October 2006
Beginner
658 pages
17h 17m
English
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How This Book Is Organized
Each chapter in this book contains a number of labs. Each lab covers a task or problem and contains four sections:
- How Do I Do That?
A description of techniques that may be used to accomplish the task or solve the problem
- How Does It Work?
An explanation of how the solution and the underlying technology work
- What About...
An exploration of related concepts and ideas
- Where Can I Learn More?
Pointers to additional information if you want to dig into the topic in greater detail
The labs are grouped into 10 chapters:
- Chapter 1, Quick Start: Installing Fedora
Covers the installation of Fedora Core using a variety of installation media and methods.
- Chapter 2, Using Fedora on Your Desktop
Introduces the use of Fedora on the desktop, including the use and customization of the GNOME and KDE graphical user interfaces and the configuration of basic features such as the display and printing.
- Chapter 3, Using Fedora on Your Notebook
Deals with the issues specific to using Fedora on a notebook computer, including power management, hopping between networks, and configuring external video for presentations.
- Chapter 4, Basic System Management
Covers basic system management tasks, including user and group administration, file management, remote access, and service configuration.
- Chapter 5, Package Management
Discusses package management—adding, removing, and updating software—and shows you how to take advantage of the thousands of packages available through Fedora’s software repositories. ...
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