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Fedora X All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies (For Dummies S.)
874 pages - paperback / DVD
Hungry Minds Inc - (isbn 0-7645-6793-4)
Aug. 2004


 
  Price:     46,96 EUR
   
  Author(s):     Barkakati, Naba
   
  Description:     This essential reference organizes material into a set of nine stand-alone, task-oriented minibooks that enable readers to understand all aspects of the Fedora OS, the latest release of the most popular Linux distribution Each minibook covers a different aspect of Fedora, such as getting users started with Fedora, the various workstations and applications, OpenOffice.org, networking, system administration, security, running Internet servers on a Fedora system, and programming More experienced readers can use this desktop reference to look up how to perform specific tasks, such as hooking up to the Internet, using a cable modem, or reading e-mail Includes the full Fedora Core distribution with source code on DVD and all of the CD content that comes with Fedora, saving readers hours of download time
   
  Contents List:     Introduction. Book I: Fedora Basics. Chapter 1: Introducing Fedora Core. Chapter 2: Installing Fedora Core. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Configuring Fedora Core. Chapter 4: Trying Out Fedora Core. Chapter 5: Cool Fedora Core Install Projects. Book II: Workstations and Applications. Chapter 1: Exploring the GUI Desktops. Chapter 2: Learning the Shell. Chapter 3: Navigating the Linux File System. Chapter 4: Exploring Fedora Core Applications. Chapter 5: Using Text Editors. Book III: OpenOffice.org. Chapter 1: Writing with OpenOffice.org Writer. Chapter 2: Preparing Spreadsheets with OpenOffice.org Calc. Chapter 3: Making Presentations with OpenOffice.org Impress. Chapter 4: Drawing with OpenOffice.org Draw. Book IV: Networking. Chapter 1: Connecting to the Internet. Chapter 2: Setting Up a Local Area Network. Chapter 3: Adding a Wireless Ethernet LAN. Chapter 4: Managing the Network. Chapter 5: Cool Networking Projects. Book V: Internet. Chapter 1: Exchanging E-Mail and Instant Messages. Chapter 2: Using the Web. Chapter 3: Reading Newsgroups. Chapter 4: Transferring Files with FTP. Book VI: Administration. Chapter 1: Performing Basic System Administration. Chapter 2: Managing Users. Chapter 3: Managing the File System. Chapter 4: Managing Applications. Chapter 5: Managing Devices and Printers. Chapter 6: Upgrading and Customizing the Kernel. Book VII: Security. Chapter 1: Understanding Network and Host Security. Chapter 2: Securing the Host. Chapter 3: Securing the Network. Chapter 4: Performing Security Audits. Book VIII: Internet Servers. Chapter 1: Managing the Servers. Chapter 2: Running the Apache Web Server. Chapter 3: Setting Up the FTP Server. Chapter 4: Serving Up Mail and News. Chapter 5: Setting Up DNS. Chapter 6: Running Samba and NFS. Book IX: Programming. Chapter 1: Fedora Core Programming Essentials. Chapter 2: Programming in C. Chapter 3: Writing Shell Scripts. Chapter 4: Programming in Perl. Appendix: About the DVD. Index.

   
  Weight:     1304 g    
  Dimensions:     232 x 189    
  Publisher:     John Wiley and Sons Ltd    
        John Wiley and Sons Ltd