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Read an excerpt: Chapter 2: Fedora Quick Start       Reprinted with permission from Sams Publishing. Copyright © Pearson Education, Sams Publishing. Written permission from the publisher is required for any use of this material.

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Fedora Unleashed, 2008 Edition presents comprehensive coverage of Fedora 8, 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. Fedora Unleashed, 2008 Edition 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.

• Install and configure the Fedora 8 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
• Set up a DNS server
• Work with the X Window system
• Learn Linux programming (including Mono)

Fedora 8 on DVD: DVD includes the Fedora 8 binary distribution with all the base Fedora packages plus hundreds of additional programs and utilities.

Free Upgrade! Purchase this book anytime in 2008 and receive a free Fedora 9 Upgrade Kit by mail (U.S. or Canada only) after Fedora 9 is released. See inside back cover for details.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I Installation and Configuration

1 Installing Fedora 9

2 Fedora Quick Start 41

3 Working with GNOME 53

4 Command-Line Quick Start 77

Part II Desktop Fedora

5 On the Internet 105

6 Productivity Applications 125

7 Multimedia 147

8 Printing with Fedora 177

9 Games 191

Part III System Administration

10 Managing Users 203

11 Automating Tasks 231

12 System-Monitoring Tools 259

13 Backing Up 271

14 Networking 297

15 Remote Access with SSH 335

16 Xen 345

Part IV Fedora As a Server

17 Apache Web Server Management 353

18 Administering Database Services 389

19 File and Print 415

20 Remote File Serving with FTP 445

21 Handling Electronic Mail 479

22 Setting Up a Proxy Server 501

23 Managing DNS 511

24 LDAP 551

Part V Programming Linux

25 Using Perl 563

26 Working with Python 579

27 Writing PHP Scripts 599

28 C/C++ Programming Tools for Fedora 629

29 Mono 641

Part VI Fedora Housekeeping

30 Securing Your Machines 655

31 Performance Tuning 669

32 Command-Line Master Class 683

33 Writing and Executing a Shell Script 711

34 Advanced Software Management 737

35 Managing the File System 757

36 Kernel and Module Management 787

Part VII Appendices

A The History of Red Hat and Fedora 813

B Installation Resources 821

C Fedora and Linux Internet Resources 847

Index 859

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