Red Hat Linux 9 bible - Christopher Negus

If Red Hat Linux 9 can do it, you can do it too...

Activate the power of Red Hat Linux 9, the most popular distribution of this practical, economical operating system, with the in–depth information in this comprehensive reference manual. If you’re exploring Linux for the first time, the hands–on instructions for installing, configuring, and customizing the system will get you going with confidence. If you’re a Red Hat veteran, Linux expert Christopher Negus gives you everything you need to administer the latest desktop, server, and networking enhancements, plus much more.

Inside, you’ll find complete coverage of Red Hat Linux 9

• Explore GNOME and KDE desktop menus, panels, file managers, workspaces, and themes


• Configure a firewall to share your Internet connection and protect your LAN


• Run applications for Internet browsing, publishing, music, video, and gaming


• Construct your own public Internet server, complete with mail, DNS, FTP, and Web services


• Administer users, manage backups, and automate system tasks


• Create dial–up connections, wireless LANs, and virtual private networks (CIPE)


• Set up Windows (Samba), Mac (netatalk), or NetWare (mars–nwe) file and print sharing from Linux


• Use the Red Hat Network up2date facility to easily get software updates

Special 3 CD–ROM version of Red Hat Linux 9, with 260 additional packages not included in the standard 2 CD Publisher’s Edition

Red Hat Linux 9 core includes: Linux kernel, GNU C compiler, GNOME desktop, Apache Web server, Samba Windows file/print sharing, CUPS print service, Sendmail mail server, and BIND DNS server

Additional packages include:

• KDE desktop


• samba–swat


• vsftpd


• spamassassin


• sendmail–cf


• Legacy UNIX network services


• Tripwire


• sndconfig