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by: Sobell, Mark G.

ISBN: 9780137060887 | 0137060882

Sobell's legendary Linux tutorial and reference, fully updated for Fedora Core 12 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Release 5

The definitive Fedora and Red Hat resource for users, admins, and programmers at all levels of experience.

Covers command line, GUIs, servers, security, scripting, administration, and much more.

Now covers automating administration with Perl.

New indexing system helps readers find answers even faster

DVD contains the new Fedora Core 12 distribution Mark Sobell's books have... MORE earned a reputation as the most thorough and up-to date guides to installing, configuring, and working with Linux. They've become legendary for their versatility as both tutorials and references, making them ideal for both entry-level and more advanced readers.

Now fully updated for both Fedora Core 12 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Release 5, Sobell's new edition of A Practical Guide to Fedora and Red Hat walks readers through every essential feature and technique they'll need now and for years to come, including:

-The command line and the GNOME and KDE GUIs, including GUI customization.

-File sharing with Samba, NFS, and FTP.

-Internet server configuration including Apache, sendmail, NFS, and DNS/BIND.

-State-of-the-art security techniques, including SELinux (Security Enhanced Linux), Access Control Lists, firewall setup using the Red Hat GUI and iptables, and a full chapter on OpenSSH NAMS.

-Meat-and-potatoes system/network administration.

-A practical introduction to bash shell scripting.

-New coverage of Perl scripting for system automation.

-Complete instructions for updating systems with yum As always, Sobell teaches both the 'hows' and the 'whys' - and readers will find answers and solutions faster than ever, thanks to this edition's completely revamped index system.

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Master All the Techniques You Need to Succeed with Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Set up key Internet servers, step by step, including Samba, Apache, sendmail, DNS, FTP, and other Internet servers Automate and streamline administration with this edition's outstanding new chapter on Perl scripting Master GUI-based admin tools and the powerful Linux command line (CLI) In this book, one of the world's leading Linux experts brings together all the knowledge you'll need to succeed with Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux in any real-world environment. Best-selling author Mark Sobell explains Linux clearly and effectively, focusing on skills you'll actually use as an administrator, user, or programmer. Sobell assumes no prior Linux knowledge. He starts at the beginning and walks you through every topic and task that matters, using easy-to-understand examples. Step by step, you'll learn how to install and configure Linux from the accompanying DVD, navigate its graphical user interfaces, provide file/print sharing and Internet services, make sure Linux desktops and networks are as secure as possible, work with the powerful command line, administer Linux efficiently, and even automate administration with Perl scripts. Mark Sobell has taught hundreds of thousands of Linux and UNIX professionals. He knows every Linux nook and crannyand he never forgets what it's like to be new to Linux. Whatever you'll want to do with Linuxnow or in the futurethis book gives you everything you'll need. Compared with the other Linux books out there, A Practical Guide to Fedora™ and Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®, Fifth Edition, delivers Complete, up-to-the-minute coverage of Fedora 12 and RHEL 5 Deeper coverage of the command line and the newest GUIs, including desktop customization More practical coverage of file sharing using Samba, NFS, and FTP More and better coverage of automating administration with Perl More usable, realistic coverage of Internet server configuration, including Apache, sendmail, NFS, DNS/BIND, and LDAP More state-of-the-art security techniques, including SELinux (Security Enhanced Linux), ACLs (Access Control Lists), firewall setup using both the Red Hat GUI and iptables, and a full chapter on OpenSSH More and better coverage of system/network administration tasks, including new coverage of network monitoring with Cacti Complete instructions on keeping Linux systems up-to-date using yum And much more, including a 500+ term glossary and a comprehensive index Includes DVD! Get the full version of the Fedora 12 release!