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1 Introduction... xxxi Part I: Getting Started With Ubuntu and Kubuntu 1 Chapter 1: The Ubuntu Linux Project Background...4 Why Use Linux?...4 What Is a Linux Distribution?...5 Introducing Ubuntu Linux...6 The Ubuntu Manifesto...7 Ubuntu and Kubuntu Release Schedule...8 Ubuntu Update and Maintenance Commitments...9 Ubuntu and the Debian Project...10 Why Choose Ubuntu or Kubuntu?...11 What Versions of Ubuntu Are Available?...12 Installation Requirements...16 Supported System Types Hardware Requirements Time Requirements...18 Ubuntu CDs...18 Support for Ubuntu and Kubuntu...19 Community Support and Information...19 Documentation...22 Commercial Support for Ubuntu Linux...23 Getting More Information About Ubuntu...24 Summary...25 Chapter 2: Installing Ubuntu and Kubuntu COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Which Kubuntu...28 Getting a 64-Bit or Kubuntu Desktop CD...29 Booting from a Desktop CD...30 Installing Ubuntu or Kubuntu from a Desktop CD...34 Booting Ubuntu or Kubuntu...45 Booting Ubuntu or Kubuntu on Dual-Boot Systems...46 The First Time You Boot Ubuntu or Kubuntu...47 Test-Driving Ubuntu or Kubuntu Linux...47 Exploring the Desktop CD s Examples Folder...48 xi

2 Accessing Your Hard Drive from the Desktop CD...50 Copying Files to Other Machines Over a Network...56 Using Desktop CD Persistence...56 Wubi: Installing Ubuntu or Kubuntu on Windows...60 Summary...63 Chapter 3: Installing Ubuntu and Kubuntu on Special-Purpose Systems Getting a Different Install CD...66 Booting from a Server or Alternate Install CD...66 Install Options on the Server Install CD...67 Installing an Ubuntu Server...68 Manually Specifying Your Partition Layout...84 Booting Your Server for the First Time...93 Install Options on the Alternate Install CD...94 Installing a Desktop System in Text Mode...96 Installing in OEM Mode...97 Installing a Command-Line System...98 Installing an LTSP Server...99 Summary...99 Part II: Ubuntu and Kubuntu for Desktop Users 101 Chapter 4: Basic Linux System Concepts Working with Files and Directories Standard Linux Directories Other Common Directories on Linux Systems Introduction to Linux Filesystems Disks, Partitions, and Mount Points Introducing Logical Volumes Local Filesystems: Standard and Journaling Network Filesystems Working with Partitions and Filesystems Mounting Filesystems Automatically Mounting Filesystems at Boot Time Automatically Mounting Removable Media Filesystems Understanding Linux Permissions Basic Concepts: Users and Groups File and Directory Permissions Under Linux Performing Privileged Operations in Ubuntu Summary Chapter 5: Using the GNOME Desktop What s a Desktop? Graphical Environments for Linux Using the Mouse GNOME Desktop Overview xii

3 GNOME Application Windows Menus in GNOME Panel Menus Context-Sensitive Menus Customizing GNOME Menus Customizing Your Desktop Customizing Mouse Behavior Configuring Screen Resolution Customizing Panels Configuring the Screensaver Configuring Power Management Changing Desktop Backgrounds Switching Themes Assistive Technologies for Using GNOME GNOME Keyboard Shortcuts Introducing the Nautilus File Manager Basic Operations in Nautilus Examples of Using Nautilus Getting More Information About Nautilus Using the Tracker Desktop Search Application Searching with Tracker Configuring Tracker Using the GNOME Deskbar Applet Using a Window Manager Summary Chapter 6: Using the Compiz Window Manager What Is Compositing? Why All the Fuss? Compiz History: Compiz, Emerald, Beryl, and Friends Enabling Special Effects in Compiz Using the Appearance Preferences Application Detailed Compiz Configuration Other Useful Packages for Compiz Installing and Using the Avant Window Navigator Using Emerald and the Emerald Theme Manager Using Compiz with KDE Summary Chapter 7: Using the KDE 3 Desktop A Short Course in KDE History Using the Mouse KDE 3 Desktop Overview KDE 3 Application Windows Menus in KDE Panel Menus xiii

4 Context-Sensitive Menus Customizing KDE Menus Customizing the KDE 3 Desktop Customizing Mouse Behavior Configuring Screen Resolution Customizing Panels Configuring a Screensaver Configuring Power Management Changing Desktop Backgrounds Switching Themes Undoing KDE Configuration Changes KDE Keyboard Shortcuts Introducing the Dolphin File Manager Overview of Dolphin Basic Operations in Dolphin Getting More Information About Dolphin Using the Konqueror Browser Configuring Konqueror Using Konqueror as a File Manager Using the Strigi Desktop Search Application Changing the Window Manager for KDE Installing KDE on an Ubuntu System Summary Chapter 8: Using the KDE 4 Desktop What s New in KDE KDE 4 Desktop Overview Using the Mouse KDE 4 Window Decorations Menus in KDE Running Commands with KRunner Using the KDE 4 Panel Using Widgets Adding Widgets Default Widgets in KDE Getting Other Widgets KWin and Compositing Using Compositing in KWin Standard Compositing Effects and Shortcuts Configuring Advanced Graphics Options Enabling and Disabling Compositing Effects Customizing Your Desktop Configuring Screen Resolution Switching and Creating Themes Summary xiv

5 Chapter 9: Managing E mail and Personal Information with Evolution Starting Evolution Using the Evolution Setup Assistant Sending and Receiving Mail Sending Mail in Evolution Setting Evolution Preferences for Sending and Viewing Mail Undeleting Mail Messages Creating and Using Mail Folders Using Search Folders Filtering Incoming Mail Automatically Processing Incoming Mail Automatically Checking for Junk Mail Accessing Free and Web-Based E mail Reading Gmail from a Desktop Mail Client Reading Mail from Other Web-Based Mail Providers Managing Contacts Configuring Evolution s Contact Support Adding and Editing Contact Information Defining Mailing Lists Managing Your Calendar Basic Calendar Configuration Creating and Editing Personal Calendar Entries Creating and Editing Meetings Integrating Online Calendars Publishing Your Free/Busy Information Additional Sources of Information About Evolution Summary Chapter 10: Managing E mail and Personal Information with Kontact Starting Kontact Configuring Kontact Configuring E mail in Kontact Configuring Contacts Configuring Your Calendar Configuring the Summary View Sending, Receiving, and Storing Mail Checking and Reading Mail in Kontact Setting Preferences for Reading Mail in Kontact Sending Mail in Kontact Setting Preferences for Sending Mail in Kontact Organizing and Filtering Mail Using Folders to Organize Your Mail Using Filters to Process Incoming Mail Configuring Spam and Virus Detection in Kontact Creating and Managing Contacts Using and Managing Your Calendar Summary xv

6 Chapter 11: Surfing the Web with Firefox A Quick History of Firefox Starting Firefox The Firefox User Interface Standard Parts of a Firefox Window Using the Mouse in Firefox Special and Not-So-Special Firefox Features Configuring Firefox Setting Your Home Page Controlling Pop-ups, JavaScript, and More Configuring Your Privacy Settings Working with Bookmarks Creating Bookmarks in Firefox Managing Your Bookmarks Creating Live Bookmarks Enhancing Firefox Registering for Add-ons Viewing Installed Firefox Add-ons and Themes Adding Firefox Add-ons and Themes Adding New Firefox Plug-ins Summary Chapter 12: Migrating from Windows Systems Overview of Migration Scenarios Backing Up Your Personal Data Migrating E mail to Linux Migrating Mail via Thunderbird Manually Migrating Mail Migrating Web/Browser Settings to Linux Migrating from Firefox to Firefox Migrating from Internet Explorer/Safari to Firefox Migrating Just Your Bookmarks Working with Windows Application Data Summary Chapter 13: Sending and Receiving Instant Messages Instant Messaging Overview Getting an Instant Messaging Account Instant Messaging on Ubuntu with Pidgin Configuring Instant Messaging Accounts in Pidgin Using Pidgin Getting More Information about Pidgin Instant Messaging on Kubuntu with Kopete Configuring Instant Messaging Accounts in Kopete Using Kopete Getting More Information about Kopete xvi

7 Using IRC Using IRC in Pidgin Using IRC in Kopete Getting More Information about IRC Other Instant Messaging Packages Resolving IM Communication Problems Summary Chapter 14: Using Command-Line Tools Why Use the Command Line? Executing Commands from the Command Line What s a Shell? Getting to a Shell Using the GNOME Terminal Application Using the KDE Konsole Using the X Window System Terminal Application Popular Command-Line Commands Moving Around in the Linux Filesystem Copying, Moving, Renaming, and Deleting Files and Directories Changing File and Directory Permissions Finding Commands That Do Specific Things Working with the Bash Shell Using Command History Using Command and Filename Completion Using Wildcards Pipes and Input and Output Redirection Introducing Job Control Exploring the Bash Configuration File Using Environment Variables Defining and Using Aliases Summary Chapter 15: Working with Text Files on Ubuntu Introduction to Linux Text Editors Using vi Starting and Exiting vi Inserting Text in vi Moving Around in vi Deleting and Changing Text in vi Cutting, Copying, and Pasting in vi Searching for and Replacing Text in vi Undoing Changes in vi Using Multiple Windows in vi Customizing vim Graphical Versions of vi More Information About vi and vim xvii

8 Using emacs A Few Words About emacs Commands Emacs Terminology Starting and Exiting emacs Moving Around in emacs Cutting, Copying, and Pasting in emacs Searching for and Replacing Text in emacs Working with Multiple Windows and Buffers in emacs Customizing emacs Getting More Information About emacs Using gedit Popular KDE Text Editors Using KEdit Using KWrite Using Kate Other Text Editors for Linux Systems Summary Chapter 16: Creating and Publishing Documents Using Document Markup Languages Installing TeX and LaTeX Using TeX Markup Introducing LaTeX Markup Formatting and Previewing DVI Files Using Graphical Tools to Work with TeX and LaTeX More Information About TeX and LaTeX Word Processing with OpenOffice.org Writer Installing Files for Writer Taking a Quick Tour of Writer Personalizing Writer Using Wizards to Create Documents Modifying Document Styles and Layout Creating and Using Templates Importing Documents from Other Word Processors More Information About Writer Word Processing (and More) with KWord Installing KWord Quick Tour of KWord Creating and Editing Documents in KWord Working with Frames Importing, Exporting, and Saving Documents More Information About KWord Desktop Publishing with Scribus Installing Scribus Taking a Quick Scribus Tutorial More Information About Scribus xviii

9 Other Word Processors and Office Suites Summary Chapter 17: Other Office Software: Spreadsheets and Presentations Introduction to Spreadsheets: A Quick Tutorial Creating and Using OpenOffice.org Spreadsheets Installing Files for OpenOffice.org Calc Starting Calc Taking a Quick Tour of Calc Invoking Functions in Calc Specifying the Type of Data in a Cell Importing Existing Spreadsheets into Calc Creating and Using Gnumeric Spreadsheets Starting Gnumeric Taking a Quick Tour of Gnumeric Invoking Functions in Gnumeric Specifying the Type of Data in a Cell Importing Existing Spreadsheets into Gnumeric Creating and Using KSpread Spreadsheets Starting KSpread Taking a Quick Tour of KSpread Invoking Functions in KSpread Specifying the Type of Data in a Cell Importing Existing Spreadsheets into KSpread Creating and Using OpenOffice.org Presentations Installing Files for Impress Starting Impress Taking a Quick Tour of Impress Creating a Presentation Importing Existing Presentations Summary Chapter 18: Working with Graphics Overview of Digital Graphics Terminology Using GIMP Starting GIMP A Quick Tour of GIMP Sample GIMP Tasks More Information About GIMP Using Krita Starting Krita A Quick Tour of Krita Test-Drive: Using Krita More Information About Krita Photo Editing Overview Using OpenOffice.org Draw Starting Draw xix

10 A Quick Tour of Draw More Information About OpenOffice.org Draw Vector Graphics Tools for Linux Using Inkscape Using Karbon Other Graphics Applications Summary Chapter 19: Working with Multimedia Overview of Digital Audio and Video Terminology Configuring Sound Devices, Levels, and System Sounds on Ubuntu Systems Specifying and Testing Sound Devices Setting System Sound Levels Testing and Customizing System Sounds Getting Detailed Information about Your Sound Hardware Setting Blank CD and DVD Preferences Configuring Sound Devices, Levels, and System Sounds on Kubuntu Systems Specifying System Sound Devices Setting System Sound Levels Testing and Customizing System Sounds Getting Detailed Information about Your Sound Hardware Setting Blank CD and DVD Preferences Exploring the Linux Multimedia Stack Introducing Drivers, Servers, and Frameworks Configuring the GStreamer Framework and Plug-Ins Configuring PulseAudio on Ubuntu Playing CDs and DVDs Playing Audio CDs Using Rhythmbox on Ubuntu Playing Audio CDs with Amarok on Kubuntu Installing Software to Play Encrypted DVDs Playing DVDs with Totem on Ubuntu Playing DVDs on Kubuntu Systems Ripping Audio CDs Ripping Audio CDs Using Rhythmbox on Ubuntu Ripping Audio CDs Using k3b Backing Up DVDs from the Command Line Creating CDs and DVDs Burning CDs Using Brasero on Ubuntu Burning Data CDs and DVDs Using Nautilus Burning CDs and DVDs Using k3b Working with Other Audio Sources Playing Audio Files and Internet Radio Using Rhythmbox Playing Audio Files and Internet Radio on Kubuntu Converting Audio File Formats Summary xx

11 Chapter 20: Would You Like to Play a Game? Default Games on Ubuntu Card Games Board Games Video Games Games on Kubuntu Systems Arcade Games Board Games Card Games Games for Kids Tactics & Strategy Games on the Games Menu Other Popular Games Billions and Billions of Versions of Chess Go Monopoly Clones Scrabble Clones Unique Arcade Games for Linux Summary Chapter 21: Consumer Electronics and Ubuntu/Kubuntu Configuring Your System for Consumer Electronics Devices Digital Device Recognition on Ubuntu Systems Digital Device Recognition on Kubuntu Systems Working with Your Digital Camera Working with Digital Cameras on Ubuntu Systems Working with Digital Cameras on Kubuntu Systems Working with ipods and Other Digital Audio Players Digital Audio Players and Rhythmbox on Ubuntu Digital Audio Players and Amarok on Kubuntu Working with an ipod Using gtkpod Working with CompactFlash and SD Cards Summary Part III: Ubuntu and Kubuntu for System Administrators 903 Chapter 22: Understanding the System Startup and Shutdown Processes Overview of the Ubuntu/Kubuntu Startup Process The Boot Monitor or BIOS The Boot Loader Loading the Kernel Loading and Using an Initial RAM Disk or RAM Filesystem The Init Process Examining the Boot Process with Bootchart xxi

12 Optimizing the Boot Process Minimizing the Amount of Software You Start Optimizing Application Loading The Ubuntu/Kubuntu Shutdown Process Summary Chapter 23: Adding, Removing, and Updating Software Installing Software with the Add/Remove Menu Item Using the Add/Remove Menu Item in Ubuntu Using the Add/Remove Programs Menu Item in Kubuntu Package Management Software Overview Ubuntu Repositories and Components Enabling Additional Repository Components Other Repositories of Interest Enabling Additional Repository Sources Using the Software Sources Tool Problems Adding or Accessing Nonstandard Repositories Exploring Your System Using dpkg and Friends Listing the Packages That Are Installed on Your System Listing the Packages That Are Available for Your System Listing Information About a Package Listing the Contents of a Package Determining What Package Provides an Existing File Determining What Package Provides a Missing File Using apt-get to Add and Remove Software Upgrading Your System Using apt-get Smart System Upgrades Using apt-get Retrieving Package Source Code Using apt-get Satisfying Build Dependencies Using apt-get Using aptitude to Add and Remove Software Tips and Tricks for Using the aptitude User Interface Using aptitude to Install Recommended Software Advantages of Using aptitude to Install and Remove Software Using Synaptic to Add and Remove Software Configuring Synaptic Preferences Searching for Software in Synaptic Installing Packages in Synaptic Removing Packages in Synaptic Using the Ubuntu Update Manager Using the Adept Tools Using the Adept Manager on KDE 3-Based Systems Using the Adept Updater on KDE 3-Based Systems Using the Adept Manager on KDE 4-Based Systems Using the Adept Updater on KDE 4-Based Systems Converting Packages from Other Package Formats Keeping Your System Lean, Mean, and Pristine Summary xxii

13 Chapter 24: Adding Hardware and Attaching Peripherals Adding a Printer Adding a Printer on Ubuntu Adding and Configuring Printers on Kubuntu Using a Scanner Using a Scanner on a Ubuntu System Using a Scanner on a KDE 3-Based System Adding Internal Disks and CD/DVD Drives Adding EIDE/ATA Drives Adding SATA Drives Adding SCSI Drives Troubleshooting Boot Problems after Adding New Drives Locating, Partitioning, and Formatting New Drives Using PCMCIA Cards Adding PCI Cards Examining and Troubleshooting Devices Graphically Summary Chapter 25: Network Configuration and Security Networking Configuring Your Network Hardware Using Network Manager on Ubuntu Using the Network Manager on Kubuntu Configuration Files for Network Interfaces Network Testing with Network Tools Tips for Securing Your System Installing a Firewall Overview of Linux Firewalling and Packet Filtering Installing and Configuring a Firewall Summary Chapter 26: Going Wireless Overview of Wireless Technologies Using Wicd Installing Wicd Using Wicd Configuring Wicd Command-Line Tools for Wireless Networking Installing and Using Windows Networking Drivers Installing NDIS Wrapper and Friends Installing Microsoft Windows Drivers NDIS Wrapper Tips and Tricks Summary xxiii

14 Appendix: What s on the DVD and CD-ROM? System Requirements Using the DVD with Windows Using the DVD with Linux What s on the DVD What s on the CD Troubleshooting Customer Care Index Part IV: Bonus Chapters (CD only) 1 Chapter B1: Connecting to Other Systems... 3 Establishing Secure Connections to Other Systems...3 Logging in to Remote Systems Using ssh...4 Enabling Incoming SSH Connections to Your System...5 Connecting to Other Systems Using VNC...7 Configuring a VNC Server...7 VNC Client and Server Software for Other Systems...12 Using Ubuntu s Remote Desktop Viewer...13 Using Kubuntu s Remote Desktop Connection...16 Connecting to Remote Windows Terminal Servers...20 Using rdesktop for Terminal Server Connections...20 Using Ubuntu s tsclient for Terminal Server Connections...22 Using Kubuntu s krdc for Terminal Server Connections...24 Using Other Remote Connection Software...27 Summary...27 Chapter B2: File Transfer and Sharing Transferring Files to Other Systems...30 Using FTP...32 Accessing Shares on Windows Systems...45 Accessing NFS Directories from Linux Systems...53 Peer-to-Peer File Sharing on Ubuntu...55 Installing and Using gtk-gnutella...56 Using BitTorrent...58 Summary...63 Chapter B3: Software Development on Ubuntu and Kubuntu Installing and Using Development Software...66 Installing GCC Compilers, make, and Friends...66 GCC Compiler Overview...66 Using GCC s C Compiler...67 Creating Simple Makefiles...68 xxiv

15 Building Open Source Software...70 Building a Standalone Package...71 Building Add-On Software...78 Building Supported Software in Different Ways...79 Using an Integrated Development Environment...80 Popular IDEs for Linux...81 Installing Eclipse...82 Using Eclipse for C Application Development...83 Getting More Information about Eclipse...99 Source Code Control Software...99 The Concurrent Versioning System (CVS) Installing and Using Subversion Summary Chapter B4: Managing Users, Groups, Authentication, and Advanced Permissions Creating and Managing Users and Groups Managing Users and Groups on Ubuntu Systems Managing Users and Groups on KDE 3 Systems Managing Users and Groups on KDE 4 Systems PAMs and the Linux Authentication Process PAM Configuration Files for Applications and Services Example: PAMs Used by the Login Process Configuration Files for Various PAMs What If PAM Configuration Files Are Missing? Customizing the sudo Command Using ACLs for Sophisticated File Sharing Overview of Linux ACLs Installing ACL Commands Activating Filesystem Support for ACLs Working with ACLs from the Command Line Working with ACLs Using Graphical Tools Configuring Kerberos Authentication Installing Kerberos Client and Server Commands Configuring NTP on Servers and Clients Setting Up a Kerberos Server Setting Up a Kerberos Client Summary Chapter B5: Managing System Policies and Security Overview and Comparison of AppArmor and SELinux Identifying Resources Rule Readability and Ease of Creation Comparison Summary Configuring and Using AppArmor Installing and Configuring AppArmor xxv

16 AppArmor Profiles and Profile Syntax Additional Information about AppArmor Configuring and Using SELinux Installing SELinux SELinux Tools Additional Information about SELinux Summary Chapter B6: Backing Up and Restoring Files Backups Why Do Backups? Different Types of Backups Verifying and Testing Backups Deciding What to Back Up Backup Software for Linux Local Backup and Restore Software for Linux Network-Oriented Backup Software for Linux Backing Up Files to Local, Removable Media Archiving and Restoring Files Using tar Making an Up-to-Date Copy of a Local Directory Using cp Making an Up-to-Date Copy of a Remote Directory Using rsync Installing and Using BackupPC Installing and Configuring BackupPC Identifying Hosts to Back Up Defining a Backup Using rsyncd Defining a Backup Using SMB Starting Backups in BackupPC Restoring from Backups in BackupPC Linux Time Machines Summary Chapter B7: Using Virtual Machines and Emulators Overview of Virtualization and Emulation Why Virtualize? Types of Virtual Machines What Kinds of Virtualization Can I Use? Selecting a Virtualization Technology Popular Emulation Software for Linux Managing Virtual and Emulated Machines Getting More Information About Virtualization Installing and Using VirtualBox VirtualBox Overview Installing VirtualBox Creating a Virtual Machine in VirtualBox Installing an Operating System in a Virtual Machine Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions xxvi

17 Starting and Stopping Virtual Machines Networking and VirtualBox Fixing Virtual Machine Boot/Installation Problems Installing and Using VMware Server Downloading and Installing VMware Server Starting VMware Server Creating a Virtual Machine Starting a VMware Virtual Machine Installing and Using KVM Installing KVM and Related Packages Creating a Disk for a KVM Virtual Machine Installing an Operating System in a Virtual Machine Starting a KVM Virtual Machine Networking for KVM Installing and Using Xen Overview of Xen Installing Xen Creating Xen DomainU Configuration Files Building and Booting a Paravirtualized DomainU Creating a Hardware Virtual Machine DomainU Getting More Information About Xen Installing and Using QEMU Summary Chapter B8: Setting Up a Web Server World Wide Web Introduction to Web Servers and Apache Installing Apache Apache 2 File Locations Configuring Apache Troubleshooting More Information Summary Chapter B9: Setting Up a Mail Server Introduction to Mail Servers Popular Linux Mail Transfer Agents Why Run Your Own Mail Server? Installing Postfix and Friends Packages to Install Built-in Postfix Configuration Models Configuring Postfix Postfix Configuration Files Identifying Trusted Hosts and Domains Rewriting Addresses in Outgoing Mail Accepting Mail for an Entire Domain xxvii

18 Activating Qpopper for POP/POP3 Support Adding Spam Filtering and Virus Scanning to Postfix Greylisting via postgrey Adding Postfix Parameters to Reject Bogus Mail Integrating MailScanner, SpamAssassin, and ClamAV with Postfix More Information Summary Chapter B10: Setting Up a DHCP Server Overview of DHCP Installing a DHCP Server Managing a DHCP Server from the Command Line Creating DHCP Configuration Files Using a Text Editor Specifying Additional DHCP Server Configuration File Entries Managing a DHCP Server Graphically Troubleshooting DHCP Summary Chapter B11: Setting Up a DNS Server Overview of DNS and BIND Installing a DNS Server Overview of BIND Configuration Files Creating DNS Zone and Reverse Lookup Files Using Common Entries for Zone and Reverse Lookup Files: SOA and $TTL Creating Zone Files Creating Reverse Lookup Files Incorporating Zone and Reverse Lookup Files with BIND Restarting and Testing Your Name Server Troubleshooting DNS Getting More Information About DNS and BIND Summary Chapter B12: Setting Up a Print Server Linux and UNIX Printing History Enabling Remote Hosts to Access Your CUPS Print Server Enabling Remote Printing on Ubuntu and KDE 4-Based Systems Enabling Remote Printing on KDE 3 Based Systems Integrating Windows Printing with an Ubuntu Print Server Integrating Mac OS X Printing with an Ubuntu Print Server Troubleshooting Remote Printing Checking the CUPS Log Files Accessing Controls for Portions of the CUPS Web Interface Handling Preformatted Print Jobs Getting More Information About CUPS Summary xxviii

19 Chapter B13: Setting Up an NFS Server Overview of the Network File System How NFS Works Comparing Different Versions of NFS Installing an NFS Server Configuring an NFS Server Configuring Common NFS Options Configuring NFS Kernel Server Options Setting Up the Pseudo-Filesystem and Exported Directories Defining Exported Directories in /etc/exports Mounting NFS Directories on Clients Debugging NFS Problems Verifying RPC Services Verifying Filesystem Export Debugging NFS Operations Getting More Information About NFS Summary Chapter B14: Setting Up a Samba Server Overview of Microsoft Windows File Sharing Introducing Samba Installing the Samba Server and Friends Samba Server Configuration Essentials Identifying Your Workgroup or Domain Configuring Samba Authentication Sharing Printers and Home Directories Using Samba Verifying the Samba Configuration File Testing Samba Availability and Services Sharing Other Directories via Samba Getting More Information About Samba Summary xxix