Red Hat Fedora Linux 3 For Dummies

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!
Discover how toWork with the OpenOffice desktop productivity suiteInstall Wine and use Microsoft® applicationsPlay Internet radio and burn CDsUpgrade your network securityUse the Evolution desktop organizer and e–mail client

Spis treści:
Introduction.
Part I: Installing Fedora Core.
Chapter 1: And in the Opposite Corner . . . a Penguin?
Chapter 2: Paving the Way for Fedora Core.
Chapter 3: Ready, Set, Install!
Chapter 4: Getting to Know Fedora Core.
Part II: Got Net?
Chapter 5: Dull Dial–Up Modems Still Get the Job Done.
Chapter 6: Broadband Rocks!
Chapter 7: Connect Locally, Communicate Globally: Connecting to a LAN.
Chapter 8: Only You Can Prevent Bad Firewalls.
Part III: Linux, Huh! What Is It Good For? Absolutely Everything!
Chapter 9: Gnowing GNOME.
Chapter 10: Gnowing More Applications.
Chapter 11: Surfin’ the Net and Using E–Mail.
Chapter 12: Using Audio and Video Applications.
Chapter 13: Going to the OpenOffice.
Chapter 14: The Days of Wine and Windows Applications.
Part IV: Revenge of the Nerds.
Chapter 15: Building Your Own Private Network.
Chapter 16: Creating Basic Linux Network Services.
Chapter 17: Securing Your Future.
Chapter 18: Bringing In the Fedora Core Repairman.
Chapter 19: Building a Streaming Audio Server.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapte r 20: Ten Problem Areas and Solutions.
Chapter 21: Ten Security Vulnerabilities and Their Fixes.
Part VI: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Fedora Core Administration Utilities.
Appendix B: Discovering Your Hardware’s True Identity.
Appendix C: Filing Your Life Away.
Appendix D: Becoming a Suit: Managing the Linux File System.
Appendix E: Revving Up with RPM and YUM.
Appendix F: About the DVD.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
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.

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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!
Discover how toWork with the OpenOffice desktop productivity suiteInstall Wine and use Microsoft® applicationsPlay Internet radio and burn CDsUpgrade your network securityUse the Evolution desktop organizer and e–mail client