A Practical Guide to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, 6th Edition

Book Description

“I have found this book to be a very useful classroom text, as well as a great Linux resource. It teaches Linux using a ground-up approach that gives students the chance to progress with their skills and grow into the Linux world. I have often pointed to this book when asked to recommend a solid Linux reference.”

–Eric Hartwell, Chair, School of Information Technology, ITT Technical Institute

The #1 Fedora and RHEL resource—a tutorial AND on-the-job reference

Master Linux administration and security using GUI-based tools, the command line, and Perl scripts

Set up key Internet servers, step by step, including Samba, Apache, sendmail, DNS, LDAP, FTP, and more

Master All the Techniques You Need to Succeed with Fedora™ and Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®

In this book, one of the world’s leading Linux experts brings together all the knowledge you need to master Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux and succeed with it in the real world. Best-selling author Mark Sobell explains Linux clearly and effectively, focusing on skills you’ll actually use as a user, programmer, or administrator. Now an even more versatile learning resource, this edition adds skill objectives at the beginning of each chapter.

Sobell assumes no prior Linux knowledge. He starts at the beginning and walks you through every topic and task that matters, using easy-to-understand examples. Step by step, you’ll learn how to install and configure Linux from the accompanying DVD, navigate its graphical user interface, provide file/print sharing, configure network servers, secure Linux desktops and networks, work with the command line, administer Linux efficiently, and even automate administration with Perl scripts.

Mark Sobell has taught hundreds of thousands of Linux and UNIX professionals. He knows every Linux nook and cranny—and he never forgets what it’s like to be new to Linux. Whatever you want to do with Linux—now or in the future—you’ll find it here.

Compared with the other Linux books out there, A Practical Guide to Fedora™ and Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®, Sixth Edition, delivers

• Complete, up-to-the-minute coverage of Fedora 15 and RHEL 6
• State-of-the-art security techniques, including up-to-date firewall setup techniques using system-config-firewall and iptables, and a full chapter on OpenSSH (ssh)
• Coverage of crucial topics such as using su and sudo, and working with the new systemd init daemon
• Comprehensive coverage of the command line and key system GUI tools
• More practical coverage of file sharing using Samba, NFS, and FTP
• Superior coverage of automating administration with Perl
• More usable, realistic coverage of Internet server configuration, including Apache (Web), sendmail, NFSv4, DNS/BIND, and LDAP, plus new coverage of IPv6
• More and better coverage of system/network administration tasks, including network monitoring with Cacti
• Deeper coverage of essential administration tasks—from managing users to CUPS printing, configuring LANs to building a kernel
• Complete instructions on keeping Linux systems up-to-date using yum
• And much more, including a 500+ term glossary and comprehensive indexes

Includes DVD! Get the full version of the Fedora 15 release!

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书名：A Practical Guide to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, 6th Edition

“我发现这本书是一本非常有用的课堂教材，也是一本很棒的Linux资源。它使用一种自下而上的方法教授Linux，让学生有机会提高他们的技能，并成长为Linux世界。当被要求推荐一本可靠的Linux参考资料时，我经常会提到这本书。

–Eric Hartwell, ITT理工学院信息技术学院院长

排名第一的Fedora和RHEL资源—a tutorial AND on-the-job reference

Master Linux administration and security 使用基于图形用户界面的工具、命令行和Perl脚本

设置关键的互联网服务器， 循序渐进，包括Samba、Apache.发送邮件、dns、ldap、ftp等

掌握成功使用Fedora™和Red Hat®企业版®所需的所有技术

在这本书中，一位世界领先的Linux专家汇集了您掌握Fedora或Red Hat Enterprise Linux并在现实世界中取得成功所需的所有知识。畅销书作者Mark Sobell清楚而有效地解释了Linux，重点介绍了您作为用户、程序员或管理员将实际使用的技能。现在是一个更多功能的学习资源，这个版本增加了技能目标在每一章的开始。

Sobell假设之前没有任何Linux知识。他从头开始，用简单易懂的例子向你介绍每一个重要的主题和任务。您将逐步了解如何从附带的DVD安装和配置Linux、导航其图形用户界面、提供文件/打印共享、配置网络服务器、保护Linux桌面和网络的安全、使用命令行、高效地管理Linux，甚至使用Perl脚本自动化管理。

Mark Sobell教授了数十万名Linux和Unix专业人员。他对Linux的每一个角落都了如指掌–他永远不会忘记对Linux来说是什么感觉。无论你想用Linux做什么–现在还是将来–你都能在这里找到它。

Compared with the other Linux books out there, Fedora™和Red Hat®企业版®实用指南，第六版 交付

• 对Fedora 15和RHEL 6的最新完整报道
• 最先进的安全技术，包括最新的防火墙设置技术 系统配置防火墙 and IptabLes，以及有关OpenSSH的完整章节(ssh)
• Coverage of crucial topics such as using su and sudo，并使用新系统 init 守护进程
• 全面介绍命令行和关键系统图形用户界面工具
• 更实用的使用Samba、NFS和FTP进行文件共享的报道
• 使用Perl实现自动化管理的出色报道
• 更实用、更切合实际的互联网服务器配置报道，包括阿帕奇(Web)、 发送邮件、NFSv4、DNS/BIND和LDAP，以及新的IPv6覆盖范围
• 更多更好地覆盖系统/网络管理任务，包括使用Cacti进行网络监控
• 更深入地介绍基本管理任务–从管理用户到CUPS打印、配置局域网到构建内核
• Complete instructions on keeping Linux systems up-to-date using yum
• 还有更多，包括500多个术语词汇表和全面的索引

包括DVD！ 获取Fedora 15发行版的完整版！