Product Description
Step-by-step instructions make the Linux installation simple while clear explanations walk you through best practices for taking advantage of the desktop interface. You’ll learn how to use the Linux shell, file system, and text editor. Plus, the authors describe key system administration skills, such as setting up users, automating system tasks, backing up and restoring files, and understanding the latest security issues and threats.
Coverage includes:
- An Overview of Fedora
- Installing Fedora
- Getting Productive with the Desktop
- Using Linux Commands
- Accessing and Running Applications
- Publishing with Fedora
- Music, Video, and Images in Linux
- Using the Internet and the Web
- Understanding System Administration
- Setting Up and Supporting Users
- Automating System Tasks
- Backing Up and Restoring Files
- Computer Security Issues
- Connecting to the Internet
- Setting Up Printers and Printing
- Setting Up a File Server
- Setting Up a Mail Server
- Setting Up an FTP Server
- Setting Up a Web Server
- Setting Up an LDAP Address Book Server
- Setting Up a DHCP Server
- Setting Up a MySQL Database Server
- Making Servers Public with DNS
- Setting Up Virtual Servers
Whether a new or power user of Fedora, you’ll benefit from Fedora Bible 2010 Edition: Featuring Fedora Linux 12.
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
From the Back Cover
Set up Fedora to:
- Erase your old Windows PC and replace it with a new Linux system
- Go online with improved NetworkManager support
- Get more out of your laptops and netbooks
- Create office documents, spreadsheets, and presentations
- Manage, play, and stream your music and images
- Build a server with e-mail, Web, DNS, FTP, and database services
- Run Fedora alongside other operating systems using virtualization
- Run Windows applications using virtualization or WINE
What’s on the DVD and CD-ROM?
- Official Fedora 12 install DVD
- Official Fedora 12 GNOME desktop live/install CD
System Requirements: See the Preface and Appendix A for details and complete system requirements.
New in Fedora 12
- Improved laptop power management
- Support for more webcams
- Improved video and audio
- Runs better on low-end systems such as netbooks
- Better virtualization
- Improved security
Boot up the Fedora 12 live CD to start now
Spin, wobble, or minimize with desktop effects
Get online quickly and safely
Product Details
- Paperback: 1032 pages
- Publisher: Wiley; Pap/Dvdr/C edition (February 15, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470554193
- ISBN-13: 978-0470554197
- Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 2.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
Product Description
The definitive guide to the basics of one of the most popular operating systems in the worldWhether you’re a first-time Linux user or you’re migrating from another operating system, this book is an ideal introductory guide for getting comfortable with the building-block nature of Linux. Written by bestselling author Christopher Negus, this guide is packed with in-depth descriptions on the basics of Linux desktops, servers, and programming tools and gets you up to speed on all the new and exciting features of the newest version: Linux 2010. Negus walks you through transitioning from Windows or Mac and helps you find the Linux distribution that best meets your needs.
You’ll explore more than 18 Linux distributions, including the latest versions of Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, OpenSUSE, Slackware, Knoppix, Gentoo, Mandriva, SLAX, and more. Plus, you’ll discover how to set up secure, fully functioning Linux server systems and get up-to-date installation advice.
Topics Covered:
- Getting off the Ground with Linux
- Running a Linux Desktop
- Learning System Administration Skills
- Setting Up Linux Servers
- Choosing and Installing Different Linux Distributions
- Programming in Linux
Linux Bible 2010 Edition walks you through the details of the various Linux distributions and updates you on the latest networking, desktop, and server enhancements.
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
From the Back Cover
Voted one of the five “Favorite Linux Books of All Time” by readers of Linux Journal!Try out 18 different Linux distributions to see which one is right for you
Many Internet sites you visit or gadgets you use are run by Linux systems. Now you can try out Linux on your own PC! Run Linux live or install it side by side with your Windows or Mac OS system. This book includes step-by-step instructions and software to use Linux as a desktop, server, or programmer’s workstation. Move to software freedom and find the right Linux for your home, school, small business, or enterprise.
- Install and use the latest Linux systems for desktops and servers
- Access free and open source software for e-mail, Web browsing, and games
- Launch all your music, video, images, and documents in Linux
- Set up your own print, file, e-mail, and Web servers
- Get a stable and secure system using Linux firewall and security tools
- Create your own cool apps with useful programming tools
A total of 18 different Linux distributions are included on the DVD and CD-ROM.
- To try out Linux, boot directly Ubuntu, openSUSE, KNOPPIX, Fedora, PCLinuxOS, Gentoo, BackTrack, and other live Linux distributions
- To keep Linux permanently, install those and other distributions to your hard disk
What’s on the DVD and CD-ROM?
DVD Includes
- Ubuntu Linux (live/install)
- Fedora Linux (live/install)
- openSUSE (live/install)
- KNOPPIX (live/install)
- Gentoo Linux (live/install)
- Slackware® Linux (install)
- PCLinuxOS (live/install)
- BackTrack (live)
- Mandriva One (live/install)
- AntiX (live/install)
- INSERT (live)
- Puppy Linux (live/install)
CD-ROM Includes
- Debian GNU/Linux(network install)
- Damn Small Linux (live/install)
- SLAX (live)
- SystemRescueCd (live)
- Coyote Linux (floppy firewall)
- Tiny Core (live)
System Requirements:
- All software built for x86 computers
- See chapters on each distribution for system requirements
- Paperback: 912 pages
- Publisher: Wiley; Pap/Dvdr/C edition (December 14, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470485051
- ISBN-13: 978-0470485057
- Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 2 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
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