Red Hat Linux 9 Bible

"The definitive work on Red Hat Linux. Chain it to your desk. You'll browse others, but you'll wear this one out."
-Nicholas Petreley, Founding Editor of LinuxWorld
If Red Hat Linux 9 can do it, you can do it too...
Activate the power of Red Hat Linux 9, the most popular distribution of this practical, economical operating system, with the in-depth information in this comprehensive reference manual. If you're exploring Linux for the first time, the hands-on instructions for installing, configuring, and customizing the system will get you going with confidence. If you're a Red Hat veteran, Linux expert Christopher Negus gives you everything you need to administer the latest desktop, server, and networking enhancements, plus much more.
Inside, you'll find complete coverage of Red Hat Linux 9
* Explore GNOME and KDE desktop menus, panels, file managers, workspaces, and themes
* Configure a firewall to share your Internet connection and protect your LAN
* Run applications for Internet browsing, publishing, music, video, and gaming
* Construct your own public Internet server, complete with mail, DNS, FTP, and Web services
* Administer users, manage backups, and automate system tasks
* Create dial-up connections, wireless LANs, and virtual private networks (CIPE)
* Set up Windows (Samba), Mac (netatalk), or NetWare (mars-nwe) file and print sharing from Linux
* Use the Red Hat Network up2date facility to easily get software updates
Special 3 CD-ROM version of Red Hat Linux 9, with 260 additional packages not included in the standard 2 CD Publisher's Edition
Red Hat Linux 9 core includes: Linux kernel, GNU C compiler, GNOME desktop, Apache Web server, Samba Windows file/print sharing, CUPS print service, Sendmail mail server, and BIND DNS server
Additional packages include:
* KDE desktop
* samba-swat
* vsftpd
* spamassassin
* sendmail-cf
* Legacy UNIX network services
* Tripwire
* sndconfig more

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1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-10-2007; Not workable produce; I ordered this item for my husband and while the book is fine, one of the CDs is unplayable. He repeatedly tried to contact the company and could not get any personal response and could not get his CD replaced. He is very dissatisfied...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-25-2005; Red Hat is the best Documented version of Linux; This book is about Red Hat 9, with the Red Hat 9 CDs included. Red Hat 9 is no longer supported by Red Hat. They have moved on to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise. But Red Hat 9 is still supported by 3rd parties, and is probably the best of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-03-2004; Linux Newbies, This Is For You!; If you are new to the Linux scene and want to dive into the last Red Hat release before Fedora and Enterprise, this book is for you. From step by step configurations to advanced user administration this book has it all! It won't take...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-26-2004; Excellent for Windows Powerusers Transitioning to Linux; I'm a computer engineering student and network administrator with a fairly heavy background in MS operating systems and programming. When I decided to move on to the *nix world, the Red Hat Linux 9 Bible came highly recommended from my...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-25-2005; Red Hat is the best Documented version of Linux; This book is about Red Hat 9, with the Red Hat 9 CDs included. Red Hat 9 is no longer supported by Red Hat. They have moved on to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise. But Red Hat 9 is still supported by 3rd parties, and is probably the best of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-10-2007; Not workable produce; I ordered this item for my husband and while the book is fine, one of the CDs is unplayable. He repeatedly tried to contact the company and could not get any personal response and could not get his CD replaced. He is very dissatisfied...; read full review | report as inappropriate