The Fedora Linux distribution combines the very latest, cutting edge technology with the backing of Red Hat, one of the leading providers of enterprise level Linux solutions. If you want the latest Linux features then Fedora may well be the operating system for you, and Fedora Essentials is the eBook that tells you everything you need to know about how to install, configure and use Fedora.

Fully updated for Fedora 13, topics covered in Fedora Essentials include basics such as installation, display and desktop configuration, wireless networking setup and firewall configuration. More advanced topics include disk drive configuration, logical volume management, remote desktop access from anywhere in the world and virtualization using both Xen and KVM.

This purchase includes the eBook in both PDF and ePub formats.

Product Details

Page Count: 256
Page Size: 8.50 x 11.00
Language: English
Format: ePub and PDF
Price: $9.99

eBook Contents

• Installing Fedora Linux on a Windows System (Dual booting)
• Allocating a Windows Disk Partition to Fedora Linux
• Create Your Own Fedora Distribution with Revisor
• Logging into the Fedora GNOME Desktop
• Configuring Fedora GNOME Screen Resolution, Orientation and Multiple Monitors
• A Guided Tour of the Fedora GNOME Desktop
• Changing the Fedora GNOME Desktop Background
• Installing and Customizing Fedora Desktop Themes
• Configuring Fedora Desktop Fonts
• Configuring the Fedora Desktop Panels
• Configuring the Fedora Desktop Menu System
• Enhance your Fedora Desktop with gDesklets
• Browsing My Computer, Files and Folders on the Fedora Desktop
• Configuring the Fedora File Manager
• Fedora Desktop - Starting Applications on Login
• Fedora Desktop Keyboard Shortcuts
• Managing Fedora Linux Users and Group
• Configuring Fedora Linux Wireless Networking
• Basic Fedora Linux Firewall Configuration
• Remote Access to the Fedora Linux Desktop
• Configuring Fedora Linux Remote Access using SSH.
• Displaying Fedora Linux Applications Remotely (X11 Forwarding)
• Sharing Fedora Linux Folders with Remote Linux and UNIX Systems
• Sharing Fedora Linux Folders with Remote Windows Systems
• Configuring a Fedora Linux Based Web Server
• Configuring a Fedora Linux Email Server
• Configuring a Fedora Linux Mail Client (Evolution)
• Sending and Receiving GMail Email on a Linux System
• Installing and Configuring Fedora Xen Virtualization
• Managing and Monitoring Fedora based Xen Guest Systems
• Managing Xen using the xm Command-line Tool
• Installing and Configuring Fedora KVM Virtualization
• Installing a KVM Guest OS from the Command-line (virt-install)
• Running Windows on Fedora Using KVM Virtualization
• Managing and Monitoring Fedora based KVM Guest Systems
• Adding a New Disk Drive to a Fedora Linux System
• Adding a New Disk to a Fedora Volume Group and Logical Volume