Red Hat Linux 9 For Dummies

Red Hat Linux, with its splashy brand name and recognizable logo, is undeniably one of the driving forces behind the Linuxrevolution--and, by far, the most popular Linux flavor. It's used by businesses, individuals, and governments worldwide to cut costs, improve performance, and just plain get the workdone. You can use it as a desktop workstation, a network server, anInternet gateway, a firewall, the basis of an embedded system (suchas a smart VCR or a robot), or even as a multiprocessorsupercomputer. And thanks to the thousands of people whocontinually refine different parts of Linux, Red Hat Linux keepsgetting more flexible and robust with each new release.
Ready to put the power of the penguin in your PC? This handyplain-English guide to Red Hat Linux 9 shows you how--noexperience required! It gets you up and running witheverything you need to know to:
* Install, configure, customize, and fine-tune Red Hat Linux9
* Get connected to the Internet
* Work with Word documents
* Set up a Web server
* Customize your own flexible, powerful workstation
* Connect to a wireless network
* Build a firewall
With world-renowned Linux expert and crusader Jon„maddog“ Hall and Paul Sery as your guides, you'll quickly master what you need to know about:
* Connecting to the Internet via broadband DSL and cable modemsor old-fashioned dial-up modems
* Getting connected to your Local Area Network (LAN)
* Building simple Internet and LAN services, including Web pagesand print servers
* Using Red Hat Linux to play CDs and MP3s and listen to radiostations
* Using OpenOffice desktop productivity suite, Evolution desktoporganizer/and email client, the streaming multimedia player, andother cool applications
On the 2 Bonus CD-ROMs you'll find:
* Publisher's edition of Red Hat Linux 9
* Apache Web Server
* GNU compiler
* GNOME and KDE Desktop
This amazing book/CD package is hands-down the quickest, easiest, and cheapest way to put the full power of Linux to workfor you.