Difference between revisions of "CentOS Essentials"

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This book is currently under development and is scheduled for completion in August 2010.

About CentOS Essentials
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
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
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
Logging into the CentOS GNOME Desktop
Configuring CentOS GNOME Screen Resolution and Multiple Monitors
- Configuring the Display Resolution
- Configuring Multiple Monitors
A Guided Tour of the CentOS GNOME Desktop
- The CentOS GNOME Desktop
- The Desktop Background
- The Desktop Panels
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
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
Configuring CentOS Desktop Fonts
- Font Options on CentOS
- Changing Font Settings
- Font Rendering Settings
- Advanced Font Rendering
- Accessing the System Font Folder
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
Configuring the CentOS Desktop Menu System
- Customizing a CentOS Desktop Menu
- Moving Menu Items
- Adding and Deleting a Menu Item
Browsing My Computer, Files and Folders on the CentOS Desktop
- Accessing Nautilus
- Nautilus and the Computer Icon
- Adding Emblems to Files and Folders
- Changing File and Folder Permissions
- Renaming and Deleting Files and Folders
Configuring the CentOS GNOME File Manager
- Displaying Icons or Lists
- Configuring the List View
- Configuring the Icon View
CentOS Startup Programs and Session Configuration
- Session Managed and Non-Session Managed Programs
- Understanding Sessions
- Creating a New Session
- Configuring Session Preferences
- Configuring the Current Session
- Configuring Startup Programs
CentOS Desktop Keyboard Shortcuts
- Viewing Keyboard Shortcuts
- Changing a Shortcut
- Disabling a Keyboard Shortcut
Managing CentOS Users and Groups
- Adding a New User to a CentOS System
- Editing the Properties of a User
- Deleting a User from a CentOS System
- Adding a New Group to a CentOS System
- Modifying a CentOS Group
- Deleting a Group from a CentOS System
Basic CentOS Firewall Configuration
- Configuring a Basic CentOS Firewall
- Enabling and Disabling the Firewall
- Configuring Firewall Port Settings
- Configuring Other Ports
- Firewall Configuration from a Terminal using lokkit
- Trusted Interfaces
- Masquerading
Remote Access to the CentOS Desktop
- Installing Remote Desktop Support
- Activating Remote Desktop Access
- Secure and Insecure Remote Desktop Access
- Firewall Configuration
- Accessing a Remote CentOS Desktop using vncviewer
- Accessing a Remote CentOS Desktop from a Windows System
- Establishing a Secure Remote Desktop Session
- Establishing a Secure Remote Desktop Session from a Windows System
- Creating Additional Desktops
- Shutting Down a Desktop Session
- Configuring the Remote Desktop Environment
Configuring CentOS Remote Access using SSH
- Installing SSH on an CentOS System
- Configuring the CentOS Firewall to Allow SSH Connections
- Using SSH on CentOS
- Copying files using SSH
- Disabling the SSH Server
Displaying CentOS Applications Remotely (X11 Forwarding)
- Requirements for Remotely Displaying Applications
- Remotely Displaying a CentOS Application
- Trusted X11 Forwarding
- Compressed X11 Forwarding
Using NFS to Share CentOS Folders with Remote Linux and UNIX Systems
- Ensuring NFS Services are Running on CentOS
- Configuring the CentOS Firewall to Allow NFS Traffic
- Specifying the Folders to be Shared
- Accessing Shared CentOS Folders
- Mounting an NFS Filesystem on System Startup
- Unmounting an NFS Mount Point
Sharing CentOS Files with Remote Windows Systems
- Samba and Samba Client
- Installing Samba on a CentOS System
- Starting the Samba Service on CentOS
- Configuring the CentOS Firewall to Enable Samba
- Configuring Samba Users and Resource Sharing
- Accessing Windows Shares from CentOS
Configuring a CentOS Based Web Server
- Requirements for Configuring a Web Server
- Installing the Apache Web Server on CentOS
- Starting the Apache Web Server
- Testing the Web Server
- Configuring the Apache Web Server for Your Domain
- Web Server and Firewall Issues
Configuring a CentOS Postfix Email Server
- The structure of the Email System
- Mail User Agent
- Mail Transfer Agent
- Mail Delivery Agent
- SMTP
- Configuring a CentOS Email System
- Postfix Pre-Installation Steps
- Installing Postfix on CentOS
- Configuring Postfix
- Starting Postfix on a CentOS System
Configuring a CentOS Mail Client (Evolution)
- An Overview
- Configuring Evolution to Receive Mail from a Local Postfix Server
- Configuring Evolution to Receive Mail from a Remote POP Server
- Configuring Evolution to Send Mail
Sending and Receiving GMail Email via POP on a CentOS System
- Configuring a GMail Account for POP Access
- Configuring Evolution to Receive GMail Messages
- Configuring Evolution to Send GMail Messages
Installing and Configuring CentOS Xen Virtualization
- Full Virtualization vs. Para-Virtualization
- Checking Xen Hardware Compatibility
- Preparing CentOS for Xen Virtualization
- Building a CentOS Xen Guest System
Using Xen Full Virtualization to Run Windows on CentOS
- Hardware Requirements for Xen-based Full Virtualization on CentOS
- Preparing the Installation Image
- Creating the New Virtual Machine
- Configuring Xen Virtualization Method
- Selecting Installation Media
- Configuring Storage
- Configuring Network Access
- CPU and Memory Allocation
- Creating and Starting the New Xen Virtual Machine
Managing and Monitoring CentOS based Xen Guest Systems
- Starting and Stopping Xen Guest Systems
- Pausing a Xen Guest Operating System
- Changing Xen Guest Operating System Settings
- Monitoring Virtual Machine Performance
Managing Xen on CentOS using the xm and virsh Command-line Tools
- xm Command-line vs virsh Shell
- Listing Guest System Status
- Starting a Xen Guest System
- Connecting to a Running Xen Guest System
- Shutting Down a Guest System
- Pausing and Resuming a Guest System
- Suspending and Resuming a Guest OS
- Saving and Restoring Xen Guest Systems
- Rebooting a Guest System
- Configuring the Memory Assigned to a Xen Guest OS
- Migrating a Domain to a Different Host

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 #* [[Managing and Monitoring CentOS based Xen Guest Systems|Monitoring Virtual Machine Performance]]<br><br>
 # [[Managing Xen on CentOS using the xm and virsh Command-line Tools]]
+#* [[Managing Xen on CentOS using the xm and virsh Command-line Tools|xm Command-line vs virsh Shell]]
+#* [[Managing Xen on CentOS using the xm and virsh Command-line Tools|Listing Guest System Status]]
+#* [[Managing Xen on CentOS using the xm and virsh Command-line Tools|Starting a Xen Guest System]]
+#* [[Managing Xen on CentOS using the xm and virsh Command-line Tools|Connecting to a Running Xen Guest System]]
+#* [[Managing Xen on CentOS using the xm and virsh Command-line Tools|Shutting Down a Guest System]]
+#* [[Managing Xen on CentOS using the xm and virsh Command-line Tools|Pausing and Resuming a Guest System]]
+#* [[Managing Xen on CentOS using the xm and virsh Command-line Tools|Suspending and Resuming a Guest OS]]
+#* [[Managing Xen on CentOS using the xm and virsh Command-line Tools|Saving and Restoring Xen Guest Systems]]
+#* [[Managing Xen on CentOS using the xm and virsh Command-line Tools|Rebooting a Guest System]]
+#* [[Managing Xen on CentOS using the xm and virsh Command-line Tools|Configuring the Memory Assigned to a Xen Guest OS]]
+#* [[Managing Xen on CentOS using the xm and virsh Command-line Tools|Migrating a Domain to a Different Host]]<br><br>
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