Red Hat Fedora Linux Secrets continues to be a great tutorial guide that's ideal for teaching or learning Red Hat's popular Linux product line. The book provides detailed technical information on installing and customizing Linux for use with various types of computers and peripherals. It describes how things work behind the scenes and includes tips, techniques, shortcuts, and little-known facts ("secrets") about using Linux for various real-world tasks that range from learning UNIX commands to setting up a secure Java-capable Web server for your business. Red Hat now focuses primarily on the commercial Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) product line and new technologies that first appear in Fedora Core eventually find their way into the next-generation RHEL product. With Fedora Core releases a precursor to RHEL, learning about Fedora Core helps the users learn about the latest developments in Linux and get a head start on future versions of RHEL.
New to this edition: This revision reflects the changes that have occurred in Red Hat's Linux products since Red Hat Linux 9 including updates on the Linux 2.6 kernel, mandatory access control with Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux), and improved device handling with udev. Because Fedora Core updates appear frequently, the book includes an appendix with instructions on how to download and install the latest release of Fedora Core. Finally, the book describes the Red Hat Enterprise Linux products: WS, ES, AS, and the Red Hat Desktop.
DVD: Red Hat Fedora Linux Secrets includes the latest release Fedora Core — FC4 — on DVD. The DVD is packed with all the software needed to turn a Intel Pentium-compatible PCinto a powerful Linux desktop and server, along with all the source code for the book.