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by Richard Petersen
Beginning Fedora Desktop: Fedora 20 Edition
Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents at a Glance
Contents
About the Author
About the Technical Reviewers
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Fedora 20 Introduction
Fedora Documentation
Fedora 20
Fedora 20 Desktop Features
Fedora ISO Images
Fedora Custom Spins
Multimedia
Fedora Live DVD
Starting the Live DVD
Installing Fedora from a Live DVD
USB Live Disk
liveusb-creator
livecd-iso-to-disk
Fedora Logo
Linux
Open Source Software
Linux Documentation
Chapter 2: Installation and Upgrade
Obtaining the DVDs
Install Strategies: Making Use of Repositories
Live DVD Advantages
Fedora Install DVD Advantages
Installation Issues
Installing Dual-Boot Systems
Storage Configuration
Install Sources (Install DVD)
Basic Install with Fedora Live Desktop DVD
Quick Install with the Install DVD
Installing Fedora Linux
Starting the Installation Program with the Install DVD
Initial Setup
Automatic Partitioning
Manual Partitioning: Partitions, BTRFS, RAID, and Logical Volumes
Software Installation Configuration with the Fedora Install DVD/CDs
GRUB on Restart
GNOME Initial Setup and GNOME Help
Upgrading Fedora Linux
Creating Boot Disks
Booting in Rescue Mode
Reinstalling the Bootloader
Chapter 3: Usage Basics: Login, Desktop, and Help
User Accounts
GRUB Start Menu and Boot Problems
The Display Manager: GDM
Important Laptop Features
Desktops
KDE
Xfce and LXDE
Cinnamon and Mate
GNOME
GNOME File Manager
Logging Out and Shutting Down from GNOME
Network Connections
Network Manager Wired Connections
Network Manager Wireless Connections
System Settings Network (GNOME and Proxies)
System Settings
Date & Time
Accessing File Systems, Devices, and Remote Hosts
Video Drivers
Multimedia Support: MP3, DVD Video, and DivX
Terminal Window
Command-Line Interface
Running Windows Software on Linux: Wine
Help Resources
GNOME and KDE Help
Context-Sensitive Help
Application Documentation
The Man Pages
The Info Pages
Web Resources
Chapter 4: Installing and Updating Software: YUM, GNOME Software, PackageKit, and RPM
Software Repositories
Fedora Software Repositories
RPM Fusion
Adobe and Livna
Third-Party Linux Software Archives
Updating Fedora: GNOME Software and Software Update
Updating Fedora with GNOME Software Update
Updating Fedora with Software Update (PackageKit)
Update Preferences
Update with the yum Command
Automatic YUM Update with cron
Presto: Efficient Updating with DeltaRPM Packages
Installing Software Packages
Installing with YUM
Installing Individual Packages with Your Browser
GNOME Software (Software)
PackageKit (Packages)
PackageKit Browsing
PackageKit Software Installation
PackageKit Selected Package Actions and Information
PackageKit Searching
PackageKit Filtering
Managing Repositories
Using the RPM Fusion Repository with PackageKit
YUM Extender: yumex
Installing Packages with the yum Command
Recovering Packages with the yum Command
Installing Some Popular Third-Party Software
Multimedia Packages
Vendor Video Driver Support
Installing Popular Third-Party Non-Fedora Applications
Using Repositories
Repository Repo Package Files
Fedora Repository
RPM Fusion
Livna (dvdcss)
Adobe (Flash)
Google
YUM Configuration
/etc/yum.conf
Repository Files: /etc/yum.repos.d
Creating Local YUM Repositories
Managing YUM Caches
Manually Installing Packages with rpm
Package Security Check
Installing Source Code Applications
Extracting the Archive: Archive Manager (File Roller)
Configure, Compile, and Install
Chapter 5: Office Applications and Editors
LibreOffice
Calligra
GNOME Office Applications
Running Microsoft Office on Linux: Wine and CrossOver
GNOME Documents
Document Viewers and Scanning (PostScript, PDF, and DVI)
E-book Readers: FBReader and Calibre
GNOME Notes
Clocks and Weather
Editors
GNOME Text Editor: Gedit
KDE Editor: Kate (KWrite)
Leafpad
Nano
The Emacs Editor
The Vi Editor: Vim and Gvim
Mail (E-mail) and News
Evolution
Thunderbird
GNOME Contacts
The KDE Mail Client: KMail
Emacs Mail
Command-Line Mail Clients
Accessing Mail on Remote Mail Servers
Mailing Lists
Usenet News
Database Management Systems
SQL Databases (RDBMS)
Chapter 6: Graphics and Multimedia
Graphics Applications
Photo Management: Shotwell, F-Spot, Cheese, and Photos
GNOME Graphics Tools
KDE Graphics Tools
X Window System Graphic Programs
Multimedia
Codec Support with PackageKit
Third-Party Multimedia Codecs with License Issues
Obtaining the DVDCSS DVD Video Codec from Livna
GStreamer
iPod
Music Applications
Burning DVD/CDs with GNOME (Brasero)
Video Applications
Video and DVD Players
Totem Plug-ins
PiTiVi Video Editor
TV Players
DVB and HDTV Support
Xvid (DivX) and Matroska (mkv) on Linux
Sound Settings
Volume Control
Sound: PulseAudio
PulseAudio applications
Chapter 7: Internet Applications: Web and FTP
Web Browsers
The Firefox Web Browser
Firefox Bookmarks and History
Firefox Configuration
Konqueror: KDE Web and FTP Access
The KDE Rekonq Web Browser
Web (Epiphany)
Chrome
Java for Linux
jpackage, Sun, and Java-Like
Java Applications
BitTorrent Clients (Transmission)
FTP Clients
Network File Transfer: FTP
Web Browser-Based FTP: Firefox
GNOME Desktop FTP: Connect to Server
The KDE File Managers: Konqueror and Dolphin
Filezilla
gFTP
wget
curl
ftp
lftp
Chapter 8: Social Networking: Microblogging, IM, VoIP, and Social Desktop
Microblogging: Gwibber
Instant Messenger: Empathy and Pidgin
Empathy
Pidgin
Ekiga
Skype (VoIP)
KDE Social Desktop
Maps
Chapter 9: GNOME 3
The GNOME 3 Interface
Top Bar
Activities Overview
Activities Search
Managing Windows
Workspaces
Notifications and Message Tray
GNOME Desktop Help
The GNOME Files File Manager
Home Folder Subfolders
File Manager Windows
File Manager Sidebar
Tabs
Displaying Files and Folders
Previews
File Manager Tools and Pop-up Menus
Navigating in the File Manager
Managing Files and Folders
File and Directory Properties
File Manager Preferences
File Manager As an FTP Browser
File Manager Search
GNOME Classic
Chapter 10: The K Desktop Environment: KDE
The K Desktop Environment (KDE)
KDE Display Manager (KDM)
Configuration and Administration Access with KDE
Plasma: Desktop, Panel, and Plasmoids (Applets)
The KDE Help Center
The KDE 4 Desktop
Desktop Backgrounds (Wallpaper)
Themes
Leaving KDE
KDE Kickoff and QuickAccess Menus
Krunner
Removable Devices: Device Notifier
Network Manager
Desktop Plasmoids (Applets)
KDE Windows
Applications
Virtual Desktops: Desktop Pager
KDE Panel
KDE Panel Configuration
KWin: Desktop Effects
KDE File Manager: Dolphin
Navigating Directories
Copy, Move, Delete, Rename, and Link Operations
Search Bar and Filter Bar
KDE Software Management: Apper
KDE Configuration: KDE System Settings
KDE Directories and Files
Chapter 11: Shells
The Command Line
Command-Line Editing
Command and Filename Completion
History
History Events
Filename Expansion *, ?, [ ]
Matching Multiple Characters
Matching Single Characters
Matching a Range of Characters
Matching Shell Symbols
Generating Patterns
Standard Input/Outputand Redirection
Redirecting the Standard Output: > and >>
The Standard Input
Pipes: |
Linux Files
The File Structure
Home Directories
Pathnames
System Directories
Listing, Displaying, and Printing Files: ls, cat, more, less, and lpr
Displaying Files: cat, less, and more
Printing Files: lpr, lpq, and lprm
Managing Directories: mkdir, rmdir, ls, cd, pwd
Creating and Deleting Directories
Displaying Directory Contents
Moving Through Directories
Referencing the Parent Directory
File and Directory Operations: find, cp, mv, rm, ln
Searching Directories: find
Copying Files
Moving Files
Copying and Moving Directories
Erasing Files and Directories the rm Command
Links: The ln Command
Chapter 12: Additional Desktops
The Xfce Desktop
The LXDE Desktop
The Sugar on a Stick (SoaS) Desktop
The Mate Desktop
The Cinnamon Desktop
Window Managers
Chapter 13: Fedora System Tools
System Monitoring
Managing Processes
Terminal Window Administrative Access: su
Schedule Tasks
GNOME Schedule
KDE Task Scheduler (KCron)
System Logs, journals, and journald
GNOME Log File Viewer
Disk Usage Analyzer
Virus Protection
Disk Utility and Udisks
Hardware Sensors
SELinux: Configuration with system-config-selinux
SELinux Troubleshooting and audit2allow
Chapter 14: System Administration
Fedora Administrative Tools
Superuser Control: The Root User
Administrative Access from Normal User Accounts
Logging In to the Root User Account Directly: su
Controlled Administrative Access: sudo
Controlled Access with PolicyKit: polkit-1
Authentication: authconfig-gtk
Desktop Login to the Root User
Date and Time
Using the system-config-date Utility
Using the date Command
User Accounts: Users, System Settings
Users and Groups Manager: system-config-users
Users and Groups: New Users
Users and Groups: Groups
Passwords
Display Configuration
Vendor Drivers
Bluetooth
File System Access
Access Linux File Systems on Internal Drives
Access to Local Windows NTFS File Systems
Access to Local Network Windows NTFS File Systems
Permissions on GNOME
Automatic File System Mounts with /etc/fstab
Editing Configuration Files Directly
Backup Management: rsync, Déjà Dup, and Amanda
Individual Backups: archive and rsync
Déjà Dup
BackupPC
Amanda
Managing Services: systemd and service
system-config-services
chkconfig
Manual Service Control
Chapter 15: Network Configuration
Network Information: Dynamic and Static
User and System-Wide Network Configuration: Network Manager
Network Manager Manual Configuration using GNOME Network
Network Manager Manual Configuration Using Network Connections
Command-Line PPP Access: wvdial
Setting Up Your Firewall: firewall-config
Setting Up Windows Network Access: Samba
Chapter 16: Printing
Printer URI (Universal Resource Identifier)
GNOME 3 Printers: System Settings
Remote Printers
Printer Settings: system-config-printer
Editing Printer Configurations: Printer Settings
Adding New Printers
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Fedora 20 Edition
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