Red Hat Linux 9 Unleashed

Continuing with the tradition of offering the best and most comprehensive coverage of Red Hat Linux on the market, Red Hat Linux 9 Unleashed includes new and additional material based on the latest release of Red Hat Linux.

Incorporating an advanced approach to presenting information about Red Hat Linux, the book aims to provide the best and latest information intermediate to advanced Red Hat users need to know about installation, configuration, system administration, server operations, and security.

All chapters concentrate on Red Hat Linux software packages, including up to date coverage of:

• The architecture of the Linux kernel 2.4.18
• USB
• KDE
• GNOME 1.4
• Broadband access issues, routing, gateways, firewalls
• The XFree86 4.2 architecture and features
• Disk tuning
• GCC 2.2
• Perl 5.6.1
• Python 2
• Printing services (CUPS)
• Security

Table of Contents

Introduction.

I. INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION.

1. Introducing Red Hat Linux.
2. Preparing to Install Red Hat Linux.
3. Installing Red Hat Linux.
4. Post-Installation Configuration.
5. First Steps with Linux.
6. The X Window System. 

II. SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION.

7. Managing Services.
8. Managing Software and System Resources.
9. Managing Users.
10. Managing the Filesystem.
11. Backing Up, Restoring, and Recovery.

III. SYSTEM SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.

12. Printing Services.
13. Network Connectivity.
14. Managing DNS.
15. Internet Connectivity.
16. Apache Web Server Management.
17. Administering Database Services in Red Hat Linux.
18. Secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Service.
19. Handling Electronic Mail.
20. News and Other Collaborative Communication.

IV. PROGRAMMING AND PRODUCTIVITY.

21. Introduction to C/C++ Programming Tools.
22. Shell Scripting.
23. Using Perl.
24. Kernel and Module Management.
25. Office Productivity Applications.
26. Multimedia Applications.
27. Using Emulators and Other Cross-Platform Tools in Red Hat Linux. 

V. REFERENCE.

Appendix A. Red Hat Linux Internet Resources.
Index.