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Beginning Ubuntu Server Administration: From Novice to Professional
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Release NotesYou love it as the world’s most popular desktop Linux distribution, and now
Ubuntu is available at a server near you. Embracing the very same features
desktop users have grown to love, system administrators are rapidly adopting
Ubuntu due to their ability to configure, deploy, and manage network services
more effectively than ever.

Practical Ubuntu Server Administration guides you through all of the key
configuration and administration tasks you’ll need to know. Whether you’re
interested in adopting Ubuntu within a Fortune 500 environment or just want to
use Ubuntu to manage your home network, this book is your go-to guide to using
the distribution securely for a wide variety of network services. Topics include
file, print, web, and FTP management, command-line tips and tricks, automated
installation, configuration and deployment processes, and kernel management.
What you’ll learn

* Effectively and securely install, update, and deploy your Ubuntu server.
* Configure your server to operate most effectively for a wide variety of
purposes, including as a web server, FTP server, and a file and printer manager.
* Rev up your command-line knowledge by taking advantage of little-known
shell-related features, tips, and tricks.
* Remotely manage your server through a wide-variety of services.

Who is this book for?

System administrators and application developers seeking to use Ubuntu as a
Linux server
About the Apress Beginning Series

The Beginning series from Apress is the right choice to get the information you
need to land that crucial entry-level job. These books will teach you astandard
and important technology from the ground up because they are explicitly designed
to take you from “novice to professional.” You'll start your journey by seeing
what you need to know--but without needless theory and filler. You'll build your
skill set by learning how to put together real-world projects step by step. So
whether your goal is your next career challenge or a new learning opportunity,
the Beginning series from Apress will take you there--it is your trusted guide
through unfamiliar territory!
Related Titles

* Hardening Linux

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 Installing Ubuntu Server 1
CHAPTER 2 Getting the Most Out of the Command Line 25
CHAPTER 3 Performing Essential System Administration Tasks 47
CHAPTER 4 Performing File System Management Tasks 73
CHAPTER 5 Configuring Your Server for Security 107
CHAPTER 6 Setting the System to Your Hand 151
CHAPTER 7 Running It Anyway You Like 185
CHAPTER 8 Making Connection 217
CHAPTER 9 Configuring Network Infrastructure Services 255
CHAPTER 10 Using Ubuntu Server As a File and Print Server 287
CHAPTER 11 Setting Up Web Services 313
CHAPTER 12 Multiplying Your Server 329
INDEX 343

Product Details

* ISBN: 1590599233
* ISBN-13: 9781590599235
* Format: Paperback, 355pp
* Publisher: Apress L. P.
* Pub. Date: December 2007
* Sales Rank: 157,442
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