Red Hat Linux Installation & Configuration Handbook with CDROM

Red Hat Linux Installation & Configuration Handbook with CDROM Review

Red Hat Installation and Configuration Handbook uses a building-block approach to segregate the basic installation and configuration steps from the intermediate and advanced topics. It focuses on getting you up and running with Linux as quickly as possible. This book is broken down into five sections aimed at presenting Red Hat Linux in a logical, progressive order reflecting what most Linux users would experience over the lifecycle of a Linux system. Learn to install Red Hat Linux on a PC, Alpha, Sparc, and laptop. Customize and configure various parts of the Red Hat system to get the most out of its basic capabilities. See how to exploit advanced functions of the Red Hat system, upgrade and configure software and hardware components, and much more.

Official Red Hat Linux User's Guide

Official Red Hat Linux User's Guide Review

* Ideal to help Red Hat Linux beginners get up and running with Red Hat Linux
* Provides complete beginner-level coverage and offers comprehensive overview of user-level topics and basic administrator-level chores, such as the shell prompt, building a basic firewall, and managing users
* Explores the Red Hat Network, technical support, and frequently asked questions about Red Hat Linux
* CD-ROM contains a 2-CD distribution of the latest version of Red Hat

Copyright © 2004 by Red Hat, Inc. Material may be distributed only subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Open Publication License, V1.0 or later (the latest version is presently available at http://www.opencontent.org/openpub/).

Add Red Hat Linux to Your Windows Desktop in a Weekend (With CD-ROM) (In a Weekend (Premier Press))

Add Red Hat Linux to Your Windows Desktop in a Weekend (With CD-ROM) (In a Weekend (Premier Press)) Review

Red Hat Software is the leading supporter and developer of Linux and is freely distributed and available from many sites on the Internet. With Linux’s increasing popularity, many users are curious about the operating system but don’t want to give up Windows altogether. Add Red Hat Linux X to Your Windows Desktop In a Weekend will show you how to load Red Hat Linux and explore what all the hype behind Linux is about while you keep your Windows OS intact. This beginning to intermediate book is for users who have just downloaded or purchased Red Hat Linux and want to see how it works but only have one computer. You don’t necessarily have to be new to Linux, but if you find the need for some expert instruction on deciphering Red Hat, this book is for you!

Red Hat Linux 7.3 For Dummies

Red Hat Linux 7.3 For Dummies Review

* Covers the essentials first-time Red Hat Linux users need to know about installing and using Red Hat on their desktop. Topics include preparing your PC for Linux, installing, connecting to a network or the Internet, working with the GNOME interface, playing media files, and working with the file system.
* New to this edition: Brand new chapters covering security configuration, security vulnerabilities and solutions, firewalls, and connecting to the Internet with a DSL modem.
* Series features: Includes the simple and fun reference style that has made the For Dummies series a favorite for over 200,000 first-time Linux users.
ABOUT THE CD-ROM
The two CDs included with this book contain the full GNU public release of Red Hat Linux 7.3.

Red Hat Linux 7 Unleashed with CDROM

Red Hat Linux 7 Unleashed with CDROM Review

Red Hat Linux 7 Unleashed shows you how to install, configure, and manage version 7, the latest version of Red Hat operating system. Version 7 boasts the latest stable Linux kernel, a new and improved installation program, updated libraries and a host of other improvements, including the new Xfree86 4.x. Learn how the operating system works from the inside out.

Red Hat Linux 9 For Dummies

Red Hat Linux 9 For Dummies Review

Red Hat Linux, with its splashy brand name and recognizable logo, is undeniably one of the driving forces behind the Linux revolution—and, by far, the most popular Linux flavor. It’s used by businesses, individuals, and governments world wide to cut costs, improve performance, and just plain get the work done. You can use it as a desktop workstation, a network server, an Internet gateway, a firewall, the basis of an embedded system (such as a smart VCR or a robot), or even as a multiprocessor supercomputer. And thanks to the thousands of people who continually refine different parts of Linux, Red Hat Linux keeps getting more flexible and robust with each new release.

Ready to put the power of the penguin in your PC? This handy plain-English guide to Red Hat Linux 9 shows you how—no experience required!  It gets you up and running with everything you need to know to:

• Install, configure, customize, and fine-tune Red Hat Linux 9
• Get connected to the Internet
• Work with Word documents
• Set up a Web server
• Customize your own flexible, powerful workstation
• Connect to a wireless network
• Build a firewall

With world-renowned Linux expert and crusader Jon “maddog” Hall and Paul Sery as your guides, you’ll quickly master what you need to know about:

• Connecting to the Internet via broadband DSL and cable modems or old-fashioned dial-up modems
• Getting connected to your Local Area Network (LAN)
• Building simple Internet and LAN services, including Web pages and print servers
• Using Red Hat Linux to play CDs and MP3s and listen to radio stations
• Using OpenOffice desktop productivity suite, Evolution desktop organizer/and email client, the streaming multimedia player, and other cool applications

On the 2 Bonus CD-ROMs you’ll find:

• Publisher’s edition of Red Hat Linux 9
• Apache Web Server
• GNU compiler
• GNOME and KDE Desktop

This amazing book/CD package is hands-down the quickest, easiest, and cheapest way to put the full power of Linux to work for you.

Red Hat Linux Unleashed

Red Hat Linux Unleashed Review

Programmers, users, and system administrators will find this a must have book for operating the Linux environment. Everything from installation and configuration to advanced programming and administration techniques is covered in this valuable reference.
-- Teaches editing, typesetting, and more
-- Includes coverage of PPP, TCP/IP, networking, and setting up an Internet site
-- CD-ROM includes source code from the book and powerful utilities