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SUSE LINUX – Administration Guide Welcome
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The SUSE LINUX Administration Guide provides background information about the way your SUSE LINUX operates. This book introduces Linux system administration basics such as file systems, kernels, boot processes, an Apache web server, and secure authentication.

The SUSE LINUX Administration Guide comprises five major categories:

Installation: Details about special installation types, updates, LVM, and RAID.
Configuration: Configuration of the boot loader, X Window System, printer operation, and mobile computing with Linux.
System: Special characteristics of a SUSE LINUX system, details about the kernel, boot concepts, and init processes.
Network: Integration in (heterogeneous) networks, configuring an Apache web server, file synchronization, and security aspects.
Appendices: File Systems and Access Control Lists

The digital versions of the SUSE LINUX manuals are available in the directory /usr/share/doc/manuals.

1. New Features in the Administration Guide

Changes in the documentation since SUSE LINUX 9.0:

The chapter about using mobile devices has been complemented by a detailed section about the use of Bluetooth (see Section 8.4. “Bluetooth — Wireless Connections”).
The power management chapter has been expanded with information about the powersave package (see Section 9.5. “powersave” and Section 9.6. “The YaST Power Management Module”).
The Apache chapter has been optimized for the use of Apache 2 (see Section 15. The Apache Web Server).
The Samba section has been optimized for the use of Samba 3 (see Section 17.1. “Samba”).
The chapter about printing now focuses on CUPS (see Chapter 5. Printer Operation).
The X Window System contains a detailed section about the use of fonts in SUSE LINUX (see Section 4.2. “Installing and Configuring Fonts”).