Linux Administration Made Easy

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Linux Administration Made Easy
by Steve Frampton,
The “Linux Administration Made Easy” (LAME) guide attempts to describe day.to.day administration and
maintenance issues commonly faced by Linux system administrators. Part of the Linux Documentation
Project.Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Preface……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………1
1.1. Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1
1.2. Copyright Information and Legal Disclaimers………………………………………………………………………1
1.3. A Plea for Help………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1
Chapter 2. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….2
2.1. Scope………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2
2.2. Choosing a Linux Distribution……………………………………………………………………………………………2
Chapter 3. Linux Overview……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….5
3.1. What is Linux?…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5
3.2. Breaking the Myths…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..5
3.3. One User’s Perspective………………………………………………………………………………………………………7
Chapter 4. Installation and Hardware Configuration………………………………………………………………………….9
4.1. Creating an Installation Diskette………………………………………………………………………………………….9
4.2. Booting Linux Installation Program…………………………………………………………………………………..10
4.3. Partitioning Hard Drive(s)………………………………………………………………………………………………..11
4.4. Setting up Swap Space……………………………………………………………………………………………………..15
4.5. Choosing Partitions to Format…………………………………………………………………………………………..15
4.6. Choosing Desired Packages to Install…………………………………………………………………………………16
4.7. Hardware Configuration…………………………………………………………………………………………………..16
4.8. Booting with LILO………………………………………………………………………………………………………….17
4.8.1. Multi.boot with Other Operating Systems……………………………………………………………………….17
4.9. Downloading and Installing Red Hat Updates……………………………………………………………………..18
Chapter 5. Configuring the X Window System………………………………………………………………………………….19
5.1. Getting the X Window System Working with X.Configurator……………………………………………..19
5.2. Using the X Desktop Manager…………………………………………………………………………………………..20
5.3. Improving Font Appearance Under X………………………………………………………………………………..21
5.4. Choosing a Window Manager for X…………………………………………………………………………………..22
5.5. GNOME Installation and Configuration……………………………………………………………………………..22
5.6. KDE Installation and Configuration…………………………………………………………………………………..23
Chapter 6. General System Administration Issues…………………………………………………………………………….25
6.1. Root Account…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………25
6.2. Creating…