Mastering Red Hat Linux 9

Your Complete Guide to the World's Leading Linux Distribution

Whether you depend on Linux as a server or desktop OS, Mastering Red Hat Linux 9 gives you the practical information you need to install, configure, and administer the latest version of Red Hat's operating system to suit your specific computing needs. Clear, step-by-step instruction teaches you basic, intermediate, and advanced techniques, and the Publisher's Edition of Red Hat Linux 9—included on two CDs—lets you get started right away. Coverage includes:

• Installing Linux from multiple sources
• Automating Linux installation over a network
• Navigating the command line interface
• Administering users and groups
• Managing RPM packages
• Troubleshooting the boot process
• Recompiling a kernel
• Configuring the X Window
• Working with GNOME and KDE
• Using Red Hat GUI administrative tools
• Understanding basic TCP/IP networking
• Securing Linux firewalls
• Setting up secure remote access
• Installing and testing DNS, DHCP, CUPS, and sendmail
• Configuring and troubleshooting FTP, NFS, Samba, and Apache
• Online Bonus Chapters: Linux Certification requirments (not yet available)

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Michael Jang is a full-time author covering networks and operating systems. An avid Linux user since 1995, his works include Linux+ Exam Cram, Sair Linux/GNU Installation and Configuration Exam Cram, Mastering Linux 2nd Edition, and Linux Networking Clearly Explained. Michael is also a Red Hat Certified Engineer.