Linux Administration: A Beginners Guide, 6th Edition

Book Description

Essential Linux Management Skills Made Easy

Effectively deploy and maintain Linux and other Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) on your servers or entire network using this practical resource. Linux Administration: A Beginner’s Guide, Sixth Edition provides up-to-date details on the latest Linux distributions, including Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Debian, and Ubuntu. Learn how to install and customize Linux, work from the GUI or command line, configure Internet and intranet services, interoperate with Windows systems, and create reliable backups. Performance tuning, security, and virtualization are also covered and real-world examples help you put the techniques presented into practice.

• Install and configure popular Linux distributions, including the latest versions of Fedora, CentOS, openSUSE, Debian, and Ubuntu
• Administer Linux servers from the GUI or from the command line (shell)
• Manage users, permissions, folders, and native FOSS applications
• Compile, tune, upgrade, and customize the latest Linux kernel 3.x series
• Work with proc, SysFS, and cgroup file systems
• Understand and manage the Linux TCP/IP networking stack and services for both IPv4 and IPv6
• Build robust firewalls, and routers using Netfilter and Linux
• Create and maintain print, e-mail, FTP, and web servers
• Use LDAP or NIS for identity management
• Set up and administer DNS, POP3, IMAP3, and DHCP servers
• Use GlusterFS, NFS, and Samba for sharing and distributing file system resources
• Explore and implement Linux virtualization technologies using KVM

Table of Contents

PART I Introduction, Installation, and Software Management
Chapter 1 Technical Summary of Linux Distributions
Chapter 2 Installing Linux in a Server Configuration
Chapter 3 Managing Software

PART II Single-Host Administration
Chapter 4 Managing Users and Groups
Chapter 5 The Command Line
Chapter 6 Booting and Shutting Down
Chapter 7 File Systems
Chapter 8 Core System Services
Chapter 9 The Linux Kernel
Chapter 10 Knobs and Dials: Virtual File Systems

PART III Networking and Security
Chapter 11 TCP/IP for System Administrators
Chapter 12 Network Configuration
Chapter 13 Linux Firewall (Netfilter)
Chapter 14 Local Security
Chapter 15 Network Security

PART IV Internet Services
Chapter 16 DNS
Chapter 17 FTP
Chapter 18 Apache Web Server
Chapter 19 SMTP
Chapter 20 POP and IMAP
Chapter 21 The Secure Shell (SSH)

PART V Intranet Services
Chapter 22 Network File System (NFS)
Chapter 23 Samba
Chapter 24 Distributed File Systems
Chapter 25 Network Information Service
Chapter 26 LDAP
Chapter 27 Printing
Chapter 28 DHCP
Chapter 29 Virtualization
Chapter 30 Backups

PART VI Appendixes
A Creating a Linux Installer on Flash/USB Devices
B openSUSE Installation

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书名：Linux Administration: A Beginners Guide, 6th Edition

Essential Linux Management Skills Made Easy

使用此实用资源，在您的服务器或整个网络上有效地部署和维护Linux和其他自由与开放源码软件(FOSS)。 Linux Administration: A Beginner’s Guide, Sixth Edition 提供有关最新Linux发行版的最新详细信息，包括Fedora、Red Hat Enterprise Linux、CentOS、Debian和Ubuntu。了解如何安装和定制Linux、从图形用户界面或命令行工作、配置互联网和内部网服务、与Windows系统互操作以及创建可靠的备份。本课程还介绍了性能调优、安全性和虚拟化，并通过实际示例帮助您将介绍的技术付诸实践。

• 安装和配置流行的Linux发行版，包括最新版本的Fedora、CentOS、OpenSUSE、Debian和Ubuntu
• 从图形用户界面或命令行(外壳)管理Linux服务器
• 管理用户、权限、文件夹和本地自由/开源软件应用程序
• 编译、调优、升级和定制最新的Linux内核3.x系列
• Work with proc, SysFS, and cgroup file systems
• 了解和管理用于IPv4和IPv6的Linux TCP/IP网络堆栈和服务
• 使用NetFilter和Linux构建强大的防火墙和路由器
• 创建和维护打印、电子邮件、FTP和Web服务器
• Use LDAP or NIS for identity management
• 设置和管理DNS、POP3、IMAP3和DHCP服务器
• 使用GlusterFS、NFS和Samba共享和分发文件系统资源
• 使用KVM探索和实施Linux虚拟化技术

Table of Contents

第一部分介绍、安装和软件管理
第1章Linux发行版技术概述
第2章在服务器配置中安装Linux
Chapter 3 Managing Software

PART II Single-Host Administration
Chapter 4 Managing Users and Groups
第5章命令行
Chapter 6 Booting and Shutting Down
Chapter 7 File Systems
Chapter 8 Core System Services
Chapter 9 The Linux Kernel
Chapter 10 Knobs and Dials: Virtual File Systems

PART III Networking and Security
Chapter 11 TCP/IP for System Administrators
Chapter 12 Network Configuration
Chapter 13 Linux Firewall (Netfilter)
第十四章本地安全
Chapter 15 Network Security

第四部分互联网服务
Chapter 16 DNS
Chapter 17 FTP
Chapter 18 Apache Web Server
Chapter 19 SMTP
Chapter 20 POP and IMAP
Chapter 21 The Secure Shell (SSH)

第五部分内部网服务
Chapter 22 Network File System (NFS)
Chapter 23 Samba
Chapter 24 Distributed File Systems
Chapter 25 Network Information Service
Chapter 26 LDAP
Chapter 27 Printing
Chapter 28 DHCP
第二十九章虚拟化
Chapter 30 Backups

PART VI Appendixes
A Creating a Linux Installer on Flash/USB Devices
B openSUSE Installation