[...]... versions of that software and technical support if there are problems Introducing Red Hat Linux Red Hat Linux 7.2 is the best representation of a Linux community that is coming of age With version 7.2, Red Hat Linux has become a solid, polished platform for both desktop and server computing More than 1, 200 individual software packages (compared to just over 600 in Red Hat Linux 6.2) are included in this... from Web and print servers to e−mail and FTP servers Part I: Getting Started in Red Hat Linux Chapter List Chapter 1: An Overview of Red Hat Linux Chapter 2: Installing Red Hat Linux Chapter 1: An Overview of Red Hat Linux Overview Linux was a phenomenon waiting to happen The computer industry suffered from a rift In the 19 80s and 19 90s, people had to choose between inexpensive, market−driven PC operating... software Summary Linux is a free computer operating system that was created by Linus Torvalds in 19 91 and that has grown from contributions from software developers all over the world Red Hat Linux is a distribution of Linux that packages together the software needed to run Linux and makes it easier to install and run Features in Red Hat Linux include a simplified installation procedure, Red Hat Package... to make the hundreds of unrelated software packages that make up Linux work together as a cohesive whole The most popular distribution is Red Hat Linux Red Hat Linux is a commercial product produced by Red Hat Software, Inc You can walk into a store and buy a boxed set of CDs and manuals Or you can get Red Hat Linux free by downloading it over the Internet or by installing it from CDs that come with... configuration that you get on a Red Hat Linux distribution has been thoroughly tested by experts around the world On the other hand, when you download Linux over the Internet, you can’t guarantee that what you get will match the system that is on the CD New Features in Red Hat Linux 7.2 While the inclusion of the Linux 2.4 kernel was the major enhancement for version 7 .1, Red Hat Linux 7.2 includes new... for Linux to work Basically, Red Hat has made it possible for Linux to be used by people other than computer geeks Red Hat Linux has also made Linux a more viable alternative for corporate users Many companies have felt insecure about relying on a free operating system to handle their critical data With Red Hat Linux, they can rely on Red Hat Software, Inc (http://www.redhat.com/) to provide tested... form of the POSIX standard, which defined the interfaces a UNIX system needs to support in order to be a UNIX system Chapter 2: Installing Red Hat Linux A simplified installation procedure is one of the best reasons for using a Linux distribution such as Red Hat Linux In many cases, for a computer dedicated to using Linux, you can just pop in the Red Hat Linux CDs (that come with this book), choose from... The boxed set provides technical support on installation and an extra CD that contains limited and demo versions of commercially available Linux application packages (such as word processors and database applications) Check the Red Hat Web site (http://www.redhat.com/) for details on what is included with Red Hat products Why Choose Red Hat Linux? To distinguish themselves from other versions of Linux, ... created all over the world, but lacked a common platform to rally around Linux has become that common platform Red Hat Linux is the most popular commercial distribution of Linux Red Hat and other commercial distributions, such as Caldera's OpenLinux, have taken the Linux concept a step further With Red Hat Linux, users no longer have to download, compile, and check Linux source code to make sure that... intrusion), and file servers (to store shared files on your LAN) — with maybe an Ethernet card or an extra hard disk added Past versions of Linux showed the promise of what Linux could be Red Hat Linux 7.2 could be the realization of that promise This brings us to the more basic question: What is Linux? What Is Linux? Linux is a free operating system that was created by Linus Torvalds when he was a student . 6 Introducing Red Hat Linux 6 What Is Linux? 7 Linux s Roots in UNIX 8 Common Linux Features 9 Primary Advantages of Linux 10 What Is Red Hat Linux? 11 Why Choose Red Hat Linux? 11 New Features in Red Hat. Hat Linux 66 The login session 68 The shell interface 68 Understanding the Red Hat Linux Shell 72 Using the Shell in Red Hat Linux 72 Locating commands 73 Red Hat Linux 7. 2 Bible, Unlimited Edition. Publishing with Red Hat Linux 3/8 51 Table of Contents Chapter 7: Playing Games with Red Hat Linux 2 17 Overview 2 17 Basic Linux Gaming Information 2 17 Where to get information on Linux gaming 2 17 Graphical