Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Introduction to Linux -- Operating Systems -- The Linux Operating System -- Versions of the Linux Operating System -- Identifying Kernel Versions -- Licensing Linux -- Linux Advantages -- The History of Linux -- UNIX -- The Hacker Culture -- Linux -- Linux Distributions -- Common Uses of Linux -- Internet Servers -- File and Print Servers -- Application Servers -- Supercomputers -- Scientific/Engineering Workstation -- Office Workstation -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Chapter 2 Preparing for Linux Installation -- Understanding Hardware -- Central Processing Units (CPUs) -- Physical Memory -- Disk Drives -- Mainboards and Peripheral Components -- Video Adapter Cards and Monitors -- Keyboards and Mice -- Gathering Preinstallation Information -- Gathering Hardware Information -- Gathering Software Information -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Chapter 3 Linux Installation and Usage -- Installing Linux -- Installation Methods -- Performing the Installation -- Basic Linux Usage -- Shells, Terminals, and the Kernel -- Basic Shell Commands -- Shell Metacharacters -- Getting Command Help -- Shutting Down the Linux System -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Chapter 4 Exploring Linux Filesystems -- The Linux Directory Structure -- Changing Directories -- Viewing Files and Directories -- File Types -- Filenames -- Listing Files -- Wildcard Metacharacters -- Displaying the Contents of Text Files -- Displaying the Contents of Binary Files -- Searching for Text Within Files -- Regular Expressions -- The grep Command -- Editing Text Files -- The vi Editor -- Other Common Text Editors -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Chapter 5 Linux Filesystem Management -- The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard -- Managing Files and Directories -- Finding Files.

Linking Files -- File and Directory Permissions -- File and Directory Ownership -- Managing File and Directory Permissions -- Default Permissions -- Special Permissions -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Chapter 6 Linux Filesystem Administration -- The /dev Directory -- Filesystems -- Filesystem Types -- Mounting -- Working with Floppy Disks -- Working with CD-ROMs -- Working with Hard Disks -- Hard Disk Partitioning -- Working with Hard Disk Partitions -- Monitoring Filesystems -- Disk Usage -- Checking Filesystems for Errors -- Hard Disk Quotas -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Chapter 7 Advanced Installation -- Advanced Hardware Configuration -- SCSI Hard Disk Drive Configuration -- Mainboard Flow Control: IRQs, DMAs, and I/O Addresses -- Plug-and-Play -- APM and ACPI -- RAID Configuration -- Installation Methods -- DVD Installation -- Hard Disk Installation -- Network-Based Installations -- Automating Linux Installations -- Troubleshooting Installation -- Problems Starting the Installation -- Problems During Installation -- Problems after Installation -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Chapter 8 Working with the BASH Shell -- Command Input and Output -- Redirection -- Pipes -- Shell Variables -- Environment Variables -- User-Defined Variables -- Other Variables -- Environment Files -- Shell Scripts -- Escape Sequences -- Reading Standard Input -- Decision Constructs -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Chapter 9 System Initialization and X Windows -- The Boot Process -- Boot Loaders -- LILO -- GRUB -- Dual Booting Linux -- Linux Initialization -- Runlevels -- The /etc/inittab file -- Configuring Daemon Startup -- The X Windows System -- Linux GUI Components -- Starting and Stopping X Windows -- Configuring X Windows -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions.

Chapter 10 Managing Linux Processes -- Linux Processes -- Viewing Processes -- Killing Processes -- Process Execution -- Running Processes in the Background -- Process Priorities -- Scheduling Commands -- Scheduling Commands with atd -- Scheduling Commands with crond -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Chapter 11 Common Administrative Tasks -- Printer Administration -- The Common UNIX Printing System -- Managing Print Jobs -- The LPD Printing System -- Configuring Printers . -- Log File Administration -- The System Log Daemon -- Managing Log Files -- Administering Users and Groups -- Creating User Accounts -- Modifying User Accounts -- Deleting User Accounts -- Managing Groups -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Chapter 12 Compression, System Backup, and Software Installation -- Compression -- The compress Utility -- The gzip utility -- The bzip2 utility -- System Backup -- The tar Utility -- The cpio Utility -- The dump/restore Utility -- Burning Software -- Software Installation -- Compiling Source Code into Programs -- Installing Programs Using RPM -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Chapter 13 Troubleshooting and Performance -- Troubleshooting Methodology -- Resolving Common System Problems -- Hardware-Related Problems -- Software-Related Problems -- Performance Monitoring -- Monitoring Performance with sysstat Utilities -- Other Performance Monitoring Utilities -- Customizing the Kernel -- Kernel Modules -- Compiling a New Linux Kernel -- Patching the Linux Kernel -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Chapter 14 Network Configuration -- Networks and TCP/IP -- The TCP/IP Protocol -- TCP/IP Classes and Subnetting -- Configuring a NIC Interface -- Configuring a PPP Interface -- Name Resolution -- Connecting to Network Resources -- Downloading Files Using FTP.

Accessing Files with NFS -- Accessing Windows Files -- Running Remote Applications -- Accessing E-mail -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Chapter 15 Configuring Network Services and Security -- Network Services -- Identifying Network Services -- Configuring Common Network Services -- Routing and Firewall Services -- Security -- Securing the Local Computer -- Protecting Against Network Attacks -- Detecting Intrusion -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Appendix A: Certification -- Appendix B: GNU Public License -- Appendix C: Finding Linux Resources on the Internet -- Appendix D: Answers to Chapter Review Questions -- Glossary -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.