CentOS Essentials

This book is currently under development and will completed in April 2010.

1. About CentOS Essentials
   
   
2. Performing a Clean Disk CentOS Installation
   • Trying CentOS without Installing
   • Obtaining the CentOS Installation Media
   • Installing CentOS
   • Partitioning a Disk for CentOS
   • Configuring Networking Settings
   • Timezone and the Root Password
   • Package Selection
   • The Physical Installation
   • Final Configuration Steps
     
     
3. Installing CentOS with Windows in Dual Boot Environment
   • Partition Resizing
   • Shrinking a Windows XP Partition
   • Choosing an Operating System at Boot Time
   • Editing the CentOS Boot Menu
   • Accessing the Windows Partition from Linux
     
     
4. Allocating a Windows Disk Partition to CentOS
   • Deleting the Windows Partition from the Disk
   • Formatting the Unallocated Disk Partition
   • Editing the Boot Menu
   • Mounting the New Partition
     
     
5. Logging into the CentOS GNOME Desktop
   
   
6. Configuring CentOS GNOME Screen Resolution and Multiple Monitors
   • Configuring the Display Resolution
   • Configuring Multiple Monitors
     
     
7. A Guided Tour of the CentOS GNOME Desktop
   • The CentOS GNOME Desktop
   • The Desktop Background
   • The Desktop Panels
     
     
8. Changing the CentOS GNOME Desktop Background
   • Changing the CentOS GNOME Desktop Background
   • Selecting a Background from the Wallpaper List
   • Creating a Solid or Graded Background
   • Specifying a Background Image
     
     
9. Installing and Customizing CentOS Desktop Themes
   • What is a Desktop Theme?
   • Changing the CentOS Desktop Theme
   • Downloading and Installing a Theme
   • Creating a Custom Theme Package
     
     
10. Configuring CentOS Desktop Fonts
    • Font Options on CentOS
    • Changing Font Settings
    • Font Rendering Settings
    • Advanced Font Rendering
    • Accessing the System Font Folder
      
      
11. Configuring the CentOS Desktop Panels
    • What are Desktop Panels
    • Changing the Position of a Panel
    • Adding and Deleting Desktop Panels
    • Changing the Appearance of a Desktop Panel
    • Adding Items to a GNOME Desktop Panel
    • Adding Menus to a Panel
    • Changing the Number of CentOS Desktop Workspaces
      
      
12. Configuring the CentOS Desktop Menu System
    • Customizing a CentOS Desktop Menu
    • Moving Menu Items
    • Adding and Deleting a Menu Item
      
      
13. Browsing My Computer, Files and Folders on the CentOS Desktop
14. Accessing Nautilus
15. Nautilus and the Computer Icon
16. Adding Emblems to Files and Folders
17. Changing File and Folder Permissions
18. Renaming and Deleting Files and Folders