Red Hat Linux 9 For Dummies

* Linux is the most popular open source operating system; Red Hat has strong international distribution and, according to IDC, controls approximately 70% of the Linux market in the United States
* Red Hat updates twice a year; this book shows Linux newcomers as well as users of earlier versions how to install, configure, and use the newest version
* Covers preparing the hard drive for Linux, connecting to a network or the Internet, working with the GNOME interface, playing media files, and working with the file system
* Features a new security chapter that shows how to implement firewalls and other basic and advanced systems
* CD-ROM includes Red Hat Linux 9 Publisher's Edition

Table of Contents

Introduction.

Part I: Installing Red Hat Linux.

Chapter 1: And in the Opposite Corner . . . a Penguin?

Chapter 2: Getting Ready for Red Hat Linux.

Chapter 3: Ready, Set, Install!

Chapter 4: Getting Red Hat Linux.

Part II: Got Net?

Chapter 5: Dial-Up Modems Still Get the Job Done.

Chapter 6: Broadband Rocks!

Chapter 7: Connect Locally, Communicate Globally: Connecting to a LAN.

Chapter 8: Fire, Fire! Heh-Heh, Firewalls Are Cool!

Part III: Linux, Huh! What Is It Good For? Absolutely Everything!

Chapter 9: Gnowing GNOME.

Chapter 10: Gnowing More Applications.

Chapter 11: Surfin’ the Net and Groovin’ to Tunes.

Chapter 12: Live from the Net.

Chapter 13: Going to the Office.

Part IV: Revenge of the Nerds.

Chapter 14: Building Your Own, Private Network.

Chapter 15: Creating Basic Linux Network Services.

Chapter 16: Securing Your Future.

Chapter 17: Bringing In the Red Hat Linux Repair Person.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 18: Ten Problem Areas and Solutions.

Chapter 19: Ten Security Vulnerabilities.

Part VI: The Appendixes.

Appendix A: Discovering Your Hardware.

Appendix B: Filing Your Life Away.

Appendix C: Becoming a Suit: Managing the Red Hat Linux File System.

Appendix D: Revving Up RPM.

Appendix E: System Requirement.

Index.