Linux Universe: Installation and Configuration

by Stefan Strobel

Features.- Requirements.- 3.1 RAM.- 3.2 Hard disk.- 3.3 Bus system (ISA/EISA/PCI).- 3.4 Video adapters.- 3.5 Peripheral hardware.- 3.6 PC and monitor.- 3.7 Supported hardware.- Booting Linux.- 4.1 Preparing the hard disk.- 4.2 Booting under DOS.- 4.3 Booting from a floppy disk.- 4.4 Installation via NFS.- 4.5 Booting options.- Installation.- 5.1 The keyboard.- 5.2 Partitioning.- 5.3 Swap.- 5.4 File system.- 5.5 X11.- 5.6 Install.- 5.7 Boot manager.- 5.8 Xadmin.- Configuration.- 6.1 General configuration.- 6.2 Network configuration.- 6.3 X11 configuration.- 6.4 Configuration of X applications.- Administration.- 7.1 The administrator.- 7.2 Shutdown.- 7.3 The directory tree.- 7.4 Users and groups.- 7.5 Shells.- 7.6 User information.- 7.7 Backups.- 7.8 Format and copy diskettes.- 7.9 File system management.- 7.10 Boot diskettes.- 7.11 Setting the system time.- 7.12 Linux Universe Packages.- Reference.

168 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995