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System This part provides detailed information about the organization
of your Linux system and how it works, how to distinguish between
the 32-(31-)bit and 64-bit worlds, and how to configure a graphical
interface and a print infrastructure.
Services This part covers the main server services on your system and
their configuration with YaST. This is followed by information about
security, firewalls, CA administration, VPN configuration, and au-
thentication procedures.
Administration Finally, this part contains information about the use of
file system ACLs and a chapter about the various system monitoring
programs under Linux.
The appendix provides a summary of the most important sources of infor-
mation on Linux.
Conventions and Abbreviations
The following typographic conventions are used in this manual:
Font Style Meaning
YaST This font is used to indicate a pro-
gram name.
/etc/passwd This font is used to specify a file or
directory.
hplaceholderi The character string placeholder
(including angle brackets) should be
replaced by the actual value.
PATH This indicates an environment vari-
able called PATH.
192.168.1.2 The value of a variable.
ls Specifies a command to enter.
user This style refers to a user.
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Alt This symbol indicates a key to press.
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