Fedora Unleashed, 2008 Edition

Fedora Unleashed, 2008 Edition presents comprehensive coverage of Fedora 8, the popular Linux distribution developed by the Red Hat-sponsored Fedora Project. This book provides detailed information on installing, using, and administering Fedora. You’ll learn how to set up a desktop workstation or a high-powered server, and you’ll find complete details on Yum, Fedora’s easy-to-use desktop and productivity software. Fedora Unleashed, 2008 Edition covers a wide range of topics, from using the software you need every day for work, such as the OpenOffice.org productivity suite and the Firefox web browser, to configuring your Linux desktop to run smoothly using multiple printers, shell scripts, and more. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Install and configure the Fedora 8 Linux distribution
• Manage Linux services and users
• Run a printer server with CUPS
• Connect to a local network and the Internet
• Set up and administer a web server with Apache
• Secure your machine and your network from intruders
• Rebuild and install a new Linux kernel
• Learn shell scripting
• Run other operating systems on Fedora with Xen
• Share files with Windows users using Samba
• Get productive with OpenOffice.org
• Play games on Linux
• Use Linux multimedia programs
• Use a database with Fedora
• Set up a firewall
• Set up a DNS server
• Work with the X Window system
• Learn Linux programming (including Mono)
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Fedora 8 on DVD: DVD includes the Fedora 8 binary distribution with all the base Fedora packages plus hundreds of additional programs and utilities. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Free Upgrade! Purchase this book anytime in 2008 and receive a free Fedora 9 Upgrade Kit by mail (U.S. or Canada only) after Fedora 9 is released. See inside back cover for details. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

About the Author

Andrew Hudson is a regular freelance contributor to Linux Format magazine, the UK’s largest Linux magazine. His particular area of expertise is Fedora and the Red Hat Enterprise Linux platform. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Paul Hudson is Editor of Linux Format magazine, a professional developer, and full-time journalist for Future Publishing. His articles have appeared in Mac Format, PC Answers, PC Format, PC Plus, and Linux Format. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Table of Contents

• Introduction 1
• Part I Installation and Configuration
• 1 Installing Fedora 9
• 2 Fedora Quick Start 41
• 3 Working with GNOME 53
• 4 Command-Line Quick Start 77
• Part II Desktop Fedora
• 5 On the Internet 105
• 6 Productivity Applications 125
• 7 Multimedia 147
• 8 Printing with Fedora 177
• 9 Games 191
• Part III System Administration
• 10 Managing Users 203
• 11 Automating Tasks 231
• 12 System-Monitoring Tools 259
• 13 Backing Up 271
• 14 Networking 297
• 15 Remote Access with SSH 335
• 16 Xen 345
• Part IV Fedora As a Server
• 17 Apache Web Server Management 353
• 18 Administering Database Services 389
• 19 File and Print 415
• 20 Remote File Serving with FTP 445
• 21 Handling Electronic Mail 479
• 22 Setting Up a Proxy Server 501
• 23 Managing DNS 511
• 24 LDAP 551
• Part V Programming Linux
• 25 Using Perl 563
• 26 Working with Python 579
• 27 Writing PHP Scripts 599
• 28 C/C++ Programming Tools for Fedora 629
• 29 Mono 641
• Part VI Fedora Housekeeping
• 30 Securing Your Machines 655
• 31 Performance Tuning 669
• 32 Command-Line Master Class 683
• 33 Writing and Executing a Shell Script 711
• 34 Advanced Software Management 737
• 35 Managing the File System 757
• 36 Kernel and Module Management 787
• Part VII Appendices
• A The History of Red Hat and Fedora 813
• B Installation Resources 821
• C Fedora and Linux Internet Resources 847
• Index 859
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