| Foreword | p. xxiii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xxv |
| Introduction | p. xxix |
| Introduction to Corel Linux | |
| Why Linux, and Why Corel Linux? | p. 3 |
| UNIX-Derived Systems Versus Windows and MacOS | p. 4 |
| The History of Linux | p. 6 |
| Understanding the Linux Community | p. 11 |
| Corel Linux | p. 13 |
| Installing Corel Linux | p. 15 |
| Basic Installation of Corel Linux | p. 16 |
| Advanced Installation of Corel Linux | p. 24 |
| Disk Partitions | p. 32 |
| The X Window System | p. 39 |
| What Makes the X Window System Different? | p. 40 |
| The Basic Structure of the X Window System | p. 41 |
| The X Window System on Corel Linux | p. 43 |
| Dealing with Basic Configuration Problems | p. 44 |
| Troubleshooting Your Installation | p. 45 |
| Problems with Initial Installation of Corel Linux | p. 46 |
| Problems After Installation | p. 48 |
| Problems with the X Window System | p. 49 |
| Other Problems | p. 50 |
| The K Desktop Environment | |
| Desktops Versus Window Managers | p. 53 |
| The Basic Functions of KDE | p. 55 |
| What's a Desktop Environment? | p. 55 |
| What's Different About Corel's Version of KDE? | p. 57 |
| Components of the Desktop | p. 58 |
| Virtual Desktop Manager and Virtual Desktops | p. 64 |
| Corel File Manager | p. 65 |
| Corel File Manager Basics | p. 66 |
| Getting Around in File Manager | p. 68 |
| Using File Manager for Basic Tasks | p. 71 |
| Customizing File Manager | p. 75 |
| Using File Manager as an Internet Tool | p. 79 |
| Configuring Your Desktop with the Control Center | p. 83 |
| Using the Control Center | p. 85 |
| Applying Desktop Themes | p. 107 |
| Organizing the KDE Panel | p. 109 |
| Advanced KDE Techniques | p. 113 |
| The KDE Window Manager | p. 114 |
| Using Virtua Desktop Manager Effectively | p. 118 |
| Terminal Windows Versus KDE's Graphical Tools | p. 121 |
| Using the Internet with Corel Linux | p. 125 |
| Configuring an Internet Connection with Dial-Up | p. 126 |
| Using KDE's Integrated Internet Tools | p. 136 |
| Corel Online Services | p. 147 |
| Running Your Corel Linux System | |
| Start Up and Shut Down | p. 153 |
| Starting Your Corel Linux Computer | p. 154 |
| Selecting an Appropriate Runlevel | p. 161 |
| Shutting Down Your Corel Linux Computer | p. 162 |
| Using a Boot Disk to Start Your Computer | p. 163 |
| Power Outages and Other Unexpected Crises | p. 164 |
| When the System Locks Up | p. 166 |
| Corel Linux Directory Structure | p. 169 |
| Linux Directory Types | p. 170 |
| The Master Directory | p. 171 |
| Administrative Directories | p. 172 |
| User Directories | p. 184 |
| Environment Variables | p. 185 |
| User Space and User Accounts | p. 191 |
| The Root Account | p. 193 |
| User Accounts | p. 194 |
| Using Root's Powers While Logged into a User Account | p. 195 |
| Creating New User Accounts | p. 200 |
| User IDs and Group IDs | p. 202 |
| Setting File Permissions | p. 204 |
| Special Cases: Single- and Multiple-User Systems | p. 206 |
| Disks, Drives, and File System Management | p. 209 |
| What Is a Disk? | p. 210 |
| How Disks Are Represented in Corel Linux | p. 213 |
| Devices Versus File Systems: From Representation to Use | p. 214 |
| Automatic Mounting | p. 216 |
| Mounting Network File Systems | p. 218 |
| Mounting CD-ROMs and Floppy Disks | p. 220 |
| Manually Mounting Additional Drives | p. 220 |
| Tips for Effective File Management | p. 221 |
| Corel Linux's Graphical Administration Tools | p. 225 |
| Streamlining Routine Tasks with KDE Tools | p. 226 |
| Managing Users with User Manager | p. 241 |
| System at a Glance | p. 242 |
| Essential Linux System Administration | |
| Overview of Linux System Administration | p. 247 |
| What Is System Administration? | p. 248 |
| Shell Use and Programming | p. 249 |
| Networking | p. 250 |
| Software Management | p. 251 |
| Hardware Management | p. 251 |
| Administering Services | p. 251 |
| Managing Users | p. 253 |
| A Look Ahead | p. 254 |
| The Administrator's Tools: Shells and Text Editors | p. 255 |
| What Is a Shell? | p. 256 |
| The Bourne Again Shell | p. 258 |
| Text Editors | p. 269 |
| The Shell Expanded: Basic Scripting | p. 283 |
| What Is a Shell Script? | p. 284 |
| Shell Scripting | p. 285 |
| Shell Math | p. 298 |
| Handling Input Through Arguments | p. 300 |
| Comments | p. 302 |
| The Magic bash Invocation | p. 304 |
| System Programming | p. 304 |
| Automatic Execution with cron | p. 309 |
| Using Scripts | p. 311 |
| Runlevels and the Boot Process | p. 313 |
| Basic Runlevel Concepts | p. 314 |
| The Inner Workings of Runlevels | p. 314 |
| Why Use Multiple Runlevels? | p. 323 |
| Dealing with Hardware | p. 325 |
| Choosing Hardware | p. 326 |
| Auto-Detection | p. 330 |
| Configuring a Video Card | p. 331 |
| Configuring a Modem | p. 333 |
| Kernel Modules | p. 336 |
| Networking | p. 339 |
| Basic Networking Concepts | p. 340 |
| Setting Up a Network | p. 345 |
| Connecting Your Network to the Internet | p. 348 |
| Adding a Windows Computer to the Network | p. 351 |
| Adding a Macintosh to the Network | p. 353 |
| DNS: The Domain Name Service | p. 354 |
| DHCP | p. 355 |
| Adding and Removing Software | p. 357 |
| Corel and Debian Package Management | p. 360 |
| Red Hat Package Management | p. 365 |
| Installing Software from Source Code | p. 369 |
| Other Types of Installation | p. 371 |
| Administering Services | p. 373 |
| What Kind of User Are You? | p. 375 |
| Installing Services | p. 376 |
| Removing Services | p. 377 |
| Mail Services | p. 379 |
| Do You Need a Mail Transport Agent? | p. 380 |
| How a Mail Transport Agent Works | p. 381 |
| Using exim | p. 381 |
| Using qmail | p. 382 |
| Setting Up a POP Server | p. 387 |
| Other Mail Transfer Agents | p. 388 |
| File and Print Sharing | p. 391 |
| File Sharing | p. 392 |
| Printer Sharing | p. 399 |
| INET Services | p. 405 |
| Inetd--The Master Network Daemon | p. 406 |
| The /etc/services File | p. 407 |
| The /etc/inetd.conf File | p. 408 |
| Inet's Subservices | p. 410 |
| Web Services | p. 413 |
| Apache: The Open Source Web Server | p. 414 |
| Miscellaneous Network Services | p. 423 |
| DNS: The Domain Name Service | p. 424 |
| DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol | p. 430 |
| User Management and Security | p. 435 |
| Why Does Security Matter to You? | p. 436 |
| How Secure Do You Need to Be? | p. 437 |
| Physical Security | p. 438 |
| Basic User Security | p. 439 |
| Passwords | p. 440 |
| Network Security | p. 441 |
| TCP/IP Wrappers | p. 442 |
| Other Kinds of Security | p. 443 |
| Further Reading | p. 445 |
| WordPerfect 8 for Linux | |
| Using WordPerfect 8 for Linux | p. 449 |
| Installing Corel WordPerfect 8 for Linux | p. 451 |
| Working with WordPerfect Documents | p. 453 |
| Working with Text | p. 455 |
| Page Formatting | p. 462 |
| Other WordPerfect 8 Tools | p. 468 |
| Find and Replace | p. 468 |
| Creating Web Pages with WordPerfect 8 | p. 475 |
| What Is HTML? | p. 476 |
| Opening HTML Documents | p. 478 |
| The Internet Publisher Web Editor | p. 481 |
| Publishing Your HTML Document | p. 486 |
| Uploading Your Document to the Web | p. 487 |
| Appendixes | |
| How to Compile a Kernel | p. 491 |
| Why Would You Want to Compile a Kernel? | p. 492 |
| How to Recompile Your Kernel | p. 493 |
| A Compendium of Common Shell Commands | p. 503 |
| Commands for File System Navigation | p. 504 |
| Commands for File Management and Manipulation | p. 507 |
| Commands for Miscellaneous User Actions | p. 514 |
| Commands for System Administration | p. 519 |
| Linux Resources on the Internet | p. 525 |
| The Top Five Linux Web Pages | p. 528 |
| Corel Linux Resources | p. 529 |
| Software to Download | p. 530 |
| Linux History, Activism, and General Information | p. 531 |
| X Window System | p. 532 |
| KDE | p. 533 |
| Basic System Administration | p. 534 |
| Shells and Scripting | p. 535 |
| Networking | p. 536 |
| Mail Services | p. 537 |
| File and Print Sharing | p. 538 |
| Web Services | p. 538 |
| Network Services | p. 539 |
| Security | p. 540 |
| Just for Fun | p. 541 |
| Initialization Scripts | p. 543 |
| Apache | p. 544 |
| Apmd | p. 548 |
| Autofs | p. 550 |
| bootmisc.sh | p. 556 |
| checkfs.sh | p. 558 |
| checkroot.sh | p. 559 |
| cron | p. 562 |
| detector | p. 563 |
| dhcpcd | p. 564 |
| diald | p. 573 |
| dosplashFX | p. 575 |
| halt | p. 576 |
| hostname.sh | p. 576 |
| hwclock.sh | p. 577 |
| iplogger | p. 578 |
| isapnp | p. 580 |
| kdm | p. 581 |
| kerneld | p. 582 |
| keymaps.sh | p. 583 |
| logoutd | p. 584 |
| lpd | p. 585 |
| mdutils | p. 586 |
| modutils | p. 587 |
| mountall.sh | p. 588 |
| mountnfs.sh | p. 589 |
| netbase | p. 590 |
| netstd_init | p. 593 |
| netstd_misc | p. 594 |
| netswitch | p. 595 |
| network | p. 595 |
| nviboot | p. 596 |
| oss_sound | p. 597 |
| pcmcia | p. 598 |
| pcmcia.dpkg_dist | p. 601 |
| ppp | p. 606 |
| proftpd | p. 606 |
| rc | p. 608 |
| rcS | p. 611 |
| reboot | p. 612 |
| rmnologin | p. 612 |
| samba | p. 613 |
| sendsigs | p. 615 |
| single | p. 616 |
| skeleton | p. 616 |
| sysklogd | p. 618 |
| umountfs | p. 619 |
| unsplashFX | p. 620 |
| upsd | p. 621 |
| urandom | p. 622 |
| xdm | p. 623 |
| xfs | p. 626 |
| Xserver_setnormalmode | p. 628 |
| Xserver_setsafemode | p. 628 |
| Index | p. 631 |
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