Red Hat Linux 7.2: The Complete Reference, Second Edition

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 992 pages
• Published by: Osborne/McGraw-Hill
• Edition: 2nd Edition November 16, 2001
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0072191783
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0072191783
• Book Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 2.4 inches
• Weighs: 4.2 pounds

Product Description
The most complete Red Hat Linux resource available! Get in-depth details on Red Hat Linux installation, administration, management, and troubleshooting. You'll master the major GUIs, Gnome, KDE, and the FVWM Windows Manager, and you'll find step-by-step coverage of dual boot installation.

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The Most Comprehensive Red Hat Linux Resource Available

Master Red Hat Linux--including version 7.2--using this authoritative reference. Linux guru Richard Petersen provides details on networking, kernel management, Internet servers, system administration, and much more. You'll also get full coverage of Internet clients, office suites, file systems, firewalls, encryption, and access to Windows networks (Samba). Understand the workings of the GNOME 1.4 and the Nautilus file manager as well as KDE 2.2. Clearly and logically organized, this resource explains the different ways of setting up Red Hat Linux as a desktop workstation, a network workstation, or an administrative platform. Plus, the bonus CD-ROM includes the publisher's version of Red Hat Linux 7.2.

• Install, manage, and troubleshoot Red Hat Linux 7.2 and kernel 2.4
• Learn how to set up, configure, and administer a local network with DNS, Sendmail, and Samba
• Work with and configure GNOME 1.4 (Nautilus) and the K Desktop--KDE 2.2
• Set up Internet servers, FTP (ProFTP), Web (Apache), DNS (Bind), proxy (Squid), printer (LPRng and CUPS), and mail (Sendmail) servers
• Update software either automatically with the Red Hat Network or manually with RPM
• Protect your network with firewalls, public key encryption, and intrusion protection
• Enable network access to remote file systems and to Windows clients, including Windows XP
• Administer TCP/IP networks using CIDR and class-based addressing

Reader Reviews
Good book, lots of topics covered, but the coverage on any one topic is thin, too thin in my opinion. He explains how to set up and configure an FTP server via the GUI. I don't use the gui and wish he would give step by step instructions on how to do this. An integral part of setting up an FTP server is to show how to add users, this guys doesn't even come close to even thinking about how to set up users. Bottom line-- If you want a little bit of information on practically all opics this is your book, if you want detailed information as to how to do something, well look elsewhere.