Book description
Master the newest version of SUSE Linux with SUSE Linux 10 Unleashed. This comprehensive guide to SUSE Linux includes a DVD with the full version of SUSE Linux 10.0 and provides you with intermediate and advanced information to guide you through the installation, management and maintenance of your SUSE Linux 10.0 system. You will gain expert insight into the most important topics, including:
Configuring with YaST2 and SaX2
Launching your desktop
Productivity tools
Using the Internet and creating websites
Secure file transfer
Managing users and data
Keeping your system current
Setting up networks and Samba
Managing databases
Learn how to make the most of your SUSE Linux 10.0 system with the help of SUSE Linux 10 Unleashed.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Author
- About the Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- We Want to Hear from You!
- Introduction
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I. Installation and Configuration
- 1. Welcome to SUSE Linux
- 2. Preparing to Install SUSE Linux
- 3. Installing SUSE Linux
- 4. Further Configuration with YaST and SaX2
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II. Using SUSE Linux
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5. Getting Started with SUSE Linux
- Logging In to SUSE Linux
- Working with the Linux File System
- Essential File System Commands from the /bin and /sbin Directories
- Using the /boot and /dev Directories
- Editing Configuration Files in the /etc Directory
- Where All the Good Stuff Goes: Your /home Directory
- Finding Desktop Programs in /opt
- Where Most of the Programs Go: The /usr Directory
- Variable Data: The /var Directory
- Changing User Information and the Finger Program
- Choosing and Using a Shell
- Editing Text
- Why Can’t I Edit This File? How Permissions Work
- Working as Root
- References
- 6. Launching Your Desktop
- 7. Printing with SUSE Linux
- 8. Shaking Hands with Your Shell
- 9. Being Productive: Office Suites and Other Tools
- 10. Sights, Sounds, and Other Fun Things
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11. Going Cross-Platform
- Viewing Files from the Windows Side of Your Computer
- Emulating Other Operating Systems in Linux: An Overview
- Using Wine to Run Windows Applications
- Running Windows Applications with Win4Lin
- Running Windows Applications with VMware
- Emulating a Mac with Basilisk II
- Using dosemu and DOSBox
- Xen: The Future of Virtualization?
- References
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5. Getting Started with SUSE Linux
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III. Using the Internet
- 12. Connecting to the Internet
- 13. Using the Internet: Browsing the Web and Writing Email
- 14. Creating Basic Websites
- 15. Managing Email Servers
- 16. Collaborating with Others
- 17. Secure File Transfer
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IV. Basic System Administration
- 18. Managing Files, Volumes, and Drives
- 19. Managing Users, Managing Security
- 20. Managing Data: Backup, Restoring, and Recovery
- 21. Keeping Your System Current: Package Management
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V. Advanced System Administration
- 22. Managing the Boot Process and Other Services
- 23. Securing Your Machines
- 24. Kernel and Module Management
- 25. Setting Up Networks and Samba
- 26. Managing Your Apache Web Server
- 27. Managing Domain Names
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VI. Programming
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28. Using the GNU Compiler Collection and Other Programming Tools
- Basic Programming in C Under Linux
- Using the GNU Compiler Collection
- Building Java Applications with Eclipse
- Using the KDevelop Integrated Development Environment
- Using Anjuta to Create GNOME Applications
- Managing Collective Software Development with CVS and Subversion
- Creating RPM Packages
- Other Linux Programming Resources
- References
- 29. Managing Databases
- 30. Using Perl and Python
- 31. Creating Dynamic Websites
- 32. Performance Tuning
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33. Command-Line Master Class
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Some Basic Commands
- Displaying the Contents of a File with cat
- Making and Changing Directories with mkdir and cd
- Changing File Access Permissions with chmod
- Copying, Moving, and Renaming Files with cp and mv
- Displaying Disk Usage with du
- Searching for Strings with grep
- Finding Files from an Index with locate
- Listing Files in the Current Directory with ls
- Reading Man Pages with man
- Listing Processes with ps
- Deleting Files and Directories with rm
- Displaying the Last Lines of a File with tail
- Displaying Resource Usage with top
- Displaying the Location of a Command with which
- Combining Commands Together
- References
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Some Basic Commands
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28. Using the GNU Compiler Collection and Other Programming Tools
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VII. Appendices
- A. Versions of Novell’s SUSE Linux
- B. SUSE and Linux Internet Resources
- What’s on the DVD
Product information
- Title: SUSE™ Linux 10 Unleashed
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2005
- Publisher(s): Sams
- ISBN: 9780672327261
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