Red Hat Fedora Core 6 Unleashed - Softcover

Hudson, Paul; Hudson, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0672329298 ISBN 13: 9780672329296

Publisher: Sams, 2006

Synopsis

Red Hat® Fedora™ Core 6 Unleashed presents comprehensive coverage of Fedora Core 6, the popular Linux distribution developed by the Red Hat-sponsored Fedora Project.

This book provides detailed information on installing, using, and administering Fedora. You’ll learn how to set up a desktop workstation or a high-powered server, and you’ll find complete details on Yum, Fedora’s easy-to-use desktop and productivity software.

 

Red Hat® Fedora™ Core 6 Unleashed covers a wide range of topics from using the software you need every day for work, such as the OpenOffice.org productivity suite and the Firefox web browser, to configuring your Linux desktop to run smoothly using multiple printers, shell scripts, and more.

 

For the hardcore Linux enthusiast, there is complete coverage of the X Window system, Linux programming (including Mono), web server administration, and network administration.

 

• Install and configure Red Hat’s Fedora Core 6 Linux distribution
• Manage Linux services and users
• Run a printer server with CUPS
• Connect to a local network and the Internet
• Set up and administer a web server with Apache
• Secure your machine and your network from intruders
• Rebuild and install a new Linux kernel
• Learn shell scripting
• Run other operating systems on Fedora with Xen
• Share files with Windows users using Samba
• Get productive with OpenOffice.org
• Play games on Linux
• Use Linux multimedia programs
• Use a database with Fedora
• Set up a firewall
• Watch television on your computer
• Set up a DNS server

 

Andrew Hudson is a regular freelance contributor to Linux Format magazine, the UK’s largest Linux magazine. His particular area of expertise is Fedora Core and the Red Hat Enterprise platform.

 

Paul Hudson is a professional developer and full-time journalist for Future Publishing. His articles have appeared in Mac Format, PC Answers, PC Format, PC Plus, and Linux Format.

 

DVD includes

• The full Fedora Core 6 binary distribution, packed with the
• complete Fedora Core packages
• The complete OpenOffice.org office suite
• Hundreds of additional programs and utilities

 

Register your book at www.samspublishing.com/register

for access to exclusive bonus content and other resources.

 

Category: Operating Systems/Linux

Covers: Fedora Core 6 Linux Distribution

User Level: Intermediate–Advanced

 

www.samspublishing.com

About this title

About the Author

Andrew Hudson is a regular contributor to Linux Format magazine, the UK’s largest Linux magazine. His particular area of expertise is Red Hat―based distributions, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux and The Fedora Project, having worked with the original Red Hat Linux since version 5. Seemingly obsessed with performance, he spends many an evening trying to squeeze more performance out of legacy hardware. Andrew lives in Wiltshire, England, with his wife Bernice and son John. Andrew does not like Emacs. Andrew can be contacted at andy.hudson@gmail.com.

 

Paul Hudsonis a recognized expert in open-source technologies. He is a professional developer and full-time journalist for Future Publishing. His articles have appeared in Mac Format, PC Answers, PC Format, PC Plus, and Linux Format. Paul is passionate about Free Software in all its forms and uses a mix of Linux and BSD to power his desktops and servers. Paul likes Emacs. Paul can be contacted through http://hudzilla.org.

 

 

From the Back Cover

Red Hat® Fedora™ Core 6 Unleashed presents comprehensive coverage of Fedora Core 6, the popular Linux distribution developed by the Red Hat-sponsored Fedora Project.

This book provides detailed information on installing, using, and administering Fedora. You’ll learn how to set up a desktop workstation or a high-powered server, and you’ll find complete details on Yum, Fedora’s easy-to-use desktop and productivity software.

 

Red Hat® Fedora™ Core 6 Unleashed covers a wide range of topics from using the software you need every day for work, such as the OpenOffice.org productivity suite and the Firefox web browser, to configuring your Linux desktop to run smoothly using multiple printers, shell scripts, and more.

 

For the hardcore Linux enthusiast, there is complete coverage of the X Window system, Linux programming (including Mono), web server administration, and network administration.

 

• Install and configure Red Hat’s Fedora Core 6 Linux distribution
• Manage Linux services and users
• Run a printer server with CUPS
• Connect to a local network and the Internet
• Set up and administer a web server with Apache
• Secure your machine and your network from intruders
• Rebuild and install a new Linux kernel
• Learn shell scripting
• Run other operating systems on Fedora with Xen
• Share files with Windows users using Samba
• Get productive with OpenOffice.org
• Play games on Linux
• Use Linux multimedia programs
• Use a database with Fedora
• Set up a firewall
• Watch television on your computer
• Set up a DNS server

 

Andrew Hudson is a regular freelance contributor to Linux Format magazine, the UK’s largest Linux magazine. His particular area of expertise is Fedora Core and the Red Hat Enterprise platform.

 

Paul Hudson is a professional developer and full-time journalist for Future Publishing. His articles have appeared in Mac Format, PC Answers, PC Format, PC Plus, and Linux Format.

 

DVD includes

• The full Fedora Core 6 binary distribution, packed with the
• complete Fedora Core packages
• The complete OpenOffice.org office suite
• Hundreds of additional programs and utilities

 

Register your book at www.samspublishing.com/register

for access to exclusive bonus content and other resources.

 

Category: Operating Systems/Linux

Covers: Fedora Core 6 Linux Distribution

User Level: Intermediate―Advanced

 

www.samspublishing.com

 

$49.99 USA / $61.99 CAN / £35.99 Net UK (inc. of VAT)

Edition details

• Publisher: Sams
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0672329298
• ISBN 13: 9780672329296
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 1128