RHEL 5 Essentials

Scheduled for completion in August 2010, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Essentials is an online book designed to provide everything a user needs to know to install, use and administer a RHEL 5.x Linux.

1. Installing RHEL 5 on a Clean Disk Drive
   • Obtaining the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Media
   • Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux
   • Partitioning a Disk for RHEL
   • Configuring Networking Settings
   • Timezone and the Root Password
   • Package Selection
   • The Physical Installation
   • Final Configuration Steps
     
     
2. Performing an RHEL 5 Network Installation
   • RHEL Network Installation Requirements
   • Obtaining a Network Boot Image
   • Configuring the Network Installation
   • Starting the Red hat Enterprise Linux 5 Network Installation
     
     
3. Installing RHEL 5 with Windows in Dual Boot Environment
   • Partition Resizing
   • Shrinking a Windows XP Partition
   • Choosing an Operating System at Boot Time
   • Editing the RHEL Boot Menu
   • Accessing the Windows Partition from RHEL
     
     
4. Allocating a Windows Disk Partition to RHEL 5
   • Deleting the Windows Partition from the Disk
   • Formatting the Unallocated Disk Partition
   • Editing the Boot Menu
   • Mounting the New Partition
     
     
5. Logging into the RHEL 5 GNOME Desktop
   • Configuring RHEL 5 GNOME Screen Resolution and Multiple Monitors
   • Configuring the RHEL Display Resolution
   • Configuring Multiple Monitors
     
     
6. A Guided Tour of the RHEL 5 GNOME Desktop
   • The RHEL 5 GNOME Desktop
   • The Desktop Background
   • The Desktop Panels
     
     
7. Configuring the RHEL 5 GNOME Desktop Background
   • Changing the RHEL 5 GNOME Desktop Background
   • Selecting a Background from the Wallpaper List
   • Creating a Solid or Graded Background
   • Specifying a Background Image
     
     
8. Installing and Customizing RHEL 5 Desktop Themes
   • What is a Desktop Theme?
   • Changing the RHEL 5 Desktop Theme
   • Downloading and Installing a Theme
   • Creating a Custom RHEL Theme Package
     
     
9. Configuring RHEL 5 Desktop Fonts
   • Font Options on RHEL
   • Changing Font Settings
   • Font Rendering Settings
   • RHEL Advanced Font Rendering
   • Accessing the System Font Folder
     
     
10. Configuring the RHEL 5 GNOME 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 RHEL 5 GNOME Desktop Panel
    • Adding Menus to a Panel
    • Changing the Number of RHEL Desktop Workspaces
      
      
11. Configuring the RHEL 5 Desktop Menu System
    • Customizing an RHEL Desktop Menu
    • Moving Menu Items
    • Adding and Deleting a Menu Item
      
      
12. Browsing My Computer, Files and Folders on the RHEL 5 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
      
      
13. Configuring the RHEL 5 File Manager