From the Back Cover
This boxed set contains OpenLinux 2.2 from Caldera Systems, a complete UNIX operating system that's easy to install and use, proven, tested, stable, and robust. You also get the Linux System Administration Handbook by Mark F. Komarinski and Cary Collett, the first true system administrator's book for anyone responsible for Linux systems.
"With OpenLinux, Caldera Systems successfully integrates business, personal productivity, and Internet applications; communications protocols; interfaces; and Linux technology into one value-priced package." - DataPro
OpenLinux includes the award-winning K Desktop (KDE), an easy-to-use, customizable desktop interface. It also includes Corel WordPerfect 8 and Netscape Communicator 4.51 to deliver ideal office solutions for word processing, Web browsing, e-mail, news, and Web page development. You also get Star Division StarOffice 5, a fully integrated, Microsoft Office-compatible suite of productivity programs including powerful Web-enabled word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation graphics programs.
With the OpenLinux Web Publishing Toolkit and System Administrator's Guide, you get everything you need to turn your Intel PC into a UNIX web server.
- Host websites with the Apache server, the most widely used web server on the Internet
- Manage e-mail accounts using the Sendmail server
- Share files and printers between Linux, Macintosh, OS/2, UNIX, and Windows clients
- Back up critical data and restore it when necessary using Enhanced Software Technologies BRU 15.0
- Administer OpenLinux servers with COAS
- Access existing NetWare networks with the NetWare (NDS) client
The simple installation wizard, PartitionMagic, along with BootMagic make OpenLinux the world's easiest Linux system to install and use.
More and more businesses are turning to Linux as a cost-effective, rock-solid solution for Internal networks and Internet connectivity. With the included Linux System Administration Handbook, you get a priceless resource that systematically teaches Linux system administrators the real-world skills they need to succeed. It covers Linux networking, file service, E-mail, security, backups, print sharing, Web, FTP, NetNews, and much more. Get practical guidance on configuring hardware and peripherals, customizing the kernel, tuning Linux performance, and choosing among Linux distributions. Supercharge your productivity with the book's extensive practical scripts and automation techniques!
Technical and practical explanations of every major system administration task:
- Security, hardware configuration, file service, and more
- Deploying Web services, NetNews, FTP, X Windows, Samba and more
- Managing Linux in heterogeneous networked environments
- Handling Linux system upgrades
There's nothing "academic" in this comprehensive guide! Every page is full of practical advice by expert system administrators who work with Linux every day - and love it. So will you!
About the Author
MARK F. KOMARINSKI has been using Linux since 1992, was a columnist for the Linux Journal, and maintains the Linux Printing Usage HOWTO. He works for Aurora Technologies in eastern Massachusetts.
CARY COLLETT is systems administrator and Webmaster for Peregrine Publishers in Wakefield, Massachusetts. He has been working with Unix since 1988 and Linux since 1994.
