Table of Contents

•	Table of Contents
•	Index
•	Reviews
•	Reader Reviews
•	Errata
•	Academic

	Copyright
		Preface
			Organization of This Book
			Sources of Information
			Conventions Used in This Book
			How to Contact Us
			Acknowledgments
		Chapter 1.  Why Run Linux?
			Section 1.1.  Why CentOS Linux and Centos Linux?
			Section 1.2.  What Is Linux?
			Section 1.3.  Reasons to Choose or Not Choose Linux
		Chapter 2.  Preparing to Install Linux
			Section 2.1.  Minimum Hardware Requirements
			Section 2.2.  Collecting Information About Your System
			Section 2.3.  Preparing Your Hard Disk
		Chapter 3.  Installing Linux
			Section 3.1.  Installing the Operating System and Applications
			Section 3.2.  Start the Installation
			Section 3.3.  The Firstboot Service
			Section 3.4.  Logging into the Desktop
			Section 3.5.  Getting Help
		Chapter 4.  How Linux Works
			Section 4.1.  User Accounts
			Section 4.2.  How Linux Organizes Data
			Section 4.3.  Using X
		Chapter 5.  Using the GNOME and KDE Desktops
			Section 5.1.  Using the GNOME Desktop
			Section 5.2.  Using the KDE Desktop
		Chapter 6.  Using Linux Applications
			Section 6.1.  OpenOffice.org
			Section 6.2.  Evolution
			Section 6.3.  Pilot/Handspring Tool
			Section 6.4.  CD Creator
		Chapter 7.  Conquering the bash Shell
			Section 7.1.  Issuing Shell Commands
			Section 7.2.  Working with the Linux Command Prompt
			Section 7.3.  Useful Linux Programs
		Chapter 8.  Installing Software Using the RPM Package Manager
			Section 8.1.  The Package Management Tool
			Section 8.2.  The redhat-install-packages Command
			Section 8.3.  The rpm Command
			Section 8.4.  Querying the RPM Database
			Section 8.5.  Installing a Package
			Section 8.6.  Uninstalling a Package
			Section 8.7.  Updating a Package
			Section 8.8.  Freshening a Package
			Section 8.9.  Advanced RPM Techniques
			Section 8.10.  Keeping Your CentOS Linux System Up to Date
			Section 8.11.  Keeping Your Centos Linux System Up to Date
		Chapter 9.  Configuring and Administering Linux
			Section 9.1.  Configuring Your System by Using the System Settings Menu
			Section 9.2.  Administering Your System by Using the System Tools Menu
			Section 9.3.  Controlling Services by Using the Server Settings Menu
		Chapter 10.  Connecting to the Internet
			Section 10.1.  Networking Overview
			Section 10.2.  Configuring an Internet Connection
			Section 10.3.  The Mozilla Web Browser
			Section 10.4.  gFTP FTP Client
			Section 10.5.  Using wvdial
			Section 10.6.  Configuring Linux to Use a Cable or DSL Modem
		Chapter 11.  Setting Up Network Services
			Section 11.1.  Configuring Hosts
			Section 11.2.  Samba
			Section 11.3.  Running Apache
			Section 11.4.  The Secure Shell
			Section 11.5.  Implementing a Basic Firewall
			Section 11.6.  Checking Your Security by Using Nmap
			Section 11.7.  Network Security Tips
		Chapter 12.  Advanced Shell Usage and Shell Scripts
			Section 12.1.  The Power of the Unix Shell
			Section 12.2.  Filename Globbing
			Section 12.3.  Shell Aliases
			Section 12.4.  Using Virtual Consoles
			Section 12.5.  X and the Shell
			Section 12.6.  Shell Scripts
			Section 12.7.  Understanding Shell Scripts
		Appendix A.  Linux Directory Tree
		Appendix B.  Principal Linux Files
		Appendix C.  Managing the Boot Process
			Section C.1.  Booting Linux
			Section C.2.  Boot Floppies
			Section C.3.  The GRUB Loader
			Section C.4.  Boot Parameters
		Appendix D.  Linux Command Quick Reference
		Colophon
		Index