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About the Book

The industry favorite Linux guide, updated for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and the cloud Linux Bible, 9th Edition is the ultimate hands-on Linux user guide, whether you're a true beginner or a more advanced user navigating recent changes. This updated ninth edition covers the latest versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (RHEL 7), Fedora 21, and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and includes new information on cloud computing and development with guidance on Openstack and Cloudforms. With a focus on RHEL 7, this practical guide gets you up to speed quickly on the new enhancements for enterprise-quality file systems, the new boot process and services management, firewalld, and the GNOME 3 desktop. Written by a Red Hat expert, this book provides the clear explanations and step-by-step instructions that demystify Linux and bring the new features seamlessly into your workflow. This useful guide assumes a base of little or no Linux knowledge, and takes you step by step through what you need to know to get the job done. Get Linux up and running quickly Master basic operations and tackle more advanced tasks Get up to date on the recent changes to Linux server system management Bring Linux to the cloud using Openstack and Cloudforms Linux Bible, 9th Edition is the one resource you need, and provides the hands-on training that gets you on track in a flash.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments xi Introduction xxxiii Part I: Getting Started 1 Chapter 1: Starting with Linux 3 Understanding What Linux Is 4 Understanding How Linux Differs from Other Operating Systems 6 Exploring Linux History 6 Understanding How Linux Distributions Emerged 16 Finding Professional Opportunities with Linux Today 20 Summary 26 Chapter 2: Creating the Perfect Linux Desktop 29 Understanding Linux Desktop Technology 30 Starting with the Fedora GNOME Desktop Live image 32 Using the GNOME 3 Desktop 33 Using the GNOME 2 Desktop 49 Summary 60 Exercises 61 Part II: Becoming a Linux Power User 63 Chapter 3: Using the Shell 65 About Shells and Terminal Windows 66 Choosing Your Shell 69 Running Commands 70 Recalling Commands Using Command History 76 Connecting and Expanding Commands 82 Using Shell Variables 85 Creating Your Shell Environment 88 Getting Information about Commands 92 Summary 94 Exercises 95 Chapter 4: Moving around the Filesystem 97 Using Basic Filesystem Commands 100 Using Metacharacters and Operators 102 Listing Files and Directories 105 Understanding File Permissions and Ownership 109 Moving, Copying, and Removing Files 114 Summary 115 Exercises 115 Chapter 5: Working with Text Files 117 Editing Files with vim and vi 117 Finding Files125 Summary 134 Exercises 134 Chapter 6: Managing Running Processes 137 Understanding Processes 137 Listing Processes 138 Managing Background and Foreground Processes 144 Killing and Renicing Processes 146 Limiting Processes with cgroups 149 Summary 151 Exercises 151 Chapter 7: Writing Simple Shell Scripts 153 Understanding Shell Scripts 153 Summary 168 Exercises 169 Part III: Becoming a Linux System Administrator 171 Chapter 8: Learning System Administration 173 Understanding System Administration 173 Using Graphical Administration Tools 175 Using the root user account 177 Exploring Administrative Commands, Configuration Files, and Log Files 182 Using Other Administrative Accounts 189 Checking and Configuring Hardware 190 Summary 199 Exercises 199 Chapter 9: Installing Linux x 201 Choosing a Computer 202 Installing Fedora from Live media 203 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux from Installation Media 208 Understanding Cloud-Based Installations 211 Installing Linux in the Enterprise 211 Exploring Common Installation Topics 213 Summary 231 Exercises 231 Chapter 10: Getting and Managing Software 233 Managing Software on the Desktop 233 Going Beyond the Software Window 235 Understanding Linux RPM and DEB Software Packaging 236 Managing RPM Packages with YUM 240 Installing, Querying, and Verifying Software with the rpm Command 252 Managing Software in the Enterprise 256 Summary 257 Exercises 258 Chapter 11: Managing User Accounts 259 Creating User Accounts 259 Understanding Group Accounts 268 Managing Users in the Enterprise 270 Centralizing User Accounts 278 Summary 281 Exercises 281 Chapter 12: Managing Disks and Filesystems 283 Understanding Disk Storage 283 Partitioning Hard Disks 285 Using Logical Volume Management Partitions 295 Mounting Filesystems 301 Using the mkfs Command to Create a Filesystem 310 Summary 311 Exercises 311 Part IV: Becoming a Linux Server Administrator 313 Chapter 13: Understanding Server Administration 315 Starting with Server Administration 316 Managing Remote Access with the Secure Shell Service 323 Configuring System Logging 334 Checking System Resources with sar 340 Checking System Space 341 Managing Servers in the Enterprise 344 Summary 344 Exercises 345 Chapter 14: Administering Networking 347 Configuring Networking for Desktops 348 Configuring Networking from the Command Line 360 Configuring Networking in the Enterprise 371 Summary 374 Exercises 374 Chapter 15: Starting and Stopping Services 377 Understanding the Initialization Daemon (init or systemd) 378 Checking the Status of Services 399 Stopping and Starting Services 403 Enabling Persistent Services 408 Configuring a Default Runlevel or Target Unit 412 Adding New or Customized Services 414 Summary 422 Exercises 422 Chapter 16: Configuring a Print Server 423 Common UNIX Printing System 423 Setting Up Printers 425 Working with CUPS Printing 435 Using Printing Commands 439 Configuring Print Servers 441 Summary 446 Exercises 446 Chapter 17: Configuring a Web Server 449 Understanding the Apache Web Server 449 Getting and Installing Your Web Server 450 Starting Apache 454 Troubleshooting Your Web Server 471 Summary 475 Exercises 475 Chapter 18: Configuring an FTP Server 477 Understanding FTP 477 Installing the vsftpd FTP Server 479 Starting the vsftpd Service480 Securing Your FTP Server 483 Configuring Your FTP Server 488 Using FTP Clients to Connect to Your Server 492 Summary 496 Exercises 497 Chapter 19: Configuring a Windows File Sharing (Samba) Server r 499 Understanding Samba 499 Installing Samba 500 Starting and Stopping Samba 502 Securing Samba 506 Configuring Samba 511 Accessing Samba Shares 521 Using Samba in the Enterprise 525 Summary 525 Exercises 526 Chapter 20: Configuring an NFS File Server r 527 Installing an NFS Server 529 Starting the NFS service 530 Sharing NFS Filesystems 531 Securing Your NFS Server 536 Using NFS Filesystems 540 Unmounting NFS filesystems 549 Summary 549 Exercises 550 Chapter 21: Troubleshooting Linux 551 Boot-Up Troubleshooting 551 Troubleshooting Software Packages 568 Troubleshooting Networking 573 Troubleshooting Memory 580 Troubleshooting in Rescue Mode 585 Summary 587 Exercises 587 Part V: Learning Linux Security Techniques 589 Chapter 22: Understanding Basic Linux Security 591 Understanding Security Basics 591 Monitoring Your Systems 608 Auditing and Reviewing Linux 622 Summary 624 Exercises 624 Chapter 23: Understanding Advanced Linux Security 627 Implementing Linux Security with Cryptography 627 Implementing Linux Security with PAM 648 Summary 668 Exercises 668 Chapter 24: Enhancing Linux Security with SELinux 669 Understanding SELinux Benefits 669 Understanding How SELinux Works 671 Configuring SELinux 679 Monitoring and Troubleshooting SELinux 689 Putting It All Together 694 Obtaining More Information on SELinux 695 Summary 695 Exercises 696 Chapter 25: Securing Linux on a Network 699 Auditing Network Services 699 Working with Firewalls 710 Summary 724 Exercises 724 Part VI: Extending Linux into the Cloud 727 Chapter 26: Using Linux for Cloud Computing 729 Overview of Linux and Cloud Computing 729 Trying Basic Cloud Technology 732 Setting Up a Small Cloud 734 Summary 747 Exercises 747 Chapter 27: Deploying Linux to the Cloud 749 Getting Linux to Run in a Cloud 749 Creating Linux Images for Clouds 751 Using OpenStack to Deploy Cloud Images 760 Using Amazon EC2 to Deploy Cloud Images 765 Summary 766 Part VII: Appendixes 769 Appendix A: Media 771 Appendix B: Exercise Answers 781 Index 839

About the Author :
Christopher Negus has been teaching and writing about Linux and UNIX for more than 25 years. He is an instructor and principal technical writer for Red Hat, Inc., and the author of dozens of Linux and UNIX books, including Red Hat Linux Bible (all editions), CentOS Bible, Fedora Bible, Ubuntu Linux Toolbox, Linux Troubleshooting Bible, Linux Toys, and Linux Toys II.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781118999875
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Height: 231 mm
  • No of Pages: 912
  • Spine Width: 46 mm
  • Width: 185 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1118999878
  • Publisher Date: 15 May 2015
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Bible
  • Weight: 1497 gr


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