Book description
Linux is a significant force in the server room and the desktop, delivering reliability, ease of installation and administration, high performance, security, and robust applications. Special Edition Using Linux 6E is written to the just-released 2.4.x kernel and includes the following topics: installation and configuration of Red Hat Linux, Caldera OpenLinux, and Debian GNU/Linux; configuration and use of Samba, Netscape, sendmail, SSH, and Webmin; coverage of KDE 2.0 and its integrated utility suite; configuration of the X Windows System; installation and managment of applications; creation of a VPN with FreeS/WAN; customization of your shell environment; networking with Linux; Novell NetWare integration; and more. Special Edition Using Linux 6E details the latest Linux technologies, such as Ximian GNOME and the 2.4 kernel.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Tell Us What You Think!
- INTRODUCTION
- Introduction to Linux
- Sight and Sound
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Linux System Administration
- System Administration Tools
- Disk Drives and Filesystems
- Understanding the Linux Filesystem
- Users, Groups, and Permissions
- Boot Loaders
- System Initialization
- Customizing Your Shell Environment
- Understanding PAM
- Software Package Management
- Building/Rebuilding a Package
- Building a Custom Kernel
- Kernel Modules
- Building a VPN (FreeS/WAN)
- System Auditing and System Logging
- Networking with Linux
- Services and Special Applications
- Appendixes
- Index
Product information
- Title: Special Edition Using Linux®, Sixth Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2000
- Publisher(s): Que
- ISBN: 9780789725431
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