Includes index.

Installing Red Hat Linux -- And in the Opposite Corner ... a Penguin? -- History of the World--Er, Linux--Part II -- Knowing What You Can Do with Red Hat Linux -- Getting Ready for Red Hat Linux -- Preparing Your Hard Drive for Red Hat Linux -- Am I Fat or Just NTFS? -- Defragmenting Your Hard Drive -- Move Over, Windows--Here Comes Linux -- Ready, Set, Install! -- Choosing an Installation Type -- Starting the Installation -- Slicing and Dicing the Pie -- Configuring Your Network -- Configuring Your Options -- The Point of No Return! -- X Marks the Spot -- Post Installation: Using the Setup Agent -- Getting Red Hat Linux -- Introducing the Linux File System Tree -- Giving Red Hat Linux the Boot -- Logging In -- The Command-Line Interface (CLI) versus the Graphical User Interface (GUI) -- Configuring Your Graphical Display -- Creating User Accounts with the Red Hat User Manager -- Creating an Account without X -- Ending Your First Session -- Got Net? -- Dial-Up Modems Still Get the Job Done -- Desperately Seeking an ISP -- Configuring Your Internet Connection -- Locating Your Modem with Linux -- Locating Your Modem with Windows -- Firing Up Your Internet Connection -- Broadband Rocks! -- Introducing DSL and Cable Connections: The Proof Is in the Wiring -- The Cable Modem Option -- The DSL Option -- Connect Locally, Communicate Globally: Connecting to a LAN -- Introducing Local Area Networks -- Configuring Your NIC with the Red Hat Network Utility -- Manually Starting and Stopping Your Network -- Fire, Fire! Heh-Heh, Firewalls Are Cool! -- Understanding Why You Need a Firewall in the First Place -- Building an Effective Firewall the iptables Way -- Setting Up a Firewall -- Displaying Your Firewall Rules -- Firing Up Your Firewall (And Dousing the Flames) -- Testing Your Firewall -- Linux, Huh! What Is It Good For? Absolutely Everything! -- Gnowing GNOME -- Introducing the X Window System -- Exploring the GNOME Desktop Environment -- Mucking about the Desktop -- Messing Around with Windows -- The Making of a Desktop Icon -- Playing with the GNOME Panel -- Adding and Deleting Panels -- Leaving GNOME and X -- Tinkering with GNOME -- Accessing GNOME Applications -- Going Old School with the Terminal Emulators -- Suspending Your Computer -- Gnowing More Applications -- Navigating with the Nautilus File/Internet Integration Manager -- Come the Ximian Evolution Revolution -- Checking Out Some Handy Linux Programs -- Surfin' the Net and Groovin' to Tunes -- Making the World Wide Web Possible -- Surfin' the Net with Mozilla -- Plugging In Plug-Ins -- Groovin' to Tunes with CD Player -- Setting Up Your Sound System -- Playing CDs -- Ripping CDs -- Entering the Ring of Fire: Burning CDs -- Live from the Net -- Using the XMMS Audio Player -- Modifying XMMS to Work with MP3 -- Using the Fabulous Mplayer -- Going to the Office -- Opening Your Office -- Getting to Know OpenOffice -- Revenge of the Nerds -- Building Your Own, Private Network -- Designing and Building Your Private Network -- So You Want to Build an Internet Gateway -- Creating Basic Linux Network Services -- Preparing a Network Server -- Building an Apache Web Server -- Building a Samba File Server -- Building a Print Server -- Building a DHCP Server -- Building a DNS Server -- Securing Your Future -- Thinking Security -- Preventing Intruders -- Danger, Will Robinson! Detecting Intruders -- Understanding the Security Process -- Bringing In the Red Hat Linux Repair Person -- The Fix Is In: Troubleshooting Your Network -- Introducing Fault Trees -- Ticking through Your Linux Networking Checklist -- The Part of Tens -- Ten Problem Areas and Solutions -- "Help! I Need Some Help!" -- Fixing Common Problems -- Ten Security Vulnerabilities -- How Many Daemons Can Dance on the Head of the Linux Process Table? -- Open the Encrypt -- Aha! No Firewall--Very, Very Good -- Keeping Up with the Software Joneses -- "Backups? I Don't Need No Stinking Backups!" -- My Buffer Overflow-ith -- Social Engineering 1010101010 -- Bad Passwords -- Scan Me -- I Know Where You Logged in Last Summer -- Discovering Your Hardware -- Breaking Down Your Computer -- Understanding Hard Drive Controllers -- A Bit about Memory Bytes -- Discovering Your Windows 9x or Windows Me Hardware -- Discovering Your Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows XP Hardware -- Filing Your Life Away -- Getting Linux File Facts Straight -- Moving Around the File System with pwd and cd -- Manipulating Files and Directories -- Owning Files and Granting Permissions -- Making Your Own Rules -- Becoming a Suit: Managing the Red Hat Linux File System -- Mounting and Unmounting -- Sending Corrupted File Systems to Reform School: fscking Your Filesystem -- Increasing Drive Space -- Revving Up RPM -- Taking a Look at What RPM Does -- Using the Red Hat Package Manager -- Manually Shifting with RPM.

* Linux is the most popular open source operating system; Red Hat has strong international distribution and, according to IDC, controls approximately 700f the Linux market in the United States* Red Hat updates twice a year; this book shows Linux newcomers as well as users of earlier versions how to install, configure, and use the newest version* Covers preparing the hard drive for Linux, connecting to a network or the Internet, working with the GNOME interface, playing media files, and working with the file system* Features a new security chapter that shows how to implement firewalls and other basic and advanced systems* CD-ROM includes Red Hat Linux 9 Publisher's Edition