This book puts you in charge of the most flexible and adaptable graphical interface in the computer industry. The X Window System underlies graphical desktops on Linux and Unix systems, and supports advanced features of modern graphics cards. More people use the X Window System than ever before, but there are few books about X in print. X Power Tools fills that hole with the most practical and up-to-date information available. Written in O'Reilly's popular Power Tools format, X Power Tools offers dozens of standalone articles, thoroughly cross-referenced, on useful tools and techniques for using X. This unique inside look at X gives Unix/Linux system administrators, owners of self-administered systems, and power users a lot of useful ways to harness the power of this system effectively. This book: Offers a thorough grounding in X configuration and how the system works Provides the complete ins and outs of changing a desktop's behavior, such as fonts, keyboard settings, and remote security Includes articles on how to take advantage of X's "network transparency" - its ability to display graphical applications on a remote machine Explores intriguing areas such as using multiple monitors, building kiosks, and accessibility Features discussions on X Window innovations and the future of the system X Power Tools covers configuration and use of X, focusing on Linux but also including notes on other operating systems such as Solaris and FreeBSD. Each article in the book gives you insight into X; the entire book gives you a real grasp on this system and what you can do with it.

X Power Tools

Computers & Technology

Tyler, Chris

Networking & Cloud Computing

O'Reilly Media

"Neither a "Starting Linux" book nor a dry reference manual, this book has a lot to offer to those coming to Fedora from other operating systems or distros." -- Behdad Esfahbod, Fedora developer 
This book will get you up to speed quickly on Fedora Linux, a securely-designed Linux distribution that includes a massive selection of free software packages. Fedora is hardened out-of-the-box, it's easy to install, and extensively customizable - and this book shows you how to make Fedora work for you.
Fedora Linux: A Complete Guide to Red Hat's Community Distribution will take you deep into essential Fedora tasks and activities by presenting them in easy-to-learn modules. From installation and configuration through advanced topics such as administration, security, and virtualization, this book captures the important details of how Fedora Core works--without the fluff that bogs down other books and help/how-to web sites. Instead, you can learn from a concise task-based approach to using Fedora as both a desktop and server operating system.
In this book, you'll learn how to:
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<li>Install Fedora and perform basic administrative tasks</li>
<li>Configure the KDE and GNOME desktops</li>
<li>Get power management working on your notebook computer and hop on a wired or wireless network</li>
<li>Find, install, and update any of the thousands of packages available for Fedora</li>
<li>Perform backups, increase reliability with RAID, and manage your disks with logical volumes</li>
<li>Set up a server with file sharing, DNS, DHCP, email, a Web server, and more</li>
<li>Work with Fedora's security features including SELinux, PAM, and Access Control Lists (ACLs)</li>
</ul>
Whether you are running the stable version of Fedora Core or bleeding-edge Rawhide releases, this book has something for every level of user. The modular, lab-based approach not only shows you how things work-but also explains why--and provides you with the answers you need to get up and running with Fedora Linux.
Chris Tyler is a computer consultant and a professor of computer studies at Seneca College in Toronto, Canada where he teaches courses on Linux and X Window System Administration. He has worked on systems ranging from embedded data converters to Multics mainframes.

Fedora Linux

Computer Science

Brother Thomas: Vessels from 1980 to 1990

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

Michael is the angel who has guided and protected mankind since the beginning. On countless occasions he has interceded in people's lives when an individual has lost their way or lost sight of their faith. His missions are challenging as he must regularly deal with the uniqueness of the human race. A uniqueness that makes humans both God's most beautiful and most frustrating creation. Michael's enemy, and brother, views the human uniqueness as weakness and sees humanity as an easy target. But Michael sees the beauty in them, a beauty that sets them apart from everything else in the universe. In his newest mission, as God is frustrated with the path that mankind has chosen to take, Michael must find a way to not only to remind God of the beauty that humans possess, he must also find a way to give the entire world back its faith.

Michael's Missions: A Desperate Plea

Literature & Fiction

Short Stories & Anthologies

Independently published

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