Book Description
* SUSE is the leading Linux distribution in Europe, with a strong enterprise presence and reputation as the most secure Linux distribution
* Written by two SUSE insiders, this book explains the best way to carry out a task while making full use of SUSE's configuration utilities and unique YaST modules
* Offers unique information not found anywhere else on the latest SUSE editions, including Enterprise Server, Professional (for home users and developers), Standard Server, and Desktop (Enterprise desktop) DVD includes the Fall 2004 release of the SUSE Personal Edition, a $29.95 value

From the Back Cover
If SUSE Linux 9 can do it, you can do it, too ...

SUSE is the oldest commercial Linux distribution, favored in Europe and rapidly gaining popularity in the United States. Whether you're just discovering Linux or switching from another distribution, this comprehensive reference gives you not only the "how-to" information, but also a thorough understanding of Linux principles and possibilities. Learn to install SUSE and configure it with YaST, use the command line, set up network services, incorporate SUSE Linux into your enterprise, and so much more.

Inside, you'll find complete coverage of SUSE Linux 9 Install SUSE Linux using YaST, manual installation, or other methods Explore the use of system logs and the X Window system Unlock the power of the command line for text editing, package maintenance, and advanced networking Implement major network services, including Web servers, mail servers, and file and print servers Set up Windows® interoperability with Samba Run an FTP server and work with NFS and LDAP Examine enterprise architecture, explore the Linux kernel, and understand the Standard and OpenExchange servers

About the Author
Justin Davies has been a Linux user since the age of 15, after getting frustrated at the (lack of) features in DOS. After University, he became a technical consultant at SUSE Linux, where he became very interested in Linux on non-Intel architecture. After a stint as a Unix administrator post-SUSE, he joined the world of the value-added reseller and now works for SCC as an enterprise solutions architect, helping organizations realize that Linux is a viable business solution.

After working as a teacher of mathematics and as deputy head of an independent school in London, Roger Whittaker discovered Linux in 1996 and became increasingly interested (some would say obsessed). When SUSE Linux opened its U.K. office in 1999, he changed careers and worked as a technical and training consultant until early 2004, when he moved to a position in London as a Linux consultant at CSF, a leading supplier of enterprise information technology solutions. He is a Council member of UKUUG, the U.K.’s Unix and Open Systems user group.

William von Hagen has been a Unix system administrator for over 20 years and a Linux fanatic since the early 1990s. He has worked as a systems programmer, system administrator, writer, application developer, programmer, drummer, and content manager. Bill has written books on such topics as Linux filesystems, Red Hat Linux, GCC, SGML, Mac OS X, and hacking the TiVo. He has written numerous articles on Linux, Unix, and open source topics for publications including Linux Magazine, Linux Format, and Mac Format. An avid computer collector specializing in workstations, he owns more than 200 computer systems.

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The Barnes & Noble Review
Now that SUSE is part of Novell, many North American Linux users are discovering the power of SUSE Linux for the first time. They￯﾿ﾽll benefit from a comprehensive guide that gets into all of SUSE 9.x￯﾿ﾽs nooks, crannies, quirks, and advantages. SUSE Linux 9 Bible is that guide -- and, as a bonus, it comes with SUSE Linux 9.1 Professional on DVD.

To begin with, here￯﾿ﾽs all you need to know about installation: from partitioning to boot options, changing runlevels to configuring hardware. Once you￯﾿ﾽre running, the authors walk you through all the command-line basics you￯﾿ﾽll need (relax, GNOME and KDE are discussed later). You￯﾿ﾽll find detailed introductions to files and filesystems; bootup; configuration with YaST; the X Window System; software package installation, text editing and manipulation; and a whole lot more.

Nearly half the book is set aside to cover SUSE in network and Internet environments. You￯﾿ﾽll walk through configuring and troubleshooting IP (and even integrating with an old Novell IPX network -- now, that￯﾿ﾽs legacy).You￯﾿ﾽll set up Apache web services, the mail server of your choice (Postfix, Qpopper, and/or Cyrus, but not sendmail); Samba file and print services; DHCP, DNS, BIND, NFS, FTP, firewalls, LDAP, even Squid web proxies.

The book concludes with four chapters on integrating SUSE into enterprise environments: everything from storage and clusters to kernel management. The ￯﾿ﾽenterprise￯﾿ﾽ section includes detailed introductions to both SUSE Linux Standard Server and SUSE Linux OpenExchange Server (SLOX), SUSE￯﾿ﾽs powerful email/groupware system. Whatever SUSE you￯﾿ﾽre running, though, this book will help you run it better and more effectively. Bill Camarda, from the March 2005 Read Only

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