Linux for dummies, 8th edition

0.1 Fundamentally, why Linux?......Page 8
0.4 What are the benefits of Linux?......Page 9
0.5 What are the differences between Linux and UNIX?......Page 11
0.8 \"There ain\'t no such thing as a free lunch\"......Page 12
0.10 I need standards. Big software corporations †Microsoft‡€ provide standards.......Page 13
0.11 MS Windows popularity insures that it is \"here to stay\".......Page 14
0.13 Linux is a cult......Page 15
0.15 Linux is idealistic \"dreaming\"; it is business that rules the world nowadays......Page 16
0.16 Linux sux etc.......Page 17
1.1 Which Linux distribution should I use?......Page 18
1.2 What are the Linux hardware requirements?......Page 20
1.3 Will my hardware work under Linux?......Page 22
1.5 How do I get a Linux CD?......Page 23
1.6 I have Linux Installation CDs but no install floppy. What do I do?......Page 24
1.7 What do I need to read before installation?......Page 25
1.9 How do I partition my hard drive?......Page 26
1.10 The MS Windows partition occupies my whole harddrive. Can I shrink/split it without a re-install?......Page 30
1.13 Which packages should I install?......Page 31
1.14 Which GUI desktop should I install, KDE or GNOME?......Page 32
1.16 How do I crash Linux?......Page 33
1.17 Can I use Graphical User Interface †GUI‡ all the time?......Page 34
1.18 How do I upgrade a Linux distribution?......Page 35
2.1 Any Linux reading materials?......Page 36
2.2 Is there a help command?......Page 37
2.3 Any dictionary of terms?......Page 38
2.5 Newsgroups......Page 39
2.6 Any Linux Internet links?......Page 41
2.7 Source code--the ultimate resource......Page 42
3.1 Basics......Page 43
3.1.1 Filenames......Page 44
3.1.2 What are the different directories for?......Page 46
3.1.3 How do I run a program?......Page 48
3.1.4 How can I change the PATH?......Page 50
3.1.5 How can I shutdown my computer?......Page 51
3.1.6€ How do I deal with a hanged program?......Page 52
3.2.1 Home directories, root, adding users......Page 55
3.2.2 About password security......Page 56
3.2.3 I forgot the root password......Page 57
3.2.5 Disabling or removing a user account......Page 59
3.2.6€ I have file permission problems. How do file ownership and permissions work?......Page 60
3.2.7 My mp3 player chokes. The sound is kind of interrupted †how to set suid‡.......Page 64
3.3.2 How do I execute a command at specified time †using \"at\" or \"batch\"‡?......Page 65
3.3.3 How do I set up cron?......Page 66
3.4.1 What is a shell and do I want to use a different one?......Page 68
3.4.2 How do I customize my shell prompt?......Page 69
3.4.3€ Colour on text terminal......Page 70
3.4.4 How do I print symbols on the console or in a text mode application?......Page 71
3.4.5 How do I write a simple shell script?......Page 72
3.4.7 Input/output redirection......Page 73
3.4.8 Shell special characters †metacharacters‡......Page 76
3.5.1 How do I install a program I downloaded from the Internet?......Page 77
4.1.0€ LILO and GRUB......Page 80
4.1.1 Linux cannot detect all my memory......Page 81
4.1.2 LILO displays only LI †or LIL‡ and hangs......Page 82
4.1.3 How can I change the operating system that LILO boots on default?......Page 83
4.1.5 Uninstalling Linux......Page 84
4.2.1 Where are my drives?......Page 86
4.2.2 How can I access my CDROM?......Page 87
4.2.3 How to mount a floppy, zip drive, DOS/Windows partition, or a network drive?......Page 88
4.2.5 Any quick way to access a file on a DOS/Windows floppy?......Page 90
4.2.6 Mounting works when I am root. Can a normal user mount?......Page 91
4.2.8 Can I mount automatically?......Page 93
4.2.9 How do I get my parallel-port †external‡ Zip drive recognized?......Page 94
4.2.10€ Can I set 32-bit hard drive I/O?......Page 95
4.2.11€ I reached the limit on the number of opened files †error message‡......Page 96
4.2.12. I attached a new hard drive. What do I do to start using it?......Page 97
4.2.1 Swap partitions......Page 99
4.2.2 Swap files......Page 100
4.3.1 How to switch between text and graphical consoles?......Page 101
4.3.2 How do I setup video card, monitor and mouse for the X-server?......Page 102
4.3.4 How do I install kde †e.g., on RedHat 5.2‡?......Page 103
4.3.5 How can I change my default desktop to KDE †or Gnome or yet another‡......Page 105
4.3.7 Can my sister have second GUI login prompt so she does not have to kill my X-session to start hers?......Page 106
4.3.8 How to X-window remotely?......Page 107
4.3.9 How do I install TrueType fonts from my MS Windows partition?......Page 108
4.3.11 How do I Display and Control a Remote Desktop using VNC......Page 110
4.4.1 How to setup my soundcard?......Page 113
4.4.2 How do I setup my printer?......Page 114
4.4 4 Where are the setup and configuration files?......Page 116
4.4.5 What are all the device files?......Page 117
Some Linux daemons......Page 119
4.5.2 How to set up my home network?......Page 122
4.5.3 I have problems configuring my ppp dial out......Page 125
4.5.4 How to browse the net from my networked computer without a modem?......Page 128
4.5.5 How to use Samba?......Page 129
4.5.6€ Sendmail......Page 131
4.5.7 Simple web server †running Apache‡......Page 132
4.5.8 Simple ftp server......Page 133
4.5.9 How can one access my computer from the outside world when I am on the net using phone connection?......Page 134
4.5.10 Can my home computer get hacked?......Page 135
5.1 Linux essential keyboard shortcuts and sanity commands......Page 139
5.2 Help commands......Page 142
5.3 System info......Page 143
5.4 Basic operations......Page 146
5.5 File management......Page 147
5.6 Viewing and editing files......Page 149
5.7 Finding files......Page 150
5.9 Network apps......Page 151
5.10 File †de‡compression......Page 154
5.11 Process control......Page 155
5.12 Some administration commands......Page 157
5.13 Hard Drive/Floppy Disk Utilities......Page 161
5.14 Management of user accounts and files permissions......Page 162
5.15 Program installation......Page 164
5.16 Accessing drives/partitions......Page 165
5.17 Network administration tools......Page 166
5.18 Music-related commands......Page 168
5.19 Graphics-related commands......Page 170
5.20 Small games......Page 172
6.1.1 StarOffice Suite......Page 173
6.1.3 Word Perfect 8 for Linux......Page 174
6.1.6 lyx and latex......Page 175
6.3 Databases......Page 178
6.5€ Web browsers: Netscape and Lynx......Page 179
6.6 Writing CD-Rs: cdrecord and cdparanoia......Page 180
7.1 Linux Advanced Text Processing Tools......Page 186
7.2 Simple Programming under Linux......Page 196
7.3 Math Tools......Page 200
Can I have a RAID if my computer has two or more IDE †or other‡ harddrives?......Page 203
Network traffic shaping using shapecfg......Page 204
Our Rewards and Testimonials......Page 205
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