The fact that Linux has more multimedia application choices than Mac OS
X and Windows combined may come as a surprise to many, but not to those
who know Linux well. In Linux Multimedia Hacks,
author Kyle Rankin showcases the best available multimedia tools so you
can maximize the entertainment capabilities of your favorite OS.
Included are tips and tricks for connecting to iPods, creating MP3s and
Oggs, watching and making DVDs, turning your Linux box into a Tivo ala
MythTV, and much more.

You don’t have to be a Linux server guru to make use of this book. Linux Multimedia Hacks
takes the best of Linux’s multimedia tools and with step-by-step
instructions shows even novice users how to do cool and useful things
with images, audio, and video. It includes entry level hacks that
nearly all Linux users will want, such as installing codecs for audio
and video playback and managing thousands of photographs. Later, you’ll
find hacks that cover a variety of advanced projects, from ripping and
organizing media files with metatags, to editing video and audio
tracks, to creating your own DVDs. Basic or advanced, each hack stands
on its own, so you can feel free to jump around to only the sections
that interest you.

The book is divided into five easy-to-understand chapters:

• Images: tips range from basic image edits to automated image manipulation
• Audio: hacks include audio format conversion and tweaking metadata within audio files
• Video: learn how to covert between video formats, plus how to create your own VCDs and DVDs
• Broadcast Media: tips include how to access and create you own web broadcasts as well as watch and record TV
• Web: learn how to make your multimedia creations available to the world

As one of the most powerful multimedia platforms around, Linux has far
more capabilities and features than meets the eye. This latest Hacks
book gives you the technical chops to enjoy them all.

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ISBN:
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Link:
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The Start-to-Finish Patch Management Guide for Every Linux� Environment

To
keep your Linux systems secure, reliable, and productive, you must stay
current with patches and updates. But, until now, it has been difficult
to find usable, trustworthy guidance on managing patches in Linux
production environments. Linux Patch Management fills that gap,
offering Linux professionals start-to-finish solutions, strategies, and
examples for every environment, from single computers to
enterprise-class networks.

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Michael
Jang presents patching solutions for Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE, Debian, and
other distributions. He systematically covers both
distribution-specific tools and widely used community tools, such as
apt and yum. This book�s streamlined patch management techniques
minimize impacts on users, networks, and administrators, and address
applications as well as the underlying OS. Whatever your role in
managing Linux systems, Linux Patch Management will reduce your costs, enhance the availability of your systems, and dramatically improve your personal efficiency.

• Consolidating
  patches on a Red Hat network, including cached updates, as well as
  patching systems based on RHEL rebuild distributions
• Working with SUSE�s update systems, including YaST Online Update and Zenworks Linux Management
• Making the most of apt commands and the GUI-based Synaptic Package Manager
• Configuring apt for RPM distributions such as Fedora and SUSE Linux
• Creating repositories that can manage gigabytes of patches on diverse Linux systems
• Updating networks of Linux computers without overloading WAN or Internet connections
• Configuring yum clients, including coverage of emerging GUI tools such as Yum Extender

Bruce Perens� Open Source Series is
a definitive series of Linux and open source books by the world�s
leading Linux professionals. Bruce Perens is the primary author of The Open Source Definition, the formative document of the open source movement, and the former Debian GNU/Linux Project Leader.

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The Linux Enterprise Cluster explains how to take a number of
inexpensive computers with limited resources, place them on a normal
computer network, and install free software so that the computers act
together like one powerful server. This makes it possible to build a
very inexpensive and reliable business system for a small business or a
large corporation. The book includes information on how to build a
high-availability server pair using the Heartbeat package, how to use
the Linux Virtual Server load balancing software, how to configure a
reliable printing system in a Linux cluster environment, and how to
build a job scheduling system in Linux with no single point of failure.
The book also includes information on high availability techniques that
can be used with or without a cluster, making it helpful for System
Administrators even if they are not building a cluster. Anyone
interested in deploying Linux in an environment where low cost computer
reliability is important will find this book useful.

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You could think of Setting Up LAMP as four books in one, but it�s actually something much more valuable: a single volume that presents the open-source technologies known collectively as LAMP� Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP�as tightly dovetailed components of today�s most affordable and effective platform for building dynamic web-based applications. Each technology has uses outside of this context, of course, but within it they form something greater than the sum of their parts. This book shows you how to take full advantage of this power, walking you through all the steps required to lay your Linux foundation, install and configure your Apache web server, and then begin using PHP to access content stored in MySQL. Here are a few of the specific topics you�ll find covered inside:

* Installing and configuring qmail with support for IMAP, POP3, SMTP, virtual domains, spam filtering, and antivirus * Managing system users and groups * Configuring your network * Creating a custom firewall script using IP tables * Recognizing when a system is in distress * Handling MySQL database replication * Configuring virtual domains * Writing a basic PHP script that integrates with MySQL If you�re new to all of this, you�ll quickly get to where you need to be to start developing and deploying the higher-level pieces of your web application. Even if you have experience with one or all of these technologies, this book�including its quick-start installation appendix�is a resource you�ll want close by whenever you�re setting up or fine-tuning your LAMP system.

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Master Red Hat Fedora 4 with the most comprehensive guide to the
latest version of Red Hat’s open-community Fedora Linux Distribution
available. Red Hat Fedora 4 Unleashed will help you gain a
greater understanding of intermediate-level Linux networking and system
administration issues. Also included is coverage on the new
applications, web development, peripherals and programming languages
involved with this latest Red Hat Linux distribution. In keeping with
the tradition of offering the best and most comprehensive coverage of
Red Hat Linux on the market of the previous editions, Red Hat Fedora 4 Unleashed
will provide you with everything you need to know about the
installation, configuration, system administration, server operations
and security of Red Hat Fedora 4.

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Linux+ Training CompTIA Linux+ certification is an international
industry credential that validates the knowledge of individuals with at
least six months of practical Linux experience. Earning the CompTIA
Linux+ designation means that the candidate can explain fundamental
open source resources/licenses, demonstrate knowledge of user
administration, understand file permissions/software configurations and
manage local storage devices and network protocols.
More Info: hxxp://www.testout.com/linuxplus/index.htm

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It may be foolish to consider Eric Raymond’s recent collection of essays, The Cathedral and the Bazaar,
the most important computer programming thinking to follow the Internet
revolution. But it would be more unfortunate to overlook the
implications and long-term benefits of his fastidious description of
open-source software development considering the growing dependence
businesses and economies have on emerging computer technologies.

The Cathedral and the Bazaar
takes its title from an essay Raymond read at the 1997 Linux Kongress.
The essay documents Raymond’s acquisition, re-creation, and numerous
revisions of an e-mail utility known as fetchmail. Raymond
engagingly narrates the fetchmail development process while elaborating
on the ongoing bazaar development method he uses with the help of
volunteer programmers. The essay smartly spares the reader from the
technical morass that could easily detract from the text’s goal of
demonstrating the efficacy of the open-source, or bazaar, method in
creating robust, usable software.

Once Raymond has established
the components and players necessary for an optimally running
open-source model, he sets out to counter the conventional wisdom of
private, closed-source software development. Like superbly written
code, the author’s arguments systematically anticipate their rebuttals.
For programmers who “worry that the transition to open source will
abolish or devalue their jobs,” Raymond adeptly and factually counters
that “most developer’s salaries don’t depend on software sale value.”
Raymond’s uncanny ability to convince is as unrestrained as his
capacity for extrapolating upon the promise of open-source development.

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* Organized into eight task-oriented minibooks, this comprehensive
816-page guide shows beginning-to-intermediate users how to get up and
running with today’s top five Linux distributions: Fedora Core, SUSE,
Debian, Xandros, and Knoppix

*The companion DVD features the full installable versions of Fedora
Core 3 and Knoppix and the ISO images (saving hours of downloading
time) for the following distributions: SUSE live, Debian full version,
and Xandros Open Circulation version.
* Features step-by-step installation instructions for each distribution

* The minibooks offer humorous, easy-to-understand coverage of Linux
basics, desktops, networking, the Internet, administration, security,
Internet servers, and programming

* Lets readers explore the most popular distributions for desktop and server use

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The KDE and Gnome desktops have developed into mature operating environments. These technologies not only act as interfaces between the user, the powerful Linux kernel and GNU operating system, but they do so in a fun and intuitive way. Many users are content with the tools and facilities included with these desktops, but–for those who are ready to probe a little deeper–much more functionality can be found by going under the hood. With hacks that any user can follow, Linux Desktop Hacks demonstrates how easy it is to modify Linux to suit your desires. The book is packed with tips on customizing and improving the interface, boosting performance, administering your desktop, and generally making the most out of what X, KDE, Gnome, and the console have to offer. From the practical to the whimsical, and some things you never thought of trying, the hacks in the book include the following, and more:
Kill and Resurrect the Master Boot Record
Jazz Up Your Debian System Boot
Energize Your Console with Macro Music Magic
Konquer Remote Systems Without Passwords
Run KDE on the Bleeding Edge
View Microsoft Word Documents in a Terminal
Read Yahoo! Mail from Any Email Client
Motion Capture and Video Conferencing Fun
Automate Your Life with cron
Protect Yourself from Windows Applications
Make an Internet Connection Using Bluetooth and a Mobile Phone
Print to Unsupported Printers
Accelerate Your Gaming

If you’re yearning for information to make the Linux desktop easier, more powerful, and more fun, Linux Desktop Hacks is just the ticket.

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