Red Hat Linux; Introduction - Red Hat LINUX 7.2 - OFFICIAL LINUX CUSTOMIZATION GUIDE Manual

Section 0.1:Document Conventions

Introduction

Welcome to the Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide.
The Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide contains information on how to customize your Red
Hat Linux system to fit your needs. If you are looking for step-by-step, task-oriented guides for config-
uring and customizing your system, this is the guide for you. This manual discusses many intermediate
topics such as the following:
• Setting up a network interface card (NIC)
• Performing a Kickstart installation
• Configuring Samba shares
Managing your software with RPM
•
• Upgrading your kernel
This manual is divided into the following main categories:
• Installation-Related Reference
• Network-Related Reference
• System Configuration
• Package Management
This guide assumes you have a basic understanding of your Red Hat Linux system. If you need ref-
erence material which covers more basic issues, please refer to the Official Red Hat Linux Getting
Started Guide. If you need more advanced documentation, please refer to the Official Red Hat Linux
Reference Guide.
HTML and PDF versions of all the Official Red Hat Linux manuals are available online at
http://www.redhat.com/support/manuals/.
Document Conventions
When you read this manual, you will see that certain words are represented in different fonts, type-
faces, sizes and weights. This highlighting is systematic; different words are represented in the same
style to indicate their inclusion in a specific category. The types of words that are represented this way
include the following:
command
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