The Fedora 9 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible gives clear thorough instructions for the basic user and administrator skills needed to master the latest version of Fedora and RHEL. The book includes: step-by-step instructions for making Linux installation simple and painless; how to take advantage of the desktop interface (including coverage of AIGLX); how to use the Linux shell, file system, and text editor. The book also describes key system administration skills including setting up users, automating system tasks, backing up and restoring files, and understanding the latest security issues and threats; using and customizing the desktop menus, icons, window manager, and xterm; and, how to create and publish formatted documents with Linux applications.
The DVD and CD include Fedora Linux 9 and an official Fedora 9 LiveCD (bootable and installable).
New features focus on the new KDE 4 desktop environment, updating the X Server to version 1.5, added Yum support, and increased response time to 1 second from execute to accepting clients. The book will enhance the Linux experience for people moving from Windows with improved sections on running Windows applications in Linux and improved multimedia support.
