Part I: Welcome to Linux.

1. What is Linux?

2. Choosing a Distribution.

Part II: Installing Red Hat Linux 7.1.

3. Getting Ready to Install Red Hat Linux 7.1.

4. Installing Red Hat Linux 7.1.

5. Special Installations.

Part III: Using Desktop Environments in Linux.

6. An Overview of X Windows.

7. Installing and Configuring X Windows.

8. Using GNOME and X Windows.

9. Using Applications with GNOME and X Windows.

10. Advanced GNOME Configuration.

11. Using KDE.

12. Advanced X Windows Configuration.

Part IV: Mastering the Essentials.

13. Introducing Linux Commands.

14. Working with Files.

15. Using Linuxconf and other Tools for System Configuration.

16. Understanding the Shell.

17. General System Administration.

18. Using Peripherals.

19. Linux Multimedia.

20. Recompiling the Linux Kernel.

Part V: Basic Connectivity.

21. Understanding Linux Networking.

22. Connecting Linux to the Internet.

23. Using the World Wide Web.

24. Reading E-Mail.

25. Faxing from Linux.

Part VI: Using Linux in the Small Office/Home Office (SOHO).

26. Where to Use Linux in the SOHO.

27. Installing Red Hat Linux 7.1 for the SOHO.

28. Configuring Red Hat Linux 7.1 for an Ethernet Network.

29. Integrating Red Hat Linux 7.1 in Windows and Novell Networks.

30. Red Hat Linux 7.1 and DOS/Windows.

31. Security and Red Hat Linux 7.1 As an Inexpensive Router.

Part VII: Using Red Hat Linux 7.1 As a Web and E-Mail Server.

32. Building Your Own Web Server.

33. Linux As a Mail Server: The Power of Sendmail.

Appendix A: Linux around the World (Non-English Linux Distributions).

Appendix B: Sources of Linux Information.

Appendix C: Linux Command Reference.

Appendix D: GNU General Public License.

Appendix E: Linux on Non-Intel Hardware.

Index.