CentOS Bible -- About the Authors -- About the Technical Editor -- Credits -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Introduction -- Who You Are -- This Book's Learn-Through-Tasks Approach -- What You Need -- Conventions Used in This Book -- How This Book Is Organized -- About the Companion Media -- Part I: Getting Started -- Chapter 1: An Overview of CentOS -- What Is Linux? -- Linux's Roots in UNIX -- Common Linux Features -- Primary Advantages of Linux -- Going Forward with CentOS -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Installing CentOS -- Using the CentOS Live CD -- Quick Installation -- Detailed Installation Instructions -- Special Installation Procedures -- Special Installation Topics -- Troubleshooting Installation -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Getting Started with the Desktop -- Logging in to CentOS -- Getting Familiar with the Desktop -- Using the GNOME Desktop -- Running 3D Accelerated Desktop Effects -- Switching Desktop Environments -- Using the KDE Desktop -- Using the Xfce Desktop Environment -- Troubleshooting Your Desktop -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Using Linux Commands -- The Shell Interface -- Understanding the Shell -- Using the Shell in Linux -- Working with the Linux File System -- Using the vi Text Editor -- Summary -- Part II: Using CentOS -- Chapter 5: Accessing and Running Applications -- Getting and Installing Software Packages -- Managing RPM Packages -- Using Software in Different Formats -- Using CentOS to Run Applications -- Running Microsoft Windows, DOS, and Macintosh Applications -- Running Applications in Virtual Environments -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Publishing with CentOS -- Desktop Publishing in Linux -- Using Traditional Linux Publishing Tools -- Displaying PDF Files with Evince -- Doing Page Layout with Scribus -- Working with Graphics -- Using Scanners Driven by SANE -- Web Publishing -- Summary.

Chapter 7: Music, Video, and Images in Linux -- Understanding Multimedia and Legal Issues in Linux -- Extending Freedom to Codecs -- Listening to Music in Linux -- Viewing TV and Webcams -- Playing Video -- Using a Digital Camera -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Using the Internet and the Web -- Overview of Internet Applications and Commands -- Browsing the Web -- Communicating with E-Mail -- Participating in Newsgroups -- Instant Messaging with Pidgin -- Sharing Files with BitTorrent -- Using Remote Login, Copy, and Execution -- Summary -- Part III: Administration -- Chapter 9: Understanding System Administration -- Using the root User Account -- Becoming the Super User (the su Command) -- Learning about Administrative GUI Tools, Commands, Configuration Files, and Log Files -- Administering Your Linux System -- Configuring Hardware -- Managing File Systems and Disk Space -- Monitoring System Performance -- Using Security Enhanced Linux -- Understanding Security Enhanced Linux -- Using SELinux in CentOS -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Setting up and Maintaining User Accounts -- Creating User Accounts -- Setting User Defaults -- Creating Portable Desktops -- Providing Support to Users -- Modifying Accounts -- Deleting User Accounts -- Checking Disk Quotas -- Sending Mail to All Users -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Automating System Tasks -- Understanding Shell Scripts -- System Initialization -- System Startup and Shutdown -- Scheduling System Tasks -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Creating Backups and Restoring Data -- Making a Simple Backup Archive -- Doing a Simple Backup with rsyc -- Choosing Backup Tools -- Selecting a Backup Strategy -- Selecting a Backup Medium -- Backing Up to a Hard Drive -- Backing Up Files with dump -- Automating Backups with cron -- Restoring Backed-Up Files -- Configuring Amanda for Network Backups -- Using the pax Archiving Tool -- Summary.

Chapter 13: Security -- Linux Security Checklist -- Using Password Protection -- Securing Linux with iptables Firewalls -- Controlling Access to Services with TCP Wrappers -- Checking Log Files -- Using the Secure Shell Package -- Securing Linux Servers -- Summary -- Part IV: Networking -- Chapter 14: Setting Up Network Connections and LANs -- Connecting to the Network with NetworkManager -- Understanding Local Area Networks -- Setting Up a Wireless LAN -- Understanding Internet Protocol Addresses -- Troubleshooting Your LAN -- Summary -- Chapter 15: Setting Up an Internet Connection -- Understanding How the Internet Is Structured -- Using Dial-Up Connections to the Internet -- Connecting Your LAN to the Internet -- Setting Up Linux as a Router -- Configuring a Virtual Private Network Connection -- Setting Up Linux as a Proxy Server -- Setting Up Proxy Clients -- Summary -- Chapter 16: Setting Up Printers and Printing -- Common UNIX Printing Service -- Setting Up Printers -- Using Printing Commands -- Configuring Print Servers -- Summary -- Chapter 17: Setting Up a File Server -- Goals of Setting Up a File Server -- Setting Up an NFS File Server -- Setting Up a Samba File Server -- Summary -- Chapter 18: Setting Up a Mail Server -- Introducing SMTP and Sendmail -- Installing and Running Sendmail -- Configuring Sendmail -- Introducing Postfix -- Stopping Spam with SpamAssassin -- Getting Mail from the Server (POP3 or IMAPv4) -- Getting Mail from Your Browser with SquirrelMail -- Administering a Mailing List with Mailman -- Summary -- Chapter 19: Setting Up an FTP Server -- Understanding FTP Servers -- Using the Very Secure FTP Server -- Getting More Information about FTP Servers -- Summary -- Chapter 20: Setting Up a Web Server -- Introduction to Web Servers -- Quick-Starting the Apache Web Server -- Configuring the Apache Server.

Starting and Stopping the Server -- Monitoring Server Activities -- Summary -- Chapter 21: Setting Up an LDAP Address Book Server -- Understanding LDAP -- Setting Up the OpenLDAP Server -- Setting Up the Address Book -- More Ways to Configure LDAP -- Accessing an LDAP Address Book from Thunderbird -- Summary -- Chapter 22: Setting Up a DHCP Boot Server -- Using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol -- Setting Up a DHCP Server -- Setting Up a DHCP Client -- Summary -- Chapter 23: Setting Up a MySQL Database Server -- Finding MySQL Packages -- Configuring the MySQL Server -- Starting the MySQL Server -- Checking That MySQL Server Is Working -- Working with MySQL Databases -- Understanding MySQL Tables -- Displaying MySQL Databases -- Making Changes to Tables and Records -- Adding and Removing User Access -- Backing Up Databases -- Checking and Fixing Databases -- Summary -- Chapter 24: Making Servers Public with DNS -- Determining Goals for Your Server -- Connecting a Public Server -- Configuring Your Public Server -- Setting Up a Domain Name System Server -- Getting More Information about BIND -- Summary -- Appendix A: About the Media -- System Requirements -- Using the Installation DVD -- Using the CentOS Live CD -- What's on the Media -- Source Code -- Troubleshooting -- Index.