Linux

Linux Administration

by Stephen Philip Thomas

A comprehensive guide to Linux system administration — from installation and file management to shell scripting, user accounts, disk partitions, networking, and SSH. Covering 57 focused chapters, this book equips you with the practical skills needed to confidently manage and administer Linux systems in any environment.

What You'll Learn

• Install and configure Ubuntu Linux, including locale settings and system services
• Manage files, directories, links, and archives using essential command-line tools
• Write and execute shell scripts with redirection, piping, and command substitution
• Administer user accounts and groups with proper ownership and permissions
• Partition disks, create file systems, manage mounts, and configure disk quotas
• Configure networking, DNS, OpenSSH, and encryption for secure remote administration

Full Table of Contents

1. 1 Install Locale
2. 2 Install Ubuntu 18.04

1. 3 Managing Linux Files
2. 4 Vi Text Editor
3. 5 Help
4. 6 Localization
5. 7 Alias
6. 8 Environment Variables
7. 9 Directories
8. 10 Files
9. 11 Links
10. 12 File System Hierarchy
11. 13 File Find
12. 14 File Archives

1. 15 Boot & Shutdown
2. 16 System Shutdown
3. 17 System Services
4. 18 Software Installation
5. 19 X Windows
6. 24 User Accounts
7. 25 Groups

1. 20 Shell
2. 21 Shell Configuration
3. 22 Redirection & Piping
4. 23 Command Substitution
5. 47 Execute Script
6. 48 Script Basics

1. 26 MBR Disk Partitions
2. 27 Managing MBR Partitions
3. 28 Create File System
4. 29 Mount
5. 30 File Maintenance
6. 31 Disk Quota
7. 32 Umask
8. 33 Tar
9. 34 Ownership
10. 35 Permissions

1. 36 Proc
2. 37 View Hardware
3. 38 Kernel Modules
4. 39 Processes
5. 40 Process Termination
6. 41 Process Heredity
7. 42 Process Display
8. 43 Device Drivers
9. 44 Anacron
10. 45 Timezone
11. 46 Email

1. 49 Network Interface
2. 50 OpenSSH
3. 51 Encryption Facts
4. 52 OpenSSH Configure
5. 53 OpenSSH Facts
6. 54 Root User
7. 55 Su Command
8. 56 DNS
9. 57 Hostname DNS