Linux: Blackdown	p. 425
Web Search Utilities	p. 429
Creating Your Own Web Site	p. 429
Network Tools	p. 431
Network Information: ping, finger, and host	p. 432
Network Talk Clients	p. 435
Telnet	p. 437
Remote Access Commands: rwho, rlogin, rcp, and rsh	p. 438
Unix to Unix CoPy: UUCP	p. 442
Servers
Internet Servers	p. 445
Starting Servers: standalone and inetd	p. 447
Standalone Server Tools	p. 448
Linuxconf Server Configuration	p. 451
SysV Init: init.d Scripts	p. 452
Creating Startup Scripts	p. 455
inetd Server Management	p. 457
FTP Servers	p. 461
FTP Daemons	p. 462
Anonymous FTP: anon	p. 463
The FTP User Account: anonymous	p. 464
FTP Server Tools	p. 468
The Washington University FTP Daemon: wu-ftpd	p. 469
Professional FTP Daemon: ProFTPD	p. 476
Apache Web Server	p. 493
Linux Distribution Apache Installations	p. 494
Starting and Stopping the Web Server	p. 495
Apache Configuration Files	p. 497
Apache Directives	p. 498
Virtual Hosting	p. 508
Apache GUI Configuration Tools: Comanche	p. 511
Apache Web Server Configuration Files	p. 531
Gopher Server	p. 545
The University of Minnesota Gopher	p. 548
Starting the University of Minnesota Gopher	p. 552
GN Gopher Server	p. 554
Starting the GN Gopher Server	p. 557
Testing the Gopher Server	p. 558
Gopher Directories: .cap and .links Files	p. 559
GN Gopher Directories: menu and .cache files	p. 562
Domain Name System	p. 563
BIND	p. 565
Domain Name System Configuration	p. 566
named.conf	p. 567
Resource Records	p. 572
Zone Files	p. 576
IP Virtual Domains	p. 581
Cache File	p. 583
BIND Version 4.x	p. 583
Mail, News, Proxy, and Search Servers	p. 585
Mail Servers: SMTP and POP	p. 586
Squid	p. 590
Dig Server	p. 592
WAIS Server	p. 593
Applications
Office Applications	p. 603
WordPerfect	p. 604
KOffice	p. 605
Gnome Workshop Project	p. 608
StarOffice	p. 609
Database Management Systems and Graphic Tools	p. 613
Database Management Systems	p. 614
xBase Databases	p. 617
Graphic Tools	p. 618
Software Management	p. 621
Red Hat Package Manager (RPM)	p. 622
Installing Software from Compressed Archives: .tar.gz	p. 636
Packaging Your Software: Autoconf and RPM	p. 641
Editors	p. 649
K Desktop Editors: KEdit, KWrite, and KJots	p. 650
Gnome Editors: gEdit, GXedit, gnotepad+	p. 653
The Vi Editor: Vim and gvim	p. 656
The Emacs Editor	p. 671
System Administration
File System Administration	p. 687
Local File Systems	p. 688
Formatting File Systems: mkfs	p. 707
CD Images	p. 710
Network File Management	p. 711
The mtools Utilities: msdos	p. 728
Archive Files and Devices: tar	p. 732
File Compression: gzip, bzip2, and zip	p. 738
DOS and Windows Emulators: DOSemu and Wine	p. 741
System Administration	p. 743
System Management: Superuser	p. 744
System Administration Tools	p. 745
System Configuration	p. 757
Managing Users	p. 773
Managing Groups	p. 783
Installing and Managing Devices	p. 785
Modules	p. 797
The Linux Kernel	p. 803
LILO	p. 817
Network Administration	p. 821
TCP/IP Network Addresses	p. 824
TCP/IP Configuration Files	p. 827
Domain Name Service (DNS)	p. 829
Hardware Specifications	p. 832
Network Configuration Tools	p. 833
Network Interfaces and Routes: ifconfig and route	p. 841
Monitoring Your Network: ping and netstat	p. 847
IP Aliasing	p. 849
Firewalls: IP-Chains	p. 850
IP Masquerading	p. 850
PPP	p. 852
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)	p. 867
The X Window System and XFree86	p. 869
The X Protocol	p. 871
XFree86	p. 871
XFree86 Configuration: /etc/XF86Config	p. 874
X Window System Command Line Arguments	p. 880
X Window System Commands and Configuration Files	p. 881
X Window System Startup Methods: startx and display managers	p. 890
Starting Window Managers	p. 899
Compiling X Window System Applications	p. 903
Appendix
About the CD-ROMs	p. 907
Index	p. 911
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