Keeping with the tradition of offering the best and most comprehensive coverage of Red Hat Linux on the market, Red Hat Fedora 3 Unleashed includes new and additional materials based on the latest release of Red Hat's Fedora Core Linux distribution. Incorporating an advanced approach, the information presented aims to provide you with the best and latest information about installation, configuration, system administration, server operations and security. Updated discussions of the architecture of several Linux issues, as well as material on new applications, peripherals and Web development are also included. Get the most out of the latest Red Hat Linux distribution with Red Hat Fedora 3 Unleashed.

Table of Contents:
Introduction.     What Is Linux?       What Is Fedora Core?       Roots of Red Hat and Fedora       Licensing     Why Use Linux?     Who This Book Is For     What This Book Contains     Conventions Used in This Book I. INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION. 1. Introducing Fedora.     What Is Fedora Core?       Inside Fedora Core       Features of the Fedora Install       Fedora File System Features     Fedora for Business     Fedora in Your Home     Getting the Most from Fedora and Linux Documentation     Fedora Developers and Documentation     Reference 2. Preparing to Install Fedora.     Planning Your Fedora Deployment       Business Considerations       System Considerations       User Considerations       A Predeployment Planning Checklist       Planning the Installation     Hardware Requirements       Meeting the Minimum Fedora Core Hardware Requirements       Using Legacy Hardware       Planning for Hard Drive Storage for Your Fedora Installation Class       Checking Hardware Compatibility       Preparing for Potential Hardware Problems       Preparing and Using a Hardware Inventory     Preparing for the Install Process       Preparing to Install from a CD-ROM     Partitioning Before and During Installation       Choosing a Partitioning Scheme       Hosting Parts of the Linux Filesystem on Separate Partitions     Using Red Hat's kickstart Installation Method     Reference 3. Installing Fedora.     Before You Begin the Installation       Research Your Hardware Specifications       Choose an Installation Type       Choose Software Installation Options       Planning Partition Strategies       The Boot Loader     Choosing How to Install Fedora       Installing from CD-ROM       Installing Using a Network     Step-by-Step Installation       Starting the Install       Partitioning Your Drive       Choosing, Configuring, and Installing the Boot Loader       Network Configuration       Firewall and Security Configuration       Setting the Time Zone       Creating a Root Password and User Accounts       Software Selection and Installation       Create a Bootdisk       Finishing the Install     Login and Shutdown     Reference 4. Post-Installation Issues.     Troubleshooting Post-Installation Configuration Problems     Your Hardware and kudzu     Pointer and Keyboard Configuration       Configuring Keyboards with Linux       Configuring Pointing Devices in Fedora     Configuring Display Graphics     Configuring Sound Devices     Detecting and Configuring a Modem       Configuring a Serial-Port Modem       Configuring a Fax Modem       Configuring minicom for Modem Use       Configuring Controllerless Modems for Laptops     Configuring Power Management in Fedora     Resetting the Date and Time       Using the date Command       Using the hwclock Command       Using the system-config-date Client     Managing PCMCIA       Using PCMCIA       Controlling PCMCIA Service     Configuring and Using CD, DVD, and CD-RW Drives       Checking Drive Assignment       Initializing IEEE 1394 CD Drives     Reference 5. First Steps with Fedora.     Working with the Linux File System       Viewing the Linux File System       Use Essential Commands from the /bin and /sbin Directories       Store the Booted Kernel and View Stored Devices in the /boot and /dev Directories       Use and Edit Files in the /etc Directory       Protect the Contents of User Directories-/home       Use the Contents of the /proc Directory to Interact with the Kernel       Work with Shared Data in the /usr Directory        Temporary File Storage in the /tmp Directory       Access Variable Data Files in the /var Directory     Logging In to and Working with Linux       Text-based Console Login       Working with Virtual Consoles       Using Simple Keyboard and Mouse Techniques in a Linux Console Session       Logging Out       Logging In and Out from a Remote Computer     Changing Your User Information     Reading Documentation       Using man Pages       Finding and Reading Software Packages Documentation     Using the Shell       Using Environment Variables       Navigating and Searching with the Shell       Managing Files with the Shell       Compressing and Decompressing Files Through the Shell     Using the Text Editors       Working with vi       Working with emacs     Working with Permissions       Assigning Permissions       Directory Permissions       Understanding Set User ID (SUID) and Set Group ID (SGID) Permissions     Working As root       Creating Users       Deleting Users       Shutting Down the System       Rebooting the System     Reference 6. The X Window System.     Basic X Concepts     Using X11R6       Elements of the xorg.conf File       Configuring X     Starting X       Using a Display Manager       Starting X from the Console by Using startx     Selecting and Using X Window Managers       Using Red Hat's switchdesk       The Tab Window Manager       The Motif Window Manager       The sawfish Window Manager       The Metacity Window Manager (metacity)     The GNOME and KDE Desktop Environments       GNOME: The GNU Network Object Model Environment       KDE: The K Desktop Environment     Reference II. SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGING SERVICES. 7. Managing Services.     Understanding the Fedora Core Linux Boot Process       Beginning the Boot Loading Process       Loading the Linux Kernel     System Services and Runlevels       Runlevel Definitions       Booting into the Default Runlevel       Booting to a Non-Default Runlevel with GRUB       Understanding init Scripts and the Final Stage of Initialization     Running Services Through xinetd     Controlling Services at Boot with Administrative Tools       Using the chkconfig Text-Based Command-Line Tool       Using the GUI-based Service Configuration Tool     Starting and Stopping Services Manually     Changing Runlevels     Using Service Management to Troubleshoot Problems in Fedora Core Linux     Reference 8. Managing Software and System Resources.     Using RPM for Software Management       Command-Line and Graphical RPM Clients       Using rpm on the Command Line       Package Organization with RPM       Extracting a Single File from an RPM File       Graphical Package Management     Using Red Hat Network and Alternatives for Software Management       APT       YUM     Compiling Software from Source       Building RPMS from src.rpm Files       Working with Source RPM Files       Compile from Source Tarballs     System Monitoring Tools       Console-based Monitoring       Using the kill Command to Control Processes       Using Priority Scheduling and Control       Displaying Free and Used Memory with free       Disk Quotas       Graphical Process and System Management Tools       KDE Process and System Monitoring Tools     Reference 9. Managing Users.     User Accounts       User IDs and Group IDs       File Permissions     Managing Groups       Group Management Tools     Managing Users       User Management Tools       Adding New Users       Monitoring User Activity on the System     Managing Passwords       System Password Policy       The Password File       Shadow Passwords       Managing Password Security for Users       Changing Passwords in a Batch     Granting System Administrator Privileges to Regular Users       Temporarily Changing User Identity with the su Command       Granting Root Privileges on Occasion-The sudo Command       Control Via Restricted Shells     The User Login Process     Disk Quotas       Implementing Quotas       Manually Configuring Quotas     Reference 10. Managing the File System.     The Fedora Core Linux File System Basics       Physical Structure of the File System on the Disk       File System Partitions       Network and Disk File Systems       Viewing Your System's File Systems     Working with the ext3 File System       Understanding the ext3 File System Structure       Journaling Options in ext3       Verifying File Integrity in ext3 File Systems with the fsck Utility     Other File Systems Available to Fedora Core Linux       The Reiser File System       JFS and XFS File Systems       DOS File Systems       CD-ROM File Systems     Creating a File System       The Disk As a Storage Device       Creating the Partition Table       Creating the File System on the Partitioned Disk       Creating a DOS File System with mkdosfs     Mounting File Systems       The mount Command       The umount Command       Mounting Automatically with /etc/fstab       GUI Tools to Mount File Systems     Relocating a File System       Installing the New Drive       Creating the Partition Table and Formatting the Disk       Mounting the New Partition and Populating It with the Relocated Files     Logical Volume Management     File System Manipulation       Creating a File System for Testing       Using dumpe2fs       Mounting a Partition As Read-Only on a Running System       Converting an Existing ext2 File System to ext3       Examine an initrd Image File       Examine a Floppy Image File     Disk Tuning       Using the BIOS and Kernel to Tune the Disk Drives       The hdparm Command     File System Tuning       The mke2fs Command       The tune2fs Command       The e2fsck Command       The badblocks Command       The noatime Option for the mount Command     Managing Files for Character Devices, Block Devices, and Special Devices       Naming Conventions Used for Block and Character Devices       Using mknod to Create Devices     Reference 11. Backing Up, Restoring, and Recovery.     Choosing a Backup Strategy       Why Data Loss Occurs       Assessing Your Backup Needs and Resources       Evaluating Backup Strategies       Making the Choice     Choosing Backup Hardware and Media       Removable Storage Media       Network Storage       Tape Drive Backup     Using Backup Software       tar       Backing Up Files with cpio       The GNOME File Roller       The KDE Archiving Tools (KDE ark and kdat)       Using the dd Command for Archiving       Using the Amanda Backup Application       Alternative Backup Software     Copying Files       Copying Files Using tar       Compressing, Encrypting, and Sending tar Streams       Copying Files Using cp       Copying Files Using cpio       Copying Files Using mc       Copying Files Using scp       Copying Files Using rsync     Undeleting Files       Using the ext2fs Undeletion Process       Reformatting with the -S Option When Experiencing Unrecoverable File System Errors       Undeleting Files Using mc     System Rescue       The Fedora Core Rescue Disk       Backing Up and Restoring the Master Boot Record       Manually Restoring the Partition Table       Booting the System from the Rescue CD       Booting the System from a Generic Boot Floppy       Using a GRUB Boot Floppy       Using the Recovery Facility from the Installation Disk     Reference III. SYSTEM SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. 12. Printing with Fedora.     Overview of Fedora Printing     Configuring and Managing Print Services       GUI-based Printer Configuration Quickstart       Console-based Printer Configuration Quickstart       Managing Printing Services     Creating and Configuring Local Printers       Creating the Print Queue       Editing Printer Settings     Creating Network Printers       Enabling Network Printing on a LAN       Session Message Block Printing       Network-Attached Printer Configuration and Printing     Console Print Control       Console-based Printer Configuration       Using Basic Print Commands       Manage Print Jobs     Using the Common UNIX Printing System       Creating a CUPS Printer Entry     Avoiding Printer-Support Problems       All-in-One (Print/Fax/Scan) Devices       Using USB and Legacy Printers     Reference 13. Network Connectivity.     Networking with TCP/IP       TCP/IP Addressing       Using IP Masquerading in Fedora       Ports     Network Organization       Subnetting       Subnet Masks       Broadcast, Unicast, and Multicast Addressing     Hardware Devices for Networking       Network Interface Cards       Network Cable       Hubs       Routers and Bridges       Initializing New Network Hardware     Using Network Configuration Tools       Command-Line Network Interface Configuration       Network Configuration Files       Using Graphical Configuration Tools     Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol       How DHCP Works       Activating DHCP at Installation and Boot Time       DHCP Software Installation and Configuration       Using DHCP to Configure Network Hosts       Other Uses for DHCP     Using the Network File System       Installing and Starting or Stopping NFS       NFS Server Configuration       NFS Client Configuration     Putting Samba to Work       Manually Configuring Samba with /etc/samba/smb.conf       Setting Global Samba Behavior with the [global] Section       Testing Samba with the testparm Command       Starting the smbd Daemon       Mounting Samba Shares       Configuring Samba Using SWAT     Wireless Networking       Support for Wireless Networking in Fedora       Cellular Networking       Advantages of Wireless Networking       Choosing from Among Available Wireless Protocols       Securing a Wireless Network     Securing Your Network       Using lokkit and system-config-securitylevel for Firewalling       Passwords and Physical Security       Securing TCP/IP       Configuring and Using Tripwire       Devices       Securing DHCP       Securing NFS       Making Samba Secure       Keeping Up-to-Date on Linux Security Issues       Using Patches/Upgrades to Keep Your Network Secure     Reference       General        DHCP       Wireless       Security       Books 14. Managing DNS.     Configuring DNS for Clients       Understanding the /etc/host.conf File       Understanding the /etc/nsswitch.conf File       Understanding the /etc/hosts File       Understanding the /etc/resolv.conf File       Understanding the Changes Made by DHCP     Essential DNS Concepts       How Nameservers Store DNS Structure Information       How DNS Provides Name Service Information to Users       Name Resolution in Practice       Reverse Resolution       What Did the Resolver Learn?     Using DNS Tools       dig       host       nslookup       whois     Configuring a Local Caching Nameserver     Your Own Domain Name and Third-Party DNS     Providing DNS for a Real Domain with BIND       rndc.conf       named.conf       Logging       Resolver Configuration       Running the named Nameserver Daemon     Providing DNS for a Real Domain       Forward Zone       Reverse Zone       Registering the Domain     Troubleshooting DNS       Delegation Problems       Reverse Lookup Problems       Maintaining Accurate Serial Numbers       Troubleshooting Problems in Zone Files       Tools for Troubleshooting       Using Fedora Core's BIND Configuration Tool     Managing DNS Security       UNIX Security Considerations       DNS Security Considerations       Using DNS Security Extensions       Using Split DNS     Reference 15. Internet Connectivity.     Common Configuration Information     Laying the Foundation: The localhost Interface       Checking for the Availability of the Loopback Interface       Configuring the Loopback Interface Manually     Configuring Dial-up Internet Access       Configuring a Dial-up Connection Manually       Using the Fedora Core Internet Configuration Wizard     Configuring Digital Subscriber Line Access       Understanding Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet       Configuring a PPPOE Connection Manually     Troubleshooting Connection Problems     Configuring a Dial-in PPP Server     Reference 16. Apache Web Server Management.     About the Apache Web Server     Installing the Apache Server       Installing from the RPM       Building the Source Yourself     Starting and Stopping Apache       Starting the Apache Server Manually       Using /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd       Controlling Apache with Red Hat's service Command       Controlling Apache with Red Hat's chkconfig Command       Controlling Apache with Red Hat's system-config-services Client     Runtime Server Configuration Settings       Runtime Configuration Directives       Editing httpd.conf       Apache Multi-Processing Modules       Using .htaccess Configuration Files     File System Authentication and Access Control       Restricting Access with allow and deny       Authentication       Final Words on Access Control     Apache Modules       mod_access       mod_alias       mod_asis       mod_auth       mod_auth_anon       mod_auth_dbm       mod_auth_digest       mod_autoindex       mod_cgi       mod_dir and mod_env       mod_expires       mod_headers       mod_imap       mod_include       mod_info and mod_log_config       mod_mime and mod_mime_magic       mod_negotiation       mod_proxy       mod_rewrite       mod_setenvif       mod_speling       mod_status       mod_ssl       mod_unique_id       mod_userdir       mod_usertrack       mod_vhost_alias     Virtual Hosting       Address-based Virtual Hosts       Name-based Virtual Hosts     Logging     Dynamic Content       CGI       SSI       Basic SSI Directives       Flow Control     Graphic Interface Configuration of Apache       Configuring Virtual Host Properties       Configuring the Server       Configuring Apache for Peak Performance     Other Web Servers for Use with Fedora       thttpd       Sun ONE Web Server       Stronghold       Zope       Zeus Web Server       TWiki     Reference 17. Administering Database Services.     A Brief Review of Database Basics       How Relational Databases Work       Understanding SQL Basics       Creating Tables       Inserting Data into Tables       Retrieving Data from a Database     Choosing a Database: MySQL Versus PostgreSQL       Speed       Data Locking       ACID Compliance in Transaction Processing to Protect Data Integrity       SQL Subqueries       Procedural Languages and Triggers       Available Applications     Installing and Configuring MySQL       Initializing the Data Directory in MySQL       Setting a Password for the MySQL Root User       Creating a Database in MySQL       Granting and Revoking Privileges in MySQL     Installing and Configuring PostgreSQL       Initializing the Data Directory in PostgreSQL       Creating a Database in PostgreSQL       Creating Database Users in PostgreSQL       Deleting Database Users in PostgreSQL       Granting and Revoking Privileges in PostgreSQL     Database Clients       SSH Access to a Database       Local GUI Client Access to a Database       Web Access to a Database       The MySQL Command-Line Client       The PostgreSQL Command-Line Client       Graphical Clients     Reference 18. Secure File Transfer Protocol Service.     Using FTP Clients       Using sftp for Secure File Transfers       The FTP Client Interface       Using the Text-based FTP Client Interface       Using Graphical FTP Clients     FTP Servers       Choosing an Authenticated or Anonymous Server       Fedora FTP Server Packages       Other FTP Servers     Installing FTP Software     The FTP User     xinetd Configuration for wu-ftpd       Configuring xinetd for the wu-ftp Server       Starting the Very Secure FTP Server (vsftpd) Package     Configuring the Very Secure FTP Server       Controlling Anonymous Access       Other vsftpd Server Configuration Files     Configuring the Wu-FTPd Server     Using Commands in the ftpaccess File to Configure wu-ftpd       Configure Access Control       Configure User Information       Configure System Logging       Configure Permission Control       Configure Commands Directed Toward the cdpath       Structure of the shutdown File     Configure FTP Server File-Conversion Actions       Strip Prefix       Strip Postfix       Add-On Prefix       Add-On Postfix       External Command       Types       Options       Description       An Example of Conversions in Action     Using Commands in the ftphosts File to Allow or Deny FTP Server Connection     Server Administration       Display Information About Connected Users       Count the Number of Connections       Use /usr/sbin/ftpshut to Schedule FTP Server Downtime        Use /var/log/xferlog to View a Log of Server Transactions     Reference 19. Handling Electronic Mail.     How Email Is Sent and Received     The Mail Transport Agent       Choosing an MTA       The Mail Delivery Agent       The Mail User Agent     Choosing a Mail Client (MUA)       The mail Application       Mutt       Evolution       Balsa       KMail       Mozilla Mail       Other Mail Clients     Attachments-Sending Binary Files As Text       BinHex       yenc       uuencode and uudecode     Basic Sendmail Configuration and Operation       Configuring Masquerading       Using Smart Hosts       Setting Message Delivery Intervals       Building the sendmail.cf File       Mail Relaying       Forwarding Email with Aliases       Rejecting Email from Specified Sites     Using Fetchmail to Retrieve Mail       Installing Fetchmail       Configuring Fetchmail     Choosing a Mail Delivery Agent (MDA)       Procmail       Spamassassin       Squirrelmail       Virus Scanners       Special Mail Delivery Agents     Mail Daemons     Alternatives to Microsoft Exchange Server       Microsoft Exchange Server/Outlook Client       CommuniGate Pro       Samsung Contact (Formerly Known As HP OpenMail)       Bynari       SuSE OpenExchange       Kroupware       OpenGroupware (Formerly SKYRiX 4.1)       phpgroupware       PHProjekt       IMP/Horde       Conclusion     Reference       Web Resources       Books 20. News and Other Collaborative Communication.     An Overview of Network News       Newsgroups      Selecting a Newsreader       The slrn News Client       The Pan News Client       The KNode News Client       The Mozilla News Client     Collaborating with TWiki     Internet Relay Chat     Internet Messaging with GAIM     Video Conferencing with GnomeMeeting     Mail List Configuration and Management with Mailman     Configuring a Local News Server       Types of News Servers       The INN Package and Configuration Files       Installing the INN Package       Configuring the innd Package     Reference 21. C/C++ Programming Tools for Fedora.     Programming in C with Linux       Programming in C++       Getting Started with Linux C/C++ Programming       The Process of Programming     Elements of the C/C++ Language     Using the C Programming Project Management Tools Provided with Fedora Core Linux       Building Programs with make       Using the autoconf Utility to Configure Code       Managing Software Projects with RCS and CVS       Making Libraries with ar       Debugging Tools     Using the GNU C Compiler     A Simple C Program     Graphical Development Tools       Using the KDevelop Client       Trolltech's QT Designer       The Glade Client for Developing in GNOME     Additional Resources     Reference 22. Shell Scripting.     The Shells Included with This Book     The Shell Command Line       Shell Pattern-Matching Support       Redirecting Input and Output       Piping Data       Background Processing     The Basics of Writing, Creating, and Executing a Shell Script     Creating and Executing a Simple Shell Program with bash       Running the New Shell Program       Storing Shell Scripts for Systemwide Access       Interpreting Shell Scripts Through Specific Shells     Using Variables in Shell Scripts       Assigning a Value to a Variable       Accessing Variable Values     Positional Parameters       A Simple Example of a Positional Parameter       Using Positional Parameters to Access and Retrieve Variables       from the Command Line       Using a Simple Script to Automate Tasks     Built-in Variables     Special Characters       Use Double Quotes to Resolve Variables in Strings with Embedded Spaces       Using Single Quotes to Maintain Unexpanded Variables       Using the Backslash As an Escape Character       Using the Backtick to Replace a String with Output     Comparison of Expressions       Comparison of Expressions in pdksh and bash       Comparing Expressions with tcsh     Iteration Statements       The for Statement       The while Statement       The until Statement       The repeat Statement (tcsh)       The select Statement (pdksh)       The shift Statement     Conditional Statements       The if Statement       The case Statement     The break and exit Statements     Using Functions in Shell Scripts     Reference 23. Using Perl.     Using Perl with Linux       Perl Versions       A Simple Perl Program     Perl Variables and Data Structures       Perl Variable Types       Special Variables     Operators       Comparison Operators       Compound Operators       Arithmetic Operators       Other Operators       Special String Constants     Conditional Statements: if/else and unless       if       unless     Looping       for       foreach       while       until       last and next       do ... while and do ... until      Regular Expressions     Access to the Shell     Switches     Modules and CPAN     Code Examples       Sending Mail       Purging Logs       Posting to Usenet       One-Liners       Command-line Processing     Reference       Books       Usenet       WWW       Other 24. Kernel and Module Management.     The Linux Kernel       The Linux Source Tree       Types of Kernels     Managing Modules     When to Recompile     Kernel Versions     Obtaining the Kernel Sources     Patching the Kernel     Compiling the Kernel     Choosing a Configuration Interface       Using xconfig to Configure the Kernel       Creating an Initial RAM Disk Image     When Something Goes Wrong       Errors During Compile       Runtime Errors, Boot Loader Problems, and Kernel Oops     Kernel Tuning with sysctl     Reference 25. Productivity Applications.     Office Suites for Fedora Core Linux       Working with OpenOffice.org       Working with GNOME Office       Working with KOffice     PDA Connectivity       Command-Line PDA Software for Fedora Core Linux       GUI PDA Client Software     Scanner Applications for Fedora Core Linux     Web Design Tools     Fax Client Software     Other Office and Productivity Tools Included with Fedora Core Linux     Productivity Applications Written for Microsoft Windows     Reference 26. Multimedia Applications.     Burning CDs and DVDs in Fedora Core Linux       Creating CDs from the Command Line       Creating DVDs from the Command Line       Creating CDs with Fedora Core Linux Graphical Clients     Sound and Music       Sound Cards       Recording Sound       Sound Formats       Music Players       Streaming Audio     Viewing TV and Video       TV and Video Hardware       Video Formats       Viewing Video in Linux       Viewing Television with Linux       Personal Video Recorders       DVD and Video Players     Using Still Cameras with Fedora Core Linux       Webcams       Handheld Digital Cameras     Using Scanners in Fedora Core Linux     Graphics Manipulation        The GNU Image Manipulation Program       Working with Graphics Formats       Capturing Screen Images     Linux Gaming       Installing nVidia Video Drivers       Installing Unreal Tournament 2003       Installing Wolfenstein-Enemy Territory     Reference IV. APPENDIX. Appendix A. Fedora Internet Resources.     Web Sites and Search Engines       Web Search Tips       Google Is Your Friend       Red Hat Package Listings       Certification       Commercial Support       Documentation       Linux Guides       The Fedora Project       Red Hat Linux       Mini-CD Linux Distributions       Floppy-Based Linux Distributions       Various Intel-Based Linux Distributions       PowerPC-Based Linux Distributions       Linux on Laptops and PDAs       The X Window System     Usenet Newsgroups     Mailing Lists       Fedora Project Mailing Lists       Red Hat Mailing Lists     Internet Relay Chat Index.