Learning Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora
by Bill McCarty

This errata page lists errors outstanding in the most recent printing.

If you have technical questions or error reports, you can send them to
booktech@oreilly.com.  Please specify the printing date of your copy.

This page was updated June 16, 2004.

Here's a key to the markup:
	[page-number]: serious technical mistake
	{page-number}: minor technical mistake
	<page-number>: important language/formatting problem
	(page-number): language change or minor formatting problem
	?page-number?: reader question or request for clarification



Confirmed errors:


(x) line 12;
"...presentation graphics..."
should read:
"...presentation, graphics..."


(xvi) line 21;
"...were we'll..."
should read:
"...where we'll..."


(xvi) the url to the book's page 
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/redhat4
should be:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learnredhatentlnx


(1) Last line;
http://www.opensourece.org 
should be 
http://www.opensource.org


(3)  Pronouncing Linux box;
That URL ie http://www.ssc.com/lj/linuxsay.html has been moved!
It can be found here -
http://www.linux.org/info/sounds/english.au


(3)  paragraph 6;
"...Matthias Kalle Dalheimer Terry Dawson..."
should read:
"...Matthias Kalle Dalheimer, Terry Dawson..."


(72) The Red Hat Enterprise Linux General Advisories page
The link http://www.redhat.com/apps/support/errata is gone. 
Please substitute:
  https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/rh-desktop-3-errata.html


(84) line 5;
1024768 pixels
should read:
1024x768 pixels


{84} paragraph 3;
Ctrl-Alt-
should read:
Ctrl-Alt--


(96) 2nd paragraph;
...terminal (Figure 5-7), provides...
should read:
...terminal (Figure 5-7) provides...


(132) last paragraph;
URI
should read:
URL


(144) 1st paragraph after Table 7-5;
"...a directory of file..."
should read:
"...a directory or file..."


(157) 1st paragraph under The rpm Command;
"So, you use can..."
should read:
"So, you can use..."


(174) paragraph under Users and Groups;
"...and groups Depending..."
should read:
"...and groups.  Depending..."


{184} 1st normal paragraph;
you can use the text box
should read:
you can use the check box


(206) The WinModems Are Not Modems Page
The link http://www.idir.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html is unreliable. 
Please substitute:
http://start.at/modem


(223) last paragraph;
other side or the firewall
should read:
other side of the firewall


(230) Tip 1;
clear the problem
should read:
clear the problem.


(230) Tip 2;
user the Edit User button
should read:
use the Edit User button


<232> 3rd paragraph;
where system is the
should read:
where server is the


(255) 1st paragraph;
your password as your enter it.
should read:
your password as you enter it.


{260}  6th paragraph;
The command used to explain the pipe function doesn't list nonhidden files in the
user's home directory line by line.
$ ls ~ | wc -l
should read:
$ ls -l ~ | wc -l


(276) table A-1;
CUPS printing service data.
should read:
CUPS printing service data


(286) first paragraph under Boot Parameters;
...option values
should read:
...option values.


(290) Table C-5;
dma    The DMA (direct memory access) channel by used...
should read:
dma    The DMA (direct memory access) channel used...


(290) Table C-5;
membase    ...memory-mapped I/ O...
should read:
membase    ...memory-mapped I/O...


(292) Table C-7;
Aztech CD-ROM
should read:
Aztech CD-ROM:


(292) Table C-7;
Sony CDU-31A or CDU-33A CD-ROM
should read:
Sony CDU-31A or CDU-33A CD-ROM:


(297) paragraph under chown -R;
...beneath a specified directory
should read:
...beneath a specified directory.


(297) paragraph under cp -R;
...to another directory.date
should read:
...to another directory.


(303) line 14
...a chatlike dialog...
should read:
...a chat-like dialog...


(306) 12th line from the end;
bachrc script
should read:
bashrc script


(307) line 15
book disk
should read:
boot disk


(307) 17th line from the end;
Central Processing Uni
should read:
Central Processing Unit


(319) 20th line from the end;
Portable Operating System Inferface
should read:
Portable Operating System Interface


(321) 39th line from the end;
rtf device
should read:
rft device