Learning Debian GNU/Linux

Index

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Symbols
(&) ampersand, 254
(*) asterisk, 81
(&) character, 233
(\) backslash, 245
(\) backward slash, 73
(`) back quote, 245
(:) colon, 134, 244
(,) comma, user accounts and, 134
(;) character, 233
({) curly braces, 243
($) dollar sign, 58, 243
(.) dot, 48, 75, 78
(.) dot character, 131
(.) dot in filename, 79
(..) two dots, 75
(") double quote, 245
(#) hash mark, 136
(#) character, 233
(#) comment token, 222
(#) pound sign, 58
(|) pipe redirector, 78, 241
(') single quote, 79, 245
(/) forward slash, 73, 79
(/) slash, 272, 275
(//) slashes, pair of, 275
(_) underscore, 79
Numbers
80386/80486 processors, 18

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absolute parameters, 82
absolute path, 74, 79, 87, 238
accelerated servers, 95, 102
access methods for packages, 268-270
access modes, 76, 84, 238
access permissions, 84-87
Access step (dselect program), 55
access.conf file, 216-218
accessing the system, 63
accounts
   root user account, 53
   user accounts, 53
      deleting, 135
activating swap partitions, 43
active connection, 183
active file shares, viewing, 183
active printer shares, viewing, 183
administering Linux, 130-143
ae text editor, 274
aliases, 220
   shells, 236
      removing/preserving, 237
Alt (Meta) key, 283
AMD processors, 18
ampersand (&), 254
Angoss SmartWare, 156
anonymous FTP, 213
Apache, 215-224
   binding web servers, 224
   installing, 284
   log files for, 140
   resources for further information, 216
   (see also web server)
APIs (application programming interfaces), 158
applications, 55
   desktop (see entries at desktop)
   GNOME-compliant, appearance of, 129
   launched automatically, 129
   (see also packages)
Applix, 145
Applixware, 145-148
   installing, 278
   running, 146
apt-get package management tool, 274-276
archives, 82
arguments, 67, 233, 252
   aliases and, 236
   commands and, 248-252
   description of, 68-70
   evaluating, 248
   help for, 68-70
   processing, 246
ASCII, non-ASCII characters, 98
ash shell, 135, 229
asterisk (*), 81
authentication
   password, 193
   users, 193, 213
autoexec.bat file
   renaming, 30
   restoring name, 31
Axene Office, 156

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back quote (`), 245
background properties (GNOME control center), 128
backslash (\), 245
backspace key, 95
backups, 28, 30, 82, 189
   before deleting files, 135
   before installing Linux, 32
   /etc/group file, 134
   PC files, 172
   restoring, 190
   Samba server configuration, 185
backward slash (\), 73
bad blocks, scanning for, 43
base system
   configuring, 50
   installing, 35-52
base2_1.tgz file, 51
BASH shell, 131, 229-257
   assigned automatically, 135
   automatic startup at login, 229
   basics, 64
   built-in commands, 234
   commands for, 232-234
   conditional commands, 247-252
   learning, benefits of, 230
   Unix and, 231
   using, 232-246
Basic profile, 55
Bell Telephone Lab, 6
Berkeley System Distribution (BSD), 6
/bin file, 234
binary file, 215
binary form, 5
BIOS, system, 20
Blizzard Entertainment, 164
boot configuration, 63
boot disk, 62
   creating, 29, 36, 52
boot prompt, 37, 52, 63
booting
   Linux
      from CD-ROM with this book, 35
      from floppy disks, 36
      from MS-DOS/Windows 95/98, 35
   mailing list information, 60
   system, 52
   your system, 52, 62-63
"Bourne Again SHell" (see BASH shell)
Bourne shell, 135
brackets, 69
broadcast address, 49
broadcast messages, 48
browseable files, 187
browseable shares, 188
browsers (see web browsers)
BSD (Berkeley System Distribution), 6
buttons (seyon program), 204

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C programming language, 6
C shell, 135, 229
caching documents, 222
Caldera OpenLinux, 10
Cancel button (GNOME control center), 129
cancel printing, 82
canonical URL (web server), 222
capplets (GNOME control center), 128
case condition, 250
case sensitivity, 64, 67
CD player (GNOME), 124
CD-ROMs, 72
CD-ROM drives, 19
   configuration information for, 20, 22
   module for, installing, 46
CD-ROM with this book
   base system, 50
   booting Linux from, 35
   FAQs, 60
   gFTP client, 203
   installation program, 44
   packages, accessing, 54
central processing units, 18
cfdisk utility, 40
CGI directory, 220
CGI scripts, 217
Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP), 193
CHAP (Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol), 193
character count, 239
characters
   (#) character, 233
   (&) character, 233
   (;) character, 233
   case condition, 250
   non-ASCII characters, 98
   special, for filename globbing, 234
chat with Debian users, 61
child processes (web server), 223
chkdsk utility, 29
CLI (command line interface), 64
   editing command line, 232
clients, 187-190
   SMB clients, 189
clock settings, 101, 103
colon (:), 134, 244
colon prompt, 68
color display
   installation program, 38
   minicom program, 209
combining files/directories, 82
comma (,), 134
   mount options and, 136
command line interface (CLI), 64, 232
   command line, adjusting to, 65
   command prompt, 64
   MS-DOS, 12
   Unix, 9
command-line arguments
   installing modules and, 46
commands
   aliases for, 236
   for BASH shell, 232-234
   built-in, 234
   case condition, 250
   for condition, 252
   conditional commands, 247-252
   correcting, 65
   description of, 68-70
   for devices, 88-90
   echo commands, 237, 243
   external, 234
   for files, 79-87
   help for, 68-70
   if condition, 249
   issuing, 62-92
   keystroke commands, 232
   for minicom program, 210
   prompting for confirmation, 236
   shell scripts and, 237
   structure of, 67
   subsystem commands, 214
   system administrator commands, 234
   for viewing system status information, 90-92
   while condition, 251
comment token (#), 222
Commit Changes button (Samba server), 173
Compress (PCTool), 29
compressed/compressing files, 82
computers (see desktop computers)
conditional logic, 247-252
Config item (dselect program), 55
config.sys file, 22
   renaming, 30
   restoring name, 31
configuration file (xf86config), 106
configuring
   collecting information for, 19-23
   configuration information, 20
   information for exim mail package, 57
configuring base system, 50
configuring device driver modules, 45
configuring dial-in shell server, 227
configuring FTP server, 213-215
configuring GNOME desktop, 125-129
configuring group definitions, 133
configuring LAN (Local Area Network), Linux-based, 167-171
configuring Linux, 130-143
configuring local drives, 136-138
configuring mail server, 224
configuring minicom program , 205-208
configuring modem, 192-194
configuring networks, 47-49
   information needed for, 48
configuring packages, 274
configuring Samba server, 173-183
   file share parameters (Samba server), 178
configuring secure shell server/PRIMARY>, 225
configuring swap partitions, 138
configuring web server, 215-224
configuring X Window System, 95-106
   caution with, 95
configuring your new system, 52-55
confirmation screen, 49
connecting to the Internet
   via PPP, 54
   with seyon program, 205
connections, persistent (web server), 222
control center (GNOME desktop), 127
control characters, 91
control keystrokes, 233
Control Panel, Windows 95/98, 21
copying
   files, 80, 121
   text, 111
copyright/copyleft, 8
CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture), 113
Corel WordPerfect for Linux (see WordPerfect for Linux)
CPUs (Central Processing Units), 18
Create Launcher Applet dialog box, 125
cron program, 256
csh shell, 135
CTS (modem indicator), 204
curly braces ({), 243
current working directory, 73
   changing, 243
cycle of system use, 62
cylinders, 23
   cylinder for new partition, 30
Cyrix processors, 18

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daemons, 139, 183, 281
   httpd daemon, 216, 220
   PPP daemon, 192
data storage, 12
data streams, standard, 239-241
database
   for packages, 264
   relational, 156
   selecting video card from, 99
date
   applet for (GNOME desktop), 119
   displaying, 65
   setting/storing, 141
deb, 262
Debian GNU/Linux, 10, 15
   FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions), 60
   FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), 15
   help, 59-61
   install utility, 27
   mailing lists, 60
   using Linux applications and clients with, 278
   web site, 59
   (see also entries at Linux)
DEC Unix, 2
defaults
   aliases, viewing, 236
   configuration, 63
   font, 124
   network route, deleting, 254
   text editor (GNOME control center), 128
defrag utility (Microsoft), 29
defragmenting hard disks , 29
deleting
   directories, 79
   files, 80, 121
   home directory, 135
   packages
      pre-selection, 271
   partitions, 27
   user accounts, 135
dependency conflicts, 272
description strings
   for monitors, 99
   for video cards, 102
desktop applications
   available for Linux, 156
   desktop publishing applications, 156-157
   desktop suites
      StarOffice (Star Division), 148-152
      WordPerfect for Linux (Corel), 153-155
   other, 156
desktop computers
   Linux run on, 4
   operating systems for, 3, 10
   sales of, 4
   using Linux, 9
desktop environments, 108
desktop (GNOME desktop), 118
desktop publishing applications, 156-157
desktop suites, 157
   StarOffice, 148
   StarOffice (Star Division), 148-152
   WordPerfect for Linux (Corel), 153-155
desktop themes (GNOME control center), 128
desktops, 113, 115-122
developers, 6
device driver modules, configuring, 45
device files, 96
Device Manager, Windows 95/98, 21-23
devices
   commands for, 88-90
   list of, 70-72
   troubleshooting, 46
DIAGNOSIS.txt file, 186
dial-in shell server, configuring, 227
Dialing Directory dialog box, 204-205, 210
dialing options, configuring (minicom progam), 208
dialogs, 193
Dial-Up Networking (Microsoft Windows), 192-194
Digital Equipment Corporation, 93
directories, 72-79
   combining, 82
   contents of, 76-78
   creating, 78
      new search directory, 244
   deleting, 79
   My Documents directory, 79
   naming, 79
   removing, 79
   renaming, 81
directory tree, 73
disabling virtual memory, 29
disk drives, fixed, 25
Disk Drives icon, Windows 95/98, 21
disk management, 12
disks, hard (see hard disks)
displaying system status, 64
displays (see monitors)
distribution (see Linux distributions; software distribution)
DNS (Domain Name Server), 167
documenting your system configuration, 19-23
documents
   caching (web server), 222
   format and organization of (web server), 218-220
   permissions (web server), 216-218
dollar sign ($), 58, 243
domain name, 48, 224
Domain Name Server (DNS), 167
Doom, 162
   installing, 279
DOSKEYS editor (MS_DOS), 232
\dosutils\fips20\errors.txt file, 30
\dosutils\fips20\restorrb.exe file, 30
\dosutils\fips20\fips.exe file, 30
dot (.), 48, 78
   in filename, 79
dot character (.), 131
double quote inxs ("), 245
downloads, 206-207
dpkg package management tool, 264-267
drag and drop operations, 122
drawers (GNOME desktop), 126
drawing program (StarDraw), 152
drive icon (GNOME desktop), 119
drive letters, 23, 27-28
   mapping to file share, 187
drives
   hard (see hard disks)
   local, configuring, 136-138
dselect package management tool, 267-274
dselect program, 55
   exiting, 58
DSR (modem indicator), 204
DTR (modem indicator), 204
dual boot, 15

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echo commands, 237, 243
editing command line, 232
ELF (Extension Language Facility), 148
email
   fetchmail package for receiving/reading, 224
   PGP-encrypted, 152
   sending/mail server for sending/receiving, 224
   of server administrator, 221
   travelling and, 253
enabling virtual memory, 31
encryption, 225
Enlightenment window manager, 111, 113
   configuring, 115-122
   using, 115-122
environment variables (see shells, variables for)
error files, web server, 221
error messages, 239-240
   file recorded in, 140
error stream, standard, 239
/etc/adduser.conf file, 135
/etc/fstab file, 136
/etc/fstab file, 88
/etc/group file, 133-134
/etc/httpd/conf file, 215
/etc/inetd.conf file, 282
/etc/passwd file, 133
/etc/smb.conf file, 173
/etc/shadow file, 133
/etc/shells file, 135
/etc/smb.conf file, 172
/etc/smbusers configuration file, 172
/etc/apt directory, 274
(eth0) Ethernet interface, 254
Ethernet, 48
Ethernet interface (eth0), 254
/etc/smb.conf file, 183
Excel (Microsoft), 148
exim mail package, 57
   configuring after installation, 58
   log files for, 141
exit codes, 247
exiting X Window System, 106, 109
exiting your system, 66
expanding files, 82
EXT2 filesystem, 12
extended partitions, 41
Extension Language Facility (ELF), 148
external commands, 234
   search path and, 244

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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions), 17
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), 16, 60
FAT filesystems, 12, 23
FAT partitions, 28
fdisk utility, 24, 27
features of Linux, 10
fetchmail package, 224
file manager, 117, 121-122
file permissions, 84-87
file recovery, 189
file shares
   active, viewing, 183
   mapping to drive letter, 187
   options for (Samba server), 178
   parameters for (Samba server), 178
file sharing, 172
File Transfer Protocol (see FTP)
file transfer protocols, configuring (minicom program), 207
filename completion, 246
filename globbing, 234-236
filename metacharacters, 234
filenames
   configuring (minicom program), 206
   containing dot (.), 78-79
   globbing of, 234
files, 72, 79
   backing up before deleting, 135
   binary, 215
   character count, 239
   combining, 82
   commands for, 79-87
   compressed/compressing, 82
   copying, 80, 121
   deleting, 80, 121
   displaying contents of, 80
   expanding, 82
   finding, 81
   hidden, 31, 78, 238
   installed from package, listing, 267
   line count, 241
   links and, 83
   list of, displaying, 131
   moving, 81, 121
   multimedia, 219
   null, 240
   old/new, 81
   open, viewing, 183
   permissions, 84-87
   print job number, 82
   printing, 81
      with smbprint script, 189
   queueing to printer, 81
   redirecting input/output to, 240
   renaming, 81, 121
      with links, 83
   tar files, 82
   transferring via FTP, 215
   uncompressing, 82
   uploads, 203, 206-207
   wordcount, 239
filesystems, 12, 23, 72
   administering, 135-138
   CD-ROM filesystem, 136
   mounting, 135-136
   MS-DOS filesystem, 136
   types of, 72
   Windows 95/98, 79
filters, 241
finding files, 81
finding Linux (see Linux distributions)
fips utility, 28
floppy disks, 72
   formatting, 89
   mounted by users, 138
   mounting, 89
   unmounting, 89
floppy drives, 19
   designators, 89
for condition, 252
format names, web server, 221
formatting partitions, 23
forward slash (/), 73, 79
forwarding address, 220
free software, 7
Free Software Foundation (FSF), 7
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
   anonymous, 213
   hackers and, 213
   subsystem prompt, 215
FTP client (Linux), 214
FTP client (Microsoft Windows), 214
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
   client for Linux, 203
FTP server
   installing/configuring, 213-215
   newsgroups for, 214
   password, 214
   subsystem commands for, 214
   testing, 214
   userid, 214
FTP sites, 19
Full View button (swat tool), 183
FVWM window manager, 113

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games, 160-165
   Doom, 162
   GNOME, 114
   available with KDE desktop, 113
   popular games, 162-165
   Quake II, 163
   Starcraft, 164-165
gateways, 48-49, 166
General Electric, 6
geometry of hard disks, 23
gFTP client, 203
global variables (Samba server)
   configuring, 173-178
   options for, 174-178
Globals button (Samba server), 173
(GMT) Universal Time, 51
GNOME, 278
GNOME CD player, 124
GNOME desktop, 113-114
   applets and applications, 123
   configuring, 125-129
   logging out, 116
   using, 115-122
GNOME terminal, 123
GNOME-compliant applications, appearance of, 129
GNU GPL (see GNU Public License)
GNU Public License, 8, 10, 13
GNU's not Unix, 7
graphical applications
   available with KDE desktop, 113
graphical user interface, 9, 230
   newsgroups discussion of, 231
   (see also X Window System)
graphics adaptors (see video cards)
graphics applications, 2
group access permission, 85
group definitions, configuring, 133
Group ID, 134
groups, 77, 84
   administering, 130-135
   creating, 133
   deleting, 133
   members
      adding, 134
      removing, 134
   web server, 221
guest operating systems, 157
.gz files, 82

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hackers
   encrypted passwords and, 54
   FTP and, 213
   secure shell servers and, 225
   security options and, 178
hanging up (seyon program), 205
hard disk drives (see hard disks)
hard disk space, 19
   obtaining sufficient, 26-31
hard disks, 25
   booting from, 62
   checking condition of, 29
   configuration information for, 22
   defragmenting, 29
   installing new, 27
   organization of, 23
   partioning, 40-43
   preparing for installation, 23-31
   selecting, 39
   structure of, 23
   viewing partition information, 24
hard drives (see hard disks)
hard links, 84
hardware requirements, 18-19
hash mark (#), 136
header lines, 67
heads, 23
help, 59-61
   for arguments, 68-70
   for commands, 68-70
   on CDs, 125
   for options, 68-70
help viewer (GNOME desktop), 120
Hess, Joey, 263
hidden files, 31, 78, 131, 238
hide button (GNOME desktop), 120
history list, 65, 232, 246
home directory, 73
   deleting, 135
   for new accounts, 131
home directory icon (GNOME desktop), 117
/home/httpd/html directory, 217
horizontal sync rate (xf86config), 99
   caution with, 99
Host Information dialog box, 171
host operating systems, 157
hostnames, 167, 224
   choosing, 47
   hosts file, 171
   search path, 170
   web server, 220, 222
hosts allow option (Samba server), 178
hosts, permissions for, 216-218
HOWTOs, 60
.htaccess file, 217
httpd daemon, 216, 220
httpd.conf file, 220-224
Hyperterminal (Microsoft Windows), 192, 227

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ibmbio.com/ibmdos.com files, 31
icons, 218
id Software, 162-163, 279
identification strings
   for monitors, 99
   for video cards, 102
if condition, 249
IMAGE, 30
indexes, 218
inetd.conf file, 214
information
   gathering about your system, 19-23
   gathering via Microsoft Windows, 21
init process, 227
initializing swap partitions, 43
inittab file, 227
input data, 239
input focus, 108
input stream, standard, 239
input/output redirectors, 239
insecure passwords, 53
installing base system, 35-52
installing FTP server, 213-215
installing kernel, 35-52
installing Linux, 18-61
   Debian GNU/Linux install utility, 27
   hardware requirements, 18-19
   installation program, 33-35
      main menu, 38
      selecting color/monochrome display, 38
   phases of, 32
   preparation for, 18-31
   starting the process, 37
installing modules, 44, 46
installing new disk drives, 27
installing packages, 262-284
   apt-get management tool, 276
   dpkg management tool, 264
   dselect management tool, 273
   pre-selection, 271
installing Samba server, 172
installing StarOffice, 150
installing the X Window System, 94
installing web server, 215-224
installing WordPerfect for Linux (Corel), 154
Intel processors, 18
Intel-architecture PCs, 10
interfaces, 9, 166
internal server process date (web server), 222
Internet, 14
   connecting to, 191-212
   service provider (ISP), 191, 253
Internet name (see hostnames)
Internet Relay Chat IRC), 61
IP address, 49, 256
   finding for your computer, 254
   hostname search path, 170
   hosts file, 171
   specifying for LAN (Local Area Network), 170
   web server, 220
IP number, 167
IRC (Internet Relay Chat), 61
ISP (Internet service provider), 191, 253
issuing commands, 62-92
   from the command line, 64

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Joy, Bill, 6

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K Desktop Environment, 113
KDE desktop, 113
kermit program, 206
kernels, 8
   installing, 35-52
   options, 37
keyboard
   bell and sounds (GNOME control center), 128
   configuring options for (minicom program), 208
   extended, 97
   keyboard map, 97
   operations with, 108-110
   options for, configuring (minicom program), 208
   properties (GNOME control center), 129
   selecting, 39
keystrokes
   caution with, 34
   commands for, 232
   control keystrokes, 233
   for editing, 233
   for installation program, 34
   screen savers, restoring, 66
   Tab keystroke, 233
   for virtual consoles, 35
   virtual consoles, switching between, 66
keywords, searching by, 69
KOffice, 114, 157
Korn shell, 135, 229
ksh shell, 135
KWM (K Window Manager), 113

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LAN (Local Area Network), Linux-based
   administering, 167-171
   setting up, 166-171, 281
LanManager, 172
laptop computers
   Debian GNU/Linux and, 60
large disk support, 25
launchers, 125
launching programs, 234
   search path and, 244
LBA (logical block addressing), 24
left mouse button, 111
legacy applications, 158
licenses, 3, 8
   QT, 114
line count, 239
links, 77, 83
Linux, 1-17
   administering, 130-143
   BASH shell, 229-257
   case sensitivity, 64
   command interpreter, 229
   commands, 62-92
   compared, 16
   configuring, 130-143
   distributions, 5, 10
   features, 10
   finding, 5, 10
   help, 59
   history of, 8
   installing (see installing Linux)
   logging in, 63
      for the first time, 58
   modifying, 5
   networking and, 166
   obtaining, 10
   origins of, 6
   vs. other operating systems, 5
   performance, 10
   popularity, 2
   pronounciation of, 3
   reasons for choosing/not choosing, 1-17, 253
      checklist for, 13-15
   releases, 8
   resources for further information, 5, 15-17, 256
   running concurrently with Windows applications, 15
   as Samba server client, 188-190
   shells, 229
      power of, 246
   users of, 2
   uses at home/work, 1
   using applications and clients with Debian, 278
   using via the X Window System, 108-129
   versions of, 8
   (see also entries at Debian GNU/Linux)
Linux distributions, 5, 10, 33
Linux Documentation Project, 15
Linux FAQ, 60
Linux Journal, 257
Linux Journal web site, 16
Linux Magazine, 257
Linux Mall, 14
Linux partition
   initializing, 43
   name of, 42
Linux shells, 13
Linux Webring web site, 16
Linux-based LAN (Local Area Network), setting up (see LAN)
linuxconf utility, 254
lists
   of devices, 70-72
   of directories, 76-78
   of files, 80
   of shell variables, 242
   of system users, 64
   of window managers, 112
(lo) loopback device, 254
Local Area Network (LAN), Linux-based (see LAN)
local time, 51
   setting, 142
locking (web server), 222
log files, web server, 221
logging in, 63
   login prompt, 63
logging out, 66
   GNOME desktop, 116
logical block addressing (LBA), 24
logical partitions, 41
logical structure (hard disks), 23
login group, 87
Logitech MouseMan, 96
logs, viewing, 140
loopback device (lo), 254
loops, 252
Lotus 1-2-3, 148
Lotus eSuite, 157
Lynx, 191
lynx, installing, 281

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mail package (exim), 57
   configuring after installation, 58
   log files for, 141
mail server
   configuring, 224
   sending/receiving email, 224
mailing lists, 60
main menu (GNOME desktop), 119, 126
management tools (packages), 263-276
manual pages, 68-70
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (see MIT)
master user, 53
media, removable, 88
members
   adding to groups, 134
   lists of, 134
   removing from groups, 134
memory, 19
   configuration information for, 20
   configuring with xf86config, 101
menu editor (GNOME desktop), 126
Merced 64-bit CPU, 5
Mesa, 158
   installing, 279
messages, viewing, 140
Meta (Alt) key, 283
metacharacters
   case condition, 250
   filename, 234
   for command, 252
meta-information, 262
mgetty package, 227
Microsoft Excel, 148
Microsoft Office 97, 152
Microsoft Office for Linux, 144
Microsoft Windows (see entries at Windows)
   games, 160
Microsoft Word, 1
middle mouse button, 111, 118
MIME types (GNOME control center), 128
minicom program, 203, 205-211
   color display, 209
   commands for, 210
   installing, 283
   running, 209
mini-editor (BASH shell), 232
Minix, 8
MIRROR, 30
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), 6, 9, 93
modems, 1
   configuring, 192-194
      with minicom program, 207
   for dial-in shell server connections, 227
   options for, configuring (minicom program), 208
   status indicators, 204
modemtool, 227
modification date (directory/file), 77
modules
   installing, 44, 46
   list of, 46
monitors
   caution when configuring, 95
   configuring with xf86config, 98
   options for, configuring (minicom program), 208
   sync rate, caution with (xf86config), 99
monochrome display for installation program display, 38
motherboards, 19
mount point, 136
   directory, 88
mounting
   CD-ROM, 57
   drives, 88-89
   floppy disks, 89
      by users, 138
   partitions automatically, 138
mouse, 93
   configuration information for, 20, 22
   configuring with xf86config, 96
   left mouse button, 111
   Logitech MouseMan, 96
   not supported for installation program, 33
   operations with, 110-112
   properties (GNOME control center, 129
   right mouse button, 111
   right-clicking, 110, 118, 121-122
   three-button, emulating, 96
moving files, 81
MS-DOS prompt, 12, 24, 64, 110
   window, 229
MS-DOS shell, 229
Multics, 6
multimedia adapters, configuration information for, 22
multimedia applications
   GNOME, 114
   KDE desktop, 113
multimedia files, 219
   GNOME control center, 128
Multiplexed Information and Computing Service, 6
My Documents directory, 79

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names
   for directories, 77, 79
   for files, 77
   format names (web server), 221
   of servers, 95
nameservers, 48-49
   establishing, 172
Net BIOS, 172
netbios name option (Samba server), 177
netmask, 49
   specifying for LAN (Local Area Network), 170
Netscape Navigator
   installing, 283
   web browser, 202
   web server and, 224
Netware file/printer sharin, 172
network adapter cards
   configuration information for, 20, 22
   module for, installing, 46
network address, 48
network applications
   GNOME, 114
   KDE desktop, 113
network mode for playing DOOM, 162
network route, deleting, 254
network services, restarting, 140
networking script for (periscope), 253-256
networks
   configuring, 47-49
      information needed for, 48
   confirmation screen (configuration), 49
   network address, 48
   permanent/temporary connection, 47
new files, 81
newsgroups
   FTP server, 214
   graphical user interface, 231
   Linux, 16
   Samba server, 186
   USENET, 61
NFS (Network File System), servers, 19
nmbd daemon, 183
non-ASCII characters, 98
Norton Disk Doctor utility, 29
Norton Speedisk utility, 29
Notepad accessory (Microsoft), 91
NTFS (NT filesystem), 12
   support for reading, 72
null files, 240
numerical access mode values, 89

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obtaining Linux (see Linux distributions)
O'Callahan, Robert, 227
Office 97 (Microsoft), 152
Office for Linux (Microsoft), 144
office suite (KOffice) , 114
old/new files, 81
open files, viewing, 183
operating systems, 3-5
   GNU, 7
   guest, 157
   host, 157
   Linux, 5, 12
   sales of for desktop computers, 4
options, 67
   description of, 68-70
   help for, 68-70
OS/2 file/printer sharing, 172
other access permission, 85
output data, 239
output redirectors, 239
output stream, standard, 239
owner, 84
   access permission, 85

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packages
   access methods, 268-270
   accessing, 56
   available, updating list of, 57
   choosing, 55
      for installation/removal, 271
   configuring, 274
   contents of, 277-284
   database for, quering, 264
   fetchmail package, 224
   installation commands, 277-284
   installing, 262-284
      apt-get management tool, 276
      dpkg management tool, 264
      dselect management tool, 273
   listing
      by name, 265
      files installed from, 267
   for mail server, 224
   management schemes, 263
   management tools for, 263-276
   mgetty package, 227
   naming conventions, 262
   printing description of, 265
   recommended/recommending, 272
   removing
      dpkg management tool, 264
      dselect management tool, 274
   reporting status of, 267
   selected, installing, 57
   suggested/suggesting, 272
   updating information on
      apt-get management tool, 276
      dselect management tool, 270
   upgrading (apt-get management tool), 276
   XFree86, 94
pager (GNOME desktop), 112, 119
pages, manual, 68-70
pair of slashes (//), 275
panel (GNOME desktop), 119, 125
PAP (Password Authentication Protocol), 193
parameters, 82
partition table, 42
PartitionMagic utility, 28
partitions, 23
   creating, 40-43
   deleting, 27
   extended, 41
   identifying unused, 27
   Linux, 43
      initializing, 43
      (see also Linux partition)
   logical, 41
   modifying information, 43
   mounting additional automatically, 138
   new, name of, 42
   primary, 41
   shrinking, 27
   splitting, 28-31
   swap, 42-43
      (see also swap partitions)
   verifying newly created, 31
   viewing information, 24
passwords
   administering with Samba, 172
   authentication, 193
   changing, 132
   encrypted, 54, 281
   insecure, 53
   managing (Samba server), 183-184
   restrictions on, 132
   root, 53
   security and, 131
   shadow, 54, 133
   user accounts, 53
   writing scripts for, 210
pasting text, 111
path, 206
   configuring (minicom program), 206
   (see also absolute path; relative path)
PCMIA support, removing, 54
PCs (see desktop computers)
Pentium processors, 18
performance of Linux, 10
periscope shell script, 253-256
   scheduling execution, 255
   script file for, 253
   starting, 256
   termination request, 255
   using, 256
permissions, 84-87
   default (web server), 216-218
   documents/services, 216
PGP-encrypted email, 152
phone numbers, 210
phonelist (seyon program), 204
physical structure (hard disks), 23
Pico text editor, 91
   commands for, 91
pipe redirector (|), 78
pointing devices, 93
   configuring with xf86config, 96
   not suppported for installation program, 33
   (see also mouse)
pop-up menus, 110
POSIX standard, 229
pound sign (#), 58
power-on self-test, 52
PowerQuest, 28
PPP (point-to-point protocol), 191
   log entries about, 141
   login procedures, 193
PPP connection, 54, 191
   for periscope shell script, 253-256
   manual, 211
   PPP client, 194-201
   PPP server, 194
pppd program, 192, 255
preparation for Linux installation, 18-31
presentation graphics applications, 157
   StarImpress, 152
Presents (Applixware), 146
primary network interface, 48-49
primary partitions, 41
print job number, 82
print shares, 187
   active, viewing, 183
   options for Samba server, 173-183
   parameters for Samba server, configuring, 180-183
printer sharing, 172
printers, shared, 187
Printers tool bar button (Samba server), 180
printing
   cancel, 82
   files, 81, 189
probing systems
   caution with, 105
   with xf86config, 95-106
process id (web server), 221
.profile file, 238
profiles, 55
programmable clock chips, 103
programming languages, 6
   shells and, 241
programs
   finding via search path, 244
   running, 87, 234
   search path and, 244
Project Athena, 9
prompting for confirmation (commands), 236
prompts
   FTP, 214
   FTP subsystem, 215
   MS-DOS, 12, 24, 64, 110
   secondary prompts, 249
   shell, 58
pronounciation of Linux, 3
protecting data, 28
protocol, SMB (Server Message Block), 172
proxy server (web server), 223
pseudodevices, 70

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Quadratron Cliq, 157
Quake II, 163
   installing, 280
queueing files, 81
quote characters, 244

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RAID, 12
RAM memory, 19
   configuration information for, 20
RAMDAC settings, 102
readme entries, 219
read/write heads, 23
rebooting your system, 31, 139
   under the X Window System, 110
recycle bin, 121
Red Hat Linux, 10
redirectors, 239-241
   ignored by programs, 241
   pipe redirector (|), 241
relational database, 156
relative parameters, 82
relative path, 74, 79
release notes for installation program, 38
releases of Debian mailing list information, 61
remote mail protocol, 224
removable media, 88
Remove item (dselect program), 55
removing directories, 79
removing files, 80
removing packages
   dpkg management tool, 264
   dselect management tool, 274
   pre-selection, 271
renaming
   autoexec.bat file, 30
   config.sys file, 30
   directories, 81
   files, 81, 121
      using links, 83
Replay Associates, 225
resources for further information, 145
   advanced encryption, 225
   Apache (web server), 216
   desktop applications, 156
   DOOM (game), 163
   FTP server, 214
   GNOME desktop, 114
   GNOME desktop applets and applications, 123
   id Software, 162
   KDE desktop, 114
   Linux, 5, 15-17, 256
   Samba, 172
   secure shell server, 225
   Starcraft (game), 164
   StarOffice desktop suite, 148
   VMware, 157
   window managers, 112
   WINE project, 158
   WordPerfect for Linux (Corel), 153
   X11 interface, 189
restarting network services, 140
restarting your system, 139
restoring backups, 190
restorrb program, 30
Richie, Dennis, 6
right mouse button, 111
right-clicking (mouse), 110, 118, 121-122
RNG (modem indicator), 204
root directory, 73
root password, 53
root (user), 53, 89, 95, 263
   account for, 53
/root/periscope file, 256
routers (see gateways)
RTF file format, 147
RTS (modem indicator), 204
running programs, 87
   search path and, 244

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safety/security, specifying options for, 178
Samba, 172
Samba server
   backups, 185
   client configuration, 187-190
   configuring, 173-183
   global variables, configuring, 173-178
   installing, 172, 281
   log entries about, 141
   netbios name option, 177
   print share options for, 173-183
   printer share parameters, configuring, 180-183
   resources for further information, 172
   troubleshooting, 185
   verifying operation of, 186
   version of, viewing, 183
   viewing configuration, 183
   viewing status of, 183
   workgroup option, 177
savings changes (minicom program), 208
/sbin file, 234
/sbin directory, 66
ScanDisk utility, 29, 31
schedulers, 157
   StarSchedule, 152
scientists, 2
screen options, configuring (minicom program), 208
screen output
   viewing directories, 77
   viewing files, 80
   viewing tar files, 83
screen savers, 66
   GNOME control center, 128
screens (see monitors)
script file for periscope shell script, 253
scripts, 206, 210
   modifying standard, 238
   shell scripts, 237, 241
      advanced, 246-257
      periscope, 253-256
   standard included with Linux, 238
scroll bars, 111
SCSI adapters
   configuration information for, 20
search engine for Linux information, 15
search path, 244, 254
searching by keywords, 69
secondary prompt, 249
sectors, 23
secure shell client, 227, 284
secure shell server, 284
   configuring, 225
   secure shell client on, 227
security
   mailing list information, 60
   passwords and, 131
   specifying options for, 178
Select item (dselect program), 55
self-test, 52
serial port, configuring (minicom program), 207
server administrator, email address of, 221
server daemons, 183
server logs, web server, 221
Server Message Block (SMB), 172, 187
server processes (web server), 223
servers
   Linux as, 5, 12
   names of, 95
   Samba (see Samba server)
   SMB servers, 188
   webserver for Linux (see web server)
   X server, configuring, 101
services
   list of, 139
   permissions (web server), 216-218
   starting/stopping, 139
session awareness, 114
seyon program, 204-205
   installing, 283
   running, 204
sh shell, 135
shadow passwords, 54, 133
shared printers, using, 187
shares (see entries at file shares, print shares, browseable shares, print shares)
Shares button (Samba server), 178
shareware programs, 29
shell accounts, 191
   accessing, 203
shell aliases, 229, 236
shell commands, 123, 232-234
   aliases for, 236
shell prompt, 58
shell scripts, 229, 231, 237, 241
   advanced, 246-257
   periscope, 253-256
   special charactes for, 233
shell servers (see entries at secure shell server, dial-in shell server, configuring)
shell variables, 229
   list of, 242
   value of, 243
shells, 135
   assigned automatically, 135
   available, 135
   bash shell, 64
      (see also BASH shell)
   changing, 135
   characters, special, 233
   exiting from new shell, 237
   MS-DOS shell, 229
   programming languages and, 241
   shell aliases, 229
   shell scripts, 229
   shell variables, 229
   system administrators and, 230
   Unix shell, 229
   variables for, 241-243, 246
   vs. Microsoft Windows operating system, 231
Shortcut to boot.bat desktop icon, 36
shortcuts, 83
shrinking partitions, 27
shutting down the X Window System, 109
shutting down Windows 95/98, 63
shutting down your system, 66, 139
single dot (.), 75
single quote ('), 79, 245
size (directory/file), 77
Slackware Linux, 10
slash (/), 272, 275
   pair of slashes (//), 275
Slashdot web site, 16
SMB (Server Message Block), 172, 187
SMB clients, 188-189
SMB servers, 175, 188
   (see also Samba server)
SMB shared volume, 19
smbd daemon, 172, 183
smbprint script, 189
Snes9X, 161
soft links, 83
software development, 13
software distribution, 5, 8
   Linux (see Linux distributions)
   terms of, 8
Software in the Public Interest, Inc., 10
Solaris 2.6, compared, 11
sound cards, 22
sounds (GNOME control center), 128
source form/code, 5
source list, changing, 56
sources, 263
sources.list file, 274-276
space separating arguments/options, 67
splitting partitions, 28-31
spreadsheets, 156-157
Spreadsheets (Applixware), 148
srm.conf file, 218-220
ssh client/server, installing, 284
SSH Protocols, 225
Stallman, Richard, 7
Starcraft, 164-165
StarDraw (StarOffice), 152
StarImpress (StarOffice), 152
StarOffice
   installing, 150, 278
   running, 151
StarOffice (Star Division), 148-152
StarSchedule (StarOffice), 152
Start menu (Windows 95/98), 119
starting/stopping services, 139
starting/stopping the X Window System, 106
starting/stopping your system, 138-140
StarWriter (StarOffice), 152
Status button (swat tool), 183
stderr, 239
stdin, 239
stdout, 239
streams, 239-241
subdirectories, 79
subnetworks (subnets), 166
Sun Microsystems, 148
SunOS, 6
SuSE. Linux, 10
swap filesystem, 136
swap partitions, 42
   activating/initializing, 43
   configuring, 138
swat tool, 173, 281
   accessing, 173
symbolic link, configuring with xf86config, 101
symbolic links, 83, 95
system administration commands, 234
system BIOS, 20
system buses, 19
system clocks, Unix, 51
system commands, 90-92
System Properties dialog box, 21, 29
system, rebooting, 52
system status
   displaying, 64
   viewing information on, 90-92
system use cycle, 62
System V, 6
   shell, 135

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Tab keystroke, 233
tab separating arguments/options, 67
Tannenbaum, Andrew, 8
tar files, 82
   creating, 82
   StarOffice, 150
tasks, 55
TCP/IP, 14, 225
tcsh shell, 135
telnet vs. secure shell server, 225
terminal windows, 110
termination request for periscope shell script, 255
TeX, 157
text editor, default (GNOME control center), 128
text editor (Pico), 91
text-mode programs, 96
TFP prompt, 214
Thompson, Ken, 6
thumbnails, 112
time
   applet for (GNOME desktop), 119
   displaying, 65
   setting, 51, 141
   storing, 141
   Universal Time (GMT), 51
time zone
   selecting, 51
   setting, 142
timeouts (web server), 222
token ring, 48
Torvalds, Linus, 3, 8
tracks, 23
Tridgell, Andrew, 172
troubleshooting
   devices, 46
   Samba server, 185
   system startup sequence, 140
Try button (GNOME control center), 129
ttssh remote client, 227
two dots (..), 75
type (directories/files), 76

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uncompressing/unzipping files, 82
underscore (_), 79
uninstalling packages
   dpkg management tool, 264
   dselect management tool, 274
universal resource identifier (URI), 275
Universal Time (GMT), 51
Universal Time (UTC), setting, 142
Unix, 6, 14
   shell variables and, 242
   shells used by Linux, 229
   standard userid, 221
   system clocks, 51
unmounting
   devices, 138
   drives, 88-89
   floppy disks, 89
until condition, 251
Up key, 232
Update step (dselect program), 55
upgrading packages, 262-284
   apt-get management tool, 276
uploads, 206-207
URI (universal resource identifier), 275
URLs
   advanced encryption, 225
   Apache, 216
   Applixware, 145
   CD help, 125
   Debian GNU/Linux web site, 59
   Debian/GNU/Linux FAQ, 60
   Doom
      downloading, 279
   Doom (game), 163
   GNOME desktop, 114
   GNOME desktop applets and applications, 123
   hardware requirements for Debian GNU/Linux, 18
   id Software, 162
   KDE desktop, 114
   Linux, 15
   Linux distributions, obtaining, 10
   Linux games, 160
   Linux HOWTOs, 60
   Linux Mall, 14
   mailing lists, 60
   Netscape Navigator, downloading, 283
   package management schemes, 263
   pronounciation of Linux, 3
   Samba, 172
   secure shell client, 227
   secure shell server, 225
   Starcraft (game), 164
   StarOffice, 148
   swat tool, 282
   USENET newsgroups, 61
   VMware, 157
   Voodoo acceleration, 280
   window managers, 112
   WINE emulation of Windows applications, 15
   WINE project, 158
   WordPerfect for Linux (Corel), 153
   X11 interface, 189
USENET newsgroups, 61
user accounts
   creating with no password, 131
   deleting, 135
   establishing, 53
user interface
   controls, 33
   for installation program, 33-35
/usr/local/bin file, 234
userids, 63
   FTP server, 214
   Samba server, 172, 183-184
   standard userid for Unix, 221
   web server, 221
   writing scripts for, 210
usernames
   changing, 132
   creating, 53
users
   accounts for, 53
   administering, 130-135
      with Samba, 172
   authentication, 193, 213
   changing their own password, 132
   displaying list of, 64
   managing (Samba server), 183-184
   permissions for, 216-218
      when mounting floppy disks, 138
using smbprint scrip, 189
/usr/bin filename, 234
/usr/doc directory, 218
/usr/doc/minicom-1.82/demos, 211
/usr/doc/minicom-1.82/doc, 211
/usr/sbin file, 234
UTC (Universal Time), setting, 142

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/var/log/messages file, 140
variables for scripts, 246
variables for shells, 241-243
verifying newly created partitions , 31
vertical refresh rate (xf86config), 99
video adapters (see video cards)
video cards, 22
   configuration information for, 20
   configuring with xf86config, 99
video modes
   switching between, 109
View button (swat tool), 183
viewing logs/messages, 140
viewing screen output
   directories, 77
   files, 80
   tar files, 83
viewing system status
   commands for, 90-91
virtual consoles, 89
   CD-ROM, mouting, 57
   switching to from the X Window System, 109
   using, 35, 66
virtual desktops, 112, 120
virtual hosts
   establishing (web server), 224
   web server, 221
virtual memory
   disabling, 29
   enabling, 31
virtual platforms, 157
VMware for Linux, 157
VMware for Windows NT, 157
VMware, Inc., 157
Volosuk, Ivan, 189
Voodoo acceleration, 280

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WAN (Wide-Area Network), Linux-based, setting up, 213-228, 284
web browsers, 120, 202
   caching documents and, 222
   Netscape Navigator, 202
   problems with, 220
web pages (see URLs)
web server
   binding, 224
   caching documents, 222
   canonical URL, 222
   child processes, 223
   configuration files, 215-224
      access.conf file, 216-218
      httpd.conf file, 220-224
      srm.conf file, 218-220
   connections, persistent, 222
   error file, 221
   format names, 221
   groups, 221
   hostnames, 220, 222
   hosts, establishing, 224
   installing/configuring, 215-224
   IP address, 220
   locking, 222
   log files, 221
   permissions, 216-218
   proxy server, 223
   server logs, 221
   server processes, 223
   starting, 224
   timeouts, 222
   URL for, 224
   userids, 221
   using, 224
   verifying operation, 224
   virtual hosts, 221
while condition, 251
Wide-Area Nework (WAN) (see WAN)
wildcards (MS-DOS), 234
window managers, 10, 108, 112-113, 115-122
   list of, 112
   selecting (GNOME control center), 128
Windows 2000 Pro (beta)
   running simultaneously with Linux, 157
Windows 3.1
   running simultaneously with Linux, 157
   as Samba server client, 187
Windows 95/98, 4-5, 12, 28, 31
   control panel, 127
   Explorer, 121
   file/printer sharing, 172
   filesystem, 79
   gathering information via, 21
   MS-DOS prompt, 64
   notepad accessory, 91
   running simultaneously with Linux, 157
   as Samba server client, 187
   shutting down, 63
   Start menu, 119
   taskbar, 119
Windows applications
   Microsoft Word, 1
   running concurrently with Linux, 15
   WINE emulation and, 15
Windows Explorer, 28, 30
   accessing Samba server via, 187
Windows MS-DOS prompt, 24, 64, 110
Windows NT, 2, 4-5, 9
   as Samba server client, 187
   version 4.0, compared, 11
Windows partition, caution with, 158
WINE ("WINE is not an emulator"), 15, 158, 160-161, 164
   installing, 279
word processors, 1, 156-157
   StarWriter, 148, 152
   Word (Applixware), 146
   WordPerfect for Linux (Corel), 152-155
wordcount, 239
WordPerfect for Linux (Corel), 153-155
   installing, 154, 279
   running, 155
Words (Applixware), 146
workgroup option (Samba server), 177
working directory, 73, 75
WS-FTP (Microsoft Windows), 203
wvdial program, 192-193, 254
   installing, 282

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X Consortium, 9, 93
X server, configuring with xf86config, 101
X Window System, 9, 93
   caution when configuring, 95
   installing, 94
   starting, 106
   startup files, 115
   stopping, 106
   switching to virtual consoles, 109
   terminating, 109
   using, 108-129
   X servers, 277
   X-related packages, 277
X11 interface, 189
xf86config, 95-106
XFree86 package, 94
XFree86 Project, 94

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Z shell, 229
ZIP files, 83
zsh shell, 135

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