Red Hat Fedora and Enterprise Linux 4 Bible

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 1152 pages
• Published by: Wiley August 1, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0764595768
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764595769
• Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 2.4 inches
• Weighs: 3.5 pounds

Product Description
For desktop or business, here's all the Linux you need

Whether you want the latest Linux software in Fedora or a stable Red Hat Enterprise Linux for your business, this book covers it all. Install Fedora Core 4 from the DVD or two CDs included and learn to use Linux as a desktop system or an Internet server. Check out fun applications for surfing the Web and doing office tasks. Learn to manage basic system administration, and move up to running your own Web, mail, print, or file server.

Configure Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux to:

• Browse the Web with Firefox
• Read and send e-mail with Evolution
• Create documents, spreadsheets, or presentations with OpenOffice.org
• Set up networked Web, mail, file, database, LDAP, print, or other servers

Transition your Fedora skills to Enterprise Linux with:

• Descriptions of RHEL products, features, and services
• Pointers to professional RHEL training and certification

Install complete Fedora Core 4 from DVD

Using the bonus DVD, you can:

• Boot the DVD to check and prepare your computer before installing Fedora (using KNOPPIX)
• Install the complete Fedora Core 4 Linux operating system (all source code packages included)

Install desktop Fedora Core 4 from CD

Using the bonus 2-CD set, you can:

• Select the software you need for a well-stocked desktop system
• Add key server features to use with your desktop Fedora system

Open for more!

• Find ten cool things you can do with Fedora
• Use KNOPPIX to test and prepare your computer
• Get your Windows stuff working in Linux

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From the Inside Flap
Ten cool things to do with Fedora

1. Add tons of free software
2. Change themes, backgrounds, and other preferences of your GNOME or KDE desktops
3. Import, play, and manage your entire music collection in Rhythmbox
4. Enjoy instant messaging
5. Download, modify, and share pictures with friends
6. Watch television
7. Use wired, wireless, or modem connections to reach the Web or other computers
8. Run many of the most popular Windows applications using WINE
9. Back up your data files quickly and easily
10. Share files and printers on your Windows network using Samba

Add Linux to your Windows PC

• Resize your hard disk to make space for Linux
• Install Linux to dual boot with Windows
• Mount Windows file systems to work from Linux
• Do Windows file and print sharing in Linux with Samba
• Access your Windows documents, music, presentations, Web pages, and video from Linux

Use KNOPPIX to test and prepare your computer

Before you install Fedora, use the DVD with this book to:

• Check to see whether Linux will work on your computer
• Prepare your computer to dual boot Fedora and Windows

Boot the DVD and type knoppix at the boot prompt. When KNOPPIX comes up, look on the back of this page to the things you can do before installing Fedora Core 4!

Reader Reviews
For years, I've suffered from the occasional bout of "try to figure out Linux" mania. So, I've repeatedly downloaded and installed various flavors of the OS and tried to work with them for a while. I invariably ended up throwing my hands up in despair because I couldn't find a Rosetta stone to decipher the Linux community's secret language and arcana. Since the previous editions of this book seem to have good reviews and because this version comes with a DVD with the latest full Fedora Core 4 version of Linux (normally taking 4 CDs), I thought I'd give this book a try. I'm very satisfied with it. This book is everything you need to get started with Linux. It has the DVD (plus a 2 CD smaller equivalent) with the OS and a huge selection of applications/utilities, honest-to-goodness simple English explanations of how to get started with Linux, and similar explanations of how to do more advanced activities (networking and various server-type things). The key is that the author translates that previously mentioned arcana in reasonable steps that let the reader absorb the stuff without getting lost. For those who are already past the initial "what's this Linux stuff anyway" stage, the book also seems to have all the information necessary to get various servers (Print Server, File Server, Mail Server, FTP Server, Web Server, LDAP Address Book Server, DHCP and NIS Server, MySQL Database Server, DNS Server, and Appletalk Server) up and running (that's beyond my needs and abilities, so I qualify that with "seems."). If there's material that's missing from the book, it's not immediately apparent to me. If you have any desire to try out Linux for the first time, or even if you're already experienced in Linux and want to learn advanced topics, I highly recommend this book. I rate it at 4 stars out of 5.