Sams teach yourself Red Hat Linux 8 in 24 hours

Sams Teach Yourself Red Hat® Linux® 8 in 24 Hours......Page 2
Copyright © 2003 by Sams Publishing......Page 3
Contents at a Glance......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
About the Author......Page 21
We Want to Hear from You!......Page 23
Why Red Hat Linux?......Page 24
What You’ll Learn in 24 Hours......Page 25
Conventions Used in This Book......Page 26
HOUR 1 Preparing to Install Red Hat Linux......Page 28
Taking a Hardware Inventory......Page 29
Evaluating Your Hardware......Page 33
Making Space for Linux......Page 34
Launching the Red Hat Linux Installer......Page 45
Q&A......Page 46
Workshop......Page 47
Starting the Red Hat Linux Installer......Page 48
Beginning the Installation......Page 49
Q&A......Page 80
Workshop......Page 81
HOUR 3 Booting, Logging In, and Configuring......Page 82
Booting Red Hat Linux......Page 83
Welcome to Red Hat Linux!......Page 84
Configuring Your Printer and Internet Service......Page 89
Summary......Page 95
Workshop......Page 96
HOUR 4 Navigating Linux at the Console......Page 98
Understanding Virtual Consoles......Page 99
Introducing the Shell......Page 101
Working with the Filesystem......Page 102
Understanding Permissions......Page 116
Summary......Page 123
Workshop......Page 124
HOUR 5 Making the Console Work for You......Page 126
Creating, Editing, and Saving Text Files......Page 127
Grouping Files for Efficient File Management......Page 136
Searching Files and Directories Quickly......Page 139
Using Command Output for Complex Tasks One of the greatest advantages of the Linux command line is that it enables......Page 144
Keeping Your Shell Programs Under Control......Page 147
Summary......Page 150
Workshop......Page 151
HOUR 6 Getting Help at the Console......Page 154
Introducing Manual Pages......Page 155
Using the GNU info System......Page 159
Using the /usr/share/doc Tree......Page 161
Getting Help from the Commands......Page 164
Summary......Page 165
Workshop......Page 166
HOUR 7 Working Without the Mouse......Page 168
Printing at the Command Line......Page 169
Creating High-Quality Documents at the Command Line......Page 171
Performing Math Tasks Using the Binary Calculator......Page 185
Creating and Sorting Lists of Data......Page 188
Q&A......Page 191
Workshop......Page 192
HOUR 8 Networking Without Graphics......Page 194
Browsing the Web at the Console......Page 195
Managing Email at the Console......Page 199
Logging In to a Remote Linux or Unix System......Page 208
Exchanging Files with Linux/Unix Hosts Using ftp......Page 211
Exchanging Files with Windows Hosts Using smbclient......Page 216
Summary......Page 217
Workshop......Page 218
HOUR 9 Harnessing the Power of the Shell......Page 220
Adding to Your Command Repertoire......Page 221
Using Shell Variables and Quoting......Page 224
Creating Your Own Commands Using Shell Scripting......Page 229
Q&A......Page 240
Workshop......Page 241
HOUR 10 Introducing the Red Hat Desktop......Page 244
Notes on GNOME and KDE in Red Hat Linux 8......Page 245
Logging In to the Desktop......Page 246
Navigating the Desktop......Page 248
Working with Multiple Windows......Page 252
Understanding Virtual Desktops......Page 255
Logging Out of the GNOME Desktop......Page 258
Q&A......Page 259
Workshop......Page 260
HOUR 11 Working with Files on the Desktop......Page 262
Creating a New Text File Using the Text Editor......Page 263
Using the File Manager......Page 266
Working with Files and Directories......Page 270
Manipulating Files Using Drag and Drop......Page 280
Working with Trash Contents......Page 283
Summary......Page 284
Workshop......Page 285
HOUR 12 Introducing OpenOffice......Page 288
The OpenOffice Applications......Page 289
Creating and Formatting an OpenOffice Writer Document......Page 290
Working with OpenOffice Calc......Page 302
Summary......Page 313
Q&A......Page 314
Workshop......Page 315
HOUR 13 Networking on the Desktop......Page 316
Browsing the Web with Mozilla......Page 317
Reading and Writing Email......Page 323
Accessing Windows Networks......Page 337
Using File Transfer Protocol (FTP) on the Desktop......Page 338
Summary......Page 341
Workshop......Page 342
HOUR 14 Getting Help on the Desktop......Page 344
Using Application Help......Page 345
Using Systemwide Help in GNOME and KDE......Page 350
Reading Other Documentation on the Desktop......Page 355
Summary......Page 359
Workshop......Page 360
HOUR 15 Customizing the Desktop......Page 362
Using the GNOME Control Center......Page 363
Using the KDE Control Center......Page 372
Configuring the Desktop Taskbar......Page 383
Q&A......Page 386
Workshop......Page 387
HOUR 16 Advanced Linux Desktop Use......Page 388
Introducing the Desktop Terminal Application......Page 389
Using Basic X Window System Applications......Page 394
Interacting with the User in Shell Scripts......Page 399
Scripting the Nautilus File Manager......Page 402
Q&A......Page 405
Workshop......Page 406
HOUR 17 Using Desktop Applications Remotely......Page 408
Understanding the X Window System Protocol......Page 409
Networking X Using the Secure Shell......Page 410
Allowing Incoming X Connections with xhost......Page 415
Allowing and Starting Remote X Sessions......Page 419
Q&A......Page 422
Workshop......Page 423
HOUR 18 Command-Line System Administration......Page 426
Using the su Command......Page 427
Managing System Processes......Page 428
Managing Running Services......Page 433
Managing Filesystems......Page 438
Managing Accounts......Page 444
Using cron to Manage Periodic Jobs......Page 448
Shutting Down and Restarting......Page 450
Summary......Page 451
Workshop......Page 452
HOUR 19 Desktop System Administration......Page 454
Managing System Processes......Page 455
Managing Running Services......Page 458
Managing Network Interfaces......Page 460
Managing Accounts......Page 464
Reading System Logs......Page 467
Mounting and Unmounting Filesystems......Page 468
Summary......Page 469
Workshop......Page 470
HOUR 20 Security Basics......Page 472
Managing the Red Hat Linux Firewall......Page 473
Understanding Advanced Permissions......Page 475
Protecting the Root Account......Page 480
Logging Out Users Automatically......Page 482
Q&A......Page 484
Workshop......Page 485
HOUR 21 Installing Software......Page 488
Installing and Removing Red Hat Components......Page 489
Using Third-Party Software......Page 494
Using the rpm Command......Page 497
Using Application Launchers......Page 501
Summary......Page 504
Workshop......Page 505
HOUR 22 Offering Network File Services......Page 508
Offering Network File System Service......Page 509
Offering Windows File Sharing Service......Page 517
Summary......Page 527
Workshop......Page 528
HOUR 23 Offering Web and FTP Service......Page 530
Running a Web Server......Page 531
Running a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Server......Page 542
Q&A......Page 545
Workshop......Page 546
HOUR 24 Backups, Troubleshooting, and Rescue......Page 548
Backing Up and Restoring Your Data......Page 549
Dealing with Catastrophic Failures......Page 557
Recognizing Other Critical Problems......Page 561
Q&A......Page 564
Workshop......Page 565
Loading Modules at Install Time......Page 568
Last Resort: Module Parameters......Page 570
Using the Text Mode Installer......Page 571
INDEX......Page 574