Formerly known as Red Hat Linux, the Fedora Core distribution is an excellent, no-cost alternative to Windows, Solaris, and other expensive operating systems Red Hat currently controls an estimated seventy percent of the Linux market in the U.S.
This book gives experienced and first-time Fedora users sixty concise, step-by-step, timesaving techniques to help them perform tasks with Fedora more efficiently Organized by topic, the techniques are presented in the friendly, easy-to-understand For Dummies style, with a minimum of technical jargon The techniques run the gamut of end-user, system administration, and development tasks, ranging from
desktop, file system, RPM, and database tips to Internet server, e-mail server, networking, system monitoring, security, and Linux kernel tricks Covers the latest release of Red Hat's Fedora Core distribution
Part I: Making the Desktop Work for You
Part II: Getting the Most from Your File System
Part III: Good Housekeeping with Linux
Part IV: Tweaking the Kernel on Your Linux System
Part V: Securing Your Workspace
Part VI: Networking Like a Professional
Part VII: Monitoring Your System
Part VIII: Serving Up the Internet and More
Part IX: Backing Up Means Never Having to Say You’re
Sorry
Part X: Programming Tricks
Part XI: The Scary (Or Fun!) Stuff
Index