Fedora Linux

Fedora already has the leading market share of the three most popular Linux distributions, and with its upcoming Core 5 release, it's poised to accelerate even further ahead. Essential Fedora Linux gives you an in-depth look at all the new features and essential components of Fedora 5 by breaking them down into manageable modules for easier learning. Part how-to and part tutorial, this book captures the important details of how this unique, community-supported Linux distribution works, without the fluff that bogs down other books and web sites. Instead, you get a concise task-based approach to installing, configuring, and using Fedora 5 on both the desktop and server.

Chris Tyler is a programmer and Linux network administrator with a focus on the X Window System and LAMP. He has programmed in two dozen different languages over the past 20 years, and now teaches at Seneca College, Toronto.

Preface

ix

Quick Start: Installing Fedora

1

(38)

Choosing Fedora: Is It Right for You?

1

(3)

Obtaining Fedora Core Software

4

(5)

Installing Fedora Core

9

(30)

Using Fedora on Your Desktop

39

(66)

Getting Started Using the Fedora Graphical User Interfaces

39

(9)

Customizing GNOME

48

(8)

Customizing KDE

56

(10)

Fine-Tuning Your Display Configuration

66

(8)

Configuring Printing

74

(6)

Configuring Sound

80

(6)

Adding and Configuring Fonts

86

(10)

Using USB Storage

96

(9)

Using Fedora on Your Notebook

105

(53)

Power Management

105

(12)

Configuring Networking

117

(30)

Configuring a Touchpad

147

(5)

Using Dual Video Output

152

(6)

Basic System Management

158

(102)

Using the Command Line

158

(6)

Accessing Online Documentation

164

(6)

Managing Files

170

(15)

Basic Text Editing Using vi

185

(5)

Using Runlevels

190

(5)

Managing and Configuring Services

195

(5)

Managing Users and Groups

200

(12)

Control Access to Files

212

(9)

Managing Processes

221

(11)

Remote Management Using SSH

232

(4)

Using Shell Redirection and Piping

236

(5)

Writing Simple Scripts

241

(19)

Package Management

260

(48)

Querying the Package Management Database

260

(5)

Installing and Removing Software Using RPM

265

(5)

Using Repositories

270

(10)

Rolling Back a Package Installation, Upgrade, or Removal

280

(3)

Automating Updates

283

(3)

Installing From Source

286

(4)

Making Your Own RPM Packages

290

(17)

Rebuilding an RPM Package for a Different Architecture

307

(1)

Storage Administration

308

(57)

Using Logical Volume Management

308

(23)

Managing RAID

331

(17)

Making Backups

348

(12)

Scheduling Tasks

360

(5)

Network Services

365

(92)

Configuring Samba to Share Files with Windows Systems

365

(9)

Configuring a DHCP Server

374

(7)

Configuring a Domain Name Server

381

(19)

Configuring a CUPS Print Server

400

(4)

Using the Apache Web Server

404

(18)

Configuring the sendmail Server

422

(9)

Configuring IMAP and POP3 Email

431

(4)

Configuring Webmail

435

(4)

Creating Databases and Accounts on a MySQL Server

439

(4)

Installing and Configuring a Wiki

443

(6)

Configuring an FTP Server

449

(3)

Analyzing Web and FTP Logs

452

(5)

Securing Your System

457

(65)

Prevent Unwanted Connections

457

(6)

Using SELinux

463

(15)

Using Access Control Lists

478

(9)

Making Files Immutable

487

(2)

Using sudo to Delegate Privilege

489

(4)

Configuring PAM and consolehelper

493

(11)

Logging

504

(11)

Detecting File Changes with AIDE

515

(7)

The Fedora Community

522

(30)

Participating in the Fedora Mailing Lists

522

(5)

Using IRC

527

(7)

Using Bugzilla

534

(7)

Running Rawhide

541

(9)

Participating in Fedora Projects

550

(2)

Advanced Installation

552

(57)

Resizing a Windows Partition

552

(6)

Configuring RAID and LVM During Installation

558

(9)

Preparing Alternate Installation Media

567

(9)

Installing with Kickstart

576

(12)

Configuring the GRUB Bootloader

588

(10)

Using Rescue Mode on an Installation Disc

598

(4)

Installing Xen Virtual Machines

602

(7)

Index

609

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