Chapter 1 Operating Systems and History of Linux
1.1 Operating System Basics
1.2 Network OS Overview
1.3 Linux on the Desktop
1.4 History of Linux

Chapter 2 Pre-installations Tasks
2.1 How will the System be used?
2.2 Requirements for Running Linux
2.3 Software
2.4 Getting the Linux Software

Chapter 3 Introduction to Linux
3.1 The Benefits of Using Linux
3.2 The Kernel
3.3 The File System
3.4 The Interface
3.5 Distributions

Chapter 4 Installing Linux
4.1 Installation Choices
4.2 Installation Method Selection Criteria
4.3 Installing Linux

Chapter 5 Using Red Hat Linux for the first time
5.1 The Login Screen
5.2 The Default Desktop
5.3 Basic Tasks
5.4 Reconfiguring the X Window System

Chapter 6 The Shell
6.1 What is the Shell?
6.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Shells
6.3 Configuring the Prompt
6.4 Configuring the Shell
6.5 Configuration Files

Chapter 7 Shell Scripts
7.1 The purpose of Shell Scripts
7.2 The VI Editor
7.6 Advanced Shell Script creation
7.4 Passing Input into a Script
7.5 Variable Operators
7.6 Advanced Shell Script Creation

Chapter 8 Managing a Linux PC Part I
8.1 Getting help from Linux resources
8.2 Logfiles
8.3 Adding an removing users and groups
8.4 Permissions
8.5 Passwords

Chapter 9 Managing a Linux PC Part II
9.1 Installing applications
9.2 Patches
9.3 Drivers
9.4 Managing disks
9.5 Reconfiguring LILO
9.6 Adding and managing printers
9.7 Runlevels and shutting down the system

Chapter 10 Troubleshooting Concepts
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Troubleshooting Model
10.3 Important Troubleshooting Tips
10.4 TCP/IP Utilities for Troubleshooting

Chapter 11 Maintaining a Linux System in a Business Environment
11.1 Troubleshooting Concepts
11.2 Assessing Security and Environmental Risks
11.3 Create & Maintain Documentation
11.4 Monitor Logs to Check on System Conditions
11.5 Scheduling Automatic Process
11.6 Core Dumps
11.7 Backups

Chapter 12 Introduction to networking models and TCP/IP
12.1 OSI Model
12.2 Networking Basics
12.3 TCP/IP
12.4 A Brief Guide to IP Addresses
12.5 Subnetting

Chapter 13 TCP/IP on Linux Part I
13.1 Configuring TCP/IP on Linux
13.2 DNS
13.3 HTTP
13.4 FTP

Chapter 14 TCP/IP on Linux Part II
14.1 POP
14.2 SMTP
14.3 SNMP
14.4 Firewall

Chapter 15 Basic PC Hardware Primer
15.1 Components of the PC
15.2 System Unit
15.3 IRQs, DMAs, and I/O Channels
15.4 Configuring IRQs, DMAs, and I/O Channels
 

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