Red Hat Fedora Linux 3 For Dummies

Description

* Fedora Core "X" is the latest release of the leading Linux distribution, which boasts approximately 70 percent of the Linux market in the United States and serves as a low-cost alternative to more expensive operating systems
* Written in the trademark friendly, humorous, easy-to-understand For Dummies style, this updated edition shows Linux newbies how to install and use Fedora Core
* Includes new coverage of the SELinux infrastructure (an important new security feature), Linux and GNOME applications, how to fine-tune the GNOME desktop, and the new GStreamer multimedia tool
* Companion DVD includes the full Fedora Core "X" distribution-all the tools and source code on the multi-CD version

CONTENTS:

Introduction.

  Part I: Installing Fedora Core.

  
Chapter 1: And in the Opposite Corner . . . a Penguin?

  
Chapter 2: Paving the Way for Fedora Core.

  
Chapter 3: Ready, Set, Install!

  
Chapter 4: Getting to Know Fedora Core.

  Part II: Got Net?

  
Chapter 5: Dull Dial-Up Modems Still Get the Job Done.

  
Chapter 6: Broadband Rocks!

  
Chapter 7: Connect Locally, Communicate Globally: Connecting to a LAN.

  
Chapter 8: Only You Can Prevent Bad Firewalls.

  Part III: Linux, Huh! What Is It Good For? Absolutely Everything!

  
Chapter 9: Gnowing GNOME.

  
Chapter 10: Gnowing More Applications.

  
Chapter 11: Surfin’ the Net and Using E-Mail.

  
Chapter 12: Using Audio and Video Applications.

  
Chapter 13: Going to the OpenOffice.

  
Chapter 14: The Days of Wine and Windows Applications.

  Part IV: Revenge of the Nerds.

  
Chapter 15: Building Your Own Private Network.

  
Chapter 16: Creating Basic Linux Network Services.

  
Chapter 17: Securing Your Future.

  
Chapter 18: Bringing In the Fedora Core Repairman.

  
Chapter 19: Building a Streaming Audio Server.

  Part V: The Part of Tens.

  
Chapter 20: Ten Problem Areas and Solutions.

  
Chapter 21: Ten Security Vulnerabilities and Their Fixes.

  Part VI: Appendixes.

  
Appendix A: Fedora Core Administration Utilities.

  
Appendix B: Discovering Your Hardware’s True Identity.

  
Appendix C: Filing Your Life Away.

  
Appendix D: Becoming a Suit: Managing the Linux File System.

  
Appendix E: Revving Up with RPM and YUM.

  
Appendix F: About the DVD.

  
Index.