Running Linux (Paperback)

Preface
How to Contact Us

1. Introduction to Linux
About This Book
A Brief History of Linux
Who's Using Linux?
System Features
Software Features
About Linux's Copyright
Open Source and the Philosophy of Linux
Sources of Linux Information
Getting Help

2. Preparing to Install Linux
Distributions of Linux
Preparing to Install Linux

3. Installation and Initial Configuration
Installing the Linux Software
Post-Installation Procedures
Running into Trouble

4. Basic Unix Commands and Concepts
Logging In
Setting a Password
Virtual Consoles
Popular Commands
Shells
Useful Keys and How to Get Them to Work
Typing Shortcuts
Filename Expansion
Saving Your Output
What Is a Command?
Putting a Command in the Background
Manual Pages
File Ownership and Permissions
Changing the Owner, Group, and Permissions
Startup Files
Important Directories
Programs That Serve You
Processes

5. Essential System Management
Maintaining the System
Booting the System
System Startup and Initialization
Single-User Mode
Shutting Down the System
The /proc Filesystem
Managing User Accounts

6. Managing Filesystems, Swap Space, and Devices
Managing Filesystems
Managing Swap Space
Device Files

7. Upgrading Software and the Kernel
Archive and Compression Utilities
Upgrading Software
General Upgrade Procedure
Building a New Kernel
Loadable Device Drivers
Loading Modules Automatically

8. Other Administrative Tasks
Making Backups
Scheduling Jobs Using cron
Managing System Logs
Managing Print Services
Setting Terminal Attributes
What to Do in an Emergency

9. Editors, Text Tools, Graphics, and Printing
Editing Files Using vi
The Emacs Editor
Text and Document Processing
Graphics
Configuring and Using Linux Audio
Printing

10. Installing the X Window System
X Concepts
Hardware Requirements
Installing XFree86
Configuring XFree86
Running XFree86
Running into Trouble

11. Customizing Your X Environment
Basics of X Customization
The K Desktop Environment
KDE Applications
The GNOME Desktop Environment
GNOME Applications
Other X Applications

12. Windows Compatibility and Samba
Sharing Disks with MTools
Sharing Partitions
Running MS-DOS and Windows Applications on Linux

13. Programming Languages
Programming with gcc
Makefiles
Shell Programming
Using Perl
Java
Other Languages

14. Tools for Programmers
Debugging with gdb
Programming Tools
Integrated Development Environments

15. TCP/IP and PPP
Networking with TCP/IP
Dial-up PPP
PPP over ISDN
ADSL
NFS and NIS Configuration

16. The World Wide Web and Electronic Mail
The World Wide Web
Electronic Mail

17. Basic Security
A Perspective on System Security
Initial Steps in Setting Up a Secure System
TCP Wrapper Configuration
Firewalls: Filtering IP Packets

18. LAMP
MySQL
PHP
The LAMP Server in Action

A. Sources of Linux Information

B. Installing Linux on Digital/Compaq Alpha Systems

Bibliography