Red Hat Linux: The Complete Reference - Softcover

Petersen, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072191783 ISBN 13: 9780072191783

Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2001

Synopsis

This second edition includes updated material with coverage on the: Linux kernel 2.4, Gnome 1.4 and the K Desktop, KDE 2.0. It also covers Red Hat supported servers such as Tux and thttpd Web servers and the CUPS print server. As part of the book's coverage of the Linux kernel 2.4, the author walks through network security features of IP-tables. The book focuses on the different ways Red Hat presents its distribution - a desktop workstation, network workstation, server, and development platform. The CD contains a trial version of Red Hat 7.1.

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The Most Comprehensive Red Hat Linux Resource Available

Master Red Hat Linux including version 7.2 using this authoritative reference. Linux guru Richard Petersen provides details on networking, kernel management, Internet servers, system administration, and much more. You'll also get full coverage of Internet clients, office suites, file systems, firewalls, encryption, and access to Windows networks (Samba). Understand the workings of the GNOME 1.4 and the Nautilus file manager as well as KDE 2.2. Clearly and logically organized, this resource explains the different ways of setting up Red Hat Linux as a desktop workstation, a network workstation, or an administrative platform. Plus, the bonus CD-ROM includes the publisher's version of Red Hat Linux 7.2.

-Install, manage, and troubleshoot Red Hat Linux 7.2 and kernel 2.4 -Learn how to set up, configure, and administer a local network with DNS, SENDmail, and Samba -Work with and configure GNOME 1.4 (Nautilus) and the K Desktop KDE 2.2 -Set up Internet servers, FTP (ProFTP), Web (Apache), DNS (Bind), proxy (Squid), printer (LPRng and CUPS), and mail (SENDmail) servers -Update software either automatically with the Red Hat Network or manually with RPM -Protect your network with firewalls, public key encryption, and intrusion protection -Enable network access to remote file systems and to Windows clients, including Windows XP -Administer TCP/IP networks using CIDR and class-based addressing

Edition details

• Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: French
• ISBN 10: 0072191783
• ISBN 13: 9780072191783
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 992