Ubuntu unleashed: covering 9.10 and 10.4 [2010 edition] 9780672331091, 0672331098

Ubuntu Unleashed 2010 Edition presents comprehensive coverage of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution. Windows users, M

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Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 30
Part I: Installation and Configuration......Page 38
Before You Begin the Installation......Page 40
Step-by-Step Installation......Page 42
Reference......Page 53
2 Post-Installation Configuration......Page 54
Troubleshooting Post-Installation Configuration Problems......Page 55
The sudo command......Page 56
First Update......Page 57
Configuring Software Repositories......Page 59
Installing Graphics Drivers......Page 62
Changing Ubuntu’s Look and Feel......Page 63
Preferred Behaviors......Page 66
Input Devices......Page 68
Detecting and Configuring a Modem......Page 71
Configuring Power Management in Ubuntu......Page 72
Setting the Date and Time......Page 73
Configuring and Using CD, DVD, and CD-RW Drives......Page 75
Configuring Wireless Networks......Page 77
Reference......Page 78
3 Working with Gnome......Page 80
The Gnome Desktop Environment......Page 81
Eye Candy for the Masses......Page 83
Basic X Concepts......Page 84
Using X......Page 85
Starting X......Page 93
KDE—The Other Environment......Page 106
Reference......Page 107
What Is the Command Line?......Page 108
Logging In to and Working with Linux......Page 119
Using the Text Editors......Page 124
Working with Permissions......Page 128
Working as Root......Page 133
Reading Documentation......Page 137
Reference......Page 139
Part II: Desktop Ubuntu......Page 140
5 On the Internet......Page 142
Getting Started with Firefox......Page 143
Choosing an Email Client......Page 144
RSS Readers......Page 149
Instant Messaging with Pidgin......Page 152
Internet Relay Chat......Page 153
Usenet Network Newsgroups......Page 156
The Pan News Client Newsreader......Page 157
Videoconferencing with Ekiga......Page 159
Reference......Page 161
6 Productivity Applications......Page 162
Introducing OpenOffice.org......Page 163
Office Suites for Ubuntu......Page 173
Productivity Applications Written for Microsoft Windows......Page 179
Reference......Page 181
Sound and Music......Page 182
Graphics Manipulation......Page 192
Using Digital Cameras with Ubuntu......Page 197
Burning CDs and DVDs in Ubuntu......Page 199
Viewing Video......Page 207
Reference......Page 211
Overview of Ubuntu Printing......Page 214
Configuring and Managing Print Services......Page 216
Creating and Configuring Local Printers......Page 218
Reference......Page 224
Linux Gaming......Page 226
Installing Games in Ubuntu......Page 228
Playing Windows Games with Cedega......Page 233
Reference......Page 234
Part III: System Administration......Page 236
User Accounts......Page 238
Managing Groups......Page 242
Managing Users......Page 245
Managing Passwords......Page 249
Granting System Administrator Privileges to Regular Users......Page 253
Disk Quotas......Page 258
Reference......Page 261
11 Automating Tasks......Page 262
Beginning the Boot Loading Process......Page 263
Starting and Stopping Services Manually......Page 270
Scheduling Tasks......Page 271
Basic Shell Control......Page 277
Writing and Executing a Shell Script......Page 282
Reference......Page 316
Console-Based Monitoring......Page 318
Graphical Process and System Management Tools......Page 325
KDE Process- and System-Monitoring Tools......Page 327
Reference......Page 328
Choosing a Backup Strategy......Page 330
Choosing Backup Hardware and Media......Page 336
Using Backup Software......Page 339
Copying Files......Page 345
System Rescue......Page 348
Reference......Page 351
14 Networking......Page 354
Laying the Foundation: The localhost Interface......Page 355
Networking with TCP/IP......Page 357
Network Organization......Page 362
Hardware Devices for Networking......Page 364
Using Network Configuration Tools......Page 371
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol......Page 380
Wireless Networking......Page 386
Common Configuration Information......Page 389
Configuring Digital Subscriber Line Access......Page 391
Configuring Dial-Up Internet Access......Page 395
Troubleshooting Connection Problems......Page 397
Reference......Page 398
Setting Up a Telnet Server......Page 400
Setting Up an SSH Server......Page 401
The SSH Tools......Page 402
Remote X......Page 406
Reference......Page 407
Part IV: Ubuntu as a Server......Page 408
16 File and Print......Page 410
Using the Network File System......Page 411
Putting Samba to Work......Page 414
Creating Network Printers......Page 426
Using the Common UNIX Printing System GUI......Page 428
Avoiding Printer Support Problems......Page 432
Reference......Page 434
About the Apache Web Server......Page 436
Installing the Apache Server......Page 438
Starting and Stopping Apache......Page 442
Runtime Server Configuration Settings......Page 445
File System Authentication and Access Control......Page 451
Apache Modules......Page 455
Virtual Hosting......Page 461
Logging......Page 463
Other Web Servers for Use with Ubuntu......Page 464
Reference......Page 466
Choosing an FTP Server......Page 468
Installing FTP Software......Page 470
The FTP User......Page 471
inetd Configuration for wu-ftpd......Page 473
Configuring the Very Secure FTP Server......Page 474
Using Commands in the ftpaccess File to Configure wu-ftpd......Page 477
Configuring FTP Server File-Conversion Actions......Page 489
Using the ftphosts File to Allow or Deny FTP Server Connection......Page 492
Using Commands for Server Administration......Page 493
Reference......Page 499
How Email Is Sent and Received......Page 500
Basic Postfix Configuration and Operation......Page 505
Using Fetchmail to Retrieve Mail......Page 508
Choosing a Mail Delivery Agent......Page 512
Alternatives to Microsoft Exchange Server......Page 514
Reference......Page 517
What Is a Proxy Server?......Page 518
Configuring Clients......Page 519
Access Control Lists......Page 520
Specifying Client IP Addresses......Page 524
Example Configurations......Page 525
Reference......Page 527
21 Administering Database Services......Page 528
A Brief Review of Database Basics......Page 529
Choosing a Database: MySQL Versus PostgreSQL......Page 536
Configuring MySQL......Page 539
Configuring PostgreSQL......Page 542
Database Clients......Page 547
Reference......Page 553
22 LDAP......Page 554
Configuring the Server......Page 555
Configuring Clients......Page 559
Administration......Page 561
Reference......Page 562
Part V: Programming Linux......Page 564
Using Perl with Linux......Page 566
Perl Variables and Data Structures......Page 569
Operators......Page 571
Conditional Statements: if/else and unless......Page 574
Looping......Page 576
Regular Expressions......Page 578
Access to the Shell......Page 579
Modules and CPAN......Page 580
Code Examples......Page 581
Reference......Page 586
Python on Linux......Page 590
The Basics of Python......Page 592
Functions......Page 601
Object Orientation......Page 602
Reference......Page 606
25 Writing PHP Scripts......Page 608
Introduction to PHP......Page 609
Basic Functions......Page 625
Handling HTML Forms......Page 636
Databases......Page 637
Reference......Page 639
Programming in C with Linux......Page 642
Using the C Programming Project Management Tools Provided with Ubuntu......Page 643
Using the GNU C Compiler......Page 648
Graphical Development Tools......Page 649
Reference......Page 652
Why Use Mono?......Page 654
Mono on the Command Line......Page 655
Building on Mono’s Libraries......Page 660
Reference......Page 665
Part VI: Ubuntu Housekeeping......Page 666
Understanding Computer Attacks......Page 668
Assessing Your Vulnerability......Page 670
Protecting Your Machine......Page 671
Viruses......Page 674
Configuring Your Firewall......Page 675
Forming a Disaster Recovery Plan......Page 677
Reference......Page 678
Hard Disk......Page 680
Kernel......Page 684
Apache......Page 685
MySQL......Page 687
Reference......Page 691
30 Command Line Masterclass......Page 692
Why Use the Shell?......Page 693
Basic Commands......Page 694
Combining Commands......Page 713
Multiple Terminals......Page 715
Reference......Page 716
Using Add/Remove Applications for Software Management......Page 718
Using Synaptic for Software Management......Page 720
Staying Up-to-Date......Page 722
Working on the Command Line......Page 723
Compiling Software from Source......Page 727
Reference......Page 728
32 Kernel and Module Management......Page 730
The Linux Kernel......Page 731
Managing Modules......Page 735
Kernel Versions......Page 737
Obtaining the Kernel Sources......Page 738
Patching the Kernel......Page 739
Compiling the Kernel......Page 741
When Something Goes Wrong......Page 750
Reference......Page 752
Part VII: Appendixes......Page 754
What Is Linux?......Page 756
Why Use Linux?......Page 758
What Is Ubuntu?......Page 759
Ubuntu for Business......Page 760
Ubuntu in Your Home......Page 761
Getting the Most from Ubuntu and Linux Documentation......Page 762
Reference......Page 764
B: Installation Resources......Page 766
Planning Your Ubuntu Deployment......Page 767
Hardware Requirements......Page 772
Preparing for the Install Process......Page 779
Partitioning Before and During Installation......Page 783
Reference......Page 786
C: Ubuntu and Linux Internet Resources......Page 788
Websites and Search Engines......Page 789
Usenet Newsgroups......Page 794
Internet Relay Chat......Page 796
Index......Page 798
A......Page 799
B......Page 803
C......Page 805
D......Page 812
E......Page 815
F......Page 817
G......Page 819
H......Page 821
I......Page 822
K......Page 824
L......Page 825
M......Page 827
N......Page 831
O......Page 833
P......Page 834
R......Page 840
S......Page 842
T......Page 848
U......Page 851
V......Page 852
W......Page 853
X-Y-Z......Page 855

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