Linux Bible
Christopher Negus
Language: English
Pages: 912
ISBN: 1118999878
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
The industry favorite Linux guide, updated for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and the cloud
Linux Bible, 9th Edition is the ultimate hands-on Linux user guide, whether you're a true beginner or a more advanced user navigating recent changes. This updated ninth edition covers the latest versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (RHEL 7), Fedora 21, and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and includes new information on cloud computing and development with guidance on Openstack and Cloudforms. With a focus on RHEL 7, this practical guide gets you up to speed quickly on the new enhancements for enterprise-quality file systems, the new boot process and services management, firewalld, and the GNOME 3 desktop. Written by a Red Hat expert, this book provides the clear explanations and step-by-step instructions that demystify Linux and bring the new features seamlessly into your workflow.
This useful guide assumes a base of little or no Linux knowledge, and takes you step by step through what you need to know to get the job done.
- Get Linux up and running quickly
- Master basic operations and tackle more advanced tasks
- Get up to date on the recent changes to Linux server system management
- Bring Linux to the cloud using Openstack and Cloudforms
Linux Bible, 9th Edition is the one resource you need, and provides the hands-on training that gets you on track in a flash.
components of Linux, such as easy-to-use desktops, multimedia codecs and limited driver availability, have improved at a rapid pace. In areas of security, usability, connectivity, and network services, Linux has continued to improve and outshine the competition. 3 IN THIS CHAPTER Getting started with Linux Understanding Linux Linux features and advantages Part I: Getting off the Ground with Linux Computer industry heavy-hitters such as Microsoft and Oracle have taken notice of Linux.
such things as themes, window borders, and controls used on your desktop. Compiz (window manager) —You can enable this window manager in GNOME to provide 3D desktop effects. Nautilus (file manager/graphical shell) —When you open a folder (by double-clicking the Home icon on your desktop, for example), the Nautilus window opens and displays the contents of the selected folder. Nautilus can also display other types of content, such as shared folders from Windows computers on the network (using
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interface. Other features let you play podcasts and custom radio stations from Last.fm music service. Plug-ins for Rhythmbox let you display album covers, view lyrics, or show visual effects with the music. The first time you run Rhythmbox, consider setting some Rhythmbox Preferences by selecting Edit Preferences. On the Music tab (see Figure 4-2), you can tell Rhythmbox where you store your music files, and how Rhythmbox should organize and store your music (including how folders are named,
attachments efficiently. Features inside each e-mail client can help you distinguish between them. While most e-mail clients let you get, compose, send, and manage e-mail messages, here are a few extra features you might look for: Filters and spam catchers —Thunderbird, Evolution, and other mail clients offer message filters and junk mail detectors. You use filters to set up rules to sort incoming mail into different folders, delete certain messages, or otherwise respond to incoming mail. Some