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^ command, 231` (back quotes), shell

scripts, 634”” (double quotes), shell

scripts, 634# (pound sign), root

prompt, 192$ (dollar sign), shell

prompt, 192$ command, 231$HOME (ul)

variable, 85$HOME variable, 208$mydestination

variable, 305$mydomain

variable, 304& (ampersand), running

shell commands, 152’ (single quotes), shell

scripts, 634* (asterisk),

metacharacter, 196? (question mark),

metacharacter, 1960 command, 2313x command, 2325cw command, 232

A command, 231a shell (ash shell), 628Abisource Web site, 526Abiword, 526

accessDNS restriction, 187database, 311file, 312security, 442-443

graphic firewalltools, 447-449

iptables firewall,444-447

TCP wrapper, 443-444

Accounts dialog, 597Add command (Panel

menu), 86Add Printer wizard, 294address books, Kmail,

463-464Address Data Source

AutoPilot dialog, 510addresses, Postfix

handling improper addresses, 310

adduser command, 254-255, 306

administrationgroups, management,

253-254printing tools,

299-300remote

KDE Desktop Sharing, 429-434

rdesktop, 434

VNC (virtual network computing),426-429

root users, 248users

adding, 254-255checking dormant

accounts, 258-260

creation controls,256-257

defining groups, 256

deleting, 258email-only

accounts, 256home directories,

255KUser, 260-263management,

248-253modifying, 257security, 264-265

Webmin, 240creating users,

243-244modules, 242-243running, 240-242upgrades, 245

administratorsroot password, 36software

installation, 104

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Moving to the Linux Business Desktop640

Advanced MarylandAutomatic NetworkDisk Archiver(AMANDA) Website, 287

Airbrush tool, 581alias command, rm

command, 199-201aliases, 306-307all_squash option,

NFS file sharing permissions, 378

AMANDA (AdvancedMaryland AutomaticNetwork Disk Archiver) Web site, 287

ampersand (&), runningshell commands, 152

anongid option, NFS file sharing permissions, 378

anonuid option, NFS file sharing permissions, 378

Apache servers, 332building PHP,

334-335configuration,

335-337installation from Web

site, 332-334Web site, 332

applets, 59Application Starter, 58applications

installationDebian packages,

119-123extract and

build five-step,124-127

identifying packages, 105-106

KPackage, 109-115locating software,

127-128Mandrake, 108-109RPM package,

115-118security, 104source availability,

123-124vendor installation

tools, 106-107Konqueror, 59-61

appointments, Evolution, 486-489

apt-get (ul) command,Debian package installation, 121-123

Arkeia Web site, 287Arkeia Light, 287ash shell (a shell), 628asterisk (*),

metacharacter, 196at command, 625-626attachments, Kmail, 465attributes, 214-216, 316audio, K3b, 273-274

basics, 275-278burning backup,

278-279AutoFormat Chart

dialog, 535autofs package, network

mounts, 382-384automated scripts

at command, 625-626

cron program, 620-624

permissions, 626

writing shell scripts,627-628commands,

628-635programming,

635-637specifying shell,

637-638AutoPilot, 520

OpenOffice.org Calc, 531

OpenOffice.org Impress, 542

b command, 231back quotes (`), shell

scripts, 634backgrounds,

customizing desktop,70-72

backupscomplex environment

solutions, 287-288data preservation, 23dump command,

284-287K3b, 273-274


278-279medium, 268-273rysnc program, 279

mirroring directories, 280-284

USB drives, 284tools

cpio command, 269tar command, 270Windows

workstations, 271


Index 641

what to backup, 268-269

Windows workstations withSamba, 369-370

bash shell (Bourne AgainShell), 627

Bauer, Travis, 555Behavior icons, 90Berkeley Internet

Name Domain(BIND), 176-178

Bezier tool, 579BIND (Berkeley

Internet Name Domain), 176-178

Biot.com Web site, 327bit buckets, 205-206Bookmark tab, 88boot diskettes, 37boot loader, 23boot process,

Knoppix, 15boot up

chkconfig command,144-145

daemons, 140-141init process, 141-142runlevel, 142-144

booting, dual, 22-23,33-35

Bourne Again Shell(bash shell), 627

Bourne shell (sh shell), 627

Bricklin, Daniel, 528broadcast addresses,

166-167browsers

Galeon, 507

Konqueror, 494cookies, 499-500full-screen mode,

498-499home page,

495-496pop-ups, 500searches, 497-498split views, 497tabbed

browsing, 501Mozilla, 502-503

cookies, 505-506home page, 503pop-ups, 505sidebar, 507tabbed

browsing, 504Opera, 508text-only, 508

BRU Pro Web site, 287built-in variables, shell

scripts, 631business presentations,

OpenOffice.org Impress, 540-546adding color, 548-549inserting slides,

547-548penguin, 553-554printing, 550Web presentations,

550-553

C shell (csh shell), 628cable modems, Internet

connection, 155-156cal command, 193Calc, 528

addition among cells,529-532

charts and graphs, 533

dynamic graphs, 534-537

final formatting, 537-538

saving, 532-533totals, 533-534

calculators, scientific, 64calendars

eGroupWare, 346Evolution,

485-486, 491creating appoint-

ments, 486-489meetings, 489-490to-do items,

490-491Korganizer, 474-475

creating newevent, 476-478

importing, 484-485

meeting invitations, 483-484

printing, 480-481recurring events,

481-482to-do items,

478-480Cameron, Jamie,

Webmin, 239cat command, 194, 200cd command, 206CDs, Knoppix, 14-16chains, 445characters

recognition, Kooka,568-569

shell scripts, 632-633



charts, OpenOffice.org(Calc), 533-537

chgrp command, 209chkconfig command,

144-145chmod command,

209-211chown command, 209CIDR (Classless

InterDomain Routing), 167-169

CIFS (common Internetfile system), 351

Class A networks, 164Class B networks, 164Class C networks, 164classic themes, KDE, 56Classless InterDomain

Routing (CIDR), 167-169

clients, thinadvanced

configuration, 416-418

basics, 394converting PCs,

414-415Cygwin, 419-422DHCP, 394-398help, 411LTSP package,

400-406performance, 422TFTP, 398-399XDMCP, 406-411

Clone tool, 582CodeWeavers Web

site, 24Color Picker, 580

command line, 64-66Debian package

installation, 119apt-get (ul)

command, 121-123

identifying files, 120

listing currentpackages, 119-120

release levels, 120log out, 49RPM package

installation, 115-118commands, 64

case-sensitivity, 116changing file

ownership, 210directory file,

206-208executable shell script

files, 210-211file permissions, 209Panel menu, Add, 86piping, 204

bit bucket, 205-206

STDERR command, 205

tee command,204-205

processes, 220-222pstree command,

222-224stopping, 225-227suspending

process, 224-225prompt, 192shell, 64-66

shell scripts, 628-629parameters,

629-630quotes, 634-635special characters,

632-633variables, 630-632

vim editor, 230-232Window menu

Show TerminalEmulator, 98

Split ViewLeft/Right, 90

common Internet filesystem (CIFS), 351

Common UNIX PrintingSystem (CUPS), 291-298

compatabilities, devices,130-131

compress (ul) command, 125

conferencing,GnomeMeeting, 604-608

Configure Desktopcommand, 70

Configure Kmail dialog, 457

connection-orientedprotocols, 158

connectionless protocols, 158

Contact Wizard, Addition, Kopete, 593

contacts, Kopete, 593-595

controllerless modems, 135

cookiesKonqueror, 499-500Mozilla, 505-506


Index 643

costs, Linux advantage, 9

cp command, 194cpio command,

backups, 269cron program

automated scripts,620-624

permissions, 626Vixie program, 620

crontab file, 620Crop tool, 580csh shell (C shell), 628CUPS (Common UNIX

Printing System), 291-298

customizing desktopsbackground, 70-72icons, 79-82panel settings, 73-75screensaver, 72-73shortcuts, 79-82taskbar settings,

73-75theme, 75-79

cw command, 232Cygwin, 419-422

daemons, 140-141data

backing up, 23files, 194-201K3b, 273-274


278-279Konqueror

directories, 84-87navigating, 87-95permissions, 95-98

rsync program, 279mirroring

directories, 280-284

USB drives, 284databases

hash prefix, 307LDAP

basics, 316-321GQ tool, 326-328KAddressBook, 322schema files,

324-326PostgreSQL,

342-345date command, 193dcron program, 620dd command, 232ddns-update-style

setting, DHCP set up, 396

Debianpackage format, 105software

installation, 119apt-get (ul)

command, 121-123

identifying files, 120listing current

packages, 119-120

release levels, 120default routes, 150default-lease-time

setting, DHCP set up, 396

defragmentation, Windows resizing, 33

deleting, shell files, 197-201

dependencies, packagesoftware installation,113-115

deploymentdesktop considera-

tions, 26-28dual booting, 22-23Linux acquisition,

20-22Linux-only

system, 23preserving data, 23transitional

applications, 28Windows applications

on Linux, 24-26Desktop Sharing, KDE,

429-434desktops, 11-12

customizingbackground, 70-72icons, 79-82panel settings,

73-75screensaver, 72-73shortcuts, 79-82taskbar settings,

73-75theme, 75-79

KDE, 52Kicker, 57-59login manager,

53-57monitor size, 62user considerations,

26-28/dev directory, device

files, 137-139development tools,

installation, 43



devicesLinux compatibility,

130-131modems versus

Winmodems, 135-137

plug and play, 131runlevels, graphical

interface, 145-148start-up

chkconfig command, 144-145

daemons, 140-141init process,

141-142runlevels, 142-144

system treatment,137-139

understanding, 131-132PCI, 133-134USB, 134-135

Devices tab, 88/dev/null file, 205-206df command, 193DHCP (Dynamic

Host Configurationprotocol), 155, 394assigning fixed

addresses, 397-398set up, 395-397

dialogsAccounts, 597Address Data

Source AutoPilotdialog, 510

AutoFormat Chart, 535

Configure Kmail, 457Edit Event, 477, 484

Export, 524, 553Font, 82GIMP User

Installation, 570HTML Export, 551Permissions, 95-98Print, 480Printer, 298Properties, 95Search, 113Task, 491Tool Options, 578User Properties, 261

dig command, 186Digikam Web site, 560digital cameras,

gPhoto2, 558-559Dillon, Matthew, 620directories, 59

file commands,

206-208NFS, 374-391

home, 255Konqueror

permissions, 95-98LDAP

basics, 316-321GQ tool, 326-328KAddressBook, 322schema files,

324-326navigating Konqueror,

87-89, 93-95copying files, 93creating, 92enhancements,

89-91moving files, 93renaming files, 92

selecting files, 91-92

root files, 84-87discussion groups, 12Diskless Workstations

Web site, 415DistroWatch Web

site, 20DNS (domain name

server), 150, 175, 304BIND, 176-177configuration, 178

domain, 178/etc/named.conf

file, 179-181reverse IP

mapping, 184-185

zones, 181-184/etc/hosts file,

175-176security, 178setup, 186-187

documents,OpenOffice.orgWriter, 523-524

Dodge and Burn tool, 582

dollar sign ($), shellprompt, 192

domain name server. SeeDNS

domainsDNS configuration,

178Postfix handling

multiple, 309-310TCP/IP, 161-162

double quotes (“”), shellscripts, 634

dpkg (ul) command, 119

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drakconf (ul) command, 108

drivers, network setup, 170

drop-down menus, 63DSLs, Interenet

connection, 155-156dual booting, 22-23,

33-35dump command,

284-287dw command, 232Dynamic Host

Configuration protocol. See DHCP

dynamic IP addresses, 150

echo command, 193Edit Event dialog,

477, 484editors

Kate, 227-229visual, 230

command functions, 230-232

Emacs, 236-237NEdit, 236-237Pico, 236-237recovering session,

233-234start-up options,

234-236eGroupWare, 345-349egroupware

directories, 346electronic mail. See

emailEmacs editor, 236-237

email (electronic mail), 303creating users, 256Evolution, 466-471Kmail, 454-457

address books,463-464

attachments, 465network

configuration,457-462

queued messages, 466

receiving messages, 463

sending messages,462-463

Postfix, 304configuring,

304-305hash prefix, 307improper address

handling, 310multiple domain

handling, 309-310

restart, 306server setup, 308stopping spam,

310-312tracking

messages, 312user setup,

306-307via Webmin,

312-313SquirrelMail, 337-342

enhanced C shell (tcshshell), 628

environment variables,85, 632

EPROM (Erasable Programmable ReadOnly Memory), 414

Eraser tool, 581/etc/default/useradd

file, 254/etc/dhcpd.conf

configuration file, 395/etc/exports file,

376, 379/etc/fstab file, mount

specification, 381-382/etc/group file, 252/etc/hosts files, 175-176/etc/login.defs file, 256/etc/lts.conf file, 405/etc/named.conf files,

DNS configuration,179-181

/etc/nsswitch.conf file, NIS client configuration, 389-391

/etc/passwd file, 248,251-252

/etc/shadow file, 248/etc/shells file, 251/etc/xinetd.d

directory, 308Etherboot Web site, 414Ethernet cards, 155

network set up, 170thin clients, 414

eventsEvolution

creating, 486-489meetings, 489-490

Korganizercreating, 476-478meeting invitation,

483-484recurring, 481-482



Evolution, 466-469calendar applications,



490-491messages, 469-471

exit (ul) command, 87Export dialog, 524, 553extract and build

five-step, software installation, 124-125building programs,

126-127README files, 127unpacking

archive, 125Eyecandy-O-Meter

screen, 56

-f flag, 201Fedora, Linux

installation, 40-45Fibonacci sequence, 635FIFO, 138File Transfer Protocol

(FTP), 159filename setting, DHCP

set up, 396files, 194

attributes, 214-216changing

ownership, 210directories, 206-208executable shell script

files, 210-211find command,

216-218grep command,

219-220

Konqueror, 59directories, 84-87navigating, 87-95permissions, 95-98

listing, 195naming, 195permissions,

196-197, 209alias command,

199-201confirming

deletion, 199deleting, 197-198hidden files, 197

sharing, NFS, 374-391

tips, configuring, 89Fill tool, 581find command, 216-218finger command,

checking dormant accounts, 258-260

FIPSdual booting, 34-35shrinking Windows

partition, 33firewalls

graphic tools, 447-449

iptables, 444-447Flip tool, 580focus, 55folders, Konqueror, 59fonts, OpenOffice.org

(Writer), 520Fonts dialog, 82formatting,

OpenOffice.org(Calc), 537-538

FQDN (fully qualifieddomain name), 304

Frankston, Bob, 528

free software, Linux acquisition, 21

Free Software Foundation Web site, 611

Freshmeat Web site, 628

FTP (File Transfer Protocol), 159

full-screen mode, Konqueror, 498-499

fully qualified domainname (FQDN), 304

Function bar, Writertoolbars, 516

G command, 231-g option, defining users

group, 256Gagne, Marcel Web

site, 12GAIM, 28, 596-601Galeon, 507General Public License

(GPL), 7-8, 611-618gg command, 231GIDs (group IDs), 247GIMP, 569-570

logos, 572-575photograph touchup,

583-585printing, 576-577saving, 575-576start up, 570-572Tool icons, 578-582toolbox, 577-578

GIMP User Installationdialog, 570

GNOME, 12, 192, 507GnomeMeeting,

604-608


Index 647

GNUBourne-Again

Shell, 65General Public

License (GPL), 7project, 6

Gnumeric, 113, 538gPhoto2, 558-559GPL (General Public

License), 7-8, 611-618GQ tools, LDAP,

326-328Gradient Fill tool, 581Grand Unified

Bootloader (GRUB), 23

grandfather systems, 284

graphic firewalls, accesscontrol, 447-449

graphical interfacesGQ tool, 326-328runlevels, 145-148

graphicsGIMP, 569-570

logos, 572-575photograph

touchup, 583-585

printing, 576-577saving, 575-576start up, 570-572Tool icons,

578-582toolbox, 577-578

gPhoto2, 558-559Konqueror, 559-560OpenOffice.org

Impress, 540-546adding color,

548-549

inserting slides,547-548

penguin, 553-554printing, 550Web presenta-

tions, 550-553scanners, 561-562

Kooka, 563-569network sharing,

562-563graphs, OpenOffice.org

(Calc), 533-537grep command, 219-220group IDs (GIDs), 247groupadd command, 253groupdel command, 254groupmod command, 253groups

defining, 256files, changing

ownership, 210management,

253-254, 260groupware

eGroupWare, 345-349

Kolab, 455GRUB (Grand Unified

Bootloader), 23GUI, Samba (SWAT),

367-369

h command, 231hardware. See also

devicesLinux installation,

32-33support, Linux disad-

vantages, 9thin clients, 415

Hardware tab, Webmin, 243

hashes, Postfix configuration, 307

Help, OpenOffice.org(Writer), 516-517

helpresources, 12-13thin clients, 411

hidden files, 197hierarchical directories,

LDAP, 321high-speed DSL,

Internet connection,155-156

History tab, 88home directories,

84, 255home pages

Konqueror, 495-496Mozilla, 503

HOWTOs, 13HTML Export

dialog, 551httpd.conf file, 336

I command, 231-i option, rm

command, 199IANA (Internet

Assigned NumbersAuthority), 163

iCal Web site, 485IceWM, 12icons, desktop

customizing, 79-82IETF (Internet Engi-

neering Task Force),165, 588

ifcfg-interface files, 172IM (instant messaging),

28, 588GAIM, 596-601



Jabber, 588-589Kopete, 589-595

imagesGIMP, 569-570

logos, 572-575photograph

touchup, 583-585

printing, 576-577saving, 575-576start up, 570-572Tool icons,

578-582toolbox, 577-578

Konqueror, 559-560scanners, 561-562


562-563IMAP server,

Postfix, 308Impress, 540-546

adding color, 548-549inserting slides,


550-553inetd service, 159-160init process, 141-142,

159-160inittab file, 141Ink tool, 582input, standard,

202-204INSTALL files, 127installation

dual booting, 33-35generic example,

36-37hardware, 32-33

LinuxFedora, 40-45Mandrake, 38-40SUSE, 45-47

login, 48-49preparation, 32shutdown, 48-49software

Debian packages,119-123

extract and buildfive-step, 124-127

identifying pack-ages, 105-106





tools, 106-107instant messaging

(IM), 588GAIM, 596-601Jabber, 588-589Kopete, 589-595

instant messaging client(IM client), 28

Intelligent Scissors, 579Internet


498-499home page,

495-496pop-ups, 500

searches, 497-498split views, 497tabbed



browsing, 504networks connection,

151-156Internet Assigned

Numbers Authority(IANA), 163

Internet EngineeringTask Force (IETF),165, 588

Internet Printing Protocol (IPP), 292

Internet ServiceProvider (ISP), 150

IP addresses, 150, 163-165, 170-172

IP mapping, DNS configuration, 184-185

IPP (Internet PrintingProtocol), 292

iptables command, 445iptables firewalls, access

control, 444-447ISP (Internet Service

Provider), 150

j command, 231Jabber, instant

messaging, 588-589

k command, 231K Desktop Environment.

See KDE


Index 649

K3b, 273-274basics, 275-278burning backup,

278-279Web site, 273

k3bsetup command, 274KAddressBook, 322KArm, 492Kate editor, 227-229kcalc (ul) command, 64kcontrol (ul) command,

75, 430, 442KDE (K Desktop

Environment), 12Desktop Sharing,

429-434desktops, 52

Control Center, 75Kicker, 57-59Konqueror, 59-61login manager,

53-57Internet

connection, 152KAddressBook, 322Kmail, 454-457

address books,463-464



queued messages, 466

receiving messages, 463

sending messages,462-463

KMyFirewall, 448-449

Knotes, 492

Konsole, startingshell, 192

Kooka, 563-569Kopete, 589-595Korganizer, 474-475


importing calendars, 484-485


printing calendar,480-481

recurring events,481-482

to-do items, 478-480

kprinter, 298-299KUser, 260-263KWord, 526printing, 291-300

KDE Info Center, 131kdepasswd (ul)

command, 66-67Keramik, default

desktop theme, 77kernels, LTSP package

installation, 402Keyboard Shortcuts,

KDE Control Center, 82

Kicker, 57-59kill command, 225-227Kmail, 454-457

address books, 463-464



queued messages, 466receiving

messages, 463sending messages,

462-463kmail & command, 454KmyFirewall, graphic

firewall tool, 448-449Knopper, Klaus, Knoppix

creator, 14Knoppix, 14-16Knotes, 492KOffice suite, 526Kolab, 454-455Konqueror, 59-61, 494

cookies, 499-500directories, 84-87full-screen mode,

498-499graphics, 559-560home page, 495-496navigating, 87-88

copying files, 93creating

directories, 92enhancements,

89-91links, 93-95moving files, 93panel, 88-89renaming files, 92selecting files,

91-92permissions, 95-98pop-ups, 500searches, 497-498split views, 497tabbed browsing, 501

Konsole program, 64-66Kate editor, 227-229starting shell, 192



Kookacharacter

recognitions, 568-569

scanners, 563-567Kopete, 589-595Korganizer, 474-475

creating new event,476-478

importing calendars,484-485

meeting invitations,483-484


recurring events, 481-482

to-do items, 478-480korganizer & command,

474Kpackage, software

installation, 109-111dependencies, 113-115packages, 111-112

kpackage (ul) command, 110

kpersonalizer, 53-54KPPP, Internet

connection, 152-153kprinter, 298-299krdc command, 433krfb command, 432KSpread, 538KUser, 260-263kuser command, 260KWord, 526

l command, 231lame servers, 186languages,

OpenOffice.org(Writer), 513

Lasso tool, 579last command, 193lastlog command, 265LDA (local delivery

agent), 303LDAP (Lightweight

Directory Access Protocol), 316basics, 316-321GQ tool, 326-328KAddressBook, 322schema files, 324-326

LDAP data interchangeformat files (LDIFfiles), 319

LDIF files (LDAP datainterchange formatfiles), 319

LDP (Linux Documentation Project), 12-13, 130

legal freedom, Linux advantage, 9

less command, 194licenses, GPL (General

Public License), 611-618

Lightweight DirectoryAccess Protocol. SeeLDAP

links, navigating Konqueror, 93-95

Linmodems Web site, 137

Linuxacquisition, 20-22introduction, 5, 7

advantages, 8-9disadvantages,

9-10free use, 7

General Public License (GPL),7-8

using book, 10-11Online Web site, 13Printing Web

site, 290Linux Documentation

Project (LDP), 12-13Linux Terminal Server

Project packages(LTSP packages), 400configuration,

402-406installation, 400-402Web site, 400

Linux USB DeviceOverview Web site, 135

Linuxant Web site, 137LinuxIso.org Web

site, 21local delivery agent

(LDA), 303localhost zone, 182localhosts, 305lock button, 59logins

KDE manager, 53-57Linux installation,

48-49logos, GIMP, 572-575logout button, 59Look and Feel menu, 82LPD, 291-292ls (ul) command, 87ls -l command, 196ls command, 194lts.conf file, XDMCP,

409-410


Index 651

LTSP packages (LinuxTerminal Server Project packages), 400configuration,

402-406installation, 400-402Web site, 400

LUGs, user groups, 13Luma Web site, 328

MAC (Media AccessControl), 171

Magic Wand, 579Magnifying Glass, 580mail transport agent

(MTA), 303mail user agent

(MUA), 303mailing lists, 12Main toolbar, Writer

toolbars, 516major/minor rules,

device definition, 138-139

MAKEDEV script, 139man pages, 13Mandrake

firewall, 448Internet

connection, 152Linux installation,

38-40RPM repositories, 109software installation,

108-109masked users, 212-214Math, OpenOffice.org

(Calc), 529-532max-lease-time setting,

DHCP set up, 396Measuring tool, 582

Media Access Control(MAC), 171

Media Player tab, 88meetings

Evolution, 489-490GnomeMeeting,

604-608Korganizer, 483-484

menu bars, 63messages

email, Postfix tracking, 312

instant messagingGAIM, 596-601Jabber, 588-589Kopete, 589-595

Kmailqueued

messages, 466receiving, 463sending, 462-463

metacharacters, 196Microsoft Office,

converting OpenOffice.org(Writer), 517-518

mkdir command, 206mknod command,

device definition, 138modems

Internet connection,152-155cable modem,

155-156high-speed DSL,

155-156versus Winmodems,

135-137modules, Webmin,

242-243monitors, size, 62

more command, 194mount command, 381mounts, auotfs package,

382-384Move tool, 580Moving To the Linux

Business Desktop link(MTLBD link), 12

Mozilla, 28, 502-503cookies, 505-506home page, 503pop-ups, 505sidebar, 507tabbed browsing, 504Thunderbird,

email, 471Web site, 494

MTA (mail transportagent), 303

MTLBD link (Moving Tothe Linux BusinessDesktop link), 12

MUA (mail user agent), 303

multiple domains, Post-fix handling, 309-310

mutt Web site, 471mv command, 194, 206

named pipes, 138named.ca zone, 181named.local file, 182names, files, 195navigation, Konqueror,

87-88copying files, 93creating directories, 92enhancements, 89-91file manager, 84links, 93-95moving files, 93



panel, 61, 88-89renaming files, 92selecting file, 91-92

NCSA httpd Web server, 332

NEdit editor, 236-237Netfilters, 444netmasks, 166Netraverse, Win4Lin,

25-26netstat program,

routing, 173-174network information

service. See NISnetwork neighborhoods,

Samba, 362-367Network tab, 88Networking tab,

Webmin, 243networks

directories, LDAP basics, 316-321

DNS, 175BIND, 176-177configuration,

178-185/etc/hosts file,

175-176setup, 186-187

file sharing, NFS,374-391

Internet connection,151-156

Kmail, 457-462routing, 172-174scanners, 562-563setup, 170-172TCP/IP, 165

broadcast addresses, 166-167

CIDR, 167-169domains, 161-162IP addresses,

163-165netmasks, 166protocols and

suites, 158service ports,

159-160subnets, 167

time synchronization,188-189

NFSautofs package,

382-384basics, 374-376

/etc/fstab mountspecification,381-382

mounting directory, 380-381

remote file systemavailability, 376-380

NIS, 384-385client configura-

tion, 388-391configuring Master

Server, 385-388NIS (network

information service),176, 384-385client configuration,

388-391configuring Master

Server, 385-388Norman, Tim, print

driver development,290

no_hide option, NFS file sharing permissions, 377

no_root_squash option,NFS file sharing permissions, 378

no_subtree_check option, NFS file sharing permissions,378

no_wdelay option, NFS file sharing permissions, 377

NTP, 189

o command, 231Object bar, Writer

toolbars, 516online discussion

groups, 12OO Extras Web

site, 525oowriter command, 510OpenLDAP Web site,

316, 329OpenOffice.org

Calc, 528addition among

cells, 529-532charts and

graphs, 533dynamic graphs,

534-537final formatting,

537-538saving, 532-533totals, 533-534

Impress, 540-546adding color,

548-549inserting slides,

547-548


Index 653

penguin, 553-554printing, 550Web presenta-

tions, 550-553Writer, 510-511

AutoPilot, 520converting

Microsoft Officedocuments, 517-518

documents, 523-524

export to PDF, 524Help, 516-517languages, 513personal

preferences,518-520

printing, 515saving, 514spell check, 513style, 521-523templates, 525toolbars, 516typing, 511-512

OpenOffice.org officesuite, 28

OpenSSH, 438-442Opera, 508operating systems,

Samba, 351-353adding users, 355-357backing up Windows

workstations, 369-370


network neighborhood access, 362-367

printing, 360-362

server configuration,357-358

SWAT, 367-369Windows

workstations, 359option broadcast-

address setting,DHCP set up, 396

option domain-namesetting, DHCP set up, 396

option domain-name-servers setting,DHCP set up, 396

option root-path setting,DHCP set up, 396

option routers setting,DHCP set up, 396

option subnet-mask setting, DHCP set up, 396

organizationsEvolution,



490-491Korganizer, 474-475







units, 316Others tab, Webmin, 243Outlook, Evolution

similarities, 466-471output, standard,

202-204ownership, files, 210

-p flag, mkdir command, 207

-p option, 138rmdir command, 207tar command, 270

packages, softwareidentifying, 105-106KPackage, 111-112managers, updates,

21-22suffixes, 112

packetsiptables firewall,

444-447TCP/IP, 158

Paintbrush tool, 581Panel menu commands,

Add, 86panels

desktop customizing,73-75

Knoqueror navigation, 88-89

parameters, shell scripts,629-630

paramtest command,629-630

passwd (ul) command,67, 306



passwords, 66-67files, checking

dormant accounts,258-260

KUser, 262-263Linux installation, 36managing users, 248

PCI devices, 133-134PCs, converting to thin

clients, 414-415PDFs, export from

OpenOffice.orgWriter, 524

pdksh shell (public domain Korn shell), 628

penguin,OpenOffice.org (Impress), 553-554

peripheral support,Linux disadvantages, 9

permissions, 95-97automated

scripts, 626default, 212-214deleting files and

directories, 97-98executable shell script

files, 210-211files, 196-197, 209

alias command,199-201

confirming deletion, 199

deleting, 197-198hidden, 197

NFS file sharing, 377personalizer, KDE,

53-54PHP, building, 334-335Pico editor, 236-237

picturesGIMP touchup,

583-585scanners, 561-562


562-563pine Web site, 471piping, commands, 204

bit bucket, 205-206STDERR

command, 205tee command,

204-205Pisano, Leonardo, 635.plan file, 250Plastik, default desktop

theme, 77plug and play

devices, 131plugins, SquirrelMail,

341-342Point-to-Point Protocol.

See PPPPOP (Post Office

Protocol), 159pop-ups

Konqueror, 500Mozilla, 505

POP3 servers, Postfix, 308

ports, services, 159-160Post Office Protocol

(POP), 159Postfix, 304

configuring, 304-305hash prefix, 307improper address

handling, 310multiple domain

handling, 309-310

restart, 306server setup, 308stopping spam,

310-312tracking

messages, 312user setup, 306-307via Webmin, 312-313

PostgreSQL, 342-345postmap command, 312PostScript printers, 291pound sign (#), root

prompt, 192power, Linux

advantage, 8PPA (Printing

Performance Architecture), 290

PPP (Point-to-PointProtocol), 152

preferences, OpenOffice.org(Writer), 518-520

presentations, OpenOffice.org (Impress), 540-546adding color, 548-549inserting slides,


550-553primary zone files, 183Print dialog, 298, 480printers, 135

administration tools,299-300

CUPS, 291-298kprinter, 298-299OpenOffice.org

Writer, 515


Index 655

queues, 291Samba, 360-362selection, 290-291

printingGIMP, 576-577Korganizer calendar,

480-481OpenOffice.org

(Impress), 550Printing Performance

Architecture (PPA), 290

processes, 220-222pstree command,

222-224stopping, 225-227suspending process,

224-225Progeny Web site, 118programming, shell

scripts, 635-637programs, command

names, 60projects, K3b, 275prompts command, 192Properties dialog, 95-98protocol suites, TCP/IP,

150, 158pstree command,

222-224public domain Korn shell

(pdksh shell), 628pwd command, 206

question mark (?),metacharacter, 196

queued messages,Kmail, 466

Quick Tips, 11quotes, shell scripts,

634-635

R command, 232rc.local file, 142-143rdate command, 188RDBMS (relational

database managementsystem), 342-345

rdesktop command, 434README files, 127RealVNC Web site, 426Red Hat

device compabilityWeb site, 130

Internet connection, 152

relational database management system(RDBMS), 342

remote administrationKDE Desktop

Sharing, 429-434rdesktop, 434VNC (virtual

network computing), 426-429

remote procedure calls(RPC), 374

Request For Comments(RFC), 165

resources, help, 12LDP (Linux

DocumentationProject), 13

user groups, 13restore command,

backup restores, 286-287

RFC (Request ForComments), 165

rm –rf * command, 208

rm command, 194alias command,

199-201confirmation with

-i option, 199deleting files, 197-198

rmdir command, 206-207

ro option, NFS file sharing permissions, 377

Roaring Penguin Website, 156

root files, 84-87root passwords, 36root prompts, 192root users, 104, 247-248route command, 173routing, 172-174RPC (remote procedure

calls), 374rpc.mountd

daemon, 376rpc.nfsd daemon, 376rpc.quotad daemon, 376rpc.statd daemon, 376RPM

installation, 115-118package format, 105

rpmdrake (ul) command, 108

rsize flag, 381rsync program, 279

mirroring directories,280-284

USB drives, 284Run command, 64runlevels

graphical interface,145-148

init process, 141-142



rc.local file, 142-143switching without

reboot, 143-144rw option, NFS

file sharing permissions, 377

Samba, 351-353adding users, 355-357backing up

Windows workstations, 369-370


network neighborhood access, 362-367

printing, 360-362server configuration,

357-358SWAT, 367-369Web site, 353Windows

workstations, 359Sandra, Damien,

GnomeMeeting, 604saving

GIMP, 575-576OpenOffice.org

Calc, 532-533Writer, 514

scanned images, 567sbin/ifconfig

command, 170/sbin/route

command, 173scanners, graphics,

561-562Kooka, 563-569network sharing,

562-563

schedulesEvolution,

485-486, 491creating

appointments,486-489

meetings, 489-490to-do items,

490-491Korganizer, 474-475



meeting invita-tions, 483-484




schema files, LDAP,324-326

scientific calculator, 64screensavers,

customizing desktop,72-73

script kiddies, 443Script-Fu, 584-585scripts

automatedat command,

625-626cron program,

620-624permissions, 626

creating startupscript, 147

shell, 627-628commands,

628-635programming,

635-637specifying shell,

637-638Search dialog, 113searches, Konqueror,

497-498secure option,


secure shell (ssh), 239,438-442

securityaccess control,

442-443graphic firewall

tools, 447-449iptables firewall,

444-447TCP wrapper,

443-444BIND, 178DNS, 178Linux advantage, 8OpenSSH, 438-442passwords, 66-67software

installation, 104users, 264-265

server message block(SMB), 351

ServerAdmin parameter, 337

serversDNS configuration,

178domain, 178/etc/named.conf

file, 179-181


Index 657

reverse IP mapping, 184-185

zone files, 183-184zones, 181-183

DNS setupaccess

restriction, 187dig command, 186lame server, 186

Postfix, 308Samba configuration,

357-358VNC (virtual

network computing), 426

WebApache, 332-337eGroupWare,

345-349PostgreSQL,

342-345SquirrelMail,

337-342Servers tab,

Webmin, 243service command, 375services, 159


daemons, 140-141init process, 141-142ports, 159-160

Services tab, 88setgid bit, 213-214setuid bit, 213-214setuid root

command, 304sh shell (Bourne

shell), 627shadow password

file, 251

shared resourcesfiles, NFS, 374-391Samba, 351-353

adding users, 355-357

backing up Windows workstations,369-370


network neighborhoodaccess, 362-367

printing, 360-362server


SWAT, 367, 369Windows worksta-

tions, 359Shell Outs, 11shells, 64-66

commandschanging

ownership, 210directory file,

206-208executable shell

script files, 210-211

file permissions,209

piping, 204-206processes, 220-227prompt, 192

Debian package installation, 119apt-get (ul)

command, 121-123

identifying files, 120

listing currentpackages, 119-120

release levels, 120default permissions,

212-214editors

command functions, 230, 232

Kate, 227-229visual editor,

230-237files, 194

attributes, 214-216listing, 195naming, 195permissions,

196-201find command,

216-218grep command,

219-220metacharacters, 196OpenSSH, 438-442RPM package

installation, 115-118running

commands, 152scripts

programming, 635-637

specifying shell,637-638

writing, 627-635standard input,

202-204standard output,

202-204



shortcuts, 94desktop customizing,

79-82Keyboard Shortcuts

(KDE Control Center), 82

Web searches, 498Show Desktop icon, 86Show Terminal

Emulator command(Window menu), 98

shredding trash, 98shutdown, Linux

installation, 48-49sidebars, Mozilla, 507Simple Mail Transport

Protocol (SMTP), 159single quotes (‘), shell

scripts, 634skeleton directories, 254Smart Link Web

site, 137SMB (server message

block), 351smb.conf file, 354smbclient program, 362SMTP (Simple Mail

Transport Protocol), 159

Smudge tool, 582sneakernet, 373Sniffit, password

snooping, 438software

installationDebian packages,

119-123extract and build

five-step, 124-127

identifying packages, 105-106





tools, 106-107Linux disadvantages,

10modems, 135

sort command, 194spam, Postfix handling,

310-312spell check,

OpenOffice.org(Writer), 513

Split View Left/Rightcommand (Windowmenu), 90

split views, Konqueror, 497

spoolers, printing, 291-298

spreadsheets, OpenOffice.org(Calc), 528addition among cells,

529-532charts and

graphs, 533dynamic graphs,

534-537final formatting,

537-538

saving, 532-533totals, 533-534

SquirrelMail, 337-342ssh (secure shell),

239, 442ssh speedy

command, 439sshd daemon, 439, 442stability, Linux

advantage, 8Stamfest, Peter, 327standard error files, 194standard in files, 194standard input, 202-204standard out files, 194standard output,

202-204StarOffice, 555start-up


daemons, 140-141init process, 141-142runlevels, 142-144

static addresses, 150Status bar, Writer

toolbars, 516STDERR command,

202, 205STDIN command,

202-204STDOUT command,

202-204stopping processes,

225-227style, OpenOffice.org

(Writer), 521-523styles, 75, 78-79subnets, 167suffixes, package

software, 112


Index 659

SUSEfirewall, 448Linux installation,

45-47software installations,

106-107suspending processes,

224-225SWAT, Samba, 367-369switcher desktops, 58swriter command, 510sync option,


System Behavior screen, 55

System tab, Webmin, 243

system tray, 59

tabbed browsingKonqueror, 501Mozilla, 504

tar command, backups, 270

Task dialog, 491taskbars

desktop customizing,73-75

Kicker, 58Taylor, Grant, printer

compatibility list, 290TCP wrappers, access

control, 443-444TCP/IP (Transmission

Control Protocol/Internet Protocol),149, 165broadcast addresses,

166-167CIDR, 167-169domains, 161-162

IP addresses, 163-165netmasks, 166protocols and

suites, 158service ports, 159-160subnets, 167

tcsh (enhanced C shell), 628

tee command, 204-205TELNET, security, 438templates

AutoPilot, 520OpenOffice.org

Writer, 525text, OpenOffice.org

(Writer), 522-523Text tool, 580text-only browsers, 508TFTP, (Trivial File

Transfer Protocol),394, 398-399

themes, desktop customizing, 75-79

thin clientsadvanced configura-

tion, 416-418basics, 394converting PCs,

414-415Cygwin, 419-422DHC, set upP,

395-397DHCP, 394, 397-398help, 411Linux desktop

deployment, 27-28LTSP package


installation, 400-402

performance, 422

TFTP, 398-399XDMCP, 406-408


lts.conf file, 409-410

SCREEN defini-tions, 410-411

Thompson, Ken, UNIXdeveloper, 84

TightVNC Web site, 426

time synchronization,networks, 188-189

tips, configuring, 89title bars, 61, 63TLD (top-level

domain), 161to-do items

Evolution, 490-491Korganizer, 478-480

Tool icons, GIMP, 578-582

Tool Options dialog, 578toolbars,

OpenOffice.orgWriter, 516

toolsbackups

cpio command, 269tar command, 270Windows worksta-

tions, 271development

installation, 43GIMP, 577-578tips, 58, 90

top-level domain (TLD), 161

Torvalds, Linus, 5totals, OpenOffice.org

(Calc), 533-534



Transform tool, 580transitional applications,

Linux deployment, 28Transmission Control

Protocol/InternetProtocol. See TCP/IP

trash bin, 98Trigdell, Andrew,

Samba, 351Trivial File Transfer

Protocol (TFTP),394, 398-399

tty command, 193

u option, processes, 221UCE (unsolicited

commercial email), 309UDP (User Datagram

Protocol), 158UIDs (user IDs), 247uninstalling software, 111uniq command, 194Universal Serial Bus

(USB), 134unmask command,

212-214unmasked users,

212-214unsolicited commercial

email (UCE), 309updates, package

managers, 21-22upgrades

Debian, apt-get (ul)command, 122-123

RPM packages, 118Webmin, 245

urpmi (ul) command,Mandrake softwareinstallation, 108-109

USB (Universal SerialBus), 134devices, 134-135rsync program

backups, 284User Datagram Protocol

(UDP), 158user IDs (UIDs), 247User Properties

dialog, 261useradd command,

256-257userdel command,

deleting users, 258usermod command,

modifying users, 257usernames, character

limits, 249users

adding, 254-255creation controls,

256-257defining

groups, 256email-only ac-

counts, 256home directories,

255checking dormant

accounts, 258-260deleting, 258desktop

considerations, 26-27

files, changing ownership, 210

groups, management,253-254

help groups, 13KUser, 260-263

management, 248-253, 260

modifying, 257password, 36Postfix, 306-307root, when to

use, 248Samba, 355-357security, 264-265Webmin, 243-244

/usr/local/samba directory, 353

variables, shell scripts,630-632

/var/log/lastlog file, 260/var/yp/Makefile

file, 385Venema, Wietse,

Postfix, 304verbose flag, mkdir

command, 207Vermeulen, Bert, 327vi editor, 230

command functions,230-232



234-236video conferencing,

GnomeMeeting, 604-608

vigr command, 248vim editor, 230

command function,230-232

Emacs, 236-237


Index 661

NEdit, 236-237Pico, 236-237recovering session,


234-236vipw command, 248virtual desktops, 58virtual network

computing (VNC),426-429

visible calculators, 528visual editor, 230

command function,230-232



234-236Vixie, Paul, 620VMware, 25VNC (virtual network

computing), 426-429vncpasswd

command, 427vncserver

command, 426vncviewer

command, 427

w command, 193, 231Wall, Larry, 619wallpaper settings,

70-71wc command, 194Web browsers

Galeon, 507


498-499home page,

495-496pop-ups, 500searches, 497-498split views, 497tabbed



browsing, 504Opera, 508text-only, 508

Web presentations,OpenOffice.org (Impress), 550-553

Web serversApache, 332-337eGroupWare,

345-349PostgreSQL,

342-345SquirrelMail, 337-342

Web sitesAbisource, 526AMANDA, 287Apache, 332Arkeia, 287Biot.com, 327BRU Pro, 287CodeWeavers, 24Cygwin, 419Digikam, 560

Diskless Workstations, 415

DistroWatch, 20eGroupWare, 346Etherboot, 414Free Software

Foundation, 611Freshmeat, 628Gagne, Marcel, 12GAIM, 601iCal, 485K3b, 273Kolab, 454KMyFirewall, 448LDP (Linux

DocumentationProject), 13device

compatability,130

Hardware CompatibilityHOWTO , 33

Linmodems, 137Linux

Online, 13Printing, 290USB Device

Overview, 135Linuxant, 137LinuxIso.org, 21LTSP packages, 400Luma, 328Mozilla, 494mutt, 471Netraverse, 25OO Extras, 525OpenLDAP, 316, 329OpenSSH, 438Opera, 508



pine, 471PostgreSQL, 343Progeny, 118rdesktop, 434RealVNC, 426Redhat, device

compability, 130Roaring Penguin, 156Samba, 353Smart Link, 137Squirrelmail, 337TightVNC, 426VMware, 25Webmin, 240Wine, 24Ximian, 466

Webmin, 239-240creating users,

243-244DHCP set up, 397graphic firewall

tools, 448modules, 242-243Postfix via, 312-313running, 240, 242upgrades, 245Web site, 240

WFTL (Writer andFree Thinker atLarge), 12

WFTL-LUG, 12who command, 193widgets, 75Win4Lin, 25-26Window menu

commandsShow Terminal

Emulator, 98Split View

Left/Right, 90WindowMaker, 12

Windowscontrolling from

Linux with VNC, 429

Cygwin, 419-422instant messaging

with GAIM, 601Linux

backups, 271dual booting,

22-23rdesktop, 434resizing, 63running applications

on Linux, 24VMware, 25Win4Lin, 25-26

Samba, 359backups, 369-370network

neighborhoodaccess, 362-367

printers, 361Windows XP, FIPS

detection capability, 35

Wine, 24VMware, 25Web site, 24Win4Lin, 25-26

Winmodems, 134-137wizards, Add Printer, 294word processing,

OpenOffice.org(Writer), 510-511AutoPilot, 520converting Microsoft

Office documents,517-518

documents, 523-524export to PDF, 524

Help, 516-517languages, 513personal preferences,

518-520printing, 515saving, 514spell check, 513style, 521-523templates, 525toolbars, 516typing, 511-512

wrappers, TCP, accesscontrol, 443-444

Writer, 510-511AutoPilot, 520converting Microsoft

Office documents,517-518

documents, 523-524export to PDF, 524Help, 516-517languages, 513personal preferences,

518-520printing, 515saving, 514spell check, 513style, 521-523templates, 525toolbars, 516typing, 511-512

Writer and Free Thinkerat Large (WFTL), 12

wsize flag, 381

x command, 232X Display Manager

Control Protocol. SeeXDMCP

x option, processes, 221X window system, 52


Index 663

XDMCP (X DisplayManager Control Protocol), 406-408configuration,

408-409lts.conf file, 409-410SCREEN definitions,

410-411XFree86, 52Ximian Web site, 466xinetd daemon, 140

YaST administrationtool, 106-107, 448

Yellow Pages, 384ypcat –x command, 384

Z shell (zsh shell), 628zones, DNS

configuration, 181-184zsh shell (Z shell), 628


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