Summary
Linux in Action is a task-based tutorial that will give you the skills and deep understanding you need to administer a Linux-based system. This hands-on book guides you through 12 real-world projects so you can practice as you learn. Each chapter ends with a review of best practices, new terms, and exercises.
Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.
What’s inside
- Setting up a safe Linux environment
- Managing secure remote connectivity
- Building a system recovery device
- Patching and upgrading your system
Table of Contents
- Welcome to Linux
- Linux virtualization: Building a Linux working environment
- Remote connectivity: Safely accessing networked machines
- Archive management: Backing up or copying entire file systems
- Automated administration: Configuring automated offsite backups
- Emergency tools: Building a system recovery device
- Web servers: Building a MediaWiki server
- Networked file sharing: Building a Nextcloud file-sharing server
- Securing your web server
- Securing network connections: Creating a VPN or DMZ
- System monitoring: Working with log files
- Sharing data over a private network
- Troubleshooting system performance issues
- Troubleshooting network issues
- Troubleshooting peripheral devices
- DevOps tools: Deploying a scripted server environment using Ansible
