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[...]... space and 19 2 MB memory for better performance It also says that most factory−built machines made in the last two years will be compatible with Red Hat Linux 9, and many older machines too (See Chapter 1, and http://hardware.redhat.com, for more on hardware compatibility.) • A copy of Red Hat Linux 9 included with this book Other Alternatives There are other ways to obtain the Red Hat Linux 9 distribution... configure, use, and maintain your Red Hat Linux system It's been specially written for Red Hat Linux 9, though you will also find it a very useful guide if you're planning to use its slightly older brother, Red Hat Linux 8.0, and any subsequent Red Hat Linux releases Who Is This Book For? This book is targeted primarily at readers who are using (or planning to use) the Red Hat Linux operating system for the... previous knowledge of Linux is assumed What You Need to Use This Book All you need for this book is a machine and a copy of the Red Hat Linux 9 distribution The easiest option (and the one we'll use in this book) requires: • A single machine that you can dedicate to your Red Hat Linux 9 installation Red Hat advises at minimum a Pentium class CPU with 650MB hard disk space and 12 8MB memory, but recommends... small step, the development of the Linux kernel (its core) was begun; and in October 19 9 1 version 0.02 was released onto the Internet with this now famous posting: From: (Linus Benedict Torvalds) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix Subject: Free minix−like kernel sources for 386−AT Message−ID: < 19 9 1Oct5.05 410 6.4647@klaava.Helsinki.FI> Date: 5 Oct 91 05: 41: 06 GMT Organization: University... your mouse Red Hat Linux also supports tablets; to verify that your make of tablet is compatible with Red Hat Linux, check the Hardware Compatibility List • Hard disk size: Make a note of the size of the hard disk that you'll be installing Red Hat Linux onto If the installation process fails to detect the hard disk size correctly, it might point to an underlying hardware problem Also note that a Personal... distributions comes from Red Hat Inc − indeed, depending on which of the independent studies market reports you read, Red Hat currently holds more than 50% of the Linux vendor market Red Hat Linux comes in a variety of different versions, including: • Personal Edition (currently at version 9) • Professional Edition (currently at version 9) • Advanced Server (currently at version 2 .1) • Itanium (64−bit... the RPM in Chapter 4.) Red Hat has also been improving Linux usability and features in that most daunting area of any operating system − installation The latest version of Red Hat Linux, version 9, is truly the most user−friendly ever, with extensive inputs from professional usability experts and a ravishing new look to attract even the most hardened of technophobes The Red Hat Linux distribution offers... product that is essentially free! Of course, in order to do this, these organizations (which include SuSe, Debian, Mandrake, Red Hat, and so on) have been required to innovate and add value to the basic Linux package The various distributions, packages, and add−ons created by these organizations have matured alongside the basic Linux operating system itself The latest Red Hat Linux release − version 9 −... video card to work with the GUI software in the Linux operating system Note It is well worth using the HCL to check out the compatibility of hardware with Red Hat Linux (or, indeed, any distribution of Linux) before investing your money into it A significant proportion of all queries submitted by new users of Red Hat Linux relate to hardware for which Red Hat has not confirmed official support While any... respect The first version of Linux, back in 19 9 3, could be booted up only using Minix (another Unix−like operating system) That version of Linux could support only the Finnish keyboard because the author of Linux didn't have access to a US keyboard! However, since then Linux has grown by leaps and bounds Each of the major distributions has put a lot of thought and effort into the Linux installation process, . Is Red Hat Linux 9? 7 What Is Covered in This Book? 8 Conventions in This Book 9 Customer Support 10 Source Code and Updates 10 Errata 11 Technical Support 11 p2p.wrox.com 11 Chapter 1: . Packages 11 8 Verifying Package Integrity 1 19 Package Installation in TAR Format 1 19 Summary 12 1 Chapter 5: Everyday Applications 12 3 Overview 12 3 Office Applications 12 3 Red Hat Linux and. Variables 18 7 Literal Usage of Special Characters 18 7 Conditional Constructs 18 8 Loops 19 0 Summary 19 1 Chapter 7: The File System 19 2 Overview 19 2 What Is the File System? 19 2 The Anatomy