Installing SuSE LINUX: The Authoritative Solution

Installing SuSE Linux®......Page 2
Copyright © 2000 by Sams Publishing......Page 3
Overview......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
About the Author......Page 9
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Tell Us What You Think!......Page 11
CHAPTER 1: Assessing the Platform......Page 12
Hardware Component Requirements......Page 13
Assessment Summary......Page 20
CHAPTER 2: Installing SuSE Linux......Page 22
Selecting the Installation Media......Page 25
Notebook (Laptop) Installation......Page 30
Summary......Page 33
CHAPTER 3: Hard Disk Partitioning......Page 34
Partition Planning......Page 35
Partitioning Your Disk......Page 39
Summary......Page 43
CHAPTER 4: SuSE Software Package Installation......Page 44
YaST Package Handling Methodology......Page 45
Installing Your System with YaST2......Page 47
Installing Your System with YaST1......Page 48
Building Custom Packages......Page 55
Software Installation Summary......Page 58
The SuSE Linux Post-Installation Procedures......Page 60
Logging into SuSE Linux......Page 68
Problem Logging into SuSE Linux......Page 70
Booting into SuSE Linux Summary......Page 73
CHAPTER 6: X Window System Configuration......Page 74
SaX X Window Configuration Utility......Page 75
SaX2......Page 77
Xf86config Utility......Page 78
X Options and Default Settings......Page 79
Fine-Tuning with susewm......Page 80
KDE......Page 81
Enlightenment......Page 82
X Window System Summary......Page 83
CHAPTER 7: SuSE Communication Features......Page 84
Minicom Utility......Page 86
Dialup Networks......Page 88
Faxing with SuSE Linux 6.3......Page 96
Communication Features Summary......Page 97
CHAPTER 8: Managing Users and Groups with YaST......Page 98
Adding, Deleting, and Modifying User Accounts......Page 100
Using YaST to Configure System Security......Page 104
Printer Configuration with YaST......Page 106
User Management Summary......Page 109
CHAPTER 9: Tailoring a Custom Kernel......Page 110
The Benefits of Building Your Own Kernel......Page 112
Performing the Building Process......Page 113
Custom Kernel Summary......Page 118
CHAPTER 10: Managing the Network Setup......Page 120
Configuring the System with YaST1......Page 121
Configuring Internet Services......Page 128
Managing the Network Summary......Page 141
CHAPTER 11: Sound for SuSE Linux......Page 142
Open Sound System (a.k.a. OSS)......Page 143
ALSA Sound Drivers......Page 145
The isapnptools Utility......Page 147
Sound Summary......Page 149
CHAPTER 12: Keeping Your System Up to Date......Page 150
The Importance of Updating Your Software......Page 151
Backing Up Files......Page 156
Updating Summary......Page 157
Determining Your Vulnerabilities......Page 160
Analyzing the Network......Page 169
Security Summary......Page 177
APPENDIX A: Finding Help Online......Page 178
Linux Users Groups......Page 179
Additional Reference Resources......Page 180
APPENDIX B: Troubleshooting SuSE Linux......Page 182
INDEX......Page 194