Linux: The Complete Reference, Sixth Edition

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A complete revision of the bestselling, in-depth Linux resource

Fully revised and expanded, this comprehensive guide covers the latest features of Linux, the widely popular open-source operating system. You will learn to configure and manage all distributions of Linux, set up applications, networks, and servers, and optimize system performance.
Written by Linux expert Richard Petersen, Linux: The Complete Reference, Sixth Edition explains, in easy-to-follow language, every aspect Linux. You will get full details on the new Linux kernel, Gnome and KDE, window managers, multimedia tools, Web, FTP, and Mail services, file systems, print servers, and backup procedures. The book also includes new coverage of security protocols, network automatic configuration, IPv6, Yum, Xen, and cutting-edge virtualization technology.
Table of Contents

Part 1 - Introduction
Chapter 1 - Intro to Linux: Operating Systems Overview
Chapter 2 - Distribution Overview: Desktop Server
Part 2 - The Linux Shell and File Structure
Chapter 3 - The Shell: Commands and Variables
Chapter 4 - Shell Scripts
Chapter 5 - Shell Configuration: System Variables and Shell Configuration Files
Chapter 6 - The Linux File Structure: Files and Directories
Part 3 - Desktop
Chapter 7 - Overview of Linux Desktops: OSDL Desktop Linux
Chapter 8 - Gnome: Volume Manager, Nautilus, Panels and Applets
Chapter 9 - KDE: Kicker and Konqueror
Chapter 10 - XFce4
Part 4 - Linux Software
Chapter 11 - Software Management: YUM, RPM, Apt, Bit Torrent
Chapter 12 - Office and Database Applications: Open Office, KOffice, Editors, SQL Databases
Chapter 13 - Graphic Tools and Multimedia: Gnome, KDE, Sound, Video, DVD, DivX
Chapter 14 - Mail and News Clients: Evolution and Thunderbird
Chapter 15 - Web and FTP Clients: Firefox and gFTP
Chapter 16 - Network Tools: ping, messenger clients, rsh, Kerberos, and SSH remote commands
Part 5 - Security
Chapter 17 - Encryption: GPG
Chapter 18 - Security Enhanced Linux
Chapter 19 - IPSEC and Virtual Private Networks
Chapter 20 - Secure Shell and Kerberos
Chapter 21 - Firewalls: netfilter
Part 6 - Internet and Network Services
Chapter 22 - Managing Services
Chapter 23 - FTP Servers
Chapter 24 - Web Servers: Tux and Apache
Chapter 25 - Proxy Servers: Squid
Chapter 26 - Mail Servers:Sendmail, Postfix, POP and IMAP
Chapter 27 - Print Servers: CUPS
Chapter 28 - News, Search and Database Servers
Part 7 - System Administration
Chapter 29 - Basic System Administration
Chapter 30 - Managing Users
Chapter 31 - File Systems: HAL and Mount
Chapter 32 - RAID and LVM
Chapter 33 - Devices and Modules
Chapter 34 - Kernal Administration
Chapter 35 - Backup Methods
Chapter 36 - Administering TCP/IP Networks
Part 8 - Network Administration Services
Chapter 37 - DNS Servers: Bind
Chapter 38 - Network Auto-Configuration
Chapter 39 - NFS, NIS
Appendix A- Where to Obtain Linux Distributions



About the Author

Richard Petersen, MLIS,
teaches UNIX and C/C++ courses at the University of California at Berkeley. He is the author of all previous editions of Linux:The Complete Reference and regularly writes articles for Linux World Magazine.

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