Get step-by-step instructions for making Linux installation simple and painless; Familiarize yourself with the Linux shell, file system, and text editor; Use the XWindow System to customize your desktop menus, icons, window manager, and xterm; Create and publish formatted documents with Linux applications; Get step -by-step instructions for making Linux installation simple and painless; Gain key system administration skills including setting up users, automating system tasks, backing up and restoring files, and understanding the latest security issues and threats. Plus, this edition includes thorough coverage of updated installation procedures, new KDE desktop tools, how to use the Mozilla web browser and gaim instant messaging, how to administer automounting file systems, and how to burn CDs and configure CD writers. This book is accompanied by the UNLIMITED EDITION(tm) web site. Only original buyers of the book will have access through special codes to the site, and can then be privy new chapters monthly, updates on the state of the software, Linux-related articles.

* An indispensable resource for Fedora users who must now work without customer support from Red Hat, Inc., covering critical troubleshooting techniques for networks, internal servers, and external servers * Chris Negus is a well-known Linux authority and also the author of the top-selling Red Hat Linux Bible (0-7645-4333-4); Thomas Weeks is a trainer and administrator who manages hundreds of Red Hat Linux systems * Covers all of the most common Fedora problem areas: firewalls, DNS servers, print servers, Samba, NFS, Web servers, FTP servers, e-mail servers, modems, adding hardware, and hardware certification * Features easy-to-use flowcharts that guide administrators step by step through common Fedora troubleshooting scenarios * A companion Web site offers troubleshooting updates to keep pace with the frequent Fedora Core releases as well as a forum for exchanging troubleshooting tips

More than a quarter of a million copies sold in previous editions! Freedom is a feature With Fedora's new Online Desktop, you are free to shape your desktop environment to include the services, applications, and online friends you desire. As always, Fedora's total dedication to freedom lets you draw on thousands of free software packages to create the exact desktop or server computer you need. Fedora puts together the software (provided here on CD and DVD). This book acts as a guide to everything from playing music and writing documents to configuring many powerful Web, file, print, DHCP, and database servers. Customize Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux to: Explore your computer or the Internet from GNOME®, KDE®, or Online Desktops Manage and use documents, spreadsheets, presentations, music, and images Try the new advanced PulseAudio sound server Draw from online software repositories with Package Manager and Package Updater Build an Internet server with e-mail, Web, DNS, FTP, and database services Secure your computer with firewalls, password protection, and SELinux Try out cutting-edge Fedora 8 features: Use Codeina to get legal software to play MP3, Windows media, and other audio/video formats Organize photos, music, friends, docs, and Web favorites in the new experimental Online Desktop Explore the latest in KVM and QEMU virtualization and AIGLX 3D-desktop What's on the DVD and CD-ROM? Install Fedora 8 (8GB) from DVD Boot Fedora 8 GNOME Live CD, and then install its contents to your hard drive System Requirements: Please see the Preface and Appendix A for details and complete system requirements. Open for more! Check out the new Online Desktop Find ten cool things to do with Fedora Run a Fedora 8 quick install Add pop and power with Online Desktop and 3D acceleration Organizing the people, places, and things you need on your desktop is now easier with the new GNOME Online Desktop. Get organized, then pile on some bling with 3D-accelerated desktop effects. Put friends, photos, and fun on your new Online Desktop Your favorite people and your online favorites are totally accessible from the new GNOME Online Desktop. Play with 3D desktop animations Continued improvements in 3D software let you rotate workspaces on a 3D cube, choose 3D minimize effects, and set 3D wobble effects.

Master the latest version of Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux with the step-by-step instructions and hands-on advice in Fedora 9 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible. Learn key system administration skills like setting users and automating system tasks, understand the latest security issues and threats, and gain confidence with using and customizing the desktop menus, icons, and window manager. Updated every six months to correspond with the latest Fedora release, this book includes an official Fedora 9 LiveCD so that you can practice your knowledge and improve your skills. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

As a market-leading, free, open-source Linux operating system (OS), Fedora 10 is implemented in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and serves as an excellent OS for those who want more frequent updates. Bestselling author Christopher Negus offers an ideal companion resource for both new and advanced Linux users. He presents clear, thorough instructions so you can learn how to make Linux installation simple and painless, take advantage of the desktop interface, and use the Linux shell, file system, and text editor. He also describes key system administration skills, including setting up users, automating system tasks, backing up and restoring files, and understanding the latest security issues and threats. Included is both a DVD distribution of Fedora Linux 10 and a bootable Fedora LiveCD. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

More than 50 percent new and revised content for today's Linux environment gets you up and running in no time! Linux continues to be an excellent, low-cost alternative to expensive operating systems. Whether you're new to Linux or need a reliable update and reference, this is an excellent resource. Veteran bestselling author Christopher Negus provides a complete tutorial packed with major updates, revisions, and hands-on exercises so that you can confidently start using Linux today. Offers a complete restructure, complete with exercises, to make the book a better learning tool Places a strong focus on the Linux command line tools and can be used with all distributions and versions of Linux Features in-depth coverage of the tools that a power user and a Linux administrator need to get started This practical learning tool is ideal for anyone eager to set up a new Linux desktop system at home or curious to learn how to manage Linux server systems at work.

The leading Fedora book-over a quarter of a million copies sold of previous editions! What better way to learn Fedora 11 than with the leading Fedora book from the best-selling Linux author, Christopher Negus with Eric Foster Johnson? Whether you're new to Linux or an advanced user, this power-packed guide is loaded with what you need. Install, run, and manage the latest version of Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux-then polish your system administration skills and get up to speed on the very latest in networking, desktop, and server enhancements. Master the Linux shell, file system, and text editor; how to set up users and automate system tasks; and much more in over a thousand pages of step-by-step instruction. Boot the full DVD of Fedora 11, including almost all binary code packages, or do a Live Install of the CD for rescuing, troubleshooting, or installing Fedora. Fedora is a free, open source Linux operating system sponsored by Red Hat as an open source community project; the technological innovations from the Fedora Project are then implemented in Red Hat's commercial offering, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Covers step-by-step instructions for making Linux installation simple and painless; how to take advantage of the desktop interface (including coverage of AIGLX); and how to use the Linux shell, file system, and text editor Also covers setting up users; automating system tasks; backing up and restoring files; dealing with the latest security issues and threats; using and customizing the desktop menus, icons, window manager, and xterm; and how to create and publish formatted documents with Linux applications The DVD and CD that come with the book include Fedora Linux 11 and an official Fedora 11 LiveCD (bootable and installable) This is the book you need to succeed with Fedora 11 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

The task-oriented reference covers Linux commands, installation, customizing the Linux shell, working with multimedia features, system administration, writing shell scripts, automating systems tasks, and managing client workstations.

* The latest edition of the top-selling guide to Red Hat Linux * Provides all the information needed to master the latest version of Red Hat Linux, covering desktop and server basics for Linux newbies as well as advanced techniques and all the latest bells and whistles for Red Hat veterans * Includes step-by-step instructions that make installation simple and painless * Explains how to take advantage of the new desktop interface; use the Linux shell, file system, and text editor; automate system tasks; and back-up and restore files * Features new to this edition include expanded coverage of using Red Hat Linux with Mac OS X, managing and manipulating file systems and disk tuning, system rescue advice, and details on using VmWare and VNC (virtual network computing) * This is the only book on the market that contains Red Hat's three CD-ROM distribution