Free online book “Fedora Linux Essentials”. 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.
Book Description
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.
Table of Contents
- Create Your Own Fedora Distribution with Revisor
- Installing Fedora Linux on a Windows System (Dual booting)
- Allocating a Windows Disk Partition to Fedora Linux
- Configuring Fedora GNOME Screen Resolution, Orientation and Multiple Monitors
- Configuring the Fedora GNOME Desktop Background and Themes
- Customizing the Fedora GNOME Desktop Panels
- Configuring Fedora Runlevels and Services
- Managing Fedora Linux Users and Groups
- Configuring Fedora Linux Wireless Networking
- Basic Fedora Linux Firewall Configuration
- Using Firestarter to Configure a Fedora Linux Firewall
- Connecting a Fedora Linux System to a DSL Modem
- 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
- Installing a Xen Guest OS from the Command-line (virt-install)
- 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
- Adding and Managing Fedora Swap Space