Ubuntu Certified Professional Study Guide (Exam LPI 199)

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• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 578
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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The Best Fully Integrated Study System Available for Exam LPI 199

With hundreds of practice questions and hands-on exercises, Ubuntu Certified Professional Study Guide covers what you need to know--and shows you how to prepare--for this challenging exam.

• 100% complete coverage of all official objectives for exam LPI 199
• Exam Readiness Checklist at the front of the book--you're ready for the exam when all objectives on the list are checked off
• Inside the Exam sections in every chapter highlight key exam topics covered
• Simulated exam questions match the format, tone, topics, and difficulty of the real exam

Covers all Ubuntu Certified Professional exam topics, including:

Ubuntu Community Resources · Installation · Specialized Hardware and Power Management · Automated Installation and Diskless Clients · Basic Commands and File Systems · Updates and Repositories · Printer Configuration · Languages and Accounts · Network Interfaces and Profiles · Network Authentication and File Systems · Configured and Customized GNOME

CD-ROM includes:

• Complete MasterExam practice testing engine, featuring: One full practice exam; Detailed answers with explanations; Score Report performance assessment tool
• Electronic book for studying on the go
• Bonus downloadable MasterExam practice test with free online registration

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Ubuntu Community Resources
A History of Ubuntu Releases
Debian Foundation
Ubuntu Release History
Support Levels
Consistent Schedules
Ubuntu-Based Releases
Desktop and Server Releases
A Focus on GNOME
Getting a New Release with ShipIt
Copying Releases with the Freedom Toaster
Identifying the Current Release
A Variety of Ubuntu Resources
Backed by Canonical
The Ubuntu Wiki
Launching Pads
Free and Restricted Repositories
The Ubuntu Development Cycle
The Ubuntu Dialect
Ubuntu Support and More
Ubuntu News in the Fridge
Ubuntu Rosetta Translations
Bugsy Malone Bug Reports
Standard Bug Reports
Community Help
Support Subscriptions
Two-Minute Drill
Q&A: Self Test
Lab Questions
Self Test Answers
Lab Answers
2 Installing Ubuntu
Download the Ubuntu Linux Installation CDs
An Overview of the Download Process
The Download Process
Burning from the ISO File
An Alternative to Burning
Take the Ubuntu Test Drive
The Live CD
Options Within the Installation CD
Install Direct from the CD/DVD, Step by Step
Text-Mode Installation from the Alternate CD
OEM Installation
The Microsoft Windows Installer
Installing Ubuntu Server
Configure Drives and Partitions
Filesystem Formats
Partitions
RAID
Logical Volumes
Two-Minute Drill
Q&A: Self Test
Lab Questions
Self Test Answers
Lab Answers
3 Specialized Hardware and Power Management
Understand Basic Linux Hardware Compatibility
Hardware Compatibility
Linux Hardware Documentation
Plug and Play and the Hardware Abstraction Layer
HAL and Hardware
Understand Kernel Modules
Explore Power Management Options
Advanced Power Management
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
ACPI Hardware Events
Review Specialized Hardware Issues
Smart Hard Disk Monitoring
Hard Drives and CD/DVD Drives
DMA Speeds
ACPI Power Management States
USB and IEEE 1394 Devices
Wireless Variety
Bluetooth Devices
IrDA
Two-Minute Drill
Q&A: Self Test
Lab Questions
Self Test Answers
Lab Answers
4 Automated Installation and Diskless Clients
Review Automated Installation Files
Kickstart
The Preseed
Configure Servers for the Diskless Client
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Services
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
NFS Sharing
PXE Booting
Create the Diskless Client
Security by tcp_wrappers
The Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP)
Configuring Services for LTSP
Booting the LTSP Client
Two-Minute Drill
Q&A: Self Test
Lab Questions
Self Test Answers
Lab Answers
5 Basic Commands and Filesystems
Customize the Shell
Configure the bash Shell
/etc/bash.bashrc
/etc/profile
/etc/bash_completion
Exercise 5-1: Securing Your System
Wildcards, Datastreams, and More
Variables and Parameters
Exercise 5-2: Checking the PATH
User-Specific bash Configuration Files
Review Command-Line Fundamentals
Basic File Operations
File Management and Manipulation
File Filters
Administrative Commands
Service Management Commands
Work the Filesystem
The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS)
Partition Management Tools
The parted Utility
Filesystem Formatting and Checking
Two-Minute Drill
Q&A: Self Test
Lab Questions
Self Test Answers
Lab Answers
6 Manage Updates and Repositories
Manage Individual Packages and More
Ubuntu Package-Naming Conventions
The dpkg Command
Exercise 6-1: Testing dpkg Commands
The apt-get Commands
Other apt-Based Commands
Use alien to Convert from Other Package Types
Compatibility with Debian Packages
Review a Variety of Repositories
Distribution-Specific Ubuntu Repositories
Standard Repository Categories
Local Repositories
Third-Party Repositories
Debian Repositories
Update and Manage Clients
The Local Repository List
Find the Right Mirror
Exercise 6-2: Finding the Right Mirror
Studying Security Updates
Graphical Management Tools
Remote Package Management
The Alternatives System
Create a Local Mirror
Synchronize from a Remote Repository
Pointing Clients to a Local Mirror
Two-Minute Drill
Q&A: Self Test
Lab Questions
Self Test Answers
Lab Answers
7 Printer Configuration
Work the CUPS Packages
The CUPS Packages
The CUPS Configuration Files
/etc/cups/printers.conf
PostScript Printer Definitions (PPD) Files
Configure Printers
Local and Network CUPS Printer Ports
The CUPS Web-Based Configuration Tool
The GNOME Print Manager
Exercise 7-1: Adding a Printer
The Ubuntu Linux GUI Tool
Printers and the Universal Resource Identifier (URI)
Shared Samba Printers
Client Printer Access via IPP
Manage Print Queues
Print Queue Management at the Command Line
GUI Print Queue Management
Manage Printers
Print Queue Management
Printer Management
Two-Minute Drill
Q&A: Self Test
Lab Questions
Self Test Answers
Lab Answers
8 Languages and Accounts
Configure Localization
The Current Language Configuration
Installing More Languages
Additional Localization Settings
Create Regular Users
Users and Authentication in Ubuntu Linux
Creating Users and Groups
Users and Special Groups
Exercise 8-1: Add a New Print Administrator
Creating Users at the Command Line
Modifying or Deleting a User Account
Creating Groups at the Command Line
Assigning a Password
Set Up More Administrators
Super User Concepts
The Super User Configuration File
Modifying /etc/sudoers
Work the Shadow Password Suite
Shadow Password Files
Create a New User via Configuration File
Create a New Group via Configuration File
Creating a New User Home Directory
Two-Minute Drill
Q&A: Self Test
Lab Questions
Self Test Answers
Lab Answers
9 Configuring Network Interfaces and Profiles
Configure Network Interfaces
The Network Boot Process
Default Network Settings
Current Network Settings
Configuring from the Command Line
Routing Forward
Key Configuration Files
The Network Settings Tool
Exercise 9-1: Configure a Wireless Network Connection
Configuring a Modem
Set Up Network Profiles
Basic Configuration Commands
Switching Between Home and Office Networks
Exercise 9-2: Create Network Profiles
Two-Minute Drill
Q&A: Self Test
Lab Questions
Self Test Answers
Lab Answers
10 Network Authentication and File Systems
Configure Network Authentication for Clients
Network Information Service (NIS) Authentication
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Authentication
Samba Authentication
Automated Authentication Tools
The Authentication Sequence
Authentication with PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules)
Set Up Network File Systems
The Network File System (NFS)
Exercise 10-1: NFS
Samba and the Common Internet File System (CIFS)
An FTP Service
Shared Folders GUI Tool
Exercise 10-2: Create a Samba Share with a GUI Tool
Exercise 10-3: Create an NFS Share with a GUI Tool
Two-Minute Drill
Q&A: Self Test
Lab Questions
Self Test Answers
Lab Answers
11 Configure and Localize GNOME
Configure the Desktop Environment
The GConf Daemon
GConf Settings
The GConf Tools
Customize Panels and Menus
Customize the Look and Feel
Custom and Default Settings
Manage Screen Features and Fonts
Manage Screen Resolution from the GUI
Manage Screen Resolution from the Command Line
Exercise 11-1: Configure the X Server from the Command Line
Make Fonts Work for You
Two-Minute Drill
Q&A: Self Test
Lab Questions
Self Test Answers
Lab Answers
12 Customizing GNOME
Set Up the Display Manager
GNOME Display Manager File Structure
GNOME Display Manager Configuration File
The GUI Login Manager Customization Tool
Work with the Evolution Mail Client
Configure an Email Account
Exercise 12-1: Configuring an Account in the Evolution Email Manager
Creating Mail Filters
Managing Spam
Exercise 12-2: Configuring a Filter in the Evolution Email Manager
Work with Microsoft Exchange
Two-Minute Drill
Q&A: Self Test
Lab Questions
Self Test Answers
Lab Answers
A: About the CD-ROM
System Requirements
Installing and Running the MasterExam
Taking the MasterExam
Removing an Installation
LearnKey Technical Support
Obtaining Content Support
B: Test Linux with VMware
Acquire VMware Server
Install VMware Server on Microsoft Windows
Install VMware Server on Ubuntu Hardy Heron
Preparing VMware for Linux Installation
VMware Snapshots
Glossary
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