redhat linux 7.2 bible

[...]... to rally around Linux has become that common platform Red Hat Linux is the most popular commercial distribution of Linux Red Hat and other commercial distributions, such as Caldera's OpenLinux, have taken the Linux concept a step further With Red Hat Linux, users no longer have to download, compile, and check Linux source code to make sure that all the right pieces are put together for Linux to work... technical support if there are problems Introducing Red Hat Linux Red Hat Linux 7.2 is the best representation of a Linux community that is coming of age With version 7.2, Red Hat Linux has become a solid, polished platform for both desktop and server computing More than 1,200 individual software packages (compared to just over 600 in Red Hat Linux 6.2) are included in this latest release These packages... have general questions about Red Hat Linux, try the linux .redhat. misc newsgroup For specific questions about networking or hardware, try comp.os .linux. networking and comp.os .linux. hardware, respectively What Is Red Hat Linux? Having directories of software packages floating extraneously around the Internet was not a bad way for hackers to share software However, for Linux to be acceptable to a less technical... Red Hat Linux A simplified installation procedure is one of the best reasons for using a Linux distribution such as Red Hat Linux In many cases, for a computer dedicated to using Linux, you can just pop in the Red Hat Linux CDs (that come with this book), choose from several preset configurations, and be up and running Linux in less than an hour If you want to share your computer with both Linux and... features, different Linux versions start to diverge • Testing — The exact configuration that you get on a Red Hat Linux distribution has been thoroughly tested by experts around the world On the other hand, when you download Linux over the Internet, you can’t guarantee that what you get will match the system that is on the CD New Features in Red Hat Linux 7.2 While the inclusion of the Linux 2.4 kernel... major enhancement for version 7.1, Red Hat Linux 7.2 includes new features that span different areas of the operating system In case you are upgrading from a Red Hat Linux 7.0 or earlier system, I have included descriptions of the Linux 2.4 kernel (which you may be seeing for the first time) Features that appear in Red Hat Linux for the first time in version 7.2 include a new boot manager (GRUB), a new... served as road maps for the creation of Linux Common Linux Features No matter what version of Linux you use, the piece of code common to all is the Linux kernel Although the kernel can be modified to include support for the features you want, every Linux kernel can offer the following features: • Multiuser — Not only can you have many user accounts available on a Linux system, you can also have multiple... • Get the scoop on configuring servers, from Web and print servers to e−mail and FTP servers Part I: Getting Started in Red Hat Linux Chapter List Chapter 1: An Overview of Red Hat Linux Chapter 2: Installing Red Hat Linux Chapter 1: An Overview of Red Hat Linux Overview Linux was a phenomenon waiting to happen The computer industry suffered from a rift In the 1980s and 1990s, people had to choose... can think of Note Not every hardware manufacturer provides Linux drivers with their peripheral devices and adapter cards Although most popular hardware will be supported eventually in Linux, it can sometimes take a while for a member of the Linux community to write a driver • Networking connectivity — To connect your Linux system to a network, Linux offers support for a variety of Local Area Network... Chapter 26: Getting Red Hat Linux “up2date” 14/851 Table of Contents Appendix C: Running Network Services Portmap server 847 Information servers .848 Database services 849 User services 849 Security services 851 Summary 851 Chapter 26: Getting Red Hat Linux “up2date” 15/851 Red Hat Linux 7.2 Bible, Unlimited Edition . information on Linux gaming 2 17 Graphical gaming interfaces 21 8 X Window Games 21 9 Gnome games 22 0 KDE games 22 1 X games you can download 22 8 Character−Based Games 23 1 The xmame Gaming Emulator 23 2 Supported. Working 72 1 Working with MySQL Databases 72 2 Starting the mysql command 72 3 Creating a database with mysql 72 3 Adding data to a MySQL database table 72 5 Understanding MySQL Tables 72 7 Displaying. LAN 76 0 Check wireless settings 76 0 Check TCP/IP 76 1 Adapt to poor reception 76 2 Use debugging tools 76 2 Summary 76 3 Chapter 26 : Getting Red Hat Linux “up2date” 76 4 Checking for Updates 76 4 Red