Introduction to Linux using Fedora

   Why this introduction to Linux using Fedora is here? This introduction to Linux using Fedora operating system is made base on or from Introduction to Linux A Hands on Guide by Machtelt Garrels at Garrels.be and have been modify to be use with Linux Fedora operating system. This Introduction to Linux using Fedora modified the original contents to show the example and how Linux work and how Linux command look like when execute on Fedora operating system. 

All the credits goes to the original author of this book and you can find the original version of this book at the http://tille.garrels.be/training/tldp/index.html

Table of Contents

Introduction 

        1. Why this guide?

        2. Who should read this book?

        3. New versions and availability

        4. Revision History

        5. Contributions

        6. Feedback

        7. Copyright information

        8. What do you need?

        9. Conventions used in this document

        10. Organization of this document

1. What is Linux the Introduction

        1.1. History

        1.2. The user interface

        1.3. Does Linux have a future?

        1.4. Properties of Linux

        1.5. Linux Flavors

        1.6. Summary

        1.7. Exercises

2. Quickstart

        2.1. Logging in, activating the user interface and logging out

        2.2. Absolute basics

        2.3. Getting help

        2.4. Summary

        2.5. Exercises

3. About files and the file system

        3.1. General overview of the Linux file system

        3.2. Orientation in the file system

        3.3. Manipulating files

        3.4. File security

        3.5. Summary

        3.6. Exercises

4. Processes

        4.1. Processes inside out

        4.2. Boot process, Init and shutdown

        4.3. Managing processes

        4.4. Scheduling processes

        4.5. Summary

        4.6. Exercises

5. I/O redirection

        5.1. Simple redirections

        5.2. Advanced redirection features

        5.3. Filters

        5.4. Summary

        5.5. Exercises

6. Text editors

        6.1. Text editors

        6.2. Using the Vim editor

        6.3. Linux in the office

        6.4. Summary

        6.5. Exercises

7. Home sweet /home

        7.1. General good housekeeping

        7.2. Your text environment

        7.3. The graphical environment

        7.4. Region specific settings

        7.5. Installing new software

        7.6. Summary

        7.7. Exercises

8. Printers and printing

        8.1. Printing files

        8.2. The server side

        8.3. Print problems

        8.4. Summary

        8.5. Exercises

9. Fundamental Backup Techniques

        9.1. Introduction

        9.2. Moving your data to a backup device

        9.3. Using rsync

        9.4. Encryption

        9.5. Summary

        9.6. Exercises

10. Networking

        10.1. Networking Overview

        10.2. Network configuration and information

        10.3. Internet/Intranet applications

        10.4. Remote execution of applications

        10.5. Security

        10.6. Summary

        10.7. Exercises

11. Sound and Video

        11.1. Audio Basics

        11.2. Sound and video playing

        11.3. Video playing, streams and television watching

        11.4. Internet Telephony

        11.5. Summary

        11.6. Exercises

A. Where to go from here?

A.1. Useful Books

A.2. Useful sites

B. DOS versus Linux commands

C. Shell Features

C.1. Common features

C.2. Differing features

Glossary

Index

Introduction to Linux

A Hands on Guide

Machtelt Garrels

Garrels.be

<tille wants no spam _at_ garrels dot be>

1.27 Edition

Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Machtelt Garrels

20080606

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