Running Linux

Fifth Edition Januar 2006
ISBN 978-0-596-00760-7
Seiten 972
EUR48.00, SFR78.90

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[ Symbols ], [ Numbers ], [ A ], [ B ], [ C ], [ D ], [ E ], [ F ], [ G ], [ H ], [ I ], [ J ], [ K ], [ L ], [ M ], [ N ], [ O ], [ P ], [ Q ], [ R ], [ S ], [ T ], [ U ], [ V ], [ W ], [ X ], [ Y ], [ Z ],

Symbols[ Top ]
@ (at sign), 701
> (greater-than sign), redirecting output, 116
# (hash mark), 697, 781
< (less than sign), redirecting input, 117
/ (slash character), directories, 106
~ (tilde)
      directories, 106
      in vi editors, 628

Numbers[ Top ]
3D, X Window System, 586-589
4Front Technologies, 284

A[ Top ]
AbiWord, 249
absolute mode, 398
accept command (printer), 515
accepting
      packets, 840
      print jobs (LPD systems), 517
access, 561
      Apache web servers, 772
      corrupted files, 862
      databases, 815
      filesystems, 773
      global address books, 259-260
      .htaccess file, 774
      httpd.conf file, 774
      PPP, 440
      printer configuration tool, 505
      Red Carpet, 420
      remote, 529
            FreeNX, 902-906
            VNC, 896-902
            Windows applications, 887-896
      SANE, 498
      SLIP, 440
      TCP wrappers, 834-837
      World Wide Web, 135-142
      (see also connections)
AccessFileName directive, 772
accounting, packets, 840
accounts
      daemons, 384
      GnuCash, 262
            asset, 264
            creating, 266
            deleting, 268
            equity, 265
            expense, 265
            income, 264
            liability, 264
            windows, 265
      root
            prompt, 339
            security, 832
      users
            creating, 49
            MySQL, 813-816
action field (inittab file), 601
Active Directory (see AD)
AD (Active Directory), 525
Ada language, 761
AddIcon directive, 771
AddIconByEncoding directive, 771
AddIconByType directive, 771
adding
      directories, 567
      icons to OOoWriter taskbars, 219
      Launcher icons, 239
      LDAP hosts, 260
      multiple users, 419
      permissions, 398
      slides, 236
      styles, 211
      users to Samba, 554
addresses
      address books
            Evolution, 98
            LDAP, 259-260
      broadcast, 451, 455
      host, 442
      IP, 441, 451
            ssh program, 443
      LLC, 524
      loopback, 447, 451
      NAT, 442
      network, 442, 451
      ports, 443
      subnetwork, 442, 451
      translation, 452
      for variable storage, 717
administration
      IP filtering, 843
      packages, 407-413
      printer queues, 513-516
      printing, 491-497
      user accounts, 384
      window managers, 17
Adobe PDF files (see PDF files)
ADSL (Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line), 477
Advanced Power Management (APM), 19
afio utility, 857
AIM (AOL Instant Messenger), 142
Airbrush tool (GIMP), 306
alias command, 339
Alias directive, 772
aliases, IM, 144
All option, 773
Allow directive, 502
alternate input drivers, 289
amateur radio support, enabling, 618
analog-to-digital converters, 278
anonymous lookups, 530
ANSI C standard, 685
Anyware Office officesuite, 249
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), 142
a.out file, 688
Apache Software License, 25
Apache web servers, 769
      PHP4 modules as, 822-824
apachectl utility, 775
APM (Advanced Power Management), 19
Apple iTunes, 100
applets
      GNOME panel, 90
      Java, 753
applications
      commercial, 14
      CrossOver Office, 879
      development, 16
      EAWWITE.EXE, 36
      enterprise, suitability of Linux, 7
      financial management, 260-276
            GnuCash, 261-276
      Frozen Bubble, 188-190
      fsck program, 354
      GIMP, 495
      GNOME, 95-101
      GnuCash, 273-276
      Gnumeric spreadsheet, 99
      GPL software distribution, 23
      groupware, 254-259
            LDAP with, 259-260
      IM, 142-148
      indent, 742
      Java, 753
      KDE, 73-79, 79-88
      KMail, 150-156
      KOffice, 242-249
      locating web directories for, 22
      MS-DOS, running, 885
      multimedia, 292
            applying, 327
            browser plug-ins, 326
            CD/DVD burning tools, 295
            conferencing tools, 325
            editing tools, 298-300
            images, 299-320
            Internet telephony, 325
            media players, 293-294
            music composition, 324-325
            recording tools, 320
            sound mixers, 293
            speech tools, 296
            troubleshooting, 330
            Windows compatibility, 292
      multimedia applications, 327
      OpenOffice suite, 194
      patch, 740
      printing, 493
      Quake III, 168-173
            installing, 169
            mods, 173
            multiplayer mode, 172
            single-player mode, 170
      Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 173-177
      scientific, 21
      setterm program, 129
      tracing, 704
      Tux Racer, 190-193
      Unreal Tournament 2004, 177-182
      upgrading, 401, 420-429
            automating, 413-420
            process of, 403-413
      VMware Workstation, 881-885
      Windows
            multiple users, 892
            remote access, 887-896
            running, 871-886
      Wine, 875
            applying, 875
            configuring, 875-878
            running, 878
            troubleshooting, 879
      X running on KDE, 75
applying
      character styles, 209
apropos command, 670
apt, 407-413
APT HOWTO, 413
apt-cache command, 412
ar command, 690
arcade games, 185
      (see also games)
architecture, compatibility, 10
archiving files
      tar utility, 432
            examples, 438
            gzip utility and, 437
      utilities, 429-439
Ardour, 322
ARPAnet and TCP/IP, 441
aRts package, 70
artsbuilder, 291
assembly code, 686
asset accounts (GnuCash), 264
associative arrays, 746
Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line (see ADSL)
at sign (@), 701
ATI graphics cards, 587
attach command (gdb), 713
attachments, sending, 199
ATZ signal, 464
Audacity, 321
audio, 278-282
      CDDA, 280
      editing, 298-300
      hardware, 282
      support for, 22
      troubleshooting, 330
AuthClass directive, 502
authentication
      changing methods, 388
      protocols for, 467
AuthType directive, 502
Auto-Capitalization feature (OOoWriter), turning off, 221
Autoconf tool, 703
Autofill mode
      Emacs, 650, 652
      OOoCalc, 222
Automake tool, 703
automatic printer driver downloads, 558
automation
      modules, loading, 626
      upgrades, 413-420
automount daemon, 349
automounting
      devices, 351
      filesystems, 349-351
AutoPilot
      OOoWriter, 206
      presentations, creating, 232
Auto-Replace feature (OOoWriter), turning off, 220
Away messages (IM), 147
awk function, 747

B[ Top ]
Back button (Konqueror), 139
backgrounds
      colors
            Emacs text editor, 656
            gradient, 77
      commands, running in, 120
Backspace key, 651
backtrace command (gdb), 711
backups
      CD-R, 855
      compression, 856
      creating, overview, 850-859
      cron and, 372
      disaster recovery, 859-864
      email, 792
      files, restoring, 864
      hard disk, 856
      importance of, 859
      incremental, 851, 857
      restoring, 864
      simple overview, 852
      tape devices, 853
balances, opening (GnuCash), 262
bash shell, 13, 110
      core files and, 709
.bashrc initialization files, 710
Battery Charge Monitor (GNOME), 91
Berkeley Standard Distribution Line Printer Daemon (BSD LPD), 493
binaries, security, 833
binding keys, 187
      nestra, 186
      Xmame, 185
BIOS, detecting, 60
block groups, 862
Bochs (Windows emulation software), 886
boldface, formatting, 660
bookmarks file, 139
boot floppy disks, creating, 47
boot loaders, 48
boot managers, Windows and GRUB, 593
booting, 37
      boot disk, troubleshooting, 63
      boot floppy, 590-592
      boot sequences, 53
      boot time options, 596
      daemons, 383
      filesystem, 591
      GRUB
            configuration, 594-598
            deleting, 598
            overview, 593
      init program, 600
      installation media, troubleshooting, 54
      kernel, boot messages, 598
      LILO, 9, 20
      multibooting, 9
      shut down, 53
      TCP/IP, testing configuration, 459
      troubleshooting, 63
bootloader (see GRUB, LILO)
Bourne Again Shell (see bash shell)
Bourne shell (sh), 110
Brahms, 324
break command (gdb), 718
breakpoints, 705, 718
broadcast address, 451
broadcast command, 455
Browse Folder, 92
browsing, 527
      enabling/disabling, 503
BSD License, 25
BSD LPD (Berkeley Standard Distribution Line Printer Daemon), 493
buddies, 144
      adding, 144
Buddies menu, 144
Buddy Lists (IM), 144
buddy pounce, 148
buffers, Emacs, 642
building
      interfaces, 729
      kernels, 608-621
      Postfix, 780
bulk upgrades, 413-420
bulleted text (OOoImpress), 236
burning CDs/DVDs, 87, 295
business reports (Kugar), 241
buttons
      Back (Konqueror), 139
      bindings (Xmame), 185
      Forward (Konqueror), 139
byte accounting, 840
bzip2 utility, 432

C[ Top ]
C, C++ languages, 683, 693
      compiler, shared libraries, 691
      compilers, 428
      gcc, 693
C mode (Emacs), 648
C shell (csh), 12, 110
cable modems, 478
calculator, Python, 756
calendars, Evolution, 97
call stacks, 711
calls program, 724
Cannot Access Memory At Address... error, 712
cannot read sector message, 54
cat command, 109
cd command, 106
CDDA (Compact Disc Digital Audio), 280
CD-R (compact disk recordable), backups, 855
CD-ROMs
      drivers, support, 618
      formatting, 282
      recognition, troubleshooting, 60
CD-RW (compact disc rewritable), 282
CDs
      burning, 87, 295
      troubleshooting, 331
cells (OOoCalc)
      merging, 223
      moving, 223
Centipede, 185
central processing units (CPUs), compatibility, 10
certificates, revocation, 162
chains, netfilter, 839, 841
changes (OOoWriter documents), tracking, 213
channels, GIMP, 311
CHAP (Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol), 467
characters
      devices, support, 619
      OOoWriter, formatting, 200
      styles, applying, 209
charts
      OOoImpress, 236
      spreadsheets, embedding into, 245-249
chat
      applications, 461
      IM, 142-148
      scripts, 463
chipsets, X Window System and, 573
chmod command, 66
chown command, 397
ci command, 733, 734
CIFS (Common Internet File System), 524
cifsfs kernel, 527, 535
CinePaint, 298
Citrix, 887
clear command, 718
Client Access Licenses, 890
clients
      configuring, 568
      IM, 142
      NIS, 568
      TSClient, 887
            starting, 893
      X, 572
CLISP, 761
clocks, 83
Clone tool (GIMP), 307
cloning
      kernels, 528
      VMware Workstation, 885
closed-source groupware products, 259
closing
      command letter, LaTeX, 660
      vi editors, 633
clusters, 21
co command, 734
code examples, xvi
code, optimizing, 686, 688, 705
codecs, 281
CodeWeavers, 292
collaboration with documents, 213
colors
      backgrounds, gradient, 77
      Emacs and, 654, 656
      images, modifying, 307
      windows, 77
columns
      Autofill, 222
      OOoCalc
            modifying width, 223
            summing, 222
command languages, shells, 12
command mode (vi), 628
command prompt (see prompts)
command-line
      editing techniques
            arrow keys and, 113
            word completion, 113
      filename expansion, 114
      printer queue management, 514
      printing, 487
commands, 106, 131
      accept (printer), 515
      alias, 339
      apropos, 670
      apt-cache, 412
      attach (gdb), 713
      break (gdb), 718
      cat, 109
      cd, 106
      chmod, 66
      chown, 397
      clear (gdb), 718
      condition (gdb), 718
      continue (gdb), 718
      control key and, 111
      crontab, 374-375
      CUPS, 484-487
      dd, 36
      delete (gdb), 718
      disable
            printer, 515
            gdb, 718
      echo, 111, 819
            PHP, 819
      Emacs, 640
      Emacs, customizing, 640
      enable
            printer, 515
            gdb, 718
      execution, 121
      files, 107
      find, 858
      flip, 870
      formail, 794
      free, 365
            swap space, 360
      ifconfig, 550
      info, 716
      insmod, 864
      iptables, 839, 840
      keys, 111
      less, 109
      lpadmin, 513
      lpc, 514
      lpmove, 515
      lppasswd, 515
      lpq, 515
      lprm, 515
      lpstat, 514
      ls, 107
      makefiles and, 700
      man, 50, 489, 670
      mke2fs, 62
      mkfs, 352
      mkswap, 44, 361
      more, 109
            in pipes, 119
      mount, 344-349, 862, 868
      netstat, 447
      overview, 119
      ping, 479
      pipes, 117
      print (gdb), 714
      ptype (gdb), 715
      pwd, 106
      reject (printer), 515
      rug, 417, 419
      run (gdb), 718
      running in background, 120
      sendmail, 784
      shell, vi and, 634
      site chmod (ftp), 802
      smbclient, 530
      smbmount, 528
      smbprint, 532
      smbsh, 561
      smbumount, 528
      sort, 117
      startup, 602
      stty, 112
      su, 337, 832
      sudo, 832
      swapoff, 363
      traceroute, 481
      trigger, 351
      umask, 399
      umount, 345
      uname, 609, 701
      up, 713
      /usr/bin/mailq, 779
      /usr/bin/newaliases, 779
      /usr/sbin/sendmail, 779
      watch (gdb), 718
comments
      in Emacs, 649
      Postfix MTA, 781
      Texinfo, 672
commercial Linux, 527
commercial software, 14
      copying, restrictions, 35
      web sites, 911
Common Internet File System (CIFS), 524
Common Unix Printing System (see CUPS)
Compact Disc Digital Audio (CDDA), 280
compact disc rewritable (CD-RW), 282
comparing
      ext2fs to reiserfs, 342
      OOoWriter documents, 213
      sound drivers, 284
compatibility
      CPUs, 10
      filesystems, 343
      LPD, 517-518
      multibooting and, 9
      printers, 497
      Windows multimedia, 292
compilers
      Java, 754
      JIT, 15
compiling
      Emacs and, 648
      kernels, 620
      modules, 623
      ProFTPD, 797-800
components, Kontact, 156
compression
      bzip2 utility, 432
      compress program, 431
      files, utilities, 429
      gzip utility, 429
            tar utility and, 437
      image files, 281
      log files, 378
      lossy, 280
concept index, 675, 676
Concurrent Version System (CVS), 735-740
      over Internet, 739
condition command, 718
condition flags, Procmail, 791
conferencing tools (multimedia applications), 325
configuration
      backups, 850-859
      CrossOver Office, 880
      default printers, 485
      devices, 368
      DNS, 466
      email, incoming mail backups, 792
      fetchmail, 157
      filesystems, 352
            Apache web servers, 773
      filtering rulesets, 842
      GConf, 93
      GnuCash, 261-276
      hard drives, troubleshooting, 59
      IM, 143
      ISDN hardware, 469-472
      KDE, 75-79
      kernels, 608, 612
            encryption, 357
            modules, 287
      key pairs, 161
      KimDaBa, 304
      KMail, 150-156
      KOffice, 240-242
      Mozilla Mail & News, 156
      MySQL, 811-813
            setting user accounts, 813-816
      networks, checking, 451
      NFS, 562-570
      NIS, 562-570
      OOoCalc, 221-231
      OOoImpress, 232-238
      OOoWriter, 196-218
      OpenGL, 586-589
      passwords, 104
      PnP, 286
      Postfix MTAs, 782, 787
      PPP, 461
            requirements, 461
            serial device names, 462
      printing
            CUPS security, 501-504
            hardware, 497-521
            ranges, 225
      ProFTPD, 800-806
      record keeping and, 859
      Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 173-177
      Samba, 543
      sandboxes (Procmail), 790
      security, 830
            disabling network daemons, 830
            firewalls, 837-844
            netfilter, 844-849
            TCP wrappers, 834-837
            troubleshooting, 831-834
      servers, 768
      sound cards, 285
            collecting information, 286
            ISA plug and play, 286
            kernel, 287
            overview, 285
            testing, 288
      SpamAssassin, 795
      startup files, 125, 127
      styles (OOoWriter), 212
      synchronous PPP, 472
      TCP/IP, 449
      terminal attributes, 129
      Unreal Tournament 2004, 178
      VNC, 900
      web servers, 768-775
      web-based, enabling, 501
      Windows 2003 servers, 891
      Windows Terminal Services, 889
      Wine, 875-878
      X.org, 576-584
configure program (makefiles), 703
conflicts, devices, 330
CONNECT signal, 464
connections
      ADSL, 477
      cable modems, 478
      customizing, 476
      dial-up support, 18
      DSL, 477
      ISDN, 468-478
      PDAs, 250
      printers, verifying, 500, 727
      TCP/IP
            hardware, 448-460
            overview, 440-448
      tracking, 843
      troubleshooting, 475, 479-483
      VNC, 21, 896-902
      Windows Terminal Services, 891
consoles
      emulators, 182
      kernel boot messages, 599
      setterm utility, 129
      virtual, 9, 105
contact managers (Evolution), 98
contexts (ProFTPD), 801
continue command (gdb), 718
control key commands, 111
controllers, 59
      detecting, 59
      recognition of, troubleshooting, 58
      SCSI, 59
controls, Tux Racer, 191
conventions, 28
      naming device files, 367
conversion
      analog-to-digital converters, 278
      digital-to-analog converters, 278
      shadow passwords, 387
copying
      directory hierarchies with tar, 439
      distributions, 35
      Linux distributions, restrictions, 35
      text, Emacs, 644, 645
copyrights, 22-25
core dumps, 12
core files, 705
      examining, 713
      viewing, 708-713
corrupted files, accessing, 862
counting words (OOoWriter), 218
cpio utility, 857
CPUs (central processing units), compatibility, 10
cracking, 830
cradles (PDAs), 250
CREATE DATABASE SQL statement, 816
cron utility
      backups, 373
      job control, 369-374
      output, 372
      recurring jobs, scheduling, 369-374
      tmp directory, 370
crontab command, 374-375
CrossOver Office, 292, 879
cryptography, public-key, 160
Cryptoloop, 357
csh (C shell), 12, 110
CUPS (Common Unix Printing System), 484
      command-line, 487
      commands, 484-487
      enscript, 488
      files, 491, 520
      hardware, configuring, 497-521
      interfaces, 490
      LPD compatibility, 517-518
      management, 492-497
      ports, 498
      printers
            defining, 504-510
            managing queues, 513-516
            optimizing, 510-513
            troubleshooting, 518-520
      security, 501-504
currency (GnuCash), 262
customizing
      Auto-Replace feature (OOoWriter), 221
      Emacs, 649-652, 721
      IM, 146
      ISDN, 476
      keyboards, 216
      Konqueror, 140
      OOoWriter, 218-221
      OpenOffice suite, 239
      slide shows, 237
cutting and pasting, 655
      in vi, 635
CVS (Concurrent Version System), 735-740
      over Internet, 739
CVSROOT environment variable, 736
cylinders, 59
      troubleshooting, 60
Cyrus IMAP server, 257

D[ Top ]
daemons, 383, 523, 548, 551
      accounts, 384
      automount, 349
      httpd, 768
      inetd, 456, 549
            TCP wrappers, 835
      named, 445
      networks, disabling, 830
      pppd, 461
      printing, 493
      syslogd, 375-378
      xinetd, 836
damaged files, accessing, 862
Data Display Debugger (DDD), 721
[data] section (smb.conf file), 548
data sources (OOoCalc), 229
databases
      access, 815
      applications (commercial), 14
      Kexi, 241
      LAMP servers, 824-827
      MySQL, 811
            configuring, 811-813
            populating, 816-818
            setting up user accounts, 813-816
      packages, 404
      RPM, initializing, 406
      whatis, 670
DCE RPC, 526
dd command, 36
dd option, boot floppy, creating, 592
DDD (Data Display Debugger), 721
Debian, firewalls, 844
debugging, 12, 28, 709
      gcc, 689
      gdb debugger, 16, 686, 689, 704-721
            shared libraries and, 691
      instruction-level, 719
      routing tables, 459
      utilities, 721
      Valgrind package, 709
decryption, 164
default MS Office file formats, 239
default Postfix MTA, editing, 782
default printers, configuring, 485
default templates, 206
DefaultIcon directive, 771
Define Custom Slide Show dialog box, 238
define-key function, 650
defining
      CUPS printers, 504-510
      printers, 495
delete command, 718
Delete key (Emacs), 651
DELETE SQL statement, 816
deleting, 630
      accounts (GnuCash), 268
      directories, 107
      files, 338
      GRUB, 598
      slides, 236
      text, 644
            Emacs, 644
            vi editor, 630
Deny directive (CUPS), 502
dependency line (make files), 694
dependency tracking, 47
deploying VMware Workstation, 881-885
desktop
      environments (GUIs), 17
      Nautilus (GNOME), 91-93
      (see also interfaces)
detach command (gdb), 714
detection, 59
      BIOS, 60
/dev directory, 462
developer tools (KDE), 72
development
      applications, 16
      multimedia, 328-330
      open source model, 25-28
devices
      automounting, 349-351
      busy errors, 331
      conflicts, 330
      creating, 368
      device files, 462
      drivers, loadable, 621-625
      files, 366
            directories, 366
            location, 366
            naming conventions, 367
            security, 337
      loadable drivers, 621-625
      non-PCI/AGP, 57
      SCSI, 59
      Windows support, 865
dial-up
      connection support, 18
      PPP, 460-468
diff program, 741
Diffie, Whitfield, 160
dig utility, 482
Digikam, 299
digital sampling, 278
digital signatures, 163
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), 477
digital-to-analog converters, 278
Direct Rendering Infrastructure (DRI), 586
Direct Rendering Manager (DRM), 586
directives
      AccessFileName, 772
      AddIcon, 771
      Alias, 772
      Allow, 502
      AuthClass, 502
      AuthType, 502
      DefaultIcon, 771
      Deny (CUPS), 502
      DocumentRoot, 770
      Order, 502
      ScriptAlias, 772
      ServerType, 770
      UserDir, 770
directories, 106
      adding, 567
      cron, 370
      CUPs, 520
      deleting, 107
      device files, 366
      downloading, 910
      files, 127-128
      home, 387
      ~/Mail, 789
      makefiles, 700
      man page locations, 671
      Postfix, 780
      retaining structure with tar, 439
      Samba, 561
      services, 259
      slash (/), 106
      tilde (~), 106
      tmp, cron and, 370
      var/spool.cron/crontabs, 370
      (see also files)
disable command
      printer, 515
      gdb, 718
disabling
      browsing, 503
      swap space, 363
disass command (gdb), 719
disaster recovery, 859-864
disconnected IMAP mode (KMail), 153
display command (gdb), 720
display scan and refresh rates, 581
distributions
      copying, 35
      dependency tracking, 47
      firewalls, 844
      Frozen Bubble, 189
      GPL software, 23
      Linux systems, 28
      multimedia, 330
      Nestra, 186
      network configuration files and, 453
      packages, selecting, 46
      Postfix, 778
      source, 421
      types of, 34-36
      web sites, 911
      X Window System, 17
      Xmame, 183
DMA channels, 57
DNS (Domain Name System), 445
      and Postfix MTA, 779
      configuring, 466
.doc file format, 871
DocBook, 663-668
Document Type Description (DTD), 663
documentation, 31, 909
      configuring httpd, 770
      Emacs, 642
      LDP, 135, 908
      Perl, 744
      README files, 36
      Texinfo, 672
      vi editor, 638
      X.org, 576
DocumentRoot directive, 770
documents
      default templates, 206
      email, sending, 199
      format support, 871
      KWord, 241
            tabulators, 242-245
      OOoWriter
            AutoPilot, 206
            collaboration, 213
            comparing, 213
            formatting, 200
            inserting hyperlinks, 217
            passwords, 218
            printing, 201
            saving as templates, 203
            searching, 216
            styles, 207
            version control, 213
      printing
            command-line, 487
            enscript utility, 488
            GUI tools, 490
            management, 492-497
            overview, 484-487
            processing files, 491
      processing, 657
      word processors, 248
Domain Name System (DNS), 445
      configuring, 466
      Postfix MTA, 779
domains, 525
      Postfix MTA, 779
DOS compatibility, utilities for, 20
Dosemu (Windows emulation software), 20, 885
dotted quad notation, 441
downloading
      Linux, 35
      printer drivers, 558
      web sites, 910
      Wine, 873-875
dpkg, 407-413
drag-and-drop (KDE), 69
drawing (OpenGL), 763, 765
DRI (Direct Rendering Infrastructure), 586
drivers
      automatic printer driver downloads, 558
      input, 289
      loadable device, 621-625
      multimedia, 283-290
      NVIDIA, 587
      sound, 283
      video, 289
      X Window System, 587
DRM (Direct Rendering Manager), 586
dropping packets, 840
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), 477
DTD (Document Type Definition), 663
du utility, 117
DVD-ROM drives, 282
DVDs
      burning, 87, 295
      troubleshooting, 330
dvips, 662
dynamic IP addresses, 442

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e2fsck program, troubleshooting superblock, 862
echo command, 111, 819
edit mode (vi), 628
editing
      command-line
            arrow keys and, 113
            word completion, 113
      commands (Emacs), 640
      etc/fstab file, 51
      files, 633
      multimedia, 298-300
      Postfix MTA defaults, 782
      presentations, 235
      templates, 204
      text, 128, 627-638
eGroupware, 258
Emacs, 129, 642, 646
      customizing, 640, 649-652
      .emacs file, 649
      interfaces, 732
      macros, 646
      programming, 647
      saving files, 641
      starting, 639
      X Window System, 654
Emacs editor, 638-656
Emacspeak (speech tools), 297
email, 776
      attachments, sending, 199
      Evolution (GNOME), 96
      fetchmail, 157
      forwarding, 793
      KMail, 150-156
      Mozilla Mail & News, 156
      MTAs (Postfix), 778-787
      OpenPGP encryption (with GnuPG), 159-166
      out-of-office replies, sending, 793
      Procmail, 787-794
      retrieving, 152
      saving, 793
      sending from Emacs, 647
      spam, filtering, 794-796
      system maintenance, 373
embedded processor support, 10
embedding charts in to spreadsheets, 245-249
emergency disk, 860
emergency troubleshooting, 859
emulation, 871-886
emulators, 182-188
enable command, 515, 718
enabling
      browsing, 503
      swap space, 362
      web-based configuration, 501
encryption
      filesystems, 356-359
      OpenPGP (with GnuPG), 159-166
      public-key, 163
      symmetric, 159
Enhanced IDE/MFM/RLL drive support, enabling, 617
enscript utility, 488, 496
entering
      formulas (OOoCalc), 222
      labels (OOoCalc), 222
      text (OOoImpress), 236
      transactions (GnuCash), 269
enterprise applications, suitability of Linux for, 7
Epson printers, 497
      (see also printers)
equity accounts (GnuCash), 265
erasing tools (GIMP), 306
error messages, 55
      make command, 702
      makefiles, 702
      saving, 116
errors
      device busy, 331
      file not found, 62
      filesystems, mounting, 346
      kernel too big, 621
      mount-point busy, 347
      out-of-memory, 55
      permission denied, 62
      read, 61
      sense, 60
      standard, 116
      symbols missing, 624
      timeout, 60
      (see also troubleshooting)
ESP Print Pro, 495
/etc directory
      backups and, 852
      /etc/ld.so.cache, 425
      /etc/ld.so.conf, 425
/etc/fstab file editing, 51
/etc/fstab NFS client entries, 564
/etc/hosts file, 526
/etc/hosts.allow file, TCP wrappers, 836
/etc/hosts.deny file, TCP wrappers, 836
/etc/printcap file, 517
/etc/services file, 843
/etc/syslog.conf file, 376
Ethernet, 448
      configuration, 449
      printer interfaces, 499
      TCP/IP, configuring, 449
      troubleshooting, 459
Ethernet cards, 460
Evolution, 95-99
      calendar, 97
      contact managers, 98
      mail, 96
ex mode (vi), 633
Exchange servers, 97
ExecCGI option, 772
executables, support for, 11
execute permission, 394
execution
      commands, 121
      jobs one time, 374-375
existing presentations, opening, 232
expanding filenames, 114
expense accounts (GnuCash), 265
/export directory, 565
exporting
      files
            Adobe PDF, 198
            OOoWriter, 198
      presentations, 233
expressions, regular, 652
ext2fs (Second Extended Filesystem), 45
      compared to reiserfs, 342
extending
      partitions, 39
      vi editors, 637
Extensible Markup Language (see XML)
Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP), 142
extracting tar files, 436
extreme programming (XP), 27

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f2c translator, 761
facilities, installing, 527-562
faxes, 497
FBDev server, 574
fdisk, 41, 64
      GRUB, removing, 598
      options, 41
feather parameters, 305
features
      KDE, 69
      system (Linux), 8-10, 22
Festival (speech tools), 297
fetchmail package, 157
fields, uid, 386
File Transfer Protocol (see FTP)
File Type drop-down menu, 197
filename expansion, 114
files
      access.conf, 774
      Adobe PDF, exporting, 198
      archiving, utilities for, 429-439
      backing up, 850
      bashrc initialization, 710
      bookmarks, 139
      CIFS, 524
      commands, 107
      compressing, utilities for, 429-439
      core, viewing, 708
      corrupted, accessing, 862
      CUPS, 520
      default MS Office formats, 239
      deleting, 338
      devices, 366
            directories, 366
            location, 366
            naming conventions, 367
            security, 337
      direct manipulation, 561
      directories, 127-128
      editing, 633
      Emacs, saving, 641
      encryption, 159
      /etc/hosts, 526
      /etc/hosts.allow, TCP wrappers, 836
      /etc/hosts.deny, TCP wrappers, 836
      /etc/printcap, 517
      /etc/services, 843
      /etc/syslog.conf, 376
      globbing, 114
      hidden, 108
      .htaccess, 774
      httpd.conf, 770, 823
      image compression, 281
      inittab, 600
      lastlog, 377
      listing, 107
      log
            Postfix MTA, 784
            rotating, 378
            security, 834
            storage space, 377
            system management, 375-378
      main.cf, 781
      makefiles, 693-704
      managers
            Nautilus (GNOME), 91-93
      meminfo, 364
      multimedia, 280
      navigating, 632
      not found errors, 62
      null, redirecting standard output, 373
      object, 684
      OOoCalc, managing, 222
      OOoWriter
            exporting, 198
            formatting, 197
            opening, 196
            saving, 197
            sending, 198
      overwriting
            preventing, 116
            recovering, 850
      passwd, 385-387
      patching, 740
      PPD, 508
      printing, processing, 491
      proftpd.conf, 802
      raw sound, 280
      rc, 602
      README, 36
      remote access, 529
      restoring from backup, 864
      revision control, 681, 732, 735
      saving within vi, 633
      scripts, 843
      sharing, 19, 523-527, 540
            Samba, 554
            Windows translation utilities, 869
      signing, 164
      source, 688
      srm.conf, 774
      startup, 125-127
            configuring, 125, 127
      syslog.conf, 376
      tar, extracting, 436
      translation, 869-871
      utmp, 377
      /var/log/lastlog, 377
      /var/log/utmp, 377
      /var/log/wtmp, 377
      viewing, 109
      wtmp, 377
      xorg.conf, 588
filesystems
      access, 773
      Apache web servers, configuring, 773
      automounting, 349-351
      booting and, 591
      creating, 37, 45, 352
      encryption, 356-359
      etc/fstab file, editing, 51
      floppy disks, creating on, 353
      ISO 9660, 343
      live, 46
      management, 340-349
      mounting, 344, 867-869
            troubleshooting, 346
      MS-DOS, 342
      multiple reasons for, 39
      NFS, mounting, 566
      partitioning drives and, 39
      platform compatibility, 343
      /proc, 363
      reiserfs, 342
      repairing, 861
      ROM, 342
      root
            maintenance, 355
            mounting read-only, 355
      support, building kernel and, 619
      troubleshooting, 353
      types of, 10, 45, 341
      UMSDOS, 342
filling, Autofill (OOoCalc), 222
filters
      email (Evolution), 96
      GIMP, 317
      IP rulesets, 842
      netfilter, 839
      Procmail, 787-794
      spam, 794-796
financial management applications, 260-276
      GnuCash, 261-276
Find & Replace dialog box (OOoWriter), 216
find command, 858
finish command (gdb), 707
Firefox browser, 141
      plug-ins, 138
firewalls
      distributions, 844
      filters, 837-844
flags, Procmail, 791
flip command, 870
floppy disks
      filesystems, creating on, 353
      support, enabling, 617
flowcharts (Kivio), 241
FLUSH PRIVILEGES SQL statement, 815
FM synthesis, 279
folders, creating vFolders, 97
FollowSymLinks option, 772
fonts, formatting, 660
Foomatic, 495
footers, inserting, 200
foreach statement (Perl), 747
foreground color (Emacs), 656
formail command, 794
formatting
      accounts, 266
      boldface, 660
      CD-ROMs, 282
      default MS Office files, 239
      devices, 368
      documents (OOoWriter), 200
      files
            multimedia, 280
            OOoWriter, 197
      filesystems, 352
            on floppy disks, 353
      fonts, 660
      LaTeX, 661
      man pages, 670
      one-click character, 200
      passwords, 832
      styles, 211
      tape drives, 853
      templates, 203
      Texinfo, 676
formulas (OOoCalc), entering, 222
FORTRAN language, 761
Forward button (Konqueror), 139
FORWARD chain, 839
forwarding email, 793
fpic switch (gcc), 692
framebuffer device, 574
frames (Emacs), 656
free command, 365
      swap space, 360
Free Software Foundation, 25
Free Software projects (web sites), 909
FreeNX, 902-906
Freevo, 323
freezing windows, 224
Frozen Bubble, 188-190
fsck program
      filesystem maintenance, 354
      superblock copies and, 862
ftape module, 864
FTP (File Transfer Protocol), 137
      Linux resources, 908
      ProFTPD
            configuring, 800-806
            installing, 797-800
            running, 800
      software sites, 908
      X.org via, 575
functions, 112
      awk, 747
      OOoCalc, 226
      print, 747
      printf( ), 684
      tar command, 432
Fundamental mode (Emacs), 639

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g++ shell script, 693
Gaim, 143
games
      emulators, 182-188
      Frozen Bubble, 188-190
      Quake III, 168-173
            installing, 169
            mods, 173
            multiplayer mode, 172
            single-player mode, 170
      Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 173-177
      support for, 21
      Tux Racer, 190-193
      Unreal Tournament 2004, 177-182
garbage collector/detector, 728
gateways, 445, 452
Gaussian Blur filter (GIMP), 317
gcc tool, 682-688, 705
      C++, 693
      debugging, 689
      libraries, 689-693
      optimizing, 688
      shared libraries, 691
      source files, 688
      upgrading, 428
GConf, 93
gdb (GNU debugger), 16, 686, 704-721
      Emacs and, 649
      shared libraries and, 691
gecos field (passwd file), 386
generating tables of content, 201
getline library, 731
Ghostscript, 494
Ghostview, 496
gid field (passwd file), 386
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program), 298, 304-320, 495
GIMP Toolkit (GTK), 730, 750
GL Utility Toolkit (GLUT), 762
Global Searching and Replacing, 635
[global] section (smb.conf file), 545
globbing, 114
GLUT (GL Utility Toolkit), 762
GNAT interpreter, 761
GNOME, 17
      applets, 90
      applications, 95-101
      Battery Charge Monitor, 91
      Evolution, 95-99
            calendars, 97
            contact managers, 98
            mail, 96
      GConf, 93
      installation, 88
      interfaces, 88-94
      multimedia, 291
      Nautilus, 91-93
            file managers, 91-93
      notification, 90
      OpenOffice suite, 99
      panels, 90
      Rhythmbox, 99
      tasks, 89
      Totem, 99
      web sites, 88, 101
      Window List, 91
      workspace switcher, 91
GNU debugger (see gdb)
GNU Emacs text editor, 129, 638
GNU getline library, 731
GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), 298, 304-320, 495
GNU Public License (see GPL)
GnuCash
      configuring, 261-276
      formatting, 266
Gnumeric spreadsheet application, 99
GnuPG, OpenPGP encryption with, 159-166
GNUS reader, 647
Golden, Bernard, 32
gPG-agent, applying, 166
Gphoto2, 299
GPL (General Public License), 888
      distributions, 23
      overview, 22-25
      software distribution, 23
gradient background colors (KDE), 77
graphical runlevel editors, 606
graphical user interface (see GUI)
graphics
      emulators, 182-188
      GLUT, 762
      libraries, 588
      Mesa, 588
      OOoImpress, 236
      OpenGL, 586, 762-766
      pixmap (Krita), 241
      Qt, 729, 765
      vector (Karbon14), 241
greater than sign (>), redirecting output, 116
groff, 496
      man pages, creating, 669
      text processing, 668-672
groups
      accounts, 388-391
      management, 254
      permissions, 395
            modifying, 397
      user, 35
groupware, 254-259
      LDAP with, 259-260
GroupWise servers, 97
GRUB, 9
      boot time options, 596
      booting, 593
      configuring, 594-598
      deleting, 598
      installing, 47
      overview, 593
      removing, 598
GStreamer, 329
GTK (GIMP Toolkit), 730, 750
Gtk module (Perl), 750
GUI (graphical user interface)
      desktop environments, 17
      Red Carpet, 416
      X Window System, 16
gunzip utility, 430, 437
gzip utility, 429
      tar utility and, 437

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hacking, 830
      suitability of Linux, 8
      support, 619
handshaking (PPP), 462
hanging (systems), 54
hard disk backups, 856
hard drives
      geometry, troubleshooting, 59
      installation, preparing for, 37
      partitions
            overview, 38, 39
            requirements, 39-40
      preparing for Linux installation, 37
      recognition of, troubleshooting, 58
hardware, 282
      digital audio, 282
      hard drives, preparing for Linux installation, 37
      I/O addresses, checking, 365
      ISDN, configuring, 469-472
      printing, configuring, 497-521
      support and building kernel, 616
      tape drives, making backups, 853
      TCP/IP, 448-460
      troubleshooting, 56-61
      X Window System, 573-575
hash mark (#), 697, 781
headers
      OOoWriter, inserting, 200
      Texinfo, 672
heads, 59
height, modifying rows, 223
Hellman, Martin, 160
Hello, World!, 687
help, 32
      Emacs, 642
      manual pages, 123-125
      online, 50
      (see also troubleshooting)
Hertz (Hz), 279
hidden files, 108
HiSax driver (ISDN), 469
history
      Linux, xii
      web browser, 139
home directories, 387
      backups, 853
homedir field (passwd file), 386
[homes] stanza (smb.conf file), 546
host address, 442
host.conf file, 458
hostname command, 458
hosts, 442
      file, 457
      LDAP, adding, 260
      virtual (ProFTPD), 805
HOWTO documents, 31
.htaccess file, 774
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), 233
htools, 20
httpd daemon, 768
      starting, 774
httpd.conf file, 770, 823
hyperlinks, inserting, 217
Hypertext Markup Language (see HTML)
Hz (Hertz), 279

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IBM ViaVoice, 297
icons
      Launcher, adding, 239
      OOoWriter, adding to taskbars, 219
      Web documents, 771
identity, configuring KMail, 151
IDEs (integrated development environments), 15, 766
ifconfig command, 454, 550
      troubleshooting, 460
IM (instant messaging), 142-148
ImageMagick, 497
images
      colors, modifying, 307
      editing, 298-300
      file compression, 281
      GIMP, 495
      management, 299
      modifying, 304-320
      multimedia applications, 299-320
      painting, 306
      retouching tools, 307
      (see also graphics)
imake tool, 704
importing
      charts, 236
      graphics, 236
      tables, 236
      templates, 205
improper hard drive configuration, 59
include path, 690
#include statements, 690
including files in vi, 634
income accounts (GnuCash), 264
incoming email backups, 792
incremental backups, 851, 857
incremental search (Emacs), 646
indent program, 742
Indented Text mode (Emacs), 651
Indexes option, 773
indexing
      httpd, 771
      Texinfo, 675
inetd daemon, 456, 549
      TCP wrappers, 835
info command, 716
Info system (Emacs), 643
init command, 453
init program, 600
initialization
      .bashrc file, 710
      init program, 600-604
      kernel boot messages, 598
      RPM databases, 406
      shutdown, 605
      single-user mode, 604
inittab file, 453, 600
Ink tool (GIMP), 306
input
      drivers, 289
      redirecting, 117
INPUT chain, 839
INSERT SQL statement, 816
inserting
      headers and footers (OOoWriter), 200
      hyperlinks (OOoWriter), 217
      text (vi editor), 628
insmod command, 623, 864
installation
      Apache web servers, 769
      boot floppy, creating, 47
      filesystems, 45
      filesystems, creating, 45
      GNOME, 88
      GRUB, 47, 593
      KDE, 70-73
      kernels, 527-562, 621, 622
            rebuilding, 608
      loadable device drivers, 621-625
      man pages, 423, 670
      Mesa, 588
      methods of, 46
      MySQL, 811-813
      overview, 37
      packages, 407
installation (coninued)
      partitions, 38
            requirements, 39-44
      Postfix, 779
      post-installation procedures, 49-53
      ProFTPD, 797-800
      Quake III, 169
      RA3, 173
      README files, 36
      recordkeeping, 38
      Red Carpet, 416
      reinstalling, 402
      Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 174
      RPM and, 404-407
      Samba, 527-562
      software, 46
      sound cards, 285
            collecting information, 286
            kernel modules, 287
            overview, 285
            plug and play, 286
            testing, 288
      swap space, creating, 44
      troubleshooting, 53-66
            booting install media, 54, 56
            hardware, 56
      Unreal Tournament 2004, 178
      upgrading compared to reinstalling, 402
      VMware Workstation, 883
      Wine, 873-875
      X.org, 575
instances
      QApplication (Python), 759
      variables, 760
instant messaging (see IM)
instruction-level debugging, 719
integrated development environments (IDEs), 15, 766
Integrated Services Digital Network (see ISDN)
Intel platforms, compatibility with, 11
interfaces
      browser plug-ins, 326
      building, 729
      CUPs, 516
      Firefox, 141
      GNOME, 88-94
      MIDI, 280
      printers, 498
      Red Carpet, 416
      Windows, 20
      (see also GUI)
internationalization of KDE desktop, 78
Internet
      CVS utility over, 739
      fetchmail, 158
      Linux, downloading from, 35
      telephony, 325
      (see also World Wide Web)
Internet Printing Protocol (IPP), 499
Internet Relay Chat (IRC), 907
interrupt request line (IRQ), 57
I/O addresses, 57
      checking, 365
IP (Internet Protocol), 444, 451
      addresses, 441
            dynamic, 442
            ssh program, 443
      filtering
            management, 843
            packets, 837-844
            rulesets, 842
IPP (Internet Printing Protocol), 499
iptables command, 839, 840
IRC (Internet Relay Chat), 907
IRQ (interrupt request line), 57
ISA PnP (Plug and Play), configuring, 286
ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network), 461
      configuring, 469-472
      customizing, 476
      over PPP, 468-476
      subsystem, enabling support, 619
isdn4k-utils package, 471
ISO 9660 filesystem, 343
isolating hardware problems, 56
iTunes (Apple), 100

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JACK, 329
Java, 682, 751-754
      interpreters, 752
      JVM, 752
      obtaining for Linux (JDK), 754
      support for, 15
Java Development Kit (JDK), 15, 754
javac (Java compiler), 754
JDK (Java Development Kit), 15, 754
JIT (Just-In-Time) compilers, 15, 753
jobs
      control, cron utility, 369-374
      executing one time, 374-375
joysticks, 185
      drivers, 290
jump tables, 685
Just-In-Time (JIT) compilers, 15, 753
JVM (Java Virtual Machine), 752

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K Desktop Environment (see KDE)
K menu, 74
K3b, 87, 295
kaccessibility package, 71
KAppfinder application, 75
Karbon14, 241
kartwork package, 71
KAudioCreator, 291
KDE Image DataBase (KimDaBa), 301
KDE (K Desktop Environment), 17, 68
      applications, 79-88
      applying, 73-79
      configuration, 75-79
      desktop configuration, 76
      drag-and-drop, 69
      features, 69
      gradient background colors, 77
      installation, 70-73
      K3b, 87
      KDevelop, 767
      KGhostview, 84-86
      KMail, 150-156
      KOffice
            applying, 242-249
            configuring, 240-242
      Konqueror, 86
      konsole, 80-84
      KPackage, 413
      KSysV, 606
      language for, 78
      multimedia, 291
      taskbars, 73
      terminal windows, 73
      workspaces, 73
kdeadmin package, 71
kdebase package, 70
kde-devel mailboxes, 793
kdeedu package, 71
kdegames package, 71
kdegraphics package, 71
kde-i18n package, 71
kdelibs package, 70
kdemultimedia package, 71
kdenetwork package, 71
kdepim package, 71
kdetoys package, 72
kdeutils package, 71
KDevelop IDE, 766
kdewebdev package, 72
kerneli patches, 356
kernels, 527
      backing up, 852
      boot floppy and, 590
      boot messages, 598
      building, 612-621
            hardware support and, 616
      cifsfs, 527, 535
      cloning, 528
      compiling, 620
      configuring, 612
            encrypting, 357
      image and boot floppy, 591
      init program, 600-604
      installing, 527-562, 621, 622
      loadable device drivers, 621-625
      location, 591
      modules
            loader option, 616
            troubleshooting, 330
      multimedia, 283-290
      netfilter, 839
      obtaining sources for, 610
      overview, 10-12
      patches for, 610
      rebuilding, 608
      smbfs, 527
      too big error, 621
      version numbers, 609
Kexi, 241
keyboard shortcuts, 112-114
      key bindings (Emacs), 649
      OOoWriter, 216
keys, 111
      binding
            Nestra, 186
            SNES, 187
            Xmame, 185
      pairs, creating, 161
      primary, 817
      public-key cryptography, 160
      secret, 164
      validating, 165
keyword strings, 735
KGhostview utility, 84-86
Kilgard, Mark, 762
kill ring, 655
killing print jobs, 486
KimDaBa (KDE Image DataBase), 301
Kivio, 241
KMail, 150-156
      troubleshooting, 154
KMid, 291
KMix, 291
kmod, 626
Knuth, Donald E., 658
KOffice, 68, 72
      applying, 242-249
      configuring, 240-242
Kolab project, (groupware), 257
Konqueror, 86, 138
      Back button, 139
      customizing, 140
      Forward button, 139
      starting, 139
konsole, 80-84
      launching, 80
Kontact, 156
      LDAP hosts, adding, 260
Kooka, 299
Kopete, 143
Korn shell (ksh), 13, 110
KPackage, 413
KParts, 68
KPDF, 68
KPilot synchronization, 251
kpowersave, 19
KPresenter, 241
Krec, 291, 321
Krita, 241
KsCD, 291
ksh (Korn shell), 13, 110
KSpread, 241
KSysV, 606
Kugar, 241
KWord, 68, 241
      tabulators, 242-245

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labels (OOoCalc), entering, 222
LAMP servers, 824-827
LAN (local area network), 440
languages
      KDE, 78
      programming, 760-762
laptop computers, support for, 19
lastlog file, 377
LaTeX text processor, 658-663
Launcher icons, adding, 239
layers
      GIMP, 311
      SDL, 328
LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol), global address books, 259-260
ldconfig command, 425, 427
ldd command, 424
ldd utility, 692
LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable, 693
LDP (Linux Documentation Project), 135, 908
ld.so.cache file, 425
ld.so.conf file, 425
legal issues (see GPL)
less command, 109
less than sign (<), redirecting input, 117
liability accounts (GnuCash), 264
libc library, upgrading, 424, 425
libncurses library, 426
libraries
      gcc, 689-693
      libsmbclient, 536
      Mesa, 588
      programming, 684
      shared, 691
            corrupt links, 863
      support for, 11
      upgrading, 423-428
libsmbclient library, 536
libtool, 703
licenses, 25
      X Window System, 572
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (see LDAP)
LILO (Linux Bootloader), 9, 20
      installing, 47
      troubleshooting, 64
LilyPond, 325
linkers, 684
links
      inserting, 217
      symbolic, 109
      templates, 205
Linux
      application development, suitability for, 16
      copyright, 22-25
      desktop, 523
      distributions, 34-36
            copying restrictions, 35
      downloading, 35
      history of, xii
      obtaining, 35
      online documents, 31
      system features of, 8-10
      Unix knowledge, necessary level of, 29
      usefulness of, 6-8
      user groups, 35
      version numbers, 609
Linux Bootloader (see LILO)
Linux Documentation Project (see LDP)
LISP language, 761
listing files, 107
live filesystems, installing Linux, 46
LLC (Logical Link Control) addresses, 524
ln command, 427
loadable device drivers, 621-625
loadable module support, building kernel and, 616
loading
      modules, 623, 626
      styles, 212
local area network (LAN), 440
location, device files, 366
locking
      desktops, 93
      files, 733
      packages, 418
log files
      compression, 378
      Postfix MTA, 784
      rotating, 378
      security, 834
      storage space, 377
      system management, 375-378
logging packets, 840
Logical Link Control (LLC) addressing, 524
logical partitions, 39
login
      overview, 103
      passwords, configuring, 104
      remote, 121
      troubleshooting, 65
Logitech mice, 579
loopback address, 447, 451
lossy compression, 280
Lout, 496
lpadmin command, 513
lpc command, 514
lpmove command, 515
lppasswd command, 515
lpq command, 515
lpr program, 485
lprm command, 515
LPRng package, 493
lpstat command, 514
ls command, 107
lsmod command, listing loaded drivers, 625
LyX word processor, 249

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Macromedia Flash presentations, exporting, 234
macros
      Emacs, 646
      makefiles, 697, 700
      OOoCalc, 231
mail delivery agent (MDA), 783
~/Mail directory, 789
mail order, obtaining Linux, 35
Mail Transport Agent (see MTA)
Mail User Agent (MUA), 149
      fetchmail, 159
mailboxes, saving email, 793
mailing lists, 907
      Linux resources, 32
main.cf file, 781
maintenance, 33
      email, 373
      fsck program, 354
      root filesystems, 355
      system, 336-340
      (see also troubleshooting)
major device numbers, 367
make bzImage command, 620
make clean command, 620
make command, error messages, 702
make config command, 612, 615
$(MAKE) macro, 701
make menuconfig command, 613
make xconfig command, 613
Makefile file, 422
makefiles, 693-704
      sharing, 700
      shell commands in, 700
      syntax for, 697
makeinfo command (TeX info), 676
MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator), 182
man command, 50, 489, 670
man pages, 123-125
      formatting with groff, 668
      installing, 423
      locations, 671
      writing with groff, 669
management
      contacts (Evolution), 98
      databases, 241
      files
            Nautilus, 91-93
            OOoCalc, 222
      filesystems, 340-349
      financial management applications, 260-276
            GnuCash, 261-276
      groups, 254
      images, 298-300
      IP filtering, 843
      log files, 375-378
      packages, 407-413
      printer queues, 513-516
      printing, 491-497
      sessions, 69
      swap space, 359-361
      system administration, 335
      templates, 204
      user accounts, 384
      window managers, 17
      windows, 573
mapping
      custom keyboards (OOoWriter), 216
      joysticks, 185
      Nestra keys, 186
      SNES keys, 187
marks, 635, 644
MAS (Media Application Server), 329
masquerading IP addresses, 442
master boot records, 38
mathematics, equations in TeX, 658
MDA (mail delivery agent), 783
Media Application Server (MAS), 329
media players, 293-294
meminfo file, 364
memory, 851
      address, cannot access error, 712
      checking proc/meminfo file, 364
      emulators, 182-188
      out-of-memory errors, 55
      utilization, overview of, 12
      variable storage address, 717
      violations, 709, 728
      virtual memory, support for, 12
      X Window System requirements, 575
memory-mapped I/O ports, troubleshooting, 60
menus
      bar (Emacs), 654
      Buddies, 144
      File Type drop-down, 197
      K, 74
merging cells (OOoCalc), 223
Mesa, 588
messages
      Away (IM), 147
      cannot read sector, 54
      errors, 55, 116
      IM, 142-148
methods
      pop( ), 760
      push( ), 760
metric option (ifconfig command), 455
Metroid, 186
microkernels, 11
Microsoft Word file formats, 871
middleware, NMM, 329
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface), 280
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions), 776
mingetty program, 604
minicli window, 139
minicom terminal emulator, 464
minor device numbers, 367
mke2fs command, 62
mkfs command, 352
mkswap command, 44, 361
modems
      cable, 478
      PPP, configuring, 461
modes, OOoImpress, 234
modifying
      column width (OOoCalc), 223
      default templates (OOoWriter), 206
      images, 304-320
            colors, 307
      row height (OOoCalc), 223
      styles, 209, 212
modprobe command, 624
mods (Quake III), 173
module-init-tools package, 622
modules, 608
      compiling, 623
      device drivers, 622
      ftape, 864
      kernels
            configuring, 287
            troubleshooting, 330
      loading, 623, 626
      OpenOffice suite, 195
monitoring, 581
      Battery Charge Monitor (GNOME), 91
      System Monitor, 91
more command, 109
      pipes, 119
Motif library, 730
mount command, 344-349, 862, 868
mount.cifs, 528
mounting
      filesystems, 344, 867-869
            troubleshooting, 346
      NFS filesystems, 566
      read-only, 355
      Windows-based partitions, 868
mount-point busy error, 347
mount.smbfs, 528
mouse
      drivers, 290
      Emacs and, 655
      gaming, 185
movies, 99
moving
      cells (OOoCalc), 223
      log files, 378
      slides, 237
      text, 628, 635
            Emacs, 644
Mozilla, 140
      Mail & News, 156
MP3 encoders, troubleshooting, 330
MPlayer, 294
MS Word (see Word files)
MS-DOS, 20
      filesystems, 342
      partitions, mounting, 868
MSN Messenger, 142
mt command, 854
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent), 149, 776
      Postfix, 778-787
mtools, 20
MUA (Mail User Agent), 149
      fetchmail, 159
multibooting, 9, 37
      GRUB, 20
      LILO, 20
            installing, 47
multimedia, 278-282
      applications, 292
            applying, 327
            browser plug-ins, 326
            CD/DVD burning tools, 295
            conferencing tools, 325
            editing tools, 298-300
            images, 299-320
            Internet telephony, 325
            media players, 293-294
            music composition, 324-325
            recording tools, 320
            sound mixers, 293
            speech tools, 296
            troubleshooting, 330
            Windows compatibility, 292
      audio, 22
      development environments, 328-330
      distributions, 330
      drivers, 283-290
            sound, 283
      GNOME, 291
      hardware, 282
      KDE, 291
      kernels, 283-290
      suitability of Linux, 8
      Windows compatibility, 292
multiplayer mode
      Quake III, 172
      Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 176
Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator (MAME), 182
multiple operating systems, running, 881-885
multiple swap partitions, 45
multiple users, 419
      Windows applications, 892
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (see MIME)
multitasking, 9
multiuser operating systems, 9
music, 99
      composition (multimedia applications), 324-325
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (see MIDI)
MySQL, 14, 811
      configuring, 811-813
            setting up user accounts, 813-816
      populating, 816-818
      security, 812
MythTV, 323

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named daemon, 445, 452, 457
namespace, 523
naming
      conventions, 367
      name resolvers, 458
      name servers, 452
      partitions, 45
      serial devices, 462
      usernames, 385
NAT (Network Address Translation), 442, 840
National Security Agency, 9
Nautilus file managers, 91-93
navigating
      Emacs, 640
      within vi, 628, 632
Navigator, 216
NBF (NetBIOS Frame) protocol, 524
NES (Nintendo Entertainment System), 186
Nestra, 186
Netapplet, 90
NetBEUI, 524
NetBIOS, 524
NetBIOS Frame (NBF) protocol, 524
NetBIOS Frame protocol (see NBF)
NetBIOS-less, 525
NetBT, 526
netfilter, 839
      configuring, 844-849
netmask option (ifconfig command), 455
netpbm, 496
Netscape Navigator, 141
netstat command, 447
      testing TCP/IP configuration, 459
Network Address Translation (NAT), 442, 840
Network Information Service (NIS)
      configuring, 562-570
Network Multimedia Middleware (NMM), 329
Network Operating System (NOS), 887
networks
      addresses, 442, 451
      configuration, 450, 451
      daemons, 830
      device support, 618
      enabling support and building kernel, 618
      Ethernet configuration, 449
      gateways, 445
      ISDN, 461
      PPP, 440, 449
            modems and, 460
            over ISDN, 468
      printers, printing to, 509
      SLIP, 440, 449, 461
      subnetworking, 442
      suitability of Linux, 7
      support, 18-19
            X Window System, 16
      support options, 10, 618
      TCP/IP overview, 440
      troubleshooting, 459, 479-483
      virtual, 884
      VNC, 21, 896-902
      X System and (see X Window System)
networks file, 457
newsgroups, 907, 910
      Linux resources, 32
      Mozilla Mail & News, 156
      readers, 647
      X Window System, 585
next command (gdb), 706
nexti command (gdb), 720
NFS (Network File System), configuring, 562-570
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), 186
NIS (Network Information Service)
      configuring, 562-570
nmbd daemon, 549
NMM (Network Multimedia Middleware), 329
No such file or directory error, 714
nodes, Textinfo, 673
None option, 773
non-PCI/AGP devices, 57
nonrewinding tape devices, 854
non-RPM packages, upgrading, 420-429
NOS (Network Operating System), 887
notebook computers (see laptop computers)
notification (GNOME), 90
Novell SUSE Linux, 527
nroff, 668
NTFS filesystems/partitions, mounting, 868
null file, redirecting standard output, 373
numbers
      columns, summing, 222
      major device, 367
      minor device, 367
      pages, 201
NVIDIA driver, 587

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object files, 684, 694
offsets, superblock, 862
OGo (OpenGroupware.org), 258
one-click character formatting (OOoWriter), 200
online documentation, 31, 909
online help, 50
OOoCalc (OpenOffice Calc), configuring, 221-231
OOoImpress (OpenOffice Impress), configuring, 232-238
OOoWriter (OpenOffice Writer)
      configuring, 196-218
      customizing, 218-221
Open Sound System, 283
open source, 25-30
open source web sites, 909
OpenAL, 329
OpenDocument, 195
OpenGL, 328
      configuring, 586-589
      programming, 762-766
OpenGroupware.org (OGo), 258
opening
      balances (GnuCash), 262
      files (OOoWriter), 196
      presentations, 232
OpenLDAP, 257
OpenOffice Basic, 231
OpenOffice Calc (OOoCalc), configuring, 221-231
OpenOffice Impress (OOoImpress), configuring, 232-238
OpenOffice suite
      applying, 194
      customizing, 239
      GNOME, 99
      modules, 195
      OOoCalc, configuring, 221-231
      OOoImpress, configuring, 232-238
      OOoWriter
            configuring, 196-218
            customizing, 218-221
      OpenDocument, 195
OpenOffice Writer (OOoWriter)
      configuring, 196-218
      customizing, 218-221
OpenPGP encryption (with GnuPG), 159-166
OPEN-XCHANGE server, 258
operating systems
      NOS, 887
      running multiple, 881-885
      snapshots, 884
optimizing
      code, 686, 705
      CUPS printers, 510-513
      gcc, 688
options
      fdisk, 41
      tar command, 433
Order directive, 502
outgoing mail (KMail), 151
out-of-office replies, sending, 793
output
      cron utility, 372
      Python, parsing, 755
      redirecting, 116-118
      standard, 116, 373
      streams, 116
OUTPUT chain, 839
overview, 12
Overwrite mode (Emacs), 652
overwriting files
      avoiding, 116
      preventing, 116
      recovery, 850
owners (permissions), 395
      modifying, 397-400, 404-407
ownertrust values, 165

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p2c translator, 761
packages
      aRts, 70
      databases, 404
      distributions, selecting, 46
      installing, 407
      isdn4k-utils, 471
      kaccessibility, 71
      kartwork, 71
      kdeadmin, 71
      kdebase, 70
      kdeedu, 71
      kdegames, 71
      kdegraphics, 71
      kde-i18n, 71
      kdelibs, 70
      kdemultimedia, 71
      kdepim, 71
      kdetoys, 72
      kdeutils, 71
      kdewebdev, 72
      kdnetwork, 71
      locking, 418
      LPRng, 493
      managing, 407-413
      non-RPM, upgrading, 420-429
      Perl, 750
      SFU, 522
      uninstalling, 405
      Valgrind, 709
packets, 444
      accepting, 840
      accounting, 840
      dropping, 840
      IP, filtering, 837-844
      logging, 840
packing files (see archiving files)
Page Break View (OOoCalc), 225
pages, 12
      numbering, 201
      OOoWriter, formatting, 200
Paintbrush tool (GIMP), 306
painting images, 306
pairs, creating keys, 161
palettes (presentations), 237
PAM (Pluggable Authentication Methods), 388
panels (GNOME), 90
PAP (Password Authentication Protocol), 467
paragraphs (OOoWriter), formatting, 200
parallel computing, 21
parallel ports
      driver, 622
      printer interfaces, 498
      support, enabling, 617
parameters
      feather, 305
      iptables command, 841
parsing output, Python, 755
partitions
      creating, 37
      mounting, 868
      naming, 45
      overview, 38, 39
      requirements, 39-44
      sharing, 867
            file translation, 869-871
            mounting filesystems, 867-869
      swap partitions, 360
      Windows compatibility, 867-869
Pascal language, 761
passphrases, 162
passwd file, 385-387
Password Authentication Protocol (PAP), 467
passwords
      configuring, 104
      documents (OOoWriter), 218
      fetchmail, 157
      fields
            group accounts, 390
            passwd file, 385
      formatting, 832
      IM, 144
      MySQL, 813
      shadow, 387
      sharing, 833
      user accounts, 50
      Windows shares, 534
pasting text, 655
patch program, 611, 740
patches, 610
      applying, 611
      kerneli, 356
      kernels, 610
      Unreal Tournament 2004, 182
paths
      include, 690
      printing, 492
      trusts, 165
patterns
      makefile rules, 699
      rules for (make), 699
      search and replace
            Emacs, 646
            vi, 635
pbmplus, 496
PC cards (see PCMCIA)
PCI bus
      devices, support, enabling, 617
      kernel boot message, 599
PCL (Printer Control Language), 497
PCMCIA, support for, 19
PDAs (personal digital assistants), synching, 250-253
PDF files
      attachments, sending email as, 199
      exporting, 198
Pencil tool (GIMP), 306
performance
      Java programs, 753
      utilities, 722-743
Perl, 743-751
permissions, 394
      adding, 398
      denied error, 62
      owners and groups, 395
            modifying, 397-400
      system administration and, 337
personal digital assistants (see PDAs)
personal video recorder (PVR), 323
PGP (Pretty Good Privacy), 159-166
phony targets, 696
photo retouching tools, 307
PHP
      PHP4 (as Apache modules), 822-824
      programming, 819-822
phpGroupWare, 258
physical security, 834
ping command, 479
Pinzari, Gian Filippo, 903
pipes, 117
      more command, 119
pixmap graphics (Krita), 241
platforms
      compatibility, filesystems, 343
      independence, 752
plex86 project (Windows emulation software), 886
Plug and Play (PnP), 282
      configuring, 286
Pluggable Authentication Methods (PAM), 388
plug-ins
      browsers, 326
      Firefox, 138
PnP (Plug and Play), 282
      configuring, 286
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), 440
      dialup, 460-468
      over ISDN, 468-476
pop( ) method, 760
populating databases, 816-818
ports
      TCP port 135, 526
      UDP port 137, 525
      TCP port 139, 525
      TCP port 445, 526
      addresses, 443
      numbers, httpd, 770
      printer interfaces, 498
      USB, 499
POSIX job control, 9
Postfix MTA, 257, 778-787
post-installation procedures, 49-53
PPD (PostScript Printer Definition), 508
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol), 440, 449
      configuring DNS, 466
      dialup, 460-468
      over ISDN, 468-476
            configuring ISDN hardware, 469-472
            synchronous PPP, 472
            troubleshooting, 475
      troubleshooting configuration, 467
pppd daemon, 461
      launching, 464
prefix keys, rebinding, 651
prerequisites, 694
presentations
      editing, 235
      exporting, 233
      KPresenter, 241
      OOoImpress, 232-238
      opening, 232
      palettes, 237
      saving, 232
Pretty Good Privacy (see PGP)
preventing overwriting of files, 116
previewing LaTeX documents, 661
primary keys, 817
primary partitions, 39
print command (gdb), 707, 714
print function, 747
print spool, 485
Printer Control Language (PCL), 497
PRINTER environment variables, 485
printers
      automatic driver downloads, 558
      compatibility, 497
      configuration tool, 505
      connections, verifying, 500, 727
      CUPS
            defining, 504-510
            LPD compatibility, 517-518
            managing queues, 513-516
            optimizing, 510-513
            troubleshooting, 518-520
      defining, 495
      interfaces, 498
      remote access, 529
      sharing, 19, 540
            Samba, 554
[printers] stanza (smb.conf file), 546
printf( ) function, 684
printing
      command-line, 487
      CUPS security, 501-504
      documents (OOoWriter), 201
      enscript utility, 488
      files, processing, 491
      GUI tools, 490
      hardware, configuring, 497-521
      from KGhostview, 85
      LaTeX, 661
      management, 491, 492-497
      to network printers, 509
      overview, 484-487
      ranges, configuring, 225
      software, 493
      Windows, 539
privileges, rug command, 419
/proc filesystem, 363
processes, 378-380
      X Window System, 379
processing
      files, printing, 491
      text, 657
            groff, 668-672
            TeX, 658-663
            Texinfo, 672-678
            XML, 663-668
processor-instruction level debugging, 719
processors, building kernel and, 616
Procmail, 787-794
profiles, utilities, 722-743
ProFTPD
      configuring, 800-806
      installing, 797-800
      running, 800
proftpd.conf file, 802
programming
      Ada, 761
      C, C++, 683
      within Emacs, 647
      FORTRAN, 761
      gcc, 682-688
            C++, 693
            debugging, 689
            libraries, 689-693
            optimizing, 688
            source files, 688
      gdb, 704-721
      indenting, 742
      Java, 682, 751-754
            obtaining for Linux (JDK), 754
      languages, 760-762
      libraries, 684
      LISP, 761
      makefiles, 693-704
      OpenGL, 762-766
      Pascal, 761
      Perl, 743-751
      PHP, 819-822
            PHP4 (as Apache modules), 822-824
      Procmail, 790
      Python, 754-760
      Scheme, 761
      suitability of Linux, 6
      Tcl, 731
      Tk, 731
      utilities
            debuggers, 721
            performance, 722-743
            profiling, 722-743
      web resources, 910
project trees, CVS, 736
prompts, 104
      login, 103
      root accounts, 339
protected-mode processors (Intel), compatibility, 11
protocols
      dial-up connection support, 18
      FTP, 137
            configuring ProFTPD, 800-806
            installing ProFTPD, 797-800
            Linux resources, 908
            running ProFTPD, 800
      IP, 444
            addresses, 441
            dynamic addresses, 442
            filtering management, 843
            filtering packets, 837-844
            filtering rulesets, 842
            ssh program, 443
      IPP, 499
      LDAP, 259-260
      NBF, 524
      PPP, 440
            dialup, 460-468
            over ISDN, 468-476
      SIP, 325
      SLIP, 440
      TCP, 444
            wrappers, 834-837
      TCP/IP, 524
            hardware, 448-460
            overview, 440-448
            support, 19
      UDP, 444
      Windows, 523
      XMPP, 142
protoize, 683
ps command, 379
pseudo-devices, 366
ptype command (gdb), 715
public-key cryptography, 160
public-key encryption, 163
push( ) method, 760
PVR (personal video recorder), 323
pwd command, 106
Python, 754-760

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QApplication instance (Python), 759
Qt
      OpenGL, 765
      Perl, 750
Quake III, 168-173
      installing, 169
      mods, 173
      multiplayer mode, 172
      single-player mode, 170
queues
      printers, managing, 513-516
      raw, 509
quit command (gdb), 708

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RA3 (Rocket Arena 3), 173
ramdisk, 55
ramdisk= (boot time option), 597
ranges, printing, 225
ranlib command, 690
raw mode, 555
raw queues, 509
raw sound files, 280
RAWRITE.EXE, copying image files to disk, 36
rc files, 602
RCS (Revision Control System), 681, 732-735
rdesktop, 887
rdev command, 621
rdev utility, creating boot floppy, 592
RDP (Remote Desktop Users), 888
read errors, 61
read permission, 394
README files, 36
read-only, mounting, 345, 355
rebooting, 53
      audio, troubleshooting, 330
receiving mail (KMail), 152
recipes, Procmail, 788, 790
recode utility, 870
recording tools (multimedia applications), 320
recordkeeping, installing Linux, 38
records, split transactions (GnuCash), 270
recovery, disaster, 859-864
recurring jobs (cron), scheduling, 369-374
recursive option, deleting directories, 107
Red Carpet
      access, 420
      installing, 416
Red Hat Linux, 527
      firewalls, 844
Red Hat Package Manager (RPM), 404-407
redirecting
      input, 117
      output, 116-118
      standard output (null file), 373
refresh rate, 581
registers, 635
regular expressions, 652, 746
      compared to filename expansions, 115
      Emacs, 646
reinstalling compared to upgrading, 402
reiserfs, compared to ext2fs, 342
reject command (printer), 515
relay control, Postfix, 786
remote access, 529
      direct file manipulation, 561
      FreeNX, 902-906
      VNC, 896-902
      Windows applications, 887-896
Remote Desktop Users (RDP), 888
remote login, 121
Remote Procedure Call (RPC), 565
remote system, 523
repairing filesystems, 861
repartitioning, 38
replacing text, 635
      Emacs, 646
report-generation mechanism, Perl, 748
reports
      GnuCash, 272
      Kugar, 241
repository, CVS, 736
researching versions, 402
resolv.conf file, 458
resources
      applications, web directories for, 22
      audio information, 332
      books
            system administration, 336
            TCP/IP, 441
            TeX text processor, 658
      DNS, 445
      LaTeX, 662
      mailing lists, 32
      newsgroups, 32
      on-line, 907-912
      online documents, 31
restarting CUPS, 504
restoring files, 864
restrictions, copying, 35
retouching tools (photo), 307
retrieving email, 152
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 173-177
revision control
      CVS over Internet, 739
      RCS, 681, 732-735
Revision Control System (see RCS)
revocation certificates, 162
RFC
      1001, 524
      1002, 524
Rhythmbox, 99
rmmod command, unloading modules, 625
ro (boot time option), 597
Rocket Arena 3 (RA3), 173
ROM filesystem, 342
root accounts, 49
      directory, 386
      prompt, 339
      security, 832
root= (boot time option), 597
root filesystems, 39
      maintenance, 355
      mounting read-only, 355
Rosegarden, 325
rotating log files, 378
route command, 455
routed daemon, 455, 456
routers, 445
routing tables, 446
      debugging, 459
      troubleshooting, 459
rows
      Autofill, 222
      OOoCalc, modifying, 223
RPC (Remote Procedure Call), 565
RPM (Red Hat Package Manager), 404-407
      ProFTPD, installing, 797
RS-232 serial port, printer interfaces, 498
rsh command, 739
Rsynth (speech tools), 296
rug
      lock-add packagename, 418
      lock-delete locknumber, 418
      lock-list, 418
      solvedeps, 418
rug command, 417
      privileges, 419
rules, iptables command parameters, 841
rulesets, IP filtering, 842
run command (gdb), 706, 718
runlevels, 600, 606
running
      MS-DOS, 885
      multiple operating systems, 881-885
      Postfix at startup, 785
      ProFTPD, 800
      shell commands, 634
      VNC servers, 902
      Windows applications, 871-886
      Wine, 878
      X.org, 584

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Samba, 19, 526
      configuring, 543
      control scripts, 551
      files, sharing, 554
      installing, 527-562
      starting, 548
      user, adding, 554
      validating, 553
sample rate, 279
sample size, 279
sampling
      digital, 278
      theorem, 279
sandboxes
      creating (Procmail), 790
      Java, 753
SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy), 498
saving
      email, 793
      error messages, 116
      files
            OOoWriter, 197
            vi, 633
            Word, 198
      presentations, 232
      documents as templates, 203
      text, 633
Savolainen, Hannu, 283
Scanner Access Now Easy (SANE), 498
scanners, 391
scheduling
      Evolution calendar, 97
      GnuCash transactions, 271
      recurring jobs (cron), 369-374
schemas, 663
Scheme interpreters, 761
scientific applications, 21
SCO, 24
screen names (IM), 144
screen programs, 9
ScriptAlias directive, 772
scripts
      files, IP filtering, 843
      Python, parsing, 755
      shells, 130
      startkde shell, 73
scrollbar (Emacs), 654
SCSI devices, 59
      support, enabling, 618
SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer), 328
searching
      documents (OOoWriter), 216
      text, 635
            Emacs, 646
            vi, 631, 635
Second Extended Filesystem (see ext2fs)
secret keys, 164
sectors, 59
security
      authentication, changing methods, 388
      binaries, 833
      configuring, 830
            disabling network daemons, 830
            firewalls, 837-844
            netfilter, 844-849
            TCP wrappers, 834-837
            troubleshooting, 831-834
      CUPS, 501-504
      device files, 337
      filesystems, encrypting, 356-359
      Java and, 753
      log files, 834
      MySQL, 812
      overview, 828-830
      passwords
            configuring, 104
            OOoWriter documents, 218
      permissions, 394
      physical, 834
      revision control, 681, 732-735
      root accounts, 832
      SELinux, 849
      system administration, 336
      system calls, 337
      updating, 834
      upgrading software and, 421
      user accounts, 50
Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux), 9
segmentation fault, 709
SELECT SQL statement, 816
selecting distribution packages, 46
selection tools (GIMP), 305
SELinux (Security Enhanced Linux), 9, 849
sending
      email
            attachments, 199
            KMail, 154
            PDF file attachments, 199
      files (OOoWriter), 198
      out-of-office replies, 793
sendmail command, 151, 784
sense errors, 60
serial device names, 462
Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP), 440
Server Resource Map file, 774
servers
      Cyrus IMAP, 257
      Evolution, 97
      FreeNX, 902-906
      groupware, 257
      inetd, 456
      LAMP, 824-827
      MAS, 329
      name server, 452
      NIS, 568
      OPEN-EXCHANGE, 258
      Postfix, 778-787
      Unreal Tournament 2004, 180
      updating, 420
      VNC, running, 902
      web
            Apache, 769
            configuring, 768-775
      Windows 2003, configuring, 891
      WINS, 526
      X (see X Window System)
ServerType directive, 770
Services for Unix (SFU), 522
services, Terminal Services (Windows), 889
Session Initiation Protocol), 325
session management, 69
setterm program, 129
setterm utility, 129
seyon terminal emulator, 464
SFU (Services for Unix), 522
SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language), 663-668
sh (Bourne shell), 110
shadow passwords, 387
shared libraries, 684, 691
      corrupt links, 863
      distributing software, 420
      upgrading, 423-428
shared memory addresses, 57
shared-switch (gcc), 692
shareware, 23
sharing
      files, 523-527, 540
            Samba, 554
      makefiles, 700
      partitions, 867
            file translation, 869-871
            mounting filesystems, 867-869
      passwords, 833
      printers, 540
            Samba, 554
sheets (OOoCalc), 227
shell commands, running, 634
shell mode (Emacs), 649
shells, 9, 110-111
      bash, 110
      characteristics of, 12
      command-line editing
            arrow keys and, 113
            word completion, 113
      commands in makefile, 700
      csh, 110
      field (passwd file), 386
      ksh, 110
      scripts, 130
            startkde, 73
      sh, 110
      vi and shell commands, 634
      Z, 111, 132
shortcuts
      desktop (see symbolic links)
      keyboard, 112-114
shutdown, 53, 605
signals, 710
signatures, digital, 163
signing files, 164
Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL), 328
single (boot time option), 597
single-player mode
      Quake III, 170
      Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 174
single-user mode, 604
SIP (Session Initiation Protocol), 325
site chmod command (ftp), 802
slash characters (/), directories, 106
slaves, NIS, 568
slide shows, 237
slides (OOoImpress)
      adding, 236
      deleting, 236
      moving, 237
      transitions, 237
SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol), 440, 449, 461
smart mode, 555
smbclient command, 530, 532
      troubleshooting Windows shares, 535
smbd daemon, 549
smbfs daemon, 528
smbfs kernel, 527
smbmount command, 528
smbprint command, 532
smbsh command, 561
smbumount command, 528
SMTP daemon, 751
snapshots, operating systems, 884
SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System), 187
software
      commercial
            copying, restrictions, 35
            quality assurance, 26
            web sites, 911
      FTP sites for, 908
      GIMP, 495
      GNOME, 95-101
      installation, 46
      open source, 25-30
      printing, 493
      RPM, installing, 404-407
      shareware, 23
      source distributions, 421
      upgrading, 401
            automating, 413-420
            libraries, 423-428
            non-RPM, 420-429
            process of, 403-413
      Windows emulation, 885
      (see also applications)
sort command, 117
sorting (OOoCalc), 229
sound cards, 278-282
      drivers, 283
      installation/configuration
            collecting information, 286
            kernels, 287
            overview, 285
            plug and play, 286
            testing, 288
      support, 284
      troubleshooting, 330
      (see also audio)
sound mixers, 293
source code, 684
source directory (Samba), 561
source files, 688
spam, 787
      filtering, 794-796
      Procmail, 787-794
SpamAssassin, 795
speech tools (multimedia applications), 296
split transactions (GnuCash), 270
splitting windows, 224
spreadsheets
      charts, embedding into, 245-249
      KSpread, 241
      OOoCalc, customizing, 221-231
SQL (Structured Query Language), 816
      CREATE DATABASE, 816
      DELETE, 816
      FLUSH PRIVILEGES, 815
      INSERT, 816
      SELECT, 816
      UPDATE, 816
      (see also MySQL)
src directory, 421
srm.conf file, 774
ssh program, IP addresses, 443
stack frames, 712
standard errors, 116
Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML), 663-668
standard output, 116
      redirecting to null file, 373
standards
      compatibility with, 9
      web sites, 912
Star Basic, 231
starting
      daemons, 383
      Emacs, 639
      httpd, 774
      Konqueror, 139
      konsole, 80
      KPilot, 252
      KSysV, 606
      OOoWriter, 196
      Postfix MTAs, 784
      Samba, 548
            nmbd, 549
            smbd, 549
            winbindd, 549
      TSClient, 893
      Tux Racer, 191
      vi editor, 628
startkde shell script, 73
startup
      command, 602
      files, 125-127
            configuring, 125
      init program, 600-604
      kernel boot messages, 598
      Postfix, running at, 785
      scripts, 552
      shutdown, 605
      single-user mode, 604
stateful inspection, 840
statements, foreach (Perl), 747
static libraries, 684
STDOUT_TOP definition, 748
step command (gdb), 706
stepi command (gdb), 720
storage space, 851
      log files, 377
      requirements for backups, 851
strace tool, 725
streaming media, 282
streams, output, 116
strongly connected key sets, 165
Structured Query Language (see SQL)
stty command, 112
stub code, 684
stub routines, 424
Style Catalog (OOoWriter), 210
Style Settings window, 212
styles
      adding, 211
      characters, applying, 209
      loading, 212
      modifying, 209, 212
      OOoWriter, 207
      updating, 211
Stylist (OOoWriter), 208
su command, 337, 832
subnetworks
      addresses, 442, 451
      masks, 451
Subversion, 542
sudo command, 832
suffix rules (makefiles), 699
summing columns (OOoCalc), 222
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), 187
superblock (filesystems), corrupted, 861
surround sound, 282
SUSE Linux firewalls, 844
swap partitions, 360
swap space, 12
      creating, 44, 361
            installing Linux and, 37
      disabling, 363
      enabling, 362
      free command, 360
      management, 359-361
      partitioning drives and, 40
swapoff command, 363
SWI-Prolog, 761
symbolic links, 109
symbolic mode, 398
symbols missing error, 624
SymLinksIfOwnerMatch option (Apache), 772
symmetric encryption, 159
symmetric multiprocessing, support, 617
synchronization
      KPilot, 251
      PDAs, 250-253
      PPP configuration, 472
syntax
      makefiles, 697
      Procmail, 790
Sysctl support, enabling, 616
syslog.conf file, 376
syslogd daemon, 375-378, 456
syslogd.conf file, 456
system administration, 335
      automounting devices, 349-351
      cron utility and dummy users, 374
      filesystems, 340-349
            creating, 352
            mounting, 344
      group accounts, 388-391
      log files, 375-378
      overview, 335
      rebuilding kernel, 608
      security, 336
      su command, 337
      swap space, 359-361
            creating, 361
            disabling, 363
            enabling, 362
      system logs, 375-378
      user accounts, 384
            creating, 391
            deleting, 393
            disabling, 393
            modifying, 394
            passwd file, 385, 387
            shadow passwords, 387
      (see also management)
system calls
      Perl and, 750
      security, 337
system features (of Linux), 8-10, 22
system maintenance, 336-340
      email, 373
      filesystems, checking and repairing, 353
      fsck program, 354
System Monitor, 91
system shutdown, 53
System V IPC support, enabling, 616
systems, hanging, 54

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Tab character, 697
tabbed browsing, 140
tables
      OOoImpress, 236
      partitions, 38
      routing, 446
tables of content, generating, 201
tabulators (KWord), 242-245
tape drives, backups, 853
tar utility, 432-439
      backups, 852
      examples, 438
      gzip utility and, 437
targets, 694, 696
taskbars
      KDE, 73
      OOoWriter, adding icons to, 219
taskmgr, 875
tasks (GNOME), 89
tax refunds, 274
Tcl language, 731
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), 444
      wrappers, 834-837
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), 524
      configuration, Ethernet, 449
      hardware, 448-460
      overview, 440-448
      support, 19
tcsh (enhanced C shell), 110
telephony, 325, 619
templates (OOoWriter), 202
      creating, 203
      default, 206
      documents, saving as, 203
      editing, 204
      importing, 205
      links, 205
      managing, 204
Terminal Services (Windows), 889
terminal windows (KDE), 73
terminals
      attributes, configuring, 129
      emulating, 464
      setterm program, 129
testing
      printer definitions, 510
      Procmail, 790
      sound card installations, 288
      TCP/IP configuration, 459
testparm, 548
TeX text processor, 658-663
Texinfo, 672-678
text, 630
      copying (Emacs), 644
      deleting (Emacs), 644
      DocBook, 664
      editing, 128, 627-638
      Emacs editors, 638-656
      inserting, 628
      KWord, 241
            tabulators, 242-245
      moving, 635
            Emacs, 644
      navigating, 632
      OOoCalc, entering, 222
      OOoImpress, entering, 236
      printing
            command-line, 487
            enscript utility, 488
            GUI tools, 490
            management, 492-497
            overview, 484-487
            processing files, 491
      processing, 13, 657
            groff, 668-672
            LaTeX, 658-663
            TeX, 658-663
            Texinfo, 672-678
            XML, 663-668
      replacing, 635
            Emacs, 646
      saving, 633
      searching, 635, 646
      word processors, 248
      (see also documents)
threads, support for, 11
Thunderbird, 156
tilde (~)
      directories, 106
      in vi editors, 628
timeout errors, 60
Tk module (Perl), 750
Tk programming extension, 731
TMC-950 SCSI controller, 57
tmp directory and cron, 370
toolbars (OOoWriter)
      customizing, 218
      viewing, 200
toolboxes (GIMP), 305
toolkits, multimedia, 328-330
Torvalds, Linus, 27, 609
Totem, 99
touchscreens drivers, 290
traceroute command, 481
tracing programs, 704-708
tracking
      changes (OOoWriter documents), 213
      connections, 843
      dependency, 47
transactions (GnuCash), 268
      scheduling, 271
      split, 270
transition slides, 237
translation
      files, 869-871
      utilities (Windows shares), 869
Transmission Control Protocol (see TCP)
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (see TCP/IP)
trigger command, 351
troff, 668, 743
troubleshooting, 32, 59, 709
      boot disk, 63
      booting, 63
      CD-ROMs, 60
      cylinders, 60
      Emacs, 642
      email, 373
      filesystems, 861
            mounting, 346
      hardware, 56-61
      installation, 53-66
            booting install media, 54
            overview, 53
      KMail, 154
      LILO, 64
      login, 65
      makefiles, 702
      manual pages, 123-125
      mkfs command, 353
      multimedia applications, 330
      networks, 459, 479-483
      NFS, 564
      online help, 50
      PPP configuration, 467
      printers, 518-520
      root filesystems, 355
      SCSI devices, 59
      security, 831-834
      synchronous PPP, 475
      system emergencies, 859-864
      system functioning, 65
      system log files and, 376
      Windows, 64, 535
      Wine, 879
      X Window Server, 584
trusts, 165
TSClient, 887
      starting, 893
turning off
      Auto-Capitalization feature (OOoWriter), 221
      Auto-Replace feature (OOoWriter), 220
      Word Completion feature (OOoWriter), 220
tutorials, Emacs, 642
Tux Racer, 190-193
types
      of distributions, 34-36
      of files (OOoWriter), 197
      of filesystems, 10, 45, 341
      of partitions, 39
typing shortcuts, key bindings (Emacs), 649

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UDF (Universal Disc Format), 282
UDP (User Datagram Protocol), 444
uid field, 386
uid field (passwd file), 385
UMASK, 532, 802
umask command, 399
umount command, 345
UMSDOS filesystem, 342
uname command, 609, 701
uncompress program, 431
uncompressing files, 430
undo command (Emacs), 655
undoing changes, text, 630
Unicode, 532
      filesystem compatibility, 343
Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), 135
uninstalling packages, 405
Universal Disc Format (UDF), 282
Universal Serial Bus (USB), 499, 619
Unix, relation to Linux, 29
Unix standards, 9
Unreal Tournament 2004, 177-182
Unsharp Mask filter (GIMP), 317
up command (gdb), 713
UPDATE SQL statement, 816
updating
      security, 834
      servers, 420
      styles, 211
      Unreal Tournament 2004, 181
upgrading
      compilers, 428
      kernel patches, 611
      libraries, 423-428
      software, 401
            automating, 413-420
            non-RPM, 420-429
            process of, 403-413
URLs (Uniform Resource Locators), 135
USB (Universal Serial Bus), 499, 619
user accounts
      creating, 49, 50, 391
      deleting, 393
      disabling, 393
      management, 384
            passwd file, 385, 387
            shadow passwords, 387
      modifying, 394
      MySQL, 813-816
      system administration, 384
      user groups, 388-391
User Datagram Protocol (UDP), 444
user groups, 35
user interfaces
      desktop environments, 17
      X Window System, 16
      (see also interfaces)
UserDir directive, 770
usernames, 385
users
      dummy and cron, 374
      home directories, backups, 853
      logged in, logs, 377
      multiple, 419
      RDP, 888
      Samba, adding, 554
/usr directory, 691
/usr/bin/mailq command, 779
/usr/bin/newaliases command, 779
/usr/lib directory, backups and, 852
/usr/sbin/sendmail command, 779
/usr/src directory, source distributions, 421
/usr/src/linux directory, 610
      kernel sources and backups, 852
utilities, 15, 106
      archiving and compressing files, 429
      Autoconf tool, 703
      Automake, 703
      cron
            job control, 369-374
            output, 372
            scheduling recurring jobs, 369-374
            tmp directory, 370
      debuggers, 721
      dig, 482
      du, 117
      enscript, 488
      file translation, 869-871
      gcc, 682-688
            C++, 693
            debugging, 689
            libraries, 689-693
            optimizing, 688
            source files, 688
      imake tool, 704
      interfaces, building, 729
      KGhostview, 84-86
      makefiles, 703
      performance, 722-743
      printer configuration tool, 505
      profiling, 722-743
      programming, 16
      SpamAssassin, 795
      strace tool, 725
      tar, 432-439
      user accounts, creating, 49
      Windows/MS-DOS compatibility, 20
      World Wide Web access, 135-142
utmp file, 377

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Valgrind package, 709
validating
      keys, 165
      Samba, 553
values, ownertrust, 165
variables
      instances, 760
      storage addresses, 717
/var/log/lastlog file, 377
/var/log/utmp file, 377
/var/log/wtmp file, 377
var/spool/cron/crontabs directory, 370
VBA (Visual Basic), 231
vector graphics (Karbon14), 241
Venema, Wietse, 778
verifying
      digital signatures, 164
      printers
            compatibility, 497
            connections, 500, 727
versions
      control (OOoWriter), 213
      Linux, researching, 402
      modules and building kernel, 616
      numbers, kernels, 609
VFAT filesystems/partitions, mounting, 868
vFolders, creating, 97
vga= (boot time option), 597
vi editor
      clones, 628
      extending, 637
      overview, 627-638
      starting, 628
ViaVoice (IBM), 297
video, 99, 278-282
      cards, 573
      drivers, 289
      editing, 298-300
      PVR, 323
viewing
      core files, 708
      files, 109
      toolbars (OOoWriter), 200
views, Page Break View (OOoCalc), 225
virtual consoles, 9, 105
      setterm utility, 129
virtual hosts (ProFTPD), 805
virtual machines and Windows compatibility, 20
virtual memory, support for, 12
Virtual Network Connection (VNC), 21, 896-902
virtual networks, 884
virtual operating systems, 871-886
viruses, 421
Visual Basic (VBA), 231
VMware Workstation, 881-885
VNC (Virtual Network Connection), 21, 896-902
VoIP (Voice over IP), 325

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w3m browser, 142
watch command (gdb), 706, 718
watchpoints, 706, 718
wavetable synthesis, 279
web browsers
      Firefox, 141
      Mozilla, 140
            Mozilla Mail & News, 156
      Netscape Navigator, 141
      support of, 18
      w3m, 142
      (see also interfaces)
Web Of Trust, 165
web servers
      Apache, 769
      configuring, 768-775
web sites
      AbiWord, 249
      application directories, 22
      downloading Linux, 910
      Evolution, 95
      GNOME, 88, 101
      kernel version history, 610
      Linux Documentation Project, 668
      Linux resources, 908
      PAM information, 388
      standards, 912
      USB devices, 865
      Windows emulation software, 885
web-based configuration, enabling, 501
WebCast, 234
what command, 735
whatis database, 670
whitespace, 743
width, modifying columns, 223
Win4Lin, 886
winbindd daemon, 549
Window List (GNOME), 91
window managers, 17
Windows
      applications
            multiple users, 892
            remote access, 887-896
            running, 871-886
      compatibility
            document format support, 871
            partitions, 867
            utilities for, 20
      desktop, 523
      device driver support, 865
      emulation software, 885
      file sharing, 19, 523-527, 540, 869
      interfaces, 20
      multimedia compatibility, 292
      partitions (shares) mounting, 868
      printing, 539
            sharing, 540
      protocols, 523
      remote access, 529
      Terminal Services, 889
      troubleshooting, 64
      Windows 95, style for KDE, 77
windows
      colors, 77
      freezing (OOoCalc), 224
      GnuCash accounts, 265
      web history, 139
      konsole (see konsole)
      Kontact, 156
      management, 573
      minicli, 139
      splitting (OOoCalc), 224
      Style Settings (OOoWriter), 212
      terminal (KDE), 73
Windows 2003 servers, configuring, 891
Windows Internet Naming System (WINS), 526
Wine, 872
      applying, 875
      configuring, 875-878
      installing, 873-875
      running, 878
      troubleshooting, 879
      Windows compatibility, 292
Winmodem modem, 462
WINS (Windows Internet Naming System), 526
Word Completion feature (OOoWriter), turning off, 220
word count feature (OOoWriter), 218
Word files
      formatting, 871
      opening, 196
      saving, 198
word processors, 248, 249
      OOoWriter
            configuring, 196-218
            customizing, 218-221
      overview of, 13
workgroups, 525
worksheets (OOoCalc), 227
workspaces
      KDE, 73
      OOoImpress, 234
      switcher (GNOME), 91
World Wide Web
      access, 135-142
      configuring server, 768
wrappers (TCP), 834-837
write permission, 394
writing manual pages (groff), 669
wtmp file, 377
WYSIWYG word processors, 249

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X Toolkit Intrinsics (Xt), 729
X Window System, 16
      3D, 586-589
      applications, 79
            compatibility with KDE, 75
      clock, 83
      Emacs and, 638, 654
      hardware, 573-575
      LaTeX documents, previewing, 661
      make xconfig program, 613
      makefiles, 704
      overview of, 16, 571-573
      processes, 379
      servers, 572
      troubleshooting, 584
      X.org
            configuring, 576-584
            installing, 575
            running, 584
X11R6, 571
X-CD-Roast, 295
XEmacs, 129, 638
      viewing files, 109
Xine (media player application), 294
xinetd daemon, 550
      TCP wrappers, 836
xinit program, 584
.xinitrc file, 584
Xmame, 182
XML (Extensible Markup Language), text processing, 663-668
Xmms (media player application), 294
xmodmap command, 651
XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol), 142
X.org, 17, 572
      configuring, 576-584
      installing, 575
      OpenGL, configuring, 587
      running, 584
xorg.conf file, 588
XP (extreme programming), 27
Xt (X Toolkit Intrinsics), 729
xvidtune program, 583
XView interface, 730

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Yahoo! Messenger, 142
yanking text, 644
YaST Online Update, 414
yast2 program, 453

Z[ Top ]
Z shell, 111, 132
zcat command, 431
Zimmermann, Phil, 159

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