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Index

d (sed command),
D (sed command),
d command, ed text editor,
D command, vi text editor,
[daemon] section, gdm,
daemons,
atd,
crond,
mail-transport agents,
DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), . See also
data abstraction, Java,
data link layer, OSI model,
data protection,
data types, Java
nonprimitive,
primitive,
database server, description,
databases
CD-ROM with book,
Tripwire application, initializing,
date (GNU shell utility),
description,
date, system settings,
date and time commands,
DB2-HOWTO file,
dd (GNU file utility),
description,
dd command,
GNU,
vi text editor,
DDC (Display Data Channel), command interface,
[debug] section, gdm,
debuggers. See ;
debugging
configuring support,
gdb,
decryption,
decrypting documents, GnuPG (GNU Privacy Guard),
delete command, FTP,
deleting
characters, GNU files,
files, Nautilus,
lines
ed text editor,
vi text editor,
text
Emacs editor,
vi text editor,
denial of service (security threats), ,
desktop
GNOME,
KDE,
packages,
X Window System,
/dev, description,
/dev/audio file,
/dev/audiol file,
/dev/dep file,
development packages, installation,
Development Tools packages, description,
device drivers,
kernel configuration and,
loadable driver modules,
loading/unloading,
modules.conf file,
device files,
device names
backup devices,
disk drives,
device option, kickstart,
Device section, XF86Config file, ,
deviceprobe option, kickstart,
devices
audio, kernel configuration,
block devices,
character,
kernel configuration,
file system, mounting,
IDE, configuring support, ,
infrared, kernel configuration,
installation, manual,
network,
network-device names, TCP/IP,
overview,
SCSI, configuring support,
serial device names,
sound cards, names,
video, kernel configuration,
Devices tab, Network Configuration tool,
/dev/midiDO - 03 file,
/dev/mixer file,
/dev/mixerl file,
/dev/sequencer file,
df (GNU file utility),
description,
3Dfx video cards, XFree86 support,
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
host name configuration,
IP addresses and,
network card, IP address,
newsgroups and,
TCP/IP and,
dial-up networking
cable modem comparison,
DNS and,
DSL comparison,
Internet connections and,
IP addresses,
PPP accounts,
CHAP authentication,
PAP authentication,
server setup,
serial-communication software,
SLIP accounts,
TCP/IP and,
diff, description,
dig (Domain Internet Groper), BIND system, ,
digital certificates
request generation,
test certificates,
digital signatures, ,
dir (GNU file utility), description,
dir command, FTP,
dircolors (GNU file utility), description,
directives, configuration, Apache Web server, ,
directories
/ (root directory),
Apache Web server configuration,
/bin,
/boot,
changing,
/dev,
/etc,
file system and,
GNU,
/home,
/lib,
listing,
/lost+found,
management commands,
/mnt,
navigation commands,
paths, URLs, ,
permissions,
/proc,
/root,
root directory,
Samba, creating for,
/sbin,
shell prompt,
/tmp,
/usr,
subdirectories,
/var,
subdirectories,
dirname (GNU shell utility), description,
disable command, print queue,
disclosure of information (security threats),
disconnect command, FTP,
disk drives
controller types,
device names,
logical organization,
physical organization,
Disk Druid
manual partitioning,
partitioning and,
Diskless-HOWTO file,
disks, copying, GNU,
display, . See also
system settings,
X server and,
settings adjustment,
DISPLAY Bash environment variable,
display manager
GNOME (gdm),
init and,
KDE (kdm), kdmrc file example,
Display Settings utility, X server display,
display-IP_address:0 command,
DISPLAYMANAGER variable, defining,
3Dlabs video cards, XFree86 support,
DMZ,
DNS (Domain Name System)
ARPANET and,
BIND system,
caching name server
configuration,
starting,
configuration
caching name server,
resolver library,
country code domains,
definition,
dial-up networking and,
FQDN,
hierarchical domain names,
IP addresses and,
primary name server, configuration,
root domain,
top-level domains,
utility programs, dig,
zone files, resource record types,
DNS Name Server, packages,
DNS tab, Network Configuration tool,
DNS-HOWTO file,
DocBook
case sensitivity,
cautions,
character formatting,
DTD,
examples,
figures,
image objects,
<important> element,
introduction,
itemized lists,
links,
media objects,
notes,
ordered lists,
sample.xml,
sections,
stylesheet processor,
stylesheets,
tables,
text editors and,
tips,
variable lists,
warnings,
DocBook-Demystification-HOWTO file,
DocBook-OpenJade-SGML-XML-HOWTO file,
documentation
GNU software development tools,
kernel variables,
online
HOWTO files,
man pages,
Samba, SSL support,
domain name
NIS client,
URLs,
DoS (denial of service),
DOS
CD-ROM with book,
commands, mtools utilities,
file system mounting,
floppy disks
formatting,
mounting,
installer, booting,
DOS-to-Linux-HOWTO file,
\DOSUTIL subdirectory, FIPS utility,
DOS-Win-to-Linux-HOWTO file,
dot clock, video cards,
double data type (Java),
downloading
FTP and,
Linux,
drawing, xfig, CD-ROM files,
DRI section, XF86Config file,
driver modules,
Ethernet,
driverdisk command,
driverdisk option, kickstart,
drivers
console, kernel configuration,
installation and,
I2O, configuring support,
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
availability check,
cable modem comparison,
connections,
description,
dial-up comparison,
interference,
introduction,
LANs and,
DSL-HOWTO file,
DSSSL (Document Style Semantics and Specification Language), DocBook and,
DTDs (document type definition), DocBook,
du (GNU file utility),
description,
dual-homed host,
firewalls,
DVD-HOWTO file,
dw command, vi text editor,