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Red Hat Fedora Core 6 Unleashed (Unleashed)
Continuing with the tradition of offering the most comprehensive coverage of Red Hat Linux on the market, Fedora Core 6 Unleashed includes new and additional material based on the latest release of Red Hat's Fedora Core Linux distribution. Incorporating an advanced approach to presenting information about Fedora, the book aims to provide the best and
latest information that intermediate to advanced Linux users need to know about installation, configuration, system administration, server operations, and security. Fedora Core 6 Unleashed thoroughly covers all of Fedora's software packages, including up-to-date material on new applications, Web development, peripherals, and programming languages. It also includes updated discussion of the architecture of the Linux kernel, USB, KDE, GNOME, Broadband access issues, routing, gateways, firewalls, disk tuning, GCC, Perl, Python, printing services (CUPS), wireless support, international support (Unicode 5.0 support), Java programs support (Eclipse), and security.
Contents:
Introduction Part I Installation and Configuration 1 Introducing Fedora What Is Fedora? Inside Fedora Core Features of the Fedora Install Fedora File System Features Fedora for Business Fedora in Your Home 64-Bit Fedora Fedora on the PPC Platform Fedora on Dual-Core Machines Getting the Most from Fedora and Linux Documentation Fedora Developers and Documentation Reference 2 Preparing to Install Fedora Planning Your Fedora Deployment Business Considerations System Considerations User Considerations A Predeployment Planning Checklist Planning the Installation Hardware Requirements Meeting the Minimum Fedora Core Hardware Requirements Using Legacy Hardware Planning for Hard Drive Storage for Your Fedora Installation Class Checking Hardware Compatibility Preparing for Potential Hardware Problems Preparing and Using a Hardware Inventory Preparing for the Install Process Preparing to Install from a CD-ROM Partitioning Before and During Installation Choosing a Partitioning Scheme Hosting Parts of the Linux File System on Separate Partitions Using Fedora's kickstart Installation Method Reference 3 Installing Fedora Before You Begin the Installation Research Your Hardware Specifications Choose an Installation Type Choose Software Installation Options Planning Partition Strategies The Boot Loader Choosing How to Install Fedora Installing from CD or DVD Installing Using a Network Step-by-Step Installation Starting the Install Partitioning Your Hard Drive Choosing, Configuring, and Installing the Boot Loader Network Configuration Setting the Time Zone Creating a Root Password and User Accounts Software Selection and Installation Finishing the Install firstboot Configuration Logging In and Shutting Down Reference 4 Post-Installation Configuration Troubleshooting Post-Installation Configuration Problems Your Hardware and Kudzu Pointer and Keyboard Configuration Configuring Keyboards with Linux Configuring Pointing Devices in Fedora Configuring Display Graphics Configuring Sound Devices Detecting and Configuring a Modem Configuring a Serial-Port Modem Configuring a Fax Modem Configuring minicom for Modem Use Configuring WinModems for Laptops Configuring Power Management in Fedora Resetting the Date and Time Using the date Command Using the hwclock Command Using the system-config-date Client Managing PCMCIA Using PCMCIA Controlling PCMCIA Service Configuring and Using CD, DVD, and CD-RW Drives Checking Drive Assignment Initializing FireWire CD Drives Configuring Wireless Networks Reference 5 First Steps with Fedora Working with the Linux File System Viewing the Linux File System Use Essential Commands from the /bin and /sbin Directories Store the Booted Kernel and View Stored Devices in the /boot and /dev Directories Use and Edit Files in the /etc Directory Protect the Contents of User Directories-/home Use the Contents of the /proc Directory to Interact with the Kernel Work with Shared Data in the /usr Directory Temporary File Storage in the /tmp Directory Access Variable Data Files in the /var Directory Logging In to and Working with Linux Text-Based Console Login Working with Virtual Consoles Using Simple Keyboard and Mouse Techniques in a Linux Console Session Logging Out Logging In and Out from a Remote Computer Changing Your User Information Reading Documentation Using Man Pages Finding and Reading Software Package Documentation Using the Shell Using Environment Variables Navigating and Searching with the Shell Managing Files with the Shell Compressing and Decompressing Files Through the Shell Using the Text Editors Working with vi Working with emacs Working with Permissions Assigning Permissions Directory Permissions Understanding Set User ID and Set Group ID Permissions Working As Root Creating Users Deleting Users Shutting Down the System Rebooting the System Reference Part II Desktop Fedora 6 The X Window System Basic X Concepts Using X Elements of the xorg.conf File Configuring X Starting X Using a Display Manager Starting X from the Console by Using startx Selecting and Using Window Managers Using Fedora's switchdesk The Tab Window Manager The Motif Window Manager AIGLX-Eye Candy for the Masses The GNOME and KDE Desktop Environments GNOME: The GNU Network Object Model Environment KDE: The K Desktop Environment Reference 7 Managing Software Using RPM for Software Management Command-Line and Graphical RPM Clients Using rpm on the Command Line Package Organization with RPM Extracting a Single File from an RPM File Using pirut for Software Management Alternatives for Software Management yum pup Compiling Software from Source Building rpms from src.rpm Files Working with Source RPM Files Compile from Source Tarballs Reference 8 On the Internet: Surfing the Web, Writing Email, and Reading the News Choosing a Web Browser Mozilla Firefox The Mozilla Suite Epiphany Konqueror Choosing an Email Client Evolution Mozilla Thunderbird Balsa KMail Mozilla Mail The mail Application mutt Other Mail Clients An Overview of Network News Newsgroups Selecting a Newsreader The slrn News Client The Pan News Client The KNode News Client The Mozilla News Client The Thunderbird News Client RSS Readers Firefox Blam Collaborating with TWiki Internet Relay Chat Internet Messaging with GAIM Videoconferencing with Ekiga Reference 9 Productivity Applications Office Suites for Fedora Working with OpenOffice.org Working with OpenOffice.org Writer Working with OpenOffice.org Calc Working with Gnome Office Working with KOffice Productivity Applications Written for Microsoft Windows Reference 10 Multimedia Applications Burning CDs and DVDs in Fedora Core Linux Creating CDs from the Command Line Creating DVDs from the Command Line Creating CDs and DVDs with Fedora's Graphical Clients Sound and Music Sound Cards Recording Sound Sound Formats Music Players Streaming Audio Viewing TV and Video TV and Video Hardware Video Formats Viewing Video in Linux Viewing Television with Linux Personal Video Recorders DVD and Video Players Reference 11 Graphics Manipulation Graphics Manipulation The GNU Image Manipulation Program Using Digital Cameras with Fedora Webcams Handheld Digital Cameras Using F-Spot Using Scanners in Fedora Working with Graphics Formats Capturing Screen Images Reference 12 Printing with Fedora Overview of Fedora Printing Configuring and Managing Print Services GUI-Based Printer Configuration Quickstart Console-Based Printer Configuration Quickstart Managing Printing Services Creating and Configuring Local Printers Creating the Print Queue Editing Printer Settings Reference 13 Games Linux Gaming Installing Proprietary Video Drivers Installing DOOM 3 Installing Unreal Tournament 2004 Installing Quake 4 Installing Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory Battle of Wesnoth KDEedu Playing Windows Games with Cedega Reference Part III System Administration 14 Managing Users User Accounts User IDs and Group IDs File Permissions Managing Groups Group Management Tools Managing Users User Management Tools Adding New Users Monitoring User Activity on the System Managing Passwords System Password Policy The Password File Shadow Passwords Managing Password Security for Users Changing Passwords in a Batch Granting System Administrator Privileges to Regular Users Temporarily Changing User Identity with the su Command Granting Root Privileges on Occasion-The sudo Command Control Via Restricted Shells The User Login Process Disk Quotas Implementing Quotas Manually Configuring Quotas Reference 15 Automating Tasks Running Services at Bootup Beginning the Boot Loading Process Loading the Linux Kernel System Services and Runlevels Runlevel Definitions Booting into the Default Runlevel Booting to a Nondefault Runlevel with GRUB Understanding init Scripts and the Final Stage of Initialization Controlling Services at Boot with Administrative Tools Running Services Through xinetd Changing Runlevels Troubleshooting Runlevel Problems Starting and Stopping Services Manually Scheduling Tasks Using at and batch to Schedule Tasks for Later Using cron to Run Jobs Repeatedly Basic Shell Control The Shell Command Line Shell Pattern-Matching Support Redirecting Input and Output Piping Data Background Processing Writing and Executing a Shell Script Running the New Shell Program Storing Shell Scripts for Systemwide Access Interpreting Shell Scripts Through Specific Shells Using Variables in Shell Scripts Assigning a Value to a Variable Accessing Variable Values Positional Parameters A Simple Example of a Positional Parameter Using Positional Parameters to Access and Retrieve Variables from the Command Line Using a Simple Script to Automate Tasks Built-in Variables Special Characters Use Double Quotes to Resolve Variables in Strings with Embedded Spaces Using Single Quotes to Maintain Unexpanded Variables Using the Backslash As an Escape Character Using the Backtick to Replace a String with Output Comparison of Expressions in pdksh and bash Comparing Expressions with tcsh The for Statement The while Statement The until Statement The repeat Statement (tcsh) The select Statement (pdksh) The shift Statement The if Statement The case Statement The break and exit Statements Using Functions in Shell Scripts Reference 16 System Resources System-Monitoring Tools Console-Based Monitoring Using the kill Command to Control Processes Using Priority Scheduling and Control Displaying Free and Used Memory with free Disk Quotas Graphical Process- and System Management Tools KDE Process- and System-Monitoring Tools Reference 17 Backing Up, Restoring, and Recovery Choosing a Backup Strategy Why Data Loss Occurs Assessing Your Backup Needs and Resources Evaluating Backup Strategies Making the Choice Choosing Backup Hardware and Media Removable Storage Media Network Storage Tape Drive Backup Using Backup Software tar: The Most Basic Backup Tool The GNOME File Roller The KDE Archiving Tools (KDE ark and kdat) Using the dd Command for Archiving Using the Amanda Backup Application Alternative Backup Software Copying Files Copying Files Using tar Compressing, Encrypting, and Sending tar Streams Copying Files Using cp Copying Files Using mc Copying Files Using scp Copying Files Using rsync Undeleting Files Reformatting with the -S Option When Experiencing Unrecoverable File System Errors Undeleting Files Using mc System Rescue The Fedora Rescue Disc Backing Up and Restoring the Master Boot Record Manually Restoring the Partition Table Booting the System from the Rescue Disc Booting the System from a Generic Boot Floppy Disk Using a GRUB Boot Floppy Disk Using the Recovery Facility from the Installation Disc Reference 18 Network Connectivity Laying the Foundation: The localhost Interface Checking for the Availability of the Loopback Interface Configuring the Loopback Interface Manually Networking with TCP/IP TCP/IP Addressing Using IP Masquerading in Fedora Ports Network Organization Subnetting Subnet Masks Unicast, Multicast, and Broadcast Addressing Hardware Devices for Networking Network Interface Cards Network Cable Hubs and Switches Routers and Bridges Initializing New Network Hardware Using Network Configuration Tools Command-Line Network Interface Configuration Network Configuration Files Using Graphical Configuration Tools Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol How DHCP Works Activating DHCP at Installation and Boot Time DHCP Software Installation and Configuration Using DHCP to Configure Network Hosts Other Uses for DHCP Wireless Networking Support for Wireless Networking in Fedora Cellular Networking Advantages of Wireless Networking Choosing from Among Available Wireless Protocols Beyond the Network and onto the Internet Common Configuration Information Configuring Digital Subscriber Line Access Understanding Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet Configuring a PPPoE Connection Manually Configuring Dial-Up Internet Access Configuring a Dial-Up Connection Manually Using the Fedora Internet Configuration Wizard Troubleshooting Connection Problems Configuring a Dial-In PPP Server Using Patches/Upgrades to Keep Your Network Secure Reference General DHCP Wireless Books 19 Remote Access with SSH and Telnet Setting Up a Telnet Server Telnet Versus SSH Setting Up an SSH Server The SSH Tools Using scp to Copy Individual Files Between Machines Using sftp to Copy Many Files Between Machines Using ssh-keygen to Enable Key-Based Logins Remote X XDMCP VNC Reference 20 Xen Why Virtualization Is a Smart Idea Virtualization Versus Paravirtualization How Xen Works Installing Xen Setting Up Guest Operating Systems Runtime Configuration Reference Part IV Fedora As a Server 21 Apache Web Server Management About the Apache Web Server Installing the Apache Server Installing from the RPM Building the Source Yourself Starting and Stopping Apache Starting the Apache Server Manually Using /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd Controlling Apache with Red Hat's service Command Controlling Apache with Red Hat's chkconfig Command Controlling Apache with Red Hat's system-config-services Client Runtime Server Configuration Settings Runtime Configuration Directives Editing httpd.conf Apache Multiprocessing Modules Using .htaccess Configuration Files File System Authentication and Access Control Restricting Access with allow and deny Authentication Final Words on Access Control Apache Modules mod_access mod_alias mod_asis mod_auth mod_auth_anon mod_auth_dbm mod_auth_digest mod_autoindex mod_cgi mod_dir and mod_env mod_expires mod_headers mod_include mod_info and mod_log_config mod_mime and mod_mime_magic mod_negotiation mod_proxy mod_rewrite mod_setenvif mod_speling mod_status mod_ssl mod_unique_id mod_userdir mod_usertrack mod_vhost_alias Virtual Hosting Address-Based Virtual Hosts Name-Based Virtual Hosts Logging Dynamic Content CGI SSI Basic SSI Directives Flow Control Graphic Interface Configuration of Apache Configuring Virtual Host Properties Configuring the Server Configuring Apache for Peak Performance Other Web Servers for Use with Fedora Sun Java System Web Server Stronghold Zope Zeus Web Server Reference 22 Administering Database Services A Brief Review of Database Basics How Relational Databases Work Understanding SQL Basics Creating Tables Inserting Data into Tables Retrieving Data from a Database Choosing a Database: MySQL Versus PostgreSQL Speed Data Locking ACID Compliance in Transaction Processing to Protect Data Integrity SQL Subqueries Procedural Languages and Triggers Configuring MySQL Setting a Password for the MySQL Root User Creating a Database in MySQL Granting and Revoking Privileges in MySQL Configuring PostgreSQL Initializing the Data Directory in PostgreSQL Creating a Database in PostgreSQL Creating Database Users in PostgreSQL Deleting Database Users in PostgreSQL Granting and Revoking Privileges in PostgreSQL Database Clients SSH Access to a Database Local GUI Client Access to a Database Web Access to a Database The MySQL Command-Line Client The PostgreSQL Command-Line Client Graphical Clients Reference 23 File and Print Using the Network File System Installing and Starting or Stopping NFS NFS Server Configuration NFS Client Configuration Putting Samba to Work Manually Configuring Samba with /etc/samba/smb.conf Testing Samba with the testparm Command Starting the smbd Daemon Mounting Samba Shares Configuring Samba Using SWAT Network and Remote Printing with Fedora Creating Network Printers Enabling Network Printing on a LAN Session Message Block Printing Network-Attached Printer Configuration and Printing Console Print Control Console-Based Printer Configuration Using Basic Print Commands Managing Print Jobs Using the Common UNIX Printing System GUI Creating a CUPS Printer Entry Avoiding Printer Support Problems All-in-One (Print/Fax/Scan) Devices Using USB and Legacy Printers Reference 24 Remote File Serving with FTP Using FTP Clients The FTP Client Interface Using the Text-Based FTP Client Interface Using Graphical FTP Clients FTP Servers Choosing an Authenticated or Anonymous Server Fedora FTP Server Packages Other FTP Servers Installing FTP Software The FTP User xinetd Configuration for wu-ftpd Configuring xinetd for the wu-ftp Server Starting the Very Secure FTP Server (vsftpd) Package Configuring the Very Secure FTP Server Controlling Anonymous Access Other vsftpd Server Configuration Files Configuring the wu-ftpd Server Using Commands in the ftpaccess File to Configure wu-ftpd Configure Access Control Configure User Information Configure System Logging Configure Permission Control Configure Commands Directed Toward the cdpath Structure of the shutdown File Configure FTP Server File-Conversion Actions Strip Prefix Strip Postfix Add-On Prefix Add-On Postfix External Command Types Options Description An Example of Conversions in Action Using Commands in the ftphosts File to Allow or Deny FTP Server Connection Server Administration Display Information About Connected Users Count the Number of Connections Use /usr/sbin/ftpshut to Schedule FTP Server Downtime Use /var/log/xferlog to View a Log of Server Transactions Reference 25 Handling Electronic Mail How Email Is Sent and Received The Mail Transport Agent Choosing an MTA The Mail Delivery Agent The Mail User Agent Basic Sendmail Configuration and Operation Configuring Masquerading Using Smart Hosts Setting Message Delivery Intervals Building the sendmail.cf File Mail Relaying Forwarding Email with Aliases Rejecting Email from Specified Sites Introducing Postfix Making the Switch Using Fetchmail to Retrieve Mail Installing Fetchmail Configuring Fetchmail Choosing a Mail Delivery Agent Procmail Spamassassin Squirrelmail Virus Scanners Special Mail Delivery Agents Mail Daemons Alternatives to Microsoft Exchange Server Microsoft Exchange Server/Outlook Client CommuniGate Pro Oracle Collaboration Suite Open Xchange Conclusion Reference Web Resources Books 26 Setting Up a Proxy Server What Is a Proxy Server? Installing Squid Configuring Clients Access Control Lists Specifying Client IP Addresses Sample Configurations Reference 27 Managing DNS Configuring DNS for Clients Understanding the /etc/host.conf File Understanding the /etc/nsswitch.conf File Understanding the /etc/hosts File Understanding the /etc/resolv.conf File Understanding the Changes Made by DHCP Essential DNS Concepts How Nameservers Store DNS Structure Information How DNS Provides Name Service Information to Users Name Resolution in Practice Using DNS Tools dig host nslookup whois Configuring a Local Caching Nameserver Your Own Domain Name and Third-Party DNS Providing DNS for a Real Domain with BIND rndc.conf named.conf Logging Resolver Configuration Running the named Nameserver Daemon Providing DNS for a Real Domain Forward Zone Reverse Zone Registering the Domain Troubleshooting DNS Delegation Problems Reverse Lookup Problems Maintaining Accurate Serial Numbers Troubleshooting Problems in Zone Files Tools for Troubleshooting Using Fedora's BIND Configuration Tool Managing DNS Security UNIX Security Considerations DNS Security Considerations Using DNS Security Extensions Using Split DNS Reference 28 LDAP Configuring the Server Populating Your Directory Configuring Clients Evolution Thunderbird Administration Reference 29 News Servers Types of News Servers Full Newsfeed Servers Leaf Node Servers Local News Servers The INN Package and Configuration Files Installing the INN Package Configuring innd The inn.conf File The incoming.conf File The storage.conf File The readers.conf File The active and newsgroups Files The history Files Running innd Reference Part V Programming Linux 30 Using Perl Using Perl with Linux Perl Versions A Simple Perl Program Perl Variables and Data Structures Perl Variable Types Special Variables Operators Comparison Operators Compound Operators Arithmetic Operators Other Operators Special String Constants Conditional Statements: if/else and unless if unless Looping for foreach while until last and next do ..
while and do ..
until Regular Expressions Access to the Shell Modules and CPAN Code Examples Sending Mail Purging Logs Posting to Usenet One-Liners Command-Line Processing Reference Books Usenet WWW Other 31 Working with Python Python on Linux Getting Interactive The Basics of Python Numbers More on Strings Lists Dictionaries Conditionals and Looping Functions Object Orientation Class and Object Variables Constructors and Destructors Class Inheritance Multiple Inheritance The Standard Library and the Vaults of Parnassus Reference 32 Writing PHP Scripts Introduction to PHP Entering and Exiting PHP Mode Variables Arrays Constants References Comments Escape Sequences Variable Substitution Operators Conditional Statements Special Operators Switching Loops Including Other Files Basic Functions Strings Arrays Files Miscellaneous Handling HTML Forms Databases Introduction to PEAR::DB Reference 33 C/C++ Programming Tools for Fedora Programming in C with Linux Programming in C++ Getting Started with Linux C/C++ Programming The Process of Programming Elements of the C/C++ Language Using the C Programming Project Management Tools Provided with Fedora Core Linux Building Programs with make Using the autoconf Utility to Configure Code Managing Software Projects with RCS and CVS Debugging Tools Using the GNU C Compiler A Simple C Program Graphical Development Tools Using the KDevelop Client Trolltech's Qt Designer The Glade Client for Developing in GNOME Additional Resources Reference 34 Mono Why Use Mono? Mono on the Command Line The Structure of a C# Program Printing Out the Parameters Creating Your Own Variables Adding Some Error Checking Building on Mono's Libraries Searching with Beagle Creating a GUI with Gtk# Reference Books Part VI Fedora Housekeeping 35 Securing Your Machines Understanding Computer Attacks Assessing Your Vulnerability Protecting Your Machine Securing a Wireless Network Passwords and Physical Security Configuring and Using Tripwire Devices Viruses Configuring Your Firewall Forming a Disaster Recovery Plan Keeping Up-to-Date on Linux Security Issues Reference 36 Performance Tuning Hard Disk Using the BIOS and Kernel to Tune the Disk Drives The hdparm Command File System Tuning The mke2fs Command The tune2fs Command The e2fsck Command The badblocks Command Disabling File Access Time Kernel Apache MySQL Measuring Key Buffer Usage Using the Query Cache Miscellaneous Tweaks Query Optimization Reference 37 Command Line Masterclass Why Use the Shell? Basic Commands Printing the Contents of a File with cat Changing Directories with cd Changing File Access Permissions with chmod Copying Files with cp Printing Disk Usage with du Finding Files by Searching with find Searching for a String in Input with grep Paging Through Output with less Creating Links Between Files with ln Finding Files from an Index with locate Listing Files in the Current Directory with ls Reading Manual Pages with man Making Directories with mkdir Moving Files with mv Listing Processes with ps Deleting Files and Directories with rm Printing the Last Lines of a File with tail Printing Resource Usage with top Printing the Location of a Command with which Combining Commands Multiple Terminals Reference Books 38 Advanced yum Getting Started Running yum Noninteractively Using yum to Remove Packages Maintaining yum Using yum to Manage Package Inventory Configuring yum Creating a Local yum Repository Using createrepo Reference 39 Managing the File System The Fedora File System Basics Physical Structure of the File System on the Disk File System Partitions Network and Disk File Systems Viewing Your System's File Systems Working with the ext3 File System Understanding the ext3 File System Structure Journaling Options in ext3 Verifying File Integrity in ext3 File Systems with the fsck Utility Other File Systems Available to Fedora The Reiser File System (reiserfs) JFS and XFS File Systems DOS File Systems CD-ROM File Systems Creating a File System The Disk as a Storage Device Creating the Partition Table Creating the File System on the Partitioned Disk Creating a DOS File System with mkdosfs Mounting File Systems The mount Command The umount Command Mounting Automatically with /etc/fstab GUI Tools to Mount File Systems Relocating a File System Installing the New Drive Creating the Partition Table and Formatting the Disk Mount the New Partition and Populating It with the Relocated Files Logical Volume Management File System Manipulation Creating a File System for Testing Mounting a Partition as Read-Only on a Running System Converting an Existing ext2 File System to ext3 Examine an initrd Image File Managing Files for Character Devices, Block Devices, and Special Devices Naming Conventions Used for Block and Character Devices Using mknod to Create Devices Reference 40 Kernel and Module Management The Linux Kernel The Linux Source Tree Types of Kernels Managing Modules When to Recompile Kernel Versions Obtaining the Kernel Sources Patching the Kernel Compiling the Kernel Using xconfig to Configure the Kernel Creating an Initial RAM Disk Image When Something Goes Wrong Errors During Compile Runtime Errors, Boot Loader Problems, and Kernel Oops Reference Part VII Appendix A Fedora and Linux Internet Resources 0672329298, TOC, 11/17/2006
Brief Description:
Presents coverage of Fedora Core 6, the Linux distribution developed by the Red Hat-sponsored Fedora Project. This book provides information on installing, using, and administering Fedora. It helps you learn how to set up a desktop workstation or a high-powered server and gives details on Yum, Fedora's desktop and productivity software.
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