Fedora Linux (2006)

How This Book Is Organized

Each chapter in this book contains a number of labs. Each lab covers a task or problem and contains four sections:

How Do I Do That?
A description of techniques that may be used to accomplish the task or solve the problem

How Does It Work?
An explanation of how the solution and the underlying technology work


What About...
An exploration of related concepts and ideas


Where Can I Learn More?
Pointers to additional information if you want to dig into the topic in greater detail

The labs are grouped into 10 chapters:

Chapter 1, Quick Start: Installing Fedora
Covers the installation of Fedora Core using a variety of installation media and methods.



Chapter 2, Using Fedora on Your Desktop
Introduces the use of Fedora on the desktop, including the use and customization of the GNOME and KDE graphical user interfaces and the configuration of basic features such as the display and printing.


Chapter 3, Using Fedora on Your Notebook
Deals with the issues specific to using Fedora on a notebook computer, including power management, hopping between networks, and configuring external video for presentations.


Chapter 4, Basic System Management
Covers basic system management tasks, including user and group administration, file management, remote access, and service configuration.


Chapter 5, Package Management
Discusses package managementadding, removing, and updating softwareand shows you how to take advantage of the thousands of packages available through Fedora's software repositories.



Chapter 6, Storage Administration
Deals with storage administration using logical volume management and RAID arrays. It also covers data backup, including unattended overnight backups.



Chapter 7, Network Services
Is the server chapter. It covers the Samba file server (compatible with Windows systems), as well as DHCP, DNS, web, email, and print services. Web-based applications including Wikis and webmail round out the coverage.


Chapter 8, Securing Your System
Deals with security using Fedora's security facilities including SELinux, PAM, and ACLs.


Chapter 9, The Fedora Community
Discusses the Fedora community and how you can become involved.


Chapter 10, Advanced Installation
Deals with advanced installation options, including resizing a Windows partition to make room for Fedora, automating the installation process with Kickstart, and using Xen virtualization.
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Fedora Linux (2006)

Overview

"Neither a "Starting Linux" book nor a dry reference manual, this book has a lot to offer to those coming to Fedora from other operating systems or distros." -- Behdad Esfahbod, Fedora developer

This book will get you up to speed quickly on Fedora Linux, a securely-designed Linux distribution that includes a massive selection of free software packages. Fedora is hardened out-of-the-box, it's easy to install, and extensively customizable - and this book shows you how to make Fedora work for you.

Fedora Linux: A Complete Guide to Red Hat's Community Distribution will take you deep into essential Fedora tasks and activities by presenting them in easy-to-learn modules. From installation and configuration through advanced topics such as administration, security, and virtualization, this book captures the important details of how Fedora Core works--without the fluff that bogs down other books and help/how-to web sites. Instead, you can learn from a concise task-based approach to using Fedora as both a desktop and server operating system.

In this book, you'll learn how to:

Install Fedora and perform basic administrative tasks

Configure the KDE and GNOME desktops

Get power management working on your notebook computer and hop on a wired or wireless network

Find, install, and update any of the thousands of packages available for Fedora

Perform backups, increase reliability with RAID, and manage your disks with logical volumes

Set up a server with file sharing, DNS, DHCP, email, a Web server, and more

Work with Fedora's security features including SELinux, PAM, and Access Control Lists (ACLs)

Whether you are running the stable version of Fedora Core or bleeding-edge Rawhide releases, this book has something for every level of user. The modular, lab-based approach not only shows you how things work-but also explains why--and provides you with the answers you need to get up and running with Fedora Linux.

Chris Tyler is a computer consultant and a professor of computer studies at Seneca College in Toronto, Canada where he teaches courses on Linux and X Window System Administration. He has worked on systems ranging from embedded data converters to Multics mainframes.
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