From Novice to Professional
Second Edition
By Sander Van Vugt
Second Edition
By Sander Van Vugt
Beginning Ubuntu LTS Server Administration: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition provides a complete introduction to Ubuntu Server. I wrote it for people who are new to Ubuntu Server administration but have a solid foundation in IT. The target readers are Windows administrators as well as people who are used to managing other flavors of Linux (or UNIX). It was the goal of this book to give a no-nonsense introduction to working with Ubuntu Server, so it provides all the basics that are needed to get you going. It also includes many useful tips that help you do your work in a more efficient manner.
Many books about Ubuntu are presently available, but you can’t do Ubuntu Server justice by covering both the desktop and the server version in one book. The needs of a server administrator are vastly different from the needs of a desktop administrator. So I chose an approach that makes sense for the server administrator, and all topics are selected and organized to make sense for your day-to-day work as a server administrator.
Who This Book Is For
This book is written for Linux administrators, whether novice or experienced, who are looking for a quick, thorough, and authoritative introduction to daily Ubuntu Server management.
How This Book Is Structured
The book starts by describing Ubuntu Server, with a special focus on storage configuration, which is an especially important concern when dealing with server environments. You’ll then find a quick introduction to driving Ubuntu Server from the command line, in case you haven’t done this before. The third chapter tackles some of the common generic tasks of a server administrator, including managing software packages and configuring a graphical user interface.
Next are chapters about file system management, Ubuntu Server security, managing processes, and the boot procedure. The last chapter, which deals with stand-alone server functionality, explains Bash shell scripting—in fewer than 30 pages, you’ll learn everything you ever need to know about this complex topic.
The second part of the book teaches you all about network services. First, you’ll learn how to configure and troubleshoot a network interface. Next, you’ll read how to set up infrastructure services such as time services, name services, and DHCP. The following chapters discuss managing file services, the Apache web server (including performance tuning hints and a section on virtual hosts), and related packages such as MySQL. Finally, the last chapter provides an overview of the approaches to running virtualization on Ubuntu Server
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