Fedora 7 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible

The Fedora 7 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible gives clear thorough instructions for the basic user and administrator skills needed to master the latest version of Fedora and RHEL. The book includes: step-by-step instructions for making Linux installation simple and painless; how to take advantage of the desktop interface (including coverage of AIGL and XGL); how to use the Linux shell, file system, and text editor; key system administration skills including setting up users, automating system tasks, backing up and restoring files, and understanding the latest security issues and threats; using and customizing the desktop menus, icons, window manager, and xterm; and, how to create and publish formatted documents with Linux applications. DVD and 2 CDs: full Fedora Core Linux 7 on DVD, an official Fedora LiveCD, plus a CD of Fedora Extras. New features focus on new features in Fedora 7 destined for the next release of RHEL such as The book will enhance the Linux experience for people moving from Windows with expanded sections on WINE, and VMware for getting Windows applications running in Linux, and details on coverting documents from Microsoft formats to those used by OpenOffice.org. Additional coverage includes running on newer platforms such as 64-bit architecture, The Macintosh and in virtual environments via XEN virtualization.