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Preface
1. Why Run Linux?
What Is Linux?
Reasons to Choose or Not Choose Linux
2. Preparing to Install Red Hat Linux
Minimum Hardware Requirements
Collecting Information About Your System
Installation Types
Preparing Your Hard Disk
3. Installing Red Hat Linux
Installing the Operating System and Applications
Start the Installation
The Setup Agent
Logging into GNOME
Getting Help
4. How Linux Works
User Accounts
How Linux Organizes Data
Using X
5. Using the GNOME and KDE Desktops
Using the GNOME Desktop
Using the KDE Desktop
6. Using Linux Applications
OpenOffice.org
Evolution
Pilot/Handspring Tool
CD Writer
7. Conquering the bash Shell
Issuing Shell Commands
Working with the Linux Command Prompt
Useful Linux Programs
8. Installing Software Using the RPM Package Manager
The Package Management Tool
The redhat-install-packages Command
The rpm Command
Querying the RPM Database
Installing a Package
Uninstalling a Package
Updating a Package
Freshening a Package
Advanced RPM Techniques
Red Hat Network
9. Configuring and Administering Linux
Configuring Red Hat Linux by Using the System Settings Menu
Administering Red Hat Linux by Using the System Tools Menu
Administering Services by Using the Server Settings Menu
10. Connecting to the Internet
Networking Overview
Configuring an Internet Connection
The Mozilla Web Browser
gFTP FTP Client
Using wvdial
Configuring Linux to Use a Cable or DSL Modem
11. Setting Up a Networked Workstation
Configuring Hosts
Samba
Setting Up a DHCP Server
12. Setting Up Internet Services
Running an FTP Server
Running Apache
The Secure Shell
Configuring DNS
Implementing a Basic Firewall
Checking Your Security by Using Nmap
Network Security Tips
13. Advanced Shell Usage and Shell Scripts
The Power of the Unix Shell
Filename Globbing
Shell Aliases
Using Virtual Consoles
X and the Shell
Shell Scripts
Understanding Shell Scripts
A. Linux Directory Tree
B. Principal Linux Files
C. Managing the Boot Process
D. Linux Command Quick Reference
Index