A Practical Guide to Red Hat Linux

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The best just became BETTER! This completely revised guide meets all your Red Hat Linux needs, covering advanced operating systems like Fedora Core and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It clearly explains Linux with a focus on essential features such as system security, Internet server setup, and file and printer sharing with Windows systems. Best-selling author Mark Sobell starts from the basics, guiding you through everything that matters—from installing Fedora Core using the included CDs to mastering GNOME, KDE, Samba 3, sendmail, Apache, DNS, NIS, and iptables. You'll learn both the "hows" and "whys," making it suitable for users, administrators, and programmers alike. Sobell's extensive knowledge and teaching experience ensure that he addresses the needs of newcomers to Linux. This guide offers the full Fedora Core operating system on 4 CDs, complete coverage of Fedora Core and the 2.6 Linux kernel, and in-depth information on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. You'll find enhanced sections on GNOME and KDE customization, practical file sharing with Samba, NFS, and FTP, and streamlined Internet server configuration. The book also includes updated security information, system administration tasks, bash shell scripting, and printer configuration with CUPS, plus a 500+ word glossary and a comprehensive index for quick reference. Includes 4 CDs for the full version of Red Hat's Fedora Core 2 release!