Red Hat Linux 7.3 Secrets [Paperback]

Naba Barkakati (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764549480 | ISBN-13: 978-0764549489 | Publication Date: May 1, 2002

* Organization: Following the successful model of the 7.1 edition, this book is divided into five parts: Setting Up Red Hat Linux; Exploring Red Hat Linux; Internetworking Red Hat Linux; Managing Red Hat Linux; and Programming Red Hat Linux.
* Key feature: A key feature of this book is that it includes chapters that explain how to configure and use various types of PC hardware in Red Hat Linux: Video Cards, Monitors, and X Window System; SCSI and IDE Devices; CD-ROM Drives and Sound; Printers; Modems and Terminals; Networks; and Laptops and PC Card.
* Secrets' series goal: True to the Secrets series, this book provides administrators and power users with hidden techniques so that they might improve the performance from the Red Hat distribution. Undocumented, hard-to-find features are revealed, turning readers into experts.
* Other topic s covered: installation, GNU utilities; Linux applications and utilities; text editing; Internet connection setup; Web, Mail, news, and FTP servers; Samba and NFS; basic and advanced system administration; software installation and upgrade; kernel reconfiguration and upgrade; system and network security; shell and Perl scripting; and Tcl/Tk scripting.
ABOUT THE CD-ROM
* This book has the 3-CD version of the Red Hat Linux distribution.

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From the Back Cover

INSIDE TIPS
Over 1,000 pages packed with tips and techniques for power users and administrators

VALUABLE INSIGHTS
Detailed information on installing, customizing, and using Red Hat Linux 7.3

UNBEATABLE ADVICE
Expert advice on using Linux in the real world, from configuring servers to developing software

Packed with shortcuts, tune-ups, fixes, and workarounds, this one-of-a-kind guide is all you need to get more done with Red Hat Linux 7.3. From troubleshooting configuration problems and tweaking GNOME to setting up an Apache server and writing Perl scripts, Linux guru Naba Barkakati delivers hundreds of Red Hat Linux secrets that will take your productivity to a new level.

Take control with Red Hat Linux

• Troubleshoot installation problems (see Chapter 2)
• Recover from configuration problems (see Chapter 3)
• Configure the sound card and play audio CDs (see Chapter 5)
• Save time with ed, vi, and emacs shortcuts (see Chapter 11)
• Set up NFS and Samba for file sharing (see Chapter 19)
• Understand the ins and outs of building software from source files (see Chapter 21)
• Get the scoop on securing your Linux system (see Chapter 22)
• Unlock the secrets of shell and Perl scripting (see Chapter 24)
• Discover the tricks of writing GUI applications (see Chapter 26)

Easily install, configure, and upgrade Red Hat Linux 7.3

Customize the GNOME desktop using the GNOME Control Center and discover the secrets of the KDE desktop

About the Author

Naba Barkakati is an electrical engineer and the author of more than two dozen computer books, including Red Hat Linux 7.2 Weekend Crash Course (Hungry Minds, 2002) as well as guides to X Window programming, Perl, C++, and Java. In addition to writing, he serves as Senior Level Technologist of the Center for Technology and Engineering at the U.S. General Accounting Office.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1200 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (May 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764549480
• ISBN-13: 978-0764549489
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,653,677 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It is just fine., December 3, 2002

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Suriya (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Red Hat Linux 7.3 Secrets (Paperback)

As a Linux rookie, I found this book very useful. It has very topics and materials that you need to know about Redhat. The book taught me form the begining to advanced level.

However, as a result of putting every things in it. It seems to me that lots of topics in this book are less explained as it should be. That means I have learned from the book but I could not really make use of them(as a network administrator).

IT DOES JUST FINE FOR "LINUX NEWBIE".