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Moving to the Linux Business Desktop View Larger Image | Marcel Gagne
Addison-Wesley, Paperback, Bk&CD edition, Published September 2004, 663 pages, ISBN 0131421921 | List Price: $44.99
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Say goodbye to Windows® crashes, viruses, hassles, and cost!
Moving to Linux can help you migrate from Windows to Linux in just hours! By
the time you've finished, you'll be able to do virtually anything in Linux—without
the aggravation, crashes, security risks, or high costs of running Windows!
This is not a book for techies! It's a book for people like you: people who
write documents, create spreadsheets, surf the Web, send emails, listen to CDs,
play games—and want to do it simply in Linux, without becoming technical
experts!
- Convert your Windows PC to a Linux system that does more for less money—one
step at a time
- Browse the Internet, send and receive email, even send instant messages
using your existing AOL®, MSN®, and Yahoo!® accounts
- Connect your digital camera or scanner and discover the GIMP, Linux's powerful
graphics program
- Rip music and burn and play CDs with Linux's amazing collection of easy-to-use
multimedia tools
- Discover the world of Linux games: from solitaire to flight simulators,
and beyond
There's more! Write, calculate, and present with OpenOffice.org, the free office
suite for Linux that can also read and write all of your existing Microsoft®
Office documents.
Say goodbye to expensive software upgrades, burdensome Microsoft licensing,
Windows viruses, and "blue screens of death." Say hello to computing
the way it's supposed to be—with Linux!
About the CD-ROM
Includes special bootable Linux "Knoppix" CD: prove the power, simplicity,
and value of Linux to yourself without touching your current Windows system!
Table of Contents
I. GETTING TO KNOW LINUX
1. Introduction.
What is Linux?
Is Linux really Free?
Why Linux?
What do I gain?
What do I lose?
Tips on using the book.
Meet your desktop.
Quick Tips and shelling out.
About the CD.
2. Overview of Deployment Options.
Getting Linux.
Getting a Free Copy of Linux.
Package Managers and Updates.
Dual booting.
Preserving Your Data.
Linux-only Systems.
Windows on Linux.
VMWare.
Win4Lin.
Distribution considerations.
Making the Switch . . . Easy!
Thin clients.
Desktop Considerations.
Transitional Applications.
Breaking Free!
3. Installation.
Getting ready for installation.
Hardware considerations.
Dual-booting revisited.
Preserving what is important.
The simplest of installations.
Installation comparison.
A Mandrake Linux install.
Putting on the Fedora.
A SUSE Linux installation.
Not so tough installs.
Starting and stopping Linux.
4. Getting Your Hands Dirty.
Familiarizing yourself with your new environment.
Starting and stopping the system.
Logging in and logging out.
Starting and stopping programs.
Wow! Multiple desktops.
Menus, bars, and windows.
Running applications.
The terminal and command line. A polite introduction.
5. Customizing the Desktop.
Taskbar location, size, etc.
Adding shortcuts and icons.
Moving things around.
Fonts, backgrounds, icons, screen savers (and password).
Sounds.
Colors, window decorations, themes and styles.
Adding icons and shortcuts.
6. Using Konqueror for File Management.
Basics.
File structure and hierarchy.
The navigation panel.
Enhancing Konqueror.
Copying files and directories.
Creating new directories.
What about links?
Working with permissions.
Deleting files and directories.
My world, my way.
Making your home a $HOME.
II. ADMINISTRATION AND DEPLOYMENT.
7. Installing New Applications.
Getting software.
Installing software.
Mandrake package installation.
SUSE package installation.
Exploration of Kpackage.
Dealing with dependencies.
The command line tools.
RPM, the shell way.
DEBs with apt-get.
Building packages from source.
The Extract and Build Five Step.
Keeping up to Date.
8. Devices and Services.
Yes, It Runs With Linux!
Plug and Play.
Hardware considerations.
Getting familiar with installed hardware.
PCI devices.
USB devices.
Modems vs Winmodems.
Devices Under The Skin.
Major, Minor.
Daemons and RunLevels.
Daemons and Other Not-So-Scary Things.
The inittab file.
The rc.local file.
Switching Between Runlevels.
The chkconfig command.
Using ksysv and Other Graphical Frontends.
Creating Your Own Startup Script.
9. Networks and the Internet.
Network basics.
IP addresses, domains, networks, etc.
Introduction to network security.
Easy Net Connections.
Connecting with a modem.
DSL and high speed connections.
Connecting to the corporate LAN.
Protocols and suites.
IP addresses.
Domain Name Services.
Subnets.
Routing.
Configuration files.
10. Working with the Shell.
Working with files and directories.
Home directories.
System organization.
Finding files and directories.
Permissions.
User, Group, Other, executable files, etc.
Processes.
Identifying and killing processes.
Editors.
11. Webmin.
Introducing Webmin.
Running Webmin.
Modular Functionality.
Creating Webmin Users.
Upgrading Webmin.
Moving On.
12. User and Group Administration.
Working in a multiuser world.
Security and the root account.
Adding, modifying, and removing users.
Adding, modifying, and removing groups.
Home directories.
Kuser, the GUI way to user administration.
Passwords.
13. Backup and Restore.
All about good backups.
Tools for backups.
Text based.
tar.
cpio.
Selecting a Backup Medium.
K3B CD Burning Tool.
Dump and Restore.
Keeping Your Data in 'rsync'.
Other Backup Solutions.
14. Printers and printing.
Selecting Printers for Linux.
Getting Information on LPD.
Introduction to CUPS.
Setting up printers.
Kcontrol.
Kprinter.
Printer and job control.
Other administrative tools.
15. Electronic Mail Servers.
The Postfix mail server.
Setup and configuration.
Starting and Stopping Postfix.
Users and Aliases.
POP3.
IMAP.
Postfix Tricks.
Anti-Spam techniques.
Multiple domains.
Multi-drop Domains.
16. LDAP in the enterprise.
Introduction to the Lightweight Directory AccessPprotocol.
Configuring and defining the domain.
Corporate directory setup.
Creating an addressbook.
Tying in the clients (browsers and email).
17. Web Services and More.
Apache configuration.
Adding PHP.
Configuring PHP.
Email revisited.
Simplifying email with web mail.
Squirrelmail Installation and Setup.
Corporate Groupware.
Introduction to PostgreSQL.
Setting up eGroupWare.
18. Samba (Windows file sharing).
Setup and configuration.
Adding Samba Users.
Configuring the PC side.
Printing with Samba.
Specifying shares.
Accessing the Network Neighborhood.
GUI Samba Administration.
Backing up Windows Workstations.
19. Linux File Sharing (NFS).
How NFS works.
Making Remote File Systems Available.
Configuration options.
Mounting partitions.
Automounting and autofs.
NIS basics, servers, and clients.
20. Thin Clients -- The Server.
Technical Introductions and Concepts.
Advantages and disadvantages.
DHCP Setup.
Assigning fixed DHCP addresses.
Trivial Intro to TFTP.
LTSP software installation.
Setup and Configuration.
XDMCP.
The lts.conf File in Detail.
How Many Screens?
21. Thin Clients -- The Clients.
Converting PCs into thin clients.
Alternative thin client hardware.
Advanced thin client configuration.
Network printers on thin clients.
Linux thin clients, via Windows.
Cygwin.
Performance tips.
22. Remote Control.
Helping users by taking control of their desktops.
Controlling Windows systems from Linux.
VNC.
KDE Remote desktop connection.
Windows terminal services from Linux (rdesktop).
23. Security.
Secure communications (OpenSSH).
Keeping an eye on your logs.
Simple firewall (TCP wrappers).
Building a secure firewall (netfilter/iptables).
Simple firewall building tools (smoothwall).
III. THE LINUX BUSINESS DESKTOP.
24. E-mail.
Linux E-mail Packages.
Kmail.
Configuring, writing, sending, reading.
Dealing with attachments (Postscript, images, PDF, etc).
Evolution.
Configuring, writing, sending, reading.
Attachments.
Addressbooks and contact management.
Importing your old Windows mail.
Getting your old addressbooks back.
25. Getting Organized.
Korganizer.
Calendaring and email setup.
Adding an event.
To-do items.
Printing your calendar.
Inviting others to an event.
Importing calendars.
Evolution.
Calendaring and email setup.
Creating a meeting.
Tasks and other to-dos.
Working with Exchange servers.
Using the Ximiam Connector.
Exchange 2000 server integration with Korganizer.
26. Surfing the Net.
Konqueror.
Page home for me.
Kool Konqueror Tricks.
Split views.
Super speedy searches.
Go for the big screen.
Cookies.
Ban the popups.
Keeping tabs on the web.
Mozilla.
Working from home.
Mozilla tabs.
Ending popup ads.
Controlling cookies.
The Mozilla sidebar.
Alternative browsers.
27. Word Processing.
Working with OpenOffice Writer.
It was a dark and stormy night.
New documents.
Editing and autopilots.
Saving your work.
Printing your documents.
Getting Help.
Managing your Word files.
Importing and exporting different formats.
Navigating style.
Document elements.
Direct PDF Exports.
Alternative packages : KWord, Abiword.
28. Spreadsheets.
Working with OpenOffice.org Calc.
Creating and editing new spreadsheets.
Creating formulas.
Saving your work.
Complex sheets.
Dynamic Graphs.
Managing your Excel files.
Importing and exporting different formats.
Alternative packages : KSpread, Gnumeric.
29. Presentation Graphics.
Creating Presentations with OpenOffice.org Impress.
Inserting slides.
Adding color.
Printing your presentation.
Instant web presentations.
Exporting to Shockwave Flash.
What's with the penguin?
Extra! Extra!
Managing your Powerpoint files.
30. Office Graphics & Art.
Working with digital cameras.
Scanners and scanning.
Sharing a scanner on your network.
Using Kooka, the KDE scanner application.
Optical character recognition.
Welcome to the GIMP.
New images.
Tools and what they do.
Creating corporate logos.
Manipulating graphics.
Touching up pictures.
31. Instant messaging for the enterprise.
The protocols.
What is Jabber?
Running your own Jabber server.
Kopete (KDE instant messaging client).
Configuration and setup.
Getting a Jabber account.
Adding contacts (buddies).
GAIM Instant messenger.
Configuration and setup.
Adding accounts.
Adding buddies and chats.
Options for Windows users on your network.
32. Video Conferencing.
Intro to video conferencing.
Hardware considerations.
GnomeMeeting.
Installation and configuration.
Contacting another user.
Chatting.
Firewall configuration issues.
Running a Gatekeeper.
Appendix A.
The GNU General Public License.
About the Author
Marcel Gagné is President of Salmar Consulting, Inc.,
a company that specializes in UNIX/Linux systems and network integration. Over
the years, as a systems and network administrator, he has worked with many flavors
of UNIX (including Linux), installed and configured numerous networks, Internet
security firewalls, and Web servers for many large and small clients. He writes
the "Cooking with Linux" column for Linux Journal, the online series,
"Sysadmin's Corner," and is a regular columnist for other publications
such as UNIX Review and Sys Admin Magazine. In addition, Marcel is a pilot,
as well as an editor and published author of science fiction and fantasy short
stories.
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