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Table of Contents

Preface

Organization of This Book

Conventions Used in This Book

Using Code Examples

How to Contact Us

Safari® Enabled

Acknowledgments

I. Enjoying and Being Productive on Linux

1. Introduction to Linux

1.1. About This Book

1.2. Who's Using Linux?

1.3. System Features

1.3.1. A Bag of Features

1.3.2. Kernel

1.3.3. Commands and Shells

1.3.4. Text Processing and Word Processing

1.3.5. Commercial Applications

1.3.6. Programming Languages and Utilities

1.3.7. The X Window System

1.3.8. KDE and GNOME

1.3.9. Networking

1.3.10. Laptop Support

1.3.11. Interfacing with Windows

1.3.12. Other Applications

1.4. About Linux's Copyright

1.4.1. A Summary of Free Software Licensing

1.4.2. SCO and Other Challenges

1.5. Open Source and the Philosophy of Linux

1.5.1. Hints for Unix Novices

1.5.2. Hints for Unix Gurus

1.6. Sources of Linux Information

1.6.1. Online Documents

1.6.2. Books and Other Published Works

1.6.3. Usenet Newsgroups

1.6.4. Internet Mailing Lists

1.7. Getting Help

2. Preinstallation and Installation

2.1. Distributions of Linux

2.1.1. Getting Linux via Mail Order or Other Hard Media

2.1.2. Getting Linux from the Internet

2.2. Preparing to Install Linux

2.2.1. Installation Overview

2.2.2. Repartitioning Concepts

2.2.3. Linux Partition Requirements

2.2.4. Creating Swap Space

2.2.5. Creating the Filesystems

2.2.6. Installing the Software

2.2.7. Creating the Boot Floppy or Installing GRUB

2.2.8. Additional Installation Procedures

2.3. Post-Installation Procedures

2.3.1. Creating a User Account

2.3.2. Getting Online Help

2.3.3. Editing /etc/fstab

2.3.4. Shutting Down the System

2.4. Running into Trouble

2.4.1. Problems with Booting the Installation Medium

2.4.2. Hardware Problems

2.4.3. Problems Installing the Software

2.4.4. Problems After Installing Linux

3. Desktop Environments

3.1. Why Use a Graphical Desktop?

3.2. The K Desktop Environment

3.2.1. General Features

3.2.2. Installing KDE

3.2.3. Using KDE

3.3. KDE Applications

3.3.1. konsole: Your Home Base

3.3.2. Clocks

3.3.3. KGhostview: Displaying PostScript and PDF

3.3.4. Reading Documentation with Konqueror

3.3.5. Burning CDs with K3b

3.4. The GNOME Desktop Environment

3.4.1. Core Desktop Interface

3.4.2. Expert Settings: GConf

3.5. GNOME Applications

3.5.1. Evolution: Mail, Calendar, and Contacts

3.5.2. GNOME and Office Software

3.5.3. Movies and Music: Totem and Rhythmbox

3.5.4. Additional Applications and Resources

4. Basic Unix Commands and Concepts

4.1. Logging In

4.2. Setting a Password

4.3. Virtual Consoles

4.4. Popular Commands

4.4.1. Directories

4.4.2. Listing Files

4.4.3. Viewing Files, More or Less

4.4.4. Symbolic Links

4.5. Shells

4.6. Useful Keys and How to Get Them to Work

4.7. Typing Shortcuts

4.7.1. Word Completion

4.7.2. Moving Around Among Commands

4.8. Filename Expansion

4.9. Saving Your Output

4.10. What Is a Command?

4.11. Putting a Command in the Background

4.12. Remote Logins and Command Execution

4.13. Manual Pages

4.14. Startup Files

4.15. Important Directories

4.16. Basic Text Editing

4.17. Advanced Shells and Shell Scripting

4.17.1. Setting Terminal Attributes

4.17.2. Shell Programming

4.17.3. Being More Efficient with the Z Shell

5. Web Browsers and Instant Messaging

5.1. The World Wide Web

5.1.1. Using Konqueror

5.1.2. Other Web Browsers

5.2. Instant Messaging

5.2.1. Initial Configuration

5.2.2. Chatting

5.2.3. Advanced Configuration

6. Electronic Mail Clients

6.1. Using KMail

6.2. Using Mozilla Mail & News

6.3. Getting the Mail to Your Computer with fetchmail

6.4. OpenPGP Encryption with GnuPG

6.4.1. Symmetric Encryption

6.4.2. Public-Key Cryptography

6.4.3. Creating a New Key Pair

6.4.4. Encrypting with Public Keys

6.4.5. Digital Signatures

6.4.6. The Web of Trust

6.4.7. Using gPG-agent

7. Games

7.1. Gaming

7.2. Quake III

7.2.1. Installation

7.2.2. Single Player

7.2.3. Multiplayer

7.2.4. Mods

7.3. Return to Castle