Nicholas Petreley 
Official Fedora Companion [PDF ebook] 
Your Guide to the Fedora Project

* Linux guru Nick Petreley demystifies the most powerful featuresof Fedora, the new Linux operating system from Red Hat* The book is tailored for new users and people upgrading fromprevious Red Hat versions* Cuts through technical jargon with a concise, friendly approachand offers invaluable insider tips that enable users to get up andrunning fast with Fedora* Features step-by-step guidance to help readers to use andcustomize the friendly graphical Bluecurve desktop; get online withinstant messaging, e-mail and a favorite browser; create personalaudio and data CD-ROMs; and get started with the Open Office officeproductivity suite* Includes essential security tips and all the basicconfiguration details for networks, firewalls, users, andprinters* Two CD-ROMs include Red Hat’s new personal edition distributionknown as Fedora Copyright 2004 by Red Hat, Inc. Material may bedistributed only subject to the terms and conditions set forth inthe Open Publication License, V1.0 or later (the latest version ispresently available at http://www.opencontent.org/openpub/).

Tabella dei contenuti

Preface.Acknowledgments.Introduction.Chapter 1: Getting Started.Chapter 2: Ahead of the Bluecurve.Chapter 3: The KDE Bluecurve.Chapter 4: Using and Cruising the Internet.Chapter 5: Audio, Video, and General Amusement.Chapter 6: Images and Graphics.Chapter 7: Getting Productive With Fedora.Chapter 8: Diskettes and CD-ROMs.Chapter 9: Command-Line Power: Shell Prompt Basics.Chapter 10: Security Levels.Appendix A: About the CD-ROMs.Appendix B: Installing Fedora.Appendix C: Troubleshooting Your Installation of Fedora.Appendix D: Configuring a Dual-Boot System.Appendix E: Linux Commands for the MS-DOS User.Appendix F: Contributing to the Fedora Project.Appendix G: Keyboard and Shell Prompt Shortcuts.Index.End-User License Agreement.

Circa l’autore

Nick Petreley (Kansas City, MO) is the founding editor of Linux World magazine, helped establish Linux World Expo, created andfirst hosted the Golden Penguin Bowl keynote quiz show for the Expo, and is now the Linux analyst for Evans Data Corporation andfounding editor of Var Linux.org. He was one of the firstjournalists to write about Linux, and Red Hat’s own founder Bob Young credits Nicholas as a major force behind making the currentpopularity of Linux possible.Contributors from the Red Hat Press Documentation Team: Tammy Fox, John Ha, Sandra A. Moore