Sams - SUSE Linux 10 Unleashed

• SUSE Linux 10 Unleashed
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• About the Author
• About the Contributors
• Acknowledgments
• We Want to Hear from You!
  • Reader Services
• Introduction
  • Why Use Linux?
  • Who This Book Is For
  • What This Book Contains
  • Conventions Used in This Book
• Part I: Installation and Configuration
  • Chapter 1. Welcome to SUSE Linux
    • What Is SUSE Linux?
    • Getting Help: Documentation and Other Sources
    • References
  • Chapter 2. Preparing to Install SUSE Linux
    • Planning Your SUSE Linux Installation
    • System Requirements
    • References
  • Chapter 3. Installing SUSE Linux
    • Methods of Installing SUSE Linux
    • Preparing to Install from a CD-ROM or DVD
    • Installing SUSE Linux with YaST
    • Logging In and Shutting Down the First Time
    • References
  • Chapter 4. Further Configuration with YaST and SaX2
    • Troubleshooting Installation Problems
    • Configuring Hardware with YaST
    • Setting Date and Time
    • Power Management
    • Portable PC Issues
    • Configuring CD, DVD, and Rewritable Drives
    • References
• Part II: Using SUSE Linux
  • Chapter 5. Getting Started with SUSE Linux
    • Logging In to SUSE Linux
    • Working with the Linux File System
    • Essential File System Commands from the /bin and /sbin Directories
    • Using the /boot and /dev Directories
    • Editing Configuration Files in the /etc Directory
    • Where All the Good Stuff Goes: Your /home Directory
    • Finding Desktop Programs in /opt
    • Where Most of the Programs Go: The /usr Directory
    • Variable Data: The /var Directory
    • Changing User Information and the Finger Program
    • Choosing and Using a Shell
    • Editing Text
    • Why Can't I Edit This File? How Permissions Work
    • Working as Root
    • References
  • Chapter 6. Launching Your Desktop
    • Understanding the X Window System
    • Choosing a Desktop Environment: KDE and GNOME
    • Managing Files from Your Desktop
    • Configuring Your Desktop Environment
    • What Is a Window Manager and Why Would I Want to Use It?
    • References
  • Chapter 7. Printing with SUSE Linux
    • Printing: An Overview
    • Common Unix Printing System (CUPS)
    • Configuring Printers with YaST
    • Configuring CUPS and Network Printers with KDEPrint
    • Printing with CUPS
    • Working with the Portable Document Format (PDF)
    • Console Print Control
    • Avoiding Printing Problems
    • References
  • Chapter 8. Shaking Hands with Your Shell
    • The Power of the Command Line
    • Writing a Shell Script: The Basics
    • Scripting in bash
    • Variables in Shell Scripts
    • Positional Parameters
    • Built-In Variables
    • References
  • Chapter 9. Being Productive: Office Suites and Other Tools
    • Comparing Linux Office Suites
    • PDA Connectivity
    • More Tools to Make You Productive
    • References
  • Chapter 10. Sights, Sounds, and Other Fun Things
    • Starting Out: Configuring Your Sound and Video Cards
    • Playing Music and Listening to the Radio
    • Making Your Own Music
    • Burning CDs and DVDs
    • TV and Video: Xine and Mplayer
    • Linux and Your Digital Camera
    • Editing Images with The GIMP
    • Gaming on Linux
    • References
  • Chapter 11. Going Cross-Platform
    • Viewing Files from the Windows Side of Your Computer
    • Emulating Other Operating Systems in Linux: An Overview
    • Using Wine to Run Windows Applications
    • Running Windows Applications with Win4Lin
    • Running Windows Applications with VMware
    • Emulating a Mac with Basilisk II
    • Using dosemu and DOSBox
    • Xen: The Future of Virtualization?
    • References
• Part III: Using the Internet
  • Chapter 12. Connecting to the Internet
    • Basic Connectivity Information
    • Starting with a localhost Interface
    • Configuring Your Dial-up Internet Connection
    • Configuring a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Connection
    • Connecting Your Computer to a Wireless Network
    • When to Call Your Internet Service Provider
    • References
  • Chapter 13. Using the Internet: Browsing the Web and Writing Email
    • Choosing a Web Browser
    • Setting Up Your SUSE Linux Email Account
    • Choosing a Mail Client (Mail User Agent)
    • Sending File Attachments
    • References
  • Chapter 14. Creating Basic Websites
    • Choosing a Web Development Tool
    • Practice: Building a Site with Quanta Plus
    • Weblogging with SUSE Linux
    • References
  • Chapter 15. Managing Email Servers
    • How Email Works
    • MTA Configuration
    • Fighting Spam and Viruses
    • Alternatives to Postfix
    • References
  • Chapter 16. Collaborating with Others
    • Usenet News Today
    • Choosing a Usenet Newsreader
    • Collaborating with Wikis
    • Hosting Electronic Mailing Lists
    • Working with Instant Messengers and Internet Relay Chat
    • Linux Videoconferencing
    • References
  • Chapter 17. Secure File Transfer
    • Choosing a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Client
    • Peer-to-Peer File Transfer
    • Building an FTP Server
    • Configuring xinetd for Secure File Transfer
    • Configuring Secure File Transfer Servers
    • References
• Part IV: Basic System Administration
  • Chapter 18. Managing Files, Volumes, and Drives
    • Choosing a File System
    • Creating and Managing File Systems with Expert Partitioner
    • Mounting a File System
    • Logical Volume Management (LVM)
    • Finding Files
    • File System Manipulation
    • Managing Files for Character Devices, Block Devices, and Special Devices
    • References
  • Chapter 19. Managing Users, Managing Security
    • User Accounts and Permissions
    • Who Needs What? Managing Groups
    • Passwords: The First Line of Security
    • Monitoring User Activity
    • Letting Mortals Play at Wizardry: SuperUsers
    • References
  • Chapter 20. Managing Data: Backup, Restoring, and Recovery
    • Preparing for Preventing Data Loss
    • Choosing Your Backup Medium
    • Using YaST System Backup
    • Backup Software
    • Setting Up Mirror Disks and RAID Arrays
    • Rescuing a Broken System
    • References
  • Chapter 21. Keeping Your System Current: Package Management
    • Installing Software with YaST
    • The Basics of the Red Hat Package Management System (RPM)
    • Updating Your System with YaST Online Update (YOU)
    • Updating Your System with apt
    • Updating Your System with Red Carpet
    • Compiling Software from Source
    • References
• Part V: Advanced System Administration
  • Chapter 22. Managing the Boot Process and Other Services
    • Understanding the Boot Process
    • System Services and Runlevels
    • Controlling Services at Boot with the YaST Runlevel Editor
    • Manually Starting and Stopping Services
    • System Monitoring Tools
    • References
  • Chapter 23. Securing Your Machines
    • Understanding Computer Attacks
    • Assessing Your Vulnerability
    • Protecting Your Machine
    • Configuring the SUSE Firewall
    • Other Security Utilities to Consider
    • What to Do if You've Been Hacked
    • Keeping Up to Date on Linux Security Issues
    • References
  • Chapter 24. Kernel and Module Management
    • Linus's Baby: The Linux Kernel
    • Managing Modules
    • When to Recompile
    • Kernel Versions
    • Getting New Kernel Sources
    • Patching the Kernel
    • Compiling the Kernel
    • Troubleshooting Problems
    • Kernel Tuning with sysctl
    • References
  • Chapter 25. Setting Up Networks and Samba
    • Networking with TCP/IP
    • Network Organization
    • Hardware Devices in Networking
    • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
    • Using the Network File System
    • Playing Nice with Microsoft Windows with Samba
    • Securing Network Services
    • References
  • Chapter 26. Managing Your Apache Web Server
    • What Is Apache?
    • Installing Apache
    • Starting and Stopping Apache
    • Runtime Server Configuration Settings
    • File System Authentication and Access Control
    • Apache Modules
    • Virtual Hosting
    • Dynamic Content
    • Other Web Servers
    • References
  • Chapter 27. Managing Domain Names
    • Essential DNS Concepts
    • DNS Hierarchy
    • Configuring DNS with YaST2
    • Hosts File
    • Basic DNS Tools
    • Configuring Name Servers with BIND
    • Logging
    • Summary
    • References
• Part VI: Programming
  • Chapter 28. Using the GNU Compiler Collection and Other Programming Tools
    • Basic Programming in C Under Linux
    • Using the GNU Compiler Collection
    • Building Java Applications with Eclipse
    • Using the KDevelop Integrated Development Environment
    • Using Anjuta to Create GNOME Applications
    • Managing Collective Software Development with CVS and Subversion
    • Creating RPM Packages
    • Other Linux Programming Resources
    • References
  • Chapter 29. Managing Databases
    • What Is a Relational Database?
    • Implementing MySQL
    • Connecting to a MySQL Database with a Database Client
    • Optimizing MySQL
    • Summary
    • References
  • Chapter 30. Using Perl and Python
    • What Is Perl?
    • Perl Variables and Data Structures
    • Operators and Other Statements
    • Regular Expressions
    • Perl Modules and CPAN
    • The Future of Perl
    • What Is Python?
    • Python Variables and Data Structures
    • Indentation
    • Extreme Object Orientation
    • Python IDEs and the Interactive Shell
    • References
  • Chapter 31. Creating Dynamic Websites
    • Using PHP
    • Setting Up an Interactive Site with WordPress
    • Setting Up a Web-Based Community Forum
    • References
  • Chapter 32. Performance Tuning
    • Optimizing Services
    • Using PowerTweak
    • Tuning Hard Disk Drives
    • References
  • Chapter 33. Command-Line Master Class
    • Some Basic Commands
    • Combining Commands Together
    • References
• Part VII: Appendices
  • Appendix A. Versions of Novell's SUSE Linux
    • SUSE Linux 10
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
    • Novell Linux Desktop (NLD)
    • Open Enterprise Server (OES)
  • Appendix B. SUSE and Linux Internet Resources
    • Novell SUSE Linux Reference
    • Mailing Lists
    • Unix General Reference
    • General Linux Resources
    • Linux News Reference
    • Linux Search Reference
    • General Web Link Reference
    • Linux Networking and Security Reference
    • LAMP and Other Programming References
    • Worldwide Linux Newsgroups
  • What's on the DVD
    • Amusements
    • Development
    • Documentation
    • Hardware
    • Productivity
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