Fedora Linux A Complete Guide To Red Hats Community Distribution(1st Edition)

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Book Price $0 : "Neither A "Starting Linux" Book Nor A Dry Reference Manual, This Book Has A Lot To Offer To Those Coming To Fedora From Other Operating Systems Or Distros." -- Behdad Esfahbod, Fedora Developer This Book Will Get You Up To Speed Quickly On Fedora Linux, A Securely-designed Linux Distribution That Includes A Massive Selection Of Free Software Packages. Fedora Is Hardened Out-of-the-box, It's Easy To Install, And Extensively Customizable - And This Book Shows You How To Make Fedora Work For You. Fedora Linux: A Complete Guide To Red Hat's Community Distribution Will Take You Deep Into Essential Fedora Tasks And Activities By Presenting Them In Easy-to-learn Modules. From Installation And Configuration Through Advanced Topics Such As Administration, Security, And Virtualization, This Book Captures The Important Details Of How Fedora Core Works--without The Fluff That Bogs Down Other Books And Help/how-to Web Sites. Instead, You Can Learn From A Concise Task-based Approach To Using Fedora As Both A Desktop And Server Operating System. In This Book, You'll Learn How To:Install Fedora And Perform Basic Administrative TasksConfigure The KDE And GNOME DesktopsGet Power Management Working On Your Notebook Computer And Hop On A Wired Or Wireless NetworkFind, Install, And Update Any Of The Thousands Of Packages Available For FedoraPerform Backups, Increase Reliability With RAID, And Manage Your Disks With Logical VolumesSet Up A Server With File Sharing, DNS, DHCP, Email, A Web Server, And MoreWork With Fedora's Security Features Including SELinux, PAM, And Access Control Lists (ACLs)Whether You Are Running The Stable Version Of Fedora Core Or Bleeding-edge Rawhide Releases, This Book Has Something For Every Level Of User. The Modular, Lab-based Approach Not Only Shows You How Things Work-but Also Explains Why--and Provides You With The Answers You Need To Get Up And Running With Fedora Linux.Chris Tyler Is A Computer Consultant And A Professor Of Computer Studies At Seneca College In Toronto, Canada Where He Teaches Courses On Linux And X Window System Administration. He Has Worked On Systems Ranging From Embedded Data Converters To Multics Mainframes. See more