Red Hat Fedora Linux 3 For Dummies (For Dummies Series) - Softcover

Hall, Jon; Sery, Paul G.

9780764579400: Red Hat Fedora Linux 3 For Dummies (For Dummies Series)

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ISBN 10: 0764579401 ISBN 13: 9780764579400

Publisher: For Dummies, 2005

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Fedora Core "X" is the latest release of the leading Linux distribution, which boasts approximately 70 percent of the Linux market in the United States and serves as a low-cost alternative to more expensive operating systems
Written in the trademark friendly, humorous, easy-to-understand For Dummies style, this updated edition shows Linux newbies how to install and use Fedora Core
Includes new coverage of the SELinux infrastructure (an important new security feature), Linux and GNOME applications, how to fine-tune the GNOME desktop, and the new GStreamer multimedia tool
Companion DVD includes the full Fedora Core "X" distribution-all the tools and source code on the multi-CD version

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About the Author

Jon 'maddog' Hall, Executive Director of Linux International, is a world-renowned Linux evangelist.

Paul G. Sery is a system administrator for Sandia National Laboratories, Inc.

From the Back Cover

Get online with broadband DSL and build Web pages

Install Fedora Core 3, use OpenOffice.org, play CDs, and set up a firewall

The penguin is back, and better than ever! And this friendly guide will help you install and configure the new edition of Fedora Core so you can use exciting features like the SELinux infrastructure, which boosts system security, and MPlayer, the powerful Linux multimedia tool. Fine-tune the GNOME desktop, connect to a broadband cable modem, and get to work!

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