Fedora 9 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible [Paperback]

Christopher Negus (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470373628 | ISBN-13: 978-0470373620 | Publication Date: June 30, 2008 | Edition: 1

Master the latest version of Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux with the step-by-step instructions and hands-on advice in Fedora 9 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible. Learn key system administration skills like setting users and automating system tasks, understand the latest security issues and threats, and gain confidence with using and customizing the desktop menus, icons, and window manager. Updated every six months to correspond with the latest Fedora release, this book includes an official Fedora 9 LiveCD so that you can practice your knowledge and improve your skills.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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From the Back Cover

More than a quarter of a million copies sold in previous editions!

Fedora leads the competition in cutting-edge Linux technology

With a new KDE desktop, and new file system, security, and wireless features, Fedora is the best way to get the latest in Linux technology. Install, configure, and use Fedora as anything from a desktop to an Internet server. Use this book as a guide to everything from publishing and gaming to setting up powerful Web, file, print, and LDAP servers. Install or boot Fedora from the included DVD and Live CD.

Set up Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux to:

• Navigate your computer with GNOME, KDE, Xfce, or Online Desktops

• Manage and use documents, spreadsheets, presentations, music, and images

• Connect easily to your network with NetworkManager

• Draw from massive online Fedora and third-party software repositories

• Build an Internet server with e-mail, Web, DNS, FTP, and database services

What's on the DVD and CD-ROM?

• Fedora 9 (8GB) special install DVD

• Fedora 9 KDE desktop live/install CD

• System Requirements: Please see the Preface and Appendix A for details and complete system requirements.

New in Fedora 9:

• KDE 4 desktop

• OpenOffice 2.4

• freeIPA identity manager

• Improved NetworkManager

• Ext4 file system

• Encrypted file systems

• PackageKit software manager

• Firefox 3

About the Author

Christopher Negus has been working with UNIX systems, the Internet, and (most recently) Linux systems for more than two decades. During that time, Chris worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories, UNIX System Laboratories, and Novell, helping to develop the UNIX operating system. Features from many of the UNIX projects Chris worked on at AT&T have found their way into Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora, and other Linux systems.
Chris is the author of all editions of what started out as Red Hat Linux Bible, which because of the name changes of Red Hat’s Linux projects has evolved into the book you are holding. Most recently, Chris co-authored four books in the Linux Toolbox series: Fedora Linux Toolbox, Ubuntu Linux Toolbox, SUSE Linux Toolbox, and BSD UNIX Toolbox (Wiley Publishing).
Before that, Chris authored Linux Bible 2008 Edition and co-wrote Linux Troubleshooting Bible and Linux Toys II for Wiley Publishing. For Prentice Hall, Chris authored Live Linux CDs and co-authored the Official Damn Small Linux Book, as part of the Negus Live Linux Series.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1080 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (June 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470373628
• ISBN-13: 978-0470373620
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,103,038 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fedora 9 User Guide, May 8, 2009

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This review is from: Fedora 9 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible (Paperback)

I refer to this book as well as my Red Hat Linux 8 book, even though I have upgraded to Fedora 10.0 via download. It has great pointers for finding my way around the Fedora installation. I like the capability to log into either the Gnome Desktop or KDE. Setting up Linux is somewhat more involved than setting up MS Windows, but that is the price you pay for a better operating system.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fedora 9, July 8, 2009

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Shipper sent a like new book instead of good as advertised with CD ROM also with seal unbroken.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I'm so pissed about this, I could travel time., February 1, 2009

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This review is from: Fedora 9 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible (Paperback)

I bought this book when it first came out. When I pay $50.00 for a book, I expect it to be accurate; not riddled with mistakes like having dots (.) where they shouldn't be in config files or not there when they should be or wrong port numbers for CUPS setup. I've been trying to set up a DNS server for the past 2 days but chapter 25 is a [...] mystery as the named.conf and db zone files make no sense whatsoever. [...]