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Preface
Organization of This Book
Conventions Used in This Book
Using Code Examples
How to Contact Us
Safari® Enabled
Acknowledgments
I. Enjoying and Being Productive on Linux
1. Introduction to Linux
1.1. About This Book
1.2. Who's Using Linux?
1.3. System Features
1.3.1. A Bag of Features
1.3.2. Kernel
1.3.3. Commands and Shells
1.3.4. Text Processing and Word Processing
1.3.5. Commercial Applications
1.3.6. Programming Languages and Utilities
1.3.7. The X Window System
1.3.8. KDE and GNOME
1.3.9. Networking
1.3.10. Laptop Support
1.3.11. Interfacing with Windows
1.3.12. Other Applications
1.4. About Linux's Copyright
1.4.1. A Summary of Free Software Licensing
1.4.2. SCO and Other Challenges
1.5. Open Source and the Philosophy of Linux
1.5.1. Hints for Unix Novices
1.5.2. Hints for Unix Gurus
1.6. Sources of Linux Information
1.6.1. Online Documents
1.6.2. Books and Other Published Works
1.6.3. Usenet Newsgroups
1.6.4. Internet Mailing Lists
1.7. Getting Help
2. Preinstallation and Installation
2.1. Distributions of Linux
2.1.1. Getting Linux via Mail Order or Other Hard Media
2.1.2. Getting Linux from the Internet
2.2. Preparing to Install Linux
2.2.1. Installation Overview
2.2.2. Repartitioning Concepts
2.2.3. Linux Partition Requirements
2.2.4. Creating Swap Space
2.2.5. Creating the Filesystems
2.2.6. Installing the Software
2.2.7. Creating the Boot Floppy or Installing GRUB
2.2.8. Additional Installation Procedures
2.3. Post-Installation Procedures
2.3.1. Creating a User Account
2.3.2. Getting Online Help
2.3.3. Editing /etc/fstab
2.3.4. Shutting Down the System
2.4. Running into Trouble
2.4.1. Problems with Booting the Installation Medium
2.4.2. Hardware Problems
2.4.3. Problems Installing the Software
2.4.4. Problems After Installing Linux
3. Desktop Environments
3.1. Why Use a Graphical Desktop?
3.2. The K Desktop Environment
3.2.1. General Features
3.2.2. Installing KDE
3.2.3. Using KDE
3.3. KDE Applications
3.3.1. konsole: Your Home Base
3.3.2. Clocks
3.3.3. KGhostview: Displaying PostScript and PDF
3.3.4. Reading Documentation with Konqueror
3.3.5. Burning CDs with K3b
3.4. The GNOME Desktop Environment
3.4.1. Core Desktop Interface
3.4.2. Expert Settings: GConf
3.5. GNOME Applications
3.5.1. Evolution: Mail, Calendar, and Contacts
3.5.2. GNOME and Office Software
3.5.3. Movies and Music: Totem and Rhythmbox
3.5.4. Additional Applications and Resources
4. Basic Unix Commands and Concepts
4.1. Logging In
4.2. Setting a Password
4.3. Virtual Consoles
4.4. Popular Commands
4.4.1. Directories
4.4.2. Listing Files
4.4.3. Viewing Files, More or Less
4.4.4. Symbolic Links
4.5. Shells
4.6. Useful Keys and How to Get Them to Work
4.7. Typing Shortcuts
4.7.1. Word Completion
4.7.2. Moving Around Among Commands
4.8. Filename Expansion
4.9. Saving Your Output
4.10. What Is a Command?
4.11. Putting a Command in the Background
4.12. Remote Logins and Command Execution
4.13. Manual Pages
4.14. Startup Files
4.15. Important Directories
4.16. Basic Text Editing
4.17. Advanced Shells and Shell Scripting
4.17.1. Setting Terminal Attributes
4.17.2. Shell Programming
4.17.3. Being More Efficient with the Z Shell
5. Web Browsers and Instant Messaging
5.1. The World Wide Web
5.1.1. Using Konqueror
5.1.2. Other Web Browsers
5.2. Instant Messaging
5.2.1. Initial Configuration
5.2.2. Chatting
5.2.3. Advanced Configuration
6. Electronic Mail Clients
6.1. Using KMail
6.2. Using Mozilla Mail & News
6.3. Getting the Mail to Your Computer with fetchmail
6.4. OpenPGP Encryption with GnuPG
6.4.1. Symmetric Encryption
6.4.2. Public-Key Cryptography
6.4.3. Creating a New Key Pair
6.4.4. Encrypting with Public Keys
6.4.5. Digital Signatures
6.4.6. The Web of Trust
6.4.7. Using gPG-agent
7. Games
7.1. Gaming
7.2. Quake III
7.2.1. Installation
7.2.2. Single Player
7.2.3. Multiplayer
7.2.4. Mods
7.3. Return to Castle Wolfenstein
7.3.1. Installation
7.3.2. Single Player
7.3.3. Multiplayer
7.4. Unreal Tournament 2004
7.4.1. Installation
7.4.2. Play
7.4.3. Game Server
7.4.4. Updates
7.5. Emulators
7.5.1. MAME
7.5.2. Nestra
7.5.3. SNES9x
7.6. Frozen Bubble
7.7. Tux Racer
8. Office Suites and Personal Productivity
8.1. Using OpenOffice
8.1.1. "OpenOffice" Versus "OpenOffice.org"
8.1.2. The Modules of OpenOffice
8.1.3. OpenDocument and OpenOffice 2
8.1.4. OpenOffice Writer
8.1.5. OOoWriter Customization
8.1.6. OpenOffice Calc
8.1.7. OpenOffice Impress
8.1.8. Customizing OpenOffice
8.2. KOffice
8.2.1. Hands On: Getting to Know KOffice
8.3. Other Word Processors
8.4. Synching PDAs
8.4.1. Checking the Connection
8.4.2. KPilot Synchronization
8.5. Groupware
8.5.1. Basic Group Organization
8.5.2. Groupware Server Solutions
8.5.3. LDAP: Accessing Global Address Books
8.6. Managing Your Finances
8.6.1. Getting Started
8.6.2. The Account
8.6.3. The GnuCash Accounts Window
8.6.4. Transactions
8.6.5. Reports
8.6.6. Real-Life Examples
9. Multimedia
9.1. Multimedia Concepts
9.1.1. Digital Sampling
9.1.2. File Formats
9.1.3. Multimedia Hardware
9.2. Kernel and Driver Issues
9.2.1. Sound Drivers
9.2.2. Video Drivers
9.2.3. Alternate Input Devices
9.3. Embedded and Other Multimedia Devices
9.4. Desktop Environments
9.4.1. KDE
9.4.2. GNOME
9.5. Windows Compatibility
9.6. Multimedia Applications
9.6.1. Sound Mixers
9.6.2. Multimedia Players
9.6.3. CD and DVD Burning Tools
9.6.4. Speech Tools
9.6.5. Image, Sound, and Video Editing and Management Tools
9.6.6. Imaging Tools
9.6.7. Recording Tools
9.6.8. Music Composition Tools
9.6.9. Internet Telephony and Conferencing Tools
9.6.10. Browser Plug-ins
9.6.11. Putting It All Together
9.7. Multimedia Toolkits and Development Environments
9.8. Solutions to Common Problems
9.9. References
II. System Administration
10. System Administration Basics
10.1. Maintaining the System
10.2. Managing Filesystems
10.2.1. Filesystem Types
10.2.2. Mounting Filesystems
10.2.3. Automounting Devices
10.2.4. Creating Filesystems
10.2.5. Checking and Repairing Filesystems
10.2.6. Encrypted Filesystems
10.3. Managing Swap Space
10.3.1. Creating Swap Space
10.3.2. Enabling the Swap Space
10.3.3. Disabling Swap Space
10.4. The /proc Filesystem
10.5. Device Files
10.6. Scheduling Recurring Jobs Using cron
10.7. Executing Jobs Once
10.8. Managing System Logs
10.9. Processes
10.10. Programs That Serve You
11. Managing Users, Groups, and Permissions
11.1. Managing User Accounts
11.1.1. The passwd File
11.1.2. Shadow Passwords
11.1.3. PAM and Other Authentication Methods
11.1.4. The Group File
11.1.5. Creating Accounts
11.1.6. Deleting and Disabling Accounts
11.1.7. Modifying User Accounts
11.2. File Ownership and Permissions
11.2.1. What Permissions Mean
11.2.2. Owners and Groups
11.3. Changing the Owner, Group, and Permissions
12. Installing, Updating, and Compiling Programs
12.1. Upgrading Software
12.2. General Upgrade Procedure
12.2.1. Using RPM
12.2.2. Using dpkg and apt
12.3. Automated and Bulk Upgrades
12.3.1. YaST Online Update: Automated Updates
12.3.2. Red Carpet and ZENworks Linux Management: Alternative Package Management Tools
12.4. Upgrading Software Not Provided in Packages
12.4.1. Upgrading Libraries
12.4.2. Upgrading the Compiler
12.5. Archive and Compression Utilities
12.5.1. Using gzip and bzip2
12.5.2. Using tar
12.5.3. Using tar with gzip and bzip2
12.5.4. tar Tricks
13. Networking
13.1. Networking with TCP/IP
13.1.1. TCP/IP Concepts
13.1.2. Hardware Requirements
13.1.3. Configuring TCP/IP with Ethernet
13.2. Dial-Up PPP
13.2.1. Basic PPP Configuration for Modems
13.3. PPP over ISDN
13.3.1. Configuring Your ISDN Hardware
13.3.2. Setting Up Synchronous PPP
13.3.3. And If It Does Not Work?
13.3.4. Where to Go from Here?
13.4. ADSL
13.5. Cable Modems
13.6. Network Diagnostics Tools
13.6.1. ping
13.6.2. traceroute
13.6.3. dig
14. Printing
14.1. Printing
14.1.1. Basic Linux Printing Commands
14.1.2. Some Common Command-Line Printing Tasks
14.1.3. nenscript and enscript
14.1.4. Printing Using GUI Tools
14.1.5. How the Printing System Processes a File
14.2. Managing Print Services
14.2.1. Linux Printing Software
14.2.2. Configuring Printer Hardware
14.2.3. Configuring CUPS Security
14.2.4. Defining Printers in CUPS
14.2.5. Fine-Tuning Printer Definitions
14.2.6. Managing Printer Queues
14.2.7. Maintaining LPD Compatibility
14.2.8. Printer Troubleshooting
14.2.9. Behind the Scenes: CUPS Files and Directories
15. File Sharing
15.1. Sharing Files with Windows Systems (Samba)
15.1.1. Protocols and Things Windows-Related
15.1.2. Linux System Preparation and Installing Samba
15.1.3. Accessing Remote Windows Files and Printers
15.1.4. Sharing Linux Files and Printers with Windows Users
15.1.5. An Office File- and Print-Sharing Solution Using Samba
15.1.6. Automatic Printer Driver Download
15.1.7. Using smbsh for Direct File Manipulation on Remote Systems
15.2. NFS Configuration and NIS
15.2.1. Configuring Your System as an NFS Client
15.2.2. Configuring Your System as an NIS Client
16. The X Window System
16.1. A History of X
16.2. X Concepts
16.3. Hardware Requirements
16.4. Installing X.org
16.5. Configuring X.org
16.6. Running X
16.7. Running into Trouble
16.8. X and 3D
16.8.1. OpenGL Setup
17. System Start and Shutdown
17.1. Booting the System
17.1.1. Using a Boot Floppy
17.1.2. Using GRUB
17.2. System Startup and Initialization
17.2.1. Kernel Boot Messages
17.2.2. init, inittab, and rc Files
17.2.3. rc Files
17.3. Single-User Mode
17.4. Shutting Down the System
17.5. A Graphical Runlevel Editor: KSysV
18. Configuring and Building the Kernel
18.1. Building a New Kernel
18.1.1. Obtaining Kernel Sources
18.1.2. Building the Kernel
18.2. Loadable Device Drivers
18.2.1. Installing the Kernel
18.2.2. Compiling Modules
18.2.3. Loading a Module
18.3. Loading Modules Automatically
19. Text Editing
19.1. Editing Files Using vi
19.1.1. Starting vi
19.1.2. Inserting Text and Moving Around
19.1.3. Deleting Text and Undoing Changes
19.1.4. Changing Text
19.1.5. Moving Around the File
19.1.6. Saving Files and Quitting vi
19.1.7. Editing Another File
19.1.8. Including Other Files
19.1.9. Running Shell Commands
19.1.10. Global Searching and Replacing
19.1.11. Moving Text and Using Registers
19.1.12. Extending vi
19.2. The (X)Emacs Editor
19.2.1. Firing It Up
19.2.2. Simple Editing Commands
19.2.3. Tutorial and Online Help
19.2.4. Deleting, Copying, and Moving Text
19.2.5. Searching and Replacing
19.2.6. Macros
19.2.7. Running Commands and Programming Within Emacs
19.2.8. Tailoring Emacs
19.2.9. Regular Expressions
19.2.10. Emacs and the X Window System
20. Text Processing
20.1. TeX and LaTeX
20.1.1. Learning the Ropes
20.1.2. Formatting and Printing
20.1.3. Further Reading
20.2. XML and DocBook
20.3. groff
20.3.1. Writing a Manual Page
20.3.2. Formatting and Installing the Manual Page
20.4. Texinfo
20.4.1. Writing the Texinfo Source
20.4.2. Formatting Texinfo
III. Programming
21. Programming Tools
21.1. Programming with gcc
21.1.1. Quick Overview
21.1.2. gcc Features
21.1.3. Basic gcc Usage
21.1.4. Using Multiple Source Files
21.1.5. Optimizing
21.1.6. Enabling Debugging Code
21.1.7. More Fun with Libraries
21.1.8. Using C++
21.2. Makefiles
21.2.1. What make Does
21.2.2. Some Syntax Rules
21.2.3. Macros
21.2.4. Suffix Rules and Pattern Rules
21.2.5. Multiple Commands
21.2.6. Including Other makefiles
21.2.7. Interpreting make Messages
21.2.8. Autoconf, Automake, and Other Makefile Tools
21.3. Debugging with gdb
21.3.1. Tracing a Program
21.3.2. Examining a Core File
21.3.3. Debugging a Running Program
21.3.4. Changing and Examining Data
21.3.5. Getting Information
21.3.6. Miscellaneous Features
21.4. Useful Utilities for C Programmers
21.4.1. Debuggers
21.4.2. Profiling and Performance Tools
21.4.3. Using strace
21.4.4. Using Valgrind
21.4.5. Interface Building Tools
21.4.6. Revision Control Tools: RCS
21.4.7. Revision Control Tools: CVS
21.4.8. Patching Files
21.4.9. Indenting Code
21.5. Using Perl
21.5.1. A Sample Program
21.5.2. More Features
21.5.3. Pros and Cons
21.6. Java
21.6.1. The Promise of Java, or Why You Might Want to Use Java
21.6.2. Getting Java for Linux
21.7. Python
21.7.1. Parsing Output from the Last Command Using Python
21.7.2. Developing a Calculator Using Python
21.8. Other Languages
21.9. Introduction to OpenGL Programming
21.9.1. GLUT
21.9.2. Qt
21.10. Integrated Development Environments
22. Running a Web Server
22.1. Configuring Your Own Web Server
22.1.1. httpd.conf
22.1.2. srm.conf and access.conf
22.1.3. Starting httpd
23. Transporting and Handling Email Messages
23.1. The Postfix MTA
23.1.1. A Word About DNS
23.1.2. Installing Postfix
23.1.3. Postfix Configuration
23.1.4. Starting Postfix
23.1.5. Postfix Logging
23.1.6. Running Postfix on System Startup
23.1.7. Postfix Relay Control
23.1.8. Additional Configurations
23.2. Procmail
23.2.1. Procmail Concepts
23.2.2. Preparing Procmail for Use
23.2.3. Recipe Syntax
23.2.4. Examples
23.3. Filtering Spam
24. Running an FTP Server
24.1. Introduction
24.2. Compiling and Installing
24.2.1. RPM Install
24.2.2. Compiling from Source
24.3. Running ProFTPD
24.4. Configuration
24.4.1. Getting Started
24.4.2. Basic Configuration
24.4.3. Advanced Configuration
24.4.4. Virtual Hosts
IV. Network Services
25. Running Web Applications with MySQL and PHP
25.1. MySQL
25.1.1. MySQL Installation and Initial Configuration
25.1.2. Initial Tasks: Setting Up Users and SQL
25.1.3. Creating and Populating a Database
25.2. PHP
25.2.1. Some Sample PHP
25.2.2. PHP4 as an Apache Module
25.3. The LAMP Server in Action
26. Running a Secure System
26.1. A Perspective on System Security
26.2. Initial Steps in Setting Up a Secure System
26.2.1. Shutting Down Unwanted Network Daemons
26.2.2. Top 10 Things You Should Never Do
26.3. TCP Wrapper Configuration
26.3.1. Using TCP Wrappers with inetd
26.3.2. Using TCP Wrappers with xinetd
26.3.3. /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny
26.4. Firewalls: Filtering IP Packets
26.4.1. netfilter Basics
26.4.2. Developing IP Filtering Rulesets
26.4.3. IP Filter Management and Script Files
26.4.4. Sample netfilter Configurations
26.5. SELinux
27. Backup and Recovery
27.1. Making Backups
27.1.1. Simple Backups
27.1.2. Incremental Backups
27.2. What to Do in an Emergency
27.2.1. Repairing Filesystems
27.2.2. Accessing Damaged Files
27.2.3. Restoring Files from Backup
28. Heterogeneous Networking and Running Windows Programs
28.1. Sharing Partitions
28.1.1. Filesystems and Mounting
28.1.2. File Translation Utilities
28.2. Emulation and Virtual Operating Systems
28.2.1. Wine
28.2.2. VMware Workstation
28.2.3. Other Programs for Running MS-DOS and Windows Applications on Linux
28.3. Remote Desktop Access to Windows Programs
28.3.1. rdesktop and TSCLient
28.3.2. Virtual Network Connection
28.4. FreeNX: Linux as a Remote Desktop Server
A. Sources of Linux Information
A.1. Linux Documentation Project
A.2. FTP Sites
A.3. World Wide Web Sites
A.3.1. General Documentation
A.3.2. Open Source Projects
A.3.3. Programming Languages and Tools
A.3.4. News and Information Sites
A.3.5. Linux Software Directories and Download Sites
A.3.6. Linux Distributions
A.3.7. Commercial Linux Software Companies
A.3.8. Internet RFCs and Other Standards
A.3.9. Miscellaneous
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