Fedora Bible 2011 Edition by Negus, Christopher -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Ten Cool Things To Do with Fedora Linux 14 Copyright Dedication About the Authors About the Technical Editor Credits Acknowledgments Preface

Who Are You? This Book’s Learn-Through-Tasks Approach What You Need Fedora Bible 2011 Edition: Featuring Fedora14 Improvements Conventions Used in This Book How This Book Is Organized About the Companion Media

Part I: Getting Started in Fedora

Chapter 1: An Overview of Fedora

Introducing Fedora 14 What Is Linux? Linux’s Roots in Unix Common Linux Features Primary Advantages of Linux What Is Fedora? Why Choose Fedora? New Features in Fedora 13 and 14 Getting Fedora Software and Spins The Culture of Free Software Summary

Chapter 2: Installing Fedora

Understanding Fedora Installation Media Using the Fedora 14 Live CD Quick Installation Detailed Installation Instructions Special Installation Procedures Special Installation Topics Troubleshooting Installation Spinning Your Own Fedora Install or Live Media Summary

Chapter 3: Getting Productive with the Desktop

Logging in to Fedora Getting Familiar with the Desktop Using the GNOME Desktop Switching Desktop Environments Using the KDE Desktop Using the Xfce Desktop Environment Using the Moblin Desktop Using the MeeGo Desktop Running 3D Accelerated Desktop Effects Troubleshooting Your Desktop Summary

Chapter 4: Using Linux Commands

Understanding the Shell The Shell Interface Using the Shell in Linux Working with the Linux File System Using Text Editors Working with Virtual Terminals Summary

Part II: Using Fedora

Chapter 5: Accessing and Running Applications

Getting and Installing Software Packages Managing RPM Packages Using Software in Different Formats Using Fedora to Run Applications Running Microsoft Windows and DOS Applications Summary

Chapter 6: Working in a Linux Office

Running the OpenOffice.org Suite Using Writer Other Office Applications Displaying PDF Files Using Traditional Linux Publishing Tools Doing Page Layout with Scribus Working with Graphics Using Scanners Driven by SANE Summary

Chapter 7: Music, Video, and Images in Linux

Understanding Multimedia and Legal Issues in Linux Extending Freedom to Codecs Listening to Music in Linux Viewing TV, Video Conferencing, and Using Webcams Playing Video Using a Digital Camera Playing Games on Linux Summary

Chapter 8: Using the Internet and the Web

Overview of Internet Applications and Commands Browsing the Web Communicating with E-mail Participating in Newsgroups Instant Messaging Sharing Files with BitTorrent Using Remote Login, Copy, and Execution Summary

Part III: Administering Fedora

Chapter 9: Understanding System Administration

Using the root user Account Becoming the Super User: The su Command Learning About Administrative GUI Tools, Commands, Configuration Files, and Log Files Administering Your Linux System Configuring Hardware Managing File Systems and Disk Space Monitoring System Performance Fixing Your System with the FirstAidKit Choosing Software Alternatives Using Security Enhanced Linux Summary

Chapter 10: Setting Up and Supporting Users

Creating User Accounts Setting User Defaults Creating Portable Desktops Providing Support to Users Modifying Accounts Deleting User Accounts Checking Disk Quotas Sending Mail to All Users Summary

Chapter 11: Automating System Tasks

Understanding Shell Scripts Initializing the System Starting Up and Shutting Down the System Scheduling System Tasks Summary

Chapter 12: Backing Up and Restoring Files

Making a Simple Backup Archive Choosing Backup Tools Selecting a Backup Strategy Selecting a Backup Medium Backing Up to a Hard Drive Backing Up Files with dump Automating Backups with cron Restoring Backed-Up Files Configuring Amanda for Network Backups Using the pax Archiving Tool Summary

Chapter 13: Computer Security Issues

Linux Security Checklist Using Password Protection Securing Linux with the iptables Firewall Controlling Access to Services with TCP Wrappers Checking Log Files Using the Secure Shell Package Securing Linux Servers Managing Identities with FreeIPA Summary

Part IV: Fedora Network and Server Setup

Chapter 14: Setting Up Network Connections

Connecting to the Network with NetworkManager Understanding Local Area Networks Setting Up a Wireless LAN Understanding Internet Protocol Addresses Troubleshooting Your LAN Summary

Chapter 15: Connecting to the Internet

Connecting Your LAN to the Internet Setting Up Linux as a Router Configuring a Virtual Private Network Connection Setting Up Linux as a Proxy Server Setting Up Proxy Clients Summary

Chapter 16: Setting Up Printers and Printing

Common Unix Printing Service Setting Up Printers Using Printing Commands Configuring Print Servers Summary

Chapter 17: Setting Up a File Server

Goals of Setting Up a File Server Setting Up an NFS File Server Setting Up a Samba File Server Summary

Chapter 18: Setting Up a Mail Server

Introducing SMTP and sendmail Installing and Running sendmail Configuring sendmail Introducing Postfix Stopping Spam with SpamAssassin Getting Mail from the Server (POP3 or IMAPv4) Managing e-mail, tasks, and calendars with Zarafa Summary

Chapter 19: Setting Up an FTP Server

Understanding FTP Servers Using the Very Secure FTP Server Getting More Information About FTP Servers Summary

Chapter 20: Setting Up a Web Server

Introducing Web Servers Quick-Starting the Apache Web Server Configuring the Apache Server Starting and Stopping the Server Monitoring Server Activities Summary

Chapter 21: Setting Up a DHCP Server

Using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Setting Up a DHCP Server Setting Up a DHCP Client Summary

Chapter 22: Setting Up a MySQL Database Server

Finding MySQL Packages Starting the MySQL Server Confirming That MySQL Server Is Working Getting MySQL GUI Tools Configuring the MySQL Server Working with MySQL Databases Understanding MySQL Tables Displaying MySQL Databases Making Changes to Tables and Records Adding and Removing User Access Backing Up Databases Checking and Fixing Databases Summary

Chapter 23: Setting Up Virtual Servers

Preparing for Virtualization Creating Virtual Guest Systems Managing Virtual Guest Systems Using Command-Line Tools to Manage Virtual Guests Summary

Appendix

Fedora Source Code

Index End-User License Agreement GNU General Public License

Preamble Terms and Conditions for Copying, Distribution and Modification

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