Table of Contents

Introduction.

Part I: Linux First Steps.

Chapter 1: Starting with Linux.

Chapter 2: Running Commands from the Shell.

Chapter 3: Getting into the Desktop.

Part II: Running the Show.

Chapter 4: Learning Basic Administration.

Chapter 5: Getting on the Internet.

Chapter 6: Securing Linux.

Part III: Choosing and Installing a Linux Distribution.

Chapter 7: Installing Linux.

Chapter 8: Running Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Chapter 9: Running Debian GNU/Linux.

Chapter 10: Running SUSE and openSUSE Linux.

Chapter 11: Running KNOPPIX.

Chapter 12: Running Yellow Dog Linux.

Chapter 13: Running Gentoo Linux.

Chapter 14: Running Slackware Linux.

Chapter 15: Running Linspire and Freespire.

Chapter 16: Running Mandriva.

Chapter 17: Running Ubuntu Linux.

Chapter 18: Running a Linux Firewall/Router.

Chapter 19: Running Bootable Linux Distributions.

Part IV: Running Applications.

Chapter 20: Playing Music and Video.

Chapter 21: Working with Words and Images.

Chapter 22: E-Mailing and Web Browsing.

Chapter 23: Gaming with Linux.

Part V: Running Servers.

Chapter 24: Running a Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP (LAMP) Server.

Chapter 25: Running a Mail Server.

Chapter 26: Running a Print Server.

Chapter 27: Running a File Server.

Part VI: Programming in Linux.

Chapter 28: Programming Environments and Interfaces.

Chapter 29: Programming Tools and Utilities.

Appendix A: Media.

Appendix B: Entering the Linux Community.

Index.

About the Author

Chris Negus has written or co-written dozens of books on Linux and UNIX, including Red Hat Linux Bible (all editions), Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible, Linux Troubleshooting Bible, Linux Toys, and Linux Toys II. In late 2007, Chris co-authored three books for the new Linux Toolbox series for power users: Fedora Linux Toolbox, SUSE Linux Toolbox, and Ubuntu Linux Toolbox. For eight years, he worked with the organization at AT&T that developed UNIX before moving to Utah to contribute to Novell’s short-lived UnixWare project in the early 1990s. When not writing about Linux, Chris enjoys playing soccer and just hanging out with his family.