Linux. The Complete Reference

Richard Petersen9780071492478, 007149247X

Your one-stop guide to Linux–fully revised and expanded
Get in-depth coverage of all Linux features, tools, and utilities from this thoroughly updated and comprehensive resource, designed for all Linux distributions. Written by Linux expert Richard Petersen, this book explains how to get up-and-running on Linux, use the desktops and shells, manage applications, deploy servers, implement security measures, and handle system and network administration tasks.
With full coverage of the latest platform, Linux: The Complete Reference, Sixth Edition includes details on the very different and popular Debian (Ubuntu) and Red Hat/Fedora software installation and service management tools used by most distributions. This is a must-have guide for all Linux users.
– Install, configure, and administer any Linux distribution
– Work with files and folders from the BASH, TCSH, and Z shells
– Use the GNOME and KDE desktops, X Windows, and display managers
– Set up office, database, Internet, and multimedia applications
– Secure data using SELinux, netfilter, SSH, and Kerberos
– Encrypt network transmissions with GPG, LUKS, and IPsec
– Deploy FTP, Web, mail, proxy, print, news, and database servers
– Administer system resources using HAL, udev, and virtualization (KVM and Xen)
– Configure and maintain IPv6, DHCPv6, NIS, networking, and remote access
– Access remote files and devices using NFSv4, GFS, PVFS, NIS, and SAMBA

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Table of contents :
Linux: The Complete Reference, Sixth Edition……Page 1
Contents……Page 9
Introduction……Page 33
Part I Introduction……Page 37
1 Introduction to Linux……Page 39
2 Getting Started……Page 53
Part II The Linux Shell and File Structure……Page 69
3 The Shell……Page 71
4 The Shell Scripts and Programming……Page 101
5 Shell Confi guration……Page 125
6 Linux Files, Directories, and Archives……Page 151
Part III Desktop……Page 179
7 The X Window System, Xorg, and Display Managers……Page 181
8 GNOME……Page 205
9 KDE……Page 233
Part IV Linux Software……Page 253
10 Software Management……Page 255
11 Offi ce and Database Applications……Page 273
12 Graphics Tools and Multimedia……Page 291
13 Mail and News Clients……Page 301
14 Web, FTP, and Java Clients……Page 317
15 Network Tools……Page 337
Part V Security……Page 347
16 Encryption, Integrity Checks, and Signatures……Page 349
17 Security-Enhanced Linux……Page 363
18 IPsec and Virtual Private Networks……Page 385
19 Secure Shell and Kerberos……Page 395
20 Firewalls……Page 409
Part VI Internet and Network Services……Page 435
21 Managing Services……Page 437
22 FTP Servers……Page 459
23 Web Servers……Page 479
24 Proxy Servers……Page 503
25 Mail Servers……Page 513
26 Print, News, Search, and Database Servers……Page 539
Part VII System Administration……Page 557
27 Basic System Administration……Page 559
28 Managing Users……Page 587
29 File Systems……Page 619
30 RAID and LVM……Page 651
31 Devices and Modules……Page 675
32 Kernel Administration……Page 707
33 Backup Management……Page 729
Part VIII Network Administration Services……Page 741
34 Administering TCP/IP Networks……Page 743
35 Network Autoconfi guration with IPv6, DHCPv6, and DHCP……Page 781
36 NFS and NIS……Page 797
37 Distributed Network File Systems……Page 813
A Where to Obtain Linux Distributions……Page 821
Index……Page 823