Matthias Kalle Dalheimer

Running Linux (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

You may be contemplating your first Linux installation. Or you may have been using Linux for years and need to know more about adding a network printer or setting up an FTP server. Running Linux, now in its fifth edition, is the book you'll want on hand in either case. Widely recognized in the Linux community as the ultimate getting-started and problem-solving book, it answers the questions and tackles the configuration issues that frequently plague users, but are seldom addressed in other books.This fifth edition of Running Linux is greatly expanded, reflecting the maturity of the operating system and the teeming wealth of software available for it. Hot consumer topics suchas audio and video playback applications, groupware functionality, and spam filtering are covered, along with the basics in configuration and management that always have made the book popular.Running Linux covers basic communications such as mail, web surfing, and instant messaging, but also delves into the subtleties of network configuration--including dial-up, ADSL, and cable modems--in case you need to set up your network manually. The book canmake you proficient on office suites and personal productivity applications--and also tells you what programming tools are available if you're interested in contributing to these applications.Other new topics in the fifth edition include encrypted email and filesystems, advanced shell techniques, and remote login applications. Classic discussions on booting, package management, kernel recompilation, and X configuration have also been updated.The authors of Running Linux have anticipated problem areas, selected stable and popular solutions, and provided clear instructions to ensure that you'll have a satisfying experience using Linux. The discussion is direct and complete enough to guide novice users, while still providing the additional information experienced users will need to progress in their mastery of Linux.Whether you're using Linux on a home workstation or maintaining a network server, Running Linux will provide expert advice just when you need it.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: O'Reilly Media
• Seitenzahl: 972
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Dezember 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780596518240
• Artikelnr.: 52955061

Autorenporträt

Matthias Kalle Dalheimer is the President & CEO of Klaralvdalens Datakonsult AB, a Sweden-based consultancy specializing in platform-independent software solutions. He is also a founding member of the KDE project and the current president of the KDE foundation. Kalle has written numerous books for O'Reilly, both in English and in his native German, including "Running Linux" and "Programming with Qt". In his spare time, he enjoys cross-country skiing and reading history books. Kalle lives with his wife Tanja and his two sons Jan and Tim in the middle of the forest near Hagfors in the Swedish province of Varmland.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Organization of This Book
Conventions Used in This Book
Using Code Examples
How to Contact Us
Safari® Enabled
Acknowledgments
Part I: Enjoying and Being Productive on Linux
Chapter 1: Introduction to Linux
1.1 About This Book
1.2 Who's Using Linux?
1.3 System Features
1.4 About Linux's Copyright
1.5 Open Source and the Philosophy of Linux
1.6 Sources of Linux Information
1.7 Getting Help
Chapter 2: Preinstallation and Installation
2.1 Distributions of Linux
2.2 Preparing to Install Linux
2.3 Post-Installation Procedures
2.4 Running into Trouble
Chapter 3: Desktop Environments
3.1 Why Use a Graphical Desktop?
3.2 The K Desktop Environment
3.3 KDE Applications
3.4 The GNOME Desktop Environment
3.5 GNOME Applications
Chapter 4: Basic Unix Commands and Concepts
4.1 Logging In
4.2 Setting a Password
4.3 Virtual Consoles
4.4 Popular Commands
4.5 Shells
4.6 Useful Keys and How to Get Them to Work
4.7 Typing Shortcuts
4.8 Filename Expansion
4.9 Saving Your Output
4.10 What Is a Command?
4.11 Putting a Command in the Background
4.12 Remote Logins and Command Execution
4.13 Manual Pages
4.14 Startup Files
4.15 Important Directories
4.16 Basic Text Editing
4.17 Advanced Shells and Shell Scripting
Chapter 5: Web Browsers and Instant Messaging
5.1 The World Wide Web
5.2 Instant Messaging
Chapter 6: Electronic Mail Clients
6.1 Using KMail
6.2 Using Mozilla Mail & News
6.3 Getting the Mail to Your Computer with fetchmail
6.4 OpenPGP Encryption with GnuPG
Chapter 7: Games
7.1 Gaming
7.2 Quake III
7.3 Return to Castle Wolfenstein
7.4 Unreal Tournament 2004
7.5 Emulators
7.6 Frozen Bubble
7.7 Tux Racer
Chapter 8: Office Suites and Personal Productivity
8.1 Using OpenOffice
8.2 KOffice
8.3 Other Word Processors
8.4 Synching PDAs
8.5 Groupware
8.6 Managing Your Finances
Chapter 9: Multimedia
9.1 Multimedia Concepts
9.2 Kernel and Driver Issues
9.3 Embedded and Other Multimedia Devices
9.4 Desktop Environments
9.5 Windows Compatibility
9.6 Multimedia Applications
9.7 Multimedia Toolkits and Development Environments
9.8 Solutions to Common Problems
9.9 References
Part II: System Administration
Chapter 10: System Administration Basics
10.1 Maintaining the System
10.2 Managing Filesystems
10.3 Managing Swap Space
10.4 The /proc Filesystem
10.5 Device Files
10.6 Scheduling Recurring Jobs Using cron
10.7 Executing Jobs Once
10.8 Managing System Logs
10.9 Processes
10.10 Programs That Serve You
Chapter 11: Managing Users, Groups, and Permissions
11.1 Managing User Accounts
11.2 File Ownership and Permissions
11.3 Changing the Owner, Group, and Permissions
Chapter 12: Installing, Updating, and Compiling Programs
12.1 Upgrading Software
12.2 General Upgrade Procedure
12.3 Automated and Bulk Upgrades
12.4 Upgrading Software Not Provided in Packages
12.5 Archive and Compression Utilities
Chapter 13: Networking
13.1 Networking with TCP/IP
13.2 Dial-Up PPP
13.3 PPP over ISDN
13.4 ADSL
13.5 Cable Modems
13.6 Network Diagnostics Tools
Chapter 14: Printing
14.1 Printing
14.2 Managing Print Services
Chapter 15: File Sharing
15.1 Sharing Files with Windows Systems (Samba)
15.2 NFS Configuration and NIS
Chapter 16: The X Window System
16.1 A History of X
16.2 X Concepts
16.3 Hardware Requirements
16.4 Installing X.org
16.5 Configuring X.org
16.6 Running X
16.7 Running into Trouble
16.8 X and 3D
Chapter 17: System Start and Shutdown
17.1 Booting the System
17.2 System Startup and Initialization
17.3 Single-User Mode
17.4 Shutting Down the System
17.5 A Graphical Runlevel Editor: KSysV
Chapter 18: Configuring and Building the Kernel
18.1 Building a New Kernel
18.2 Loadable Device Drivers
18.3 Loading Modules Automatically
Chapter 19: Text Editing
19.1 Editing Files Using vi
19.2 The (X)Emacs Editor
Chapter 20: Text Processing
20.1 TeX and LaTeX
20.2 XML and DocBook
20.3 groff
20.4 Texinfo
Part III: Programming
Chapter 21: Programming Tools
21.1 Programming with gcc
21.2 Makefiles
21.3 Debugging with gdb
21.4 Useful Utilities for C Programmers
21.5 Using Perl
21.6 Java
21.7 Python
21.8 Other Languages
21.9 Introduction to OpenGL Programming
21.10 Integrated Development Environments
Chapter 22: Running a Web Server
22.1 Configuring Your Own Web Server
Chapter 23: Transporting and Handling Email Messages
23.1 The Postfix MTA
23.2 Procmail
23.3 Filtering Spam
Chapter 24: Running an FTP Server
24.1 Introduction
24.2 Compiling and Installing
24.3 Running ProFTPD
24.4 Configuration
Part IV: Network Services
Chapter 25: Running Web Applications with MySQL and PHP
25.1 MySQL
25.2 PHP
25.3 The LAMP Server in Action
Chapter 26: Running a Secure System
26.1 A Perspective on System Security
26.2 Initial Steps in Setting Up a Secure System
26.3 TCP Wrapper Configuration
26.4 Firewalls: Filtering IP Packets
26.5 SELinux
Chapter 27: Backup and Recovery
27.1 Making Backups
27.2 What to Do in an Emergency
Chapter 28: Heterogeneous Networking and Running Windows Programs
28.1 Sharing Partitions
28.2 Emulation and Virtual Operating Systems
28.3 Remote Desktop Access to Windows Programs
28.4 FreeNX: Linux as a Remote Desktop Server
Appendix A: Sources of Linux Information
A.1 Linux Documentation Project
A.2 FTP Sites
A.3 World Wide Web Sites
Colophon

Rezensionen

"Eine sehr gut gelungene Einführung in die vielfältige Welt der Linux-Distributionen. [...] Als Einstiegsbuch und zum regelmäßigen Nachschlagen ist der Titel absolut geeignet. Wer das Buch wirklich komplett durcharbeitet, eignet sich fundiertes Grundwissen über das Linux-System an." -- Pocket-PC Benutzergruppe Ortenau, Februar 2007 "1995 hat O'Reilly die erste Ausgabe von Running Linux veröffentlicht. Im Dezember vorigen Jahres konnten Matthias Kalle Dalheimer und Matt Welsh die fünfte Auflage in den Händen halten. Die distributionsunabhängige Einführung eignet sich gleichermaßen für [...] Einsteiger wie Systemverwalter, die Kleinigkeiten nachschlagen wollen." -- Henning Behme, iX 5/2006