CentOS Linux Installation

List of Tables

CentOS Linux Installation

Virtual Consoles Available During CentOS Linux Installation
List of Package Groups in CentOS Linux
Linux Boot Commands for CentOS Linux Installation
kickstart Options

Printer Setup

System V and BSD Print Commands

Sound Setup

Supported Sound Cards
Standard Sound Device Filenames in Linux

Network Setup

Columns in the Kernel Interface Table

CentOS Linux Basics

Some Linux HOWTO Files
Linux System Directories
Important /usr Subdirectories
Important /var Subdirectories
Character Sequences in the PS1 Environment
 Common Standard I/O Redirections
 Useful Bash Environment Variables

GNU Utilities

Well-Known GNU Software Packages
GNU Shell Utilities
GNU File Utilities
GNU Text Utilities
GNU Binary Utilities
Commonly Used sed Commands

GUI Desktops

The gdm Configuration Options
Common kdm Configuration Options

CentOS Linux Applications and Utilities

Linux Applications on the CD-ROMs

Text Processing

Commonly Used ed Commands
Basic vi Commands
GNU Emacs help Commands

Basic System Administration

Meaning of the Fields in /etc/passwd File
Meaning of Fields in /etc/group File
The mtools Commands

Internet Connection Setup

Comparison of Dial-Up, DSL, and Cable
Settings in Configuration File for a Wireless Ethernet Network Interface
Settings in Configuration File for a PPP Network Interface

Web Server

LogFormat Tokens

Mail Server

Control Operators Used in sendmail.cf

News Server

Major Newsgroup Categories
Configuration Parameters in /etc/news/inn.conf

FTP Server

List of Commonly Used FTP Commands

DNS and NIS

Common DNS Resource Record Types

Samba and NFS

Options in /etc/exports
Common smbclient Commands

Advanced System Administration

Valid Actions in /etc/inittab
Some Common Services in CentOS Linux
Specifying the Time of Execution with the at Command
Specifying the Time of Execution in crontab Files
Script Directories for run-parts
Device Names for Common Backup Devices
Common tar Options
Commands to Manage Kernel Modules
Column Headings in the Top Utility's Display Screen
vmstat Utility Output Fields
Typical Files and Directories in /proc
Some Kernel Parameters in the /proc/sys Directory

Software Installation and Update

Characters Used in RPM Verification Reports
Common File System Configuration Options

System and Network Security

Commonly Used Computer Security Terminology
File Permission Codes
Components of the OpenSSH Software
Some Common Computer Vulnerability Types
Important System Files and Their Permissions
Ownership and Permission of Password Files
Some Popular Computer Security Tools

Software Development in Linux

Commonly Used GCC Options
Some Predefined Variables in GNU make
Options for GNU make
Commonly Used gdb Commands
RCS Tools
Identification Keywords RCS Supports

Shell and Perl Scripting

Summary of Built-in Commands in Bash Shell
Rules for Interpreting Regular Expression Characters
A Quick Reference Guide to Perl Functions

Tcl/Tk Scripting

Backslash Sequences and Their Meanings in Tcl
Built-in Tcl Commands
Operations You Can Perform with String in Tcl
Tk Commands for Creating Widgets
Tk Commands for Manipulating Widgets
Different Forms of the pack Command
Forms of the place Command
Some Commonly Used Keysyms

Java Programming

Java 2 SDK Content Summary
Java's Primitive Data Types
Methods of the String Class
Summary of Some Swing Component Classes

Linux Commands

Linux Commands

Disk Drives

Supported SCSI Controllers

CD-ROM Drives

CD-ROM Drives with Proprietary Interfaces
CD-ROM Device Names for Proprietary Interfaces

Ethernet Cards

Ethernet Cards and Their Linux Drivers
Arguments for ether

Modems and Terminals

IRQ and I/O Port Addresses Assigned to Serial Ports
Device Names for Incoming and Outgoing Serial Ports
Modem Standards
Responses* from a Typical Modem
Linux Drivers for Intelligent Multiport Serial Boards

Linux Resources

Linux Newsgroups on the Internet