SUSE Linux Toolbox : 1000+ Commands for openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise

by Negus, Christopher; Caen, Francois

Edition: 1st

ISBN13: 9780470082928

ISBN10: 0470082925

Format: Paperback

Pub. Date: 2007-12-05

Publisher(s): Wiley

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Summary

In this handy, compact guide, you'll explore a ton of powerful SUSE Linux commands while you learn to use SUSE Linux as the experts do: from the command line. Try out more than 1,000 commands to find and get software, monitor system health and security, and access network resources. Then, apply the skills you learn from this book to use and administer desktops and servers running openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise or any other Linux distribution.

Author Biography

Christopher Negus is the author of the bestselling Fedora and Red Hat Linux Bible series, Linux Toys II, Linux Troubleshooting Bible, and Linux Bible 2008 Edition. He is a member of the Madison Linux Users Group. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Chris served for eight years on development teams for the Unix operating system at AT&T, where Unix was created and developed. He also worked with Novell on Unix development and Caldera.

Francois Caen hosts and manages business application infrastructures, through his company Turbosphere LLC. As an open-source advocate, he has lectured on OSS network management and Internet services, and served as president of the Tacoma Linux User Group. FranÇois is a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE).

Acknowledgments	p. xix
Introduction	p. xxi
Starting with SUSE	p. 1
About SUSE, Novell, and Linux	p. 2
Comparing SUSE to Other Linux Versions	p. 2
Finding SUSE Resources	p. 3
Focusing on Linux Commands	p. 4
Finding Commands	p. 5
Command Reference Information in SUSE	p. 6
Summary	p. 10
Installing openSUSE and Adding Software	p. 11
Installing openSUSE	p. 11
Preparing to Install	p. 12
Choosing Installation Options	p. 12
Answering Installation Questions	p. 15
Working with Software Packages	p. 18
Getting Software Packages with YaST	p. 19
Adding and Updating Software with YaST	p. 20
Using zypper to Manage Software	p. 23
Working with zypper Repositories	p. 24
Searching for Software with zypper	p. 27
Installing and Removing Software with zypper	p. 31
Managing Software with RPM	p. 33
Installing a Package with rpm	p. 34
Upgrading a Package with rpm	p. 34
Removing a Package with rpm	p. 35
Querying Information about RPM Packages	p. 35
Verifying Installed Packages with rpm	p. 38
Building RPMs from SRPMs	p. 39
Extracting Files from RPMs	p. 40
Summary	p. 40
Using the Shell	p. 41
Terminal Windows and Shell Access	p. 41
Using Terminal Windows	p. 41
Using Virtual Terminals	p. 43
Using the Shell	p. 44
Using Bash History	p. 44
Using Command Line Completion	p. 45
Redirecting stdin and stdout	p. 46
Using alias	p. 49
Watching Commands	p. 50
Watching Files	p. 50
Acquiring Superuser Power	p. 50
Using the su Command	p. 50
Delegating Power with sudo	p. 51
Using Environment Variables	p. 52
Creating Simple Shell Scripts	p. 54
Editing and Running a Script	p. 54
Adding Content to Your Script	p. 54
Summary	p. 58
Working with Files	p. 59
Understanding File Types	p. 59
Using Regular Files	p. 59
Using Directories	p. 61
Using Symbolic and Hard Links	p. 61
Using Device Files	p. 62
Using Named Pipes and Sockets	p. 63
Setting File and Directory Permissions	p. 63
Changing Permissions with chmod	p. 64
Setting the umask	p. 66
Changing Ownership	p. 66
Traversing the File System	p. 67
Copying Files	p. 68
Changing File Attributes	p. 70
Searching for Files	p. 71
Finding Files with locate	p. 72
Locating Files with find	p. 72
Using Other Commands to Find Files	p. 75
Finding Out More About Files	p. 75
Listing Files	p. 75
Verifying Files	p. 76
Summary	p. 78
Manipulating Text	p. 79
Matching Text with Regular Expressions	p. 79
Editing Text Files	p. 80
Using the JOE Editor	p. 81
Using the Pico and nano Editors	p. 84
Graphical Text Editors	p. 86
Listing, Sorting, and Changing Text	p. 86
Listing Text Files	p. 87
Paging Through Text	p. 88
Paginating Text Files with pr	p. 88
Searching for Text with grep	p. 89
Replacing Text with sed	p. 91
Translating or Removing Characters with tr	p. 92
Checking Differences Between Two Files with diff	p. 93
Using awk and cut to Process Columns	p. 95
Converting Text Files to Different Formats	p. 96
Summary	p. 96
Playing with Multimedia	p. 97
Working with Audio	p. 97
Playing Music	p. 97
Adjusting Audio Levels	p. 99
Ripping CD Music	p. 100
Encoding Music	p. 101
Streaming Music	p. 103
Converting Audio Files	p. 105
Transforming Images	p. 106
Getting Information about Images	p. 106
Converting Images	p. 107
Converting Images in Batches	p. 109
Summary	p. 109
Administering File Systems	p. 111
Understanding File System Basics	p. 111
Creating and Managing File Systems	p. 113
Partitioning Hard Disks	p. 113
Working with File System Labels	p. 117
Formatting a File System	p. 118
Viewing and Changing File System Attributes	p. 119
Creating and Using Swap Partitions	p. 121
Mounting and Unmounting File Systems	p. 122
Mounting File Systems from the fstab File	p. 122
Mounting File Systems with the mount Command	p. 124
Unmounting File Systems with umount	p. 127
Checking File Systems	p. 127
Checking RAID Disks	p. 129
Finding Out About File System Use	p. 131
Logical Volume Manager	p. 132
Creating LVM Volumes	p. 133
Using LVM Volumes	p. 135
Growing the LVM Volume	p. 136
Shrinking an LVM Volume	p. 137
Removing LVM Logical Volumes and Groups	p. 137
Summary	p. 138
Backups and Removable Media	p. 139
Backing Up Data to Compressed Archives	p. 139
Creating Backup Archives with tar	p. 139
Using Compression Tools	p. 141
Listing, Joining, and Adding Files to tar Archives	p. 144
Deleting Files from tar Archives	p. 145
Backing Up Over Networks	p. 145
Backing Up tar Archives Over ssh	p. 145
Backing Up Files with rsync	p. 147
Backing Up with unison	p. 148
Backing Up to Removable Media	p. 149
Creating Backup Images with mkisofs	p. 150
Burning Backup Images with cdrecord	p. 152
Making and Burning DVDs with growisofs	p. 154
Summary	p. 154
Checking and Managing Running Processes	p. 155
Listing Active Processes	p. 156
Viewing Active Processes with ps	p. 156
Watching Active Processes with top	p. 162
Finding and Controlling Processes	p. 163
Using pgrep to Find Processes	p. 163
Using fuser to Find Processes	p. 164
Changing Running Processes	p. 165
Summary	p. 171
Managing the System	p. 173
Monitoring Resources	p. 173
Monitoring Memory Use	p. 174
Monitoring CPU Usage	p. 177
Monitoring Storage Devices	p. 179
Mastering Time	p. 181
Changing Time/Date with Graphical Tools	p. 182
Displaying and Setting Your System Clock	p. 182
Displaying and Setting Your Hardware Clock	p. 184
Using Network Time Protocol to Set Date/Time	p. 184
Trying Other Date/Time Commands	p. 185
Managing the Boot Process	p. 186
Using the GRUB Boot Loader	p. 186
Repairing the initial ramdisk (initrd)	p. 187
Controlling Startup and Run Levels	p. 188
Straight to the Kernel	p. 190
Poking at the Hardware	p. 193
Summary	p. 194
Managing Network Connections	p. 195
Configuring Networks from the GUI	p. 195
Managing Network Interface Cards	p. 196
Managing Network Connections	p. 198
Starting and Stopping Ethernet Connections	p. 199
Viewing Ethernet Connection Information	p. 200
Using Wireless Connections	p. 201
Using Dial-up Modems	p. 203
Checking Name Resolution	p. 206
Troubleshooting Network Problems	p. 208
Checking Connectivity to a Host	p. 208
Checking Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)	p. 209
Tracing Routes to Hosts	p. 210
Displaying netstat Connections and Statistics	p. 212
Other Useful Network Tools	p. 213
Summary	p. 214
Accessing Network Resources	p. 215
Running Commands to Browse the Web	p. 215
Transferring Files	p. 216
Downloading Files with wget	p. 216
Transferring Files with cURL	p. 218
Transfering Files with FTP Commands	p. 219
Using SSH Tools to Transfer Files	p. 221
Using Windows File Transfer Tools	p. 222
Sharing Remote Directories	p. 223
Sharing Remote Directories with NFS	p. 223
Sharing Remote Directories with Samba	p. 225
Sharing Remote Directories with SSHFS	p. 229
Chatting with Friends in IRC	p. 229
Using Text-Based E-mail Clients	p. 231
Managing E-mail with mail	p. 231
Managing E-mail with mutt	p. 232
Summary	p. 234
Doing Remote System Administration	p. 235
Doing Remote Login and Tunneling with SSH	p. 235
Configuring SSH	p. 236
Logging in Remotely with ssh	p. 237
Using screen: A Rich Remote Shell	p. 242
Using a Remote Windows Desktop	p. 245
Connecting to a Windows Desktop with tsclient	p. 246
Connecting to a Windows Desktop with rdesktop	p. 247
Using Remote Linux Desktop and Applications	p. 247
Sharing Desktops Using VNC	p. 248
Setting Up the VNC Server	p. 249
Starting Up the VNC Client	p. 249
Using VNC on Untrusted Networks with SSH	p. 250
Summary	p. 250
Locking Down Security	p. 251
Working with Users and Groups	p. 251
Managing Users the GUI Way	p. 252
Adding User Accounts	p. 252
Modifying User Accounts	p. 254
Deleting User Accounts	p. 254
Managing Passwords	p. 255
Adding Groups	p. 257
Checking on Users	p. 257
Configuring the Built-In Firewall	p. 259
Working with System Logs	p. 262
Using Advanced Security Features	p. 263
Summary	p. 264
Using vi or Vim Editors	p. 265
Starting and Quitting the vi Editor	p. 265
Moving Around in vi	p. 267
Changing and Deleting Text in vi	p. 268
Using Miscellaneous Commands	p. 269
Modifying Commands with Numbers	p. 270
Using Ex Commands	p. 271
Working in Visual Mode	p. 272
Shell Special Characters and Variables	p. 273
Using Special Shell Characters	p. 273
Using Shell Variables	p. 274
Getting Information from/proc	p. 277
Viewing/proc information	p. 277
Changing/proc information	p. 281
Index	p. 283
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