CHAPTER 20

Installing and Configuring Linux

In this chapter, you will learn about

•   Designing a Linux installation

•   Installing Linux

•   Configuring the X Window System

•   Configuring locale settings

•   Configuring time zone settings

•   Configuring printing with CUPS

•   Configuring e-mail

•   Configuring SQL databases

•   Configuring storage

The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.

—Mae Jemison, NASA

The CompTIA Linux+ certification exam objectives do not require candidates to know how to perform a clean installation of a Linux distribution or how to configure e-mail, printing, and databases. However, in order for you to practice the Linux features discussed in this chapter, I thought it important to explain how to ...

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