Learning Debian GNU/Linux

Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1. Why Run Linux?

   Linux at Home and at Work

   What is Linux?

   Reasons to Choose or Not Choose Linux

   Linux Resources on the Internet
Chapter 2. Preparing to Install Linux

   Minimum Hardware Requirements

   Collecting Information About Your System

   Preparing Your Hard Disk
Chapter 3. Installing Linux

   Installing the Operating System and Applications

   Getting Help
Chapter 4. Issuing Linux Commands

   The System Use Cycle

   Working with the Linux Command Prompt

   How Linux Organizes Data

   Working with Devices

   Useful Linux Programs
Chapter 5. Installing and Configuring the X Window System

   What is X?

   Installing X

   Configuring X

   Starting and Stopping X
Chapter 6. Using the X Window System

   Keyboard Operations

   Mouse Operations

   Window Managers

   Desktops

   Using GNOME

   Using GNOME Applets and Applications

   Configuring GNOME
Chapter 7. Configuring and Administering Linux

   User and Group Administration

   Filesystem Administration

   Starting and Stopping the System and Services

   Viewing System Messages and Logs

   Setting the System Time and Time Zone
Chapter 8. Using Linux Applications and Clients

   Linux Desktop Applications

   Other Approaches to Desktop Computing
Chapter 9. Playing Linux Games

   A Survey of Linux Games

   Closeups of Some Popular Games
Chapter 10. Setting Up a Linux-Based LAN

   Introduction

   Network Administration

   Samba

   Samba Client Configuration and Use
Chapter 11. Getting Connected to the Internet

   Connecting to the Internet

   Configuring Your Modem

   Using wvdial

   PPP Client

   Web Browser

   gFTP FTP client

   Using minicom and seyon

   Making a PPP Connection Manually
Chapter 12. Setting Up a Linux-Based WAN

   An FTP Server

   Installing and Configuring a Web Server

   Using a Mail Server

   Configuring a Secure Shell Server

   Configuring a Dial-In Shell Server
Chapter 13. Conquering the BASH Shell

   The Linux Shell

   Using the Shell

   Understanding Shell Scripts
Appendix A. Linux Directory Tree
Appendix B. Principal Linux Files
Appendix C. The Debian Package Management Utilities
Appendix D. Managing the Boot Process
Appendix E. Linux Command Quick Reference
Appendix F. Open Publication License
Glossary
Index

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