Red Hat Linux 7.2: The Complete Reference, Second Edition [Paperback]

Richard Petersen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 16, 2001 | Series: Complete Reference

This second edition includes updated material with coverage on the: Linux kernel 2.4, Gnome 1.4 and the K Desktop, KDE 2.0. It also covers Red Hat supported servers such as Tux and thttpd Web servers and the CUPS print server. As part of the book's coverage of the Linux kernel 2.4, the author walks through network security features of IP-tables. The book focuses on the different ways Red Hat presents its distribution - a desktop workstation, network workstation, server, and development platform. The CD contains a trial version of Red Hat 7.1.

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The Most Comprehensive Red Hat Linux Resource Available

Master Red Hat Linux--including version 7.2--using this authoritative reference. Linux guru Richard Petersen provides details on networking, kernel management, Internet servers, system administration, and much more. You'll also get full coverage of Internet clients, office suites, file systems, firewalls, encryption, and access to Windows networks (Samba). Understand the workings of the GNOME 1.4 and the Nautilus file manager as well as KDE 2.2. Clearly and logically organized, this resource explains the different ways of setting up Red Hat Linux as a desktop workstation, a network workstation, or an administrative platform. Plus, the bonus CD-ROM includes the publisher's version of Red Hat Linux 7.2.

• Install, manage, and troubleshoot Red Hat Linux 7.2 and kernel 2.4
• Learn how to set up, configure, and administer a local network with DNS, Sendmail, and Samba
• Work with and configure GNOME 1.4 (Nautilus) and the K Desktop--KDE 2.2
• Set up Internet servers, FTP (ProFTP), Web (Apache), DNS (Bind), proxy (Squid), printer (LPRng and CUPS), and mail (Sendmail) servers
• Update software either automatically with the Red Hat Network or manually with RPM
• Protect your network with firewalls, public key encryption, and intrusion protection
• Enable network access to remote file systems and to Windows clients, including Windows XP
• Administer TCP/IP networks using CIDR and class-based addressing

About the Author

Richard Petersen (Berkeley, CA) has an MLIS in library and information studies and teaches UNIX and C/C++ courses at the University of California at Berkeley. He is the author of Linux: The Complete Reference (all four editions), Linux Programming: A Beginner’s Guide, and many other titles.

Product Details

• Paperback: 992 pages
• Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill; 2nd edition (November 16, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072191783
• ISBN-13: 978-0072191783
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,107,935 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Red Hat details, January 26, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Red Hat Linux 7.2: The Complete Reference, Second Edition (Paperback)

Excellent up-to-date Red Hat reference covering security issues like encryption, intrusion detection, and firewalls. Features all Red Hat administration tools like those that do automatic updates, network configuration, user setup. Found it to be really helpful with the nuts and bolts of network servers like Ftp, Apache, DNS, and email. Even deals with the newest versions of Gnome and KDE. All in all very wortwhile.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lots of info but hard to find, February 1, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Red Hat Linux 7.2: The Complete Reference, Second Edition (Paperback)

This book has lots of information in it but is hard to find unless you already know the answer. Not a beginners book at all.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good many topics covered, but individual coverage thin, January 28, 2002

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Brian Brackeen "_code_poet_" (Denton, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Red Hat Linux 7.2: The Complete Reference, Second Edition (Paperback)

Good book, lots of topics covered, but the coverage on any one topic is thin, too thin in my opinion. He explains how to set up and configure an FTP server via the GUI. I don't use the gui and wish he would give step by step instructions on how to do this. An integral part of setting up an FTP server is to show how to add users, this guys doesn't even come close to even thinking about how to set up users.

Bottom line--
If you want a little bit of information on practically all opics this is your book, if you want detailed information as to how to do something, well look elsewhere.