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Linux Mint Essentials

By : Jay LaCroix
Book Image

Linux Mint Essentials

By: Jay LaCroix

Overview of this book

A task-oriented look at Linux Mint, using actual real-world examples to stimulate learning. Each topic is presented in an easy-to-follow order, with hands-on activities to reinforce the content. If you are starting out with Linux from a different platform or are well versed with Linux Mint and want a guide that shows you how to exploit certain functionality, this book is for you. No previous Linux experience is assumed.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
16
Index

Summary


This chapter was all about networking. We started out by going over both wired and wireless networking, as well as some basic networking troubleshooting, should any problem arise. We also configured a static IP address using the tray icon utility included with Mint. SSH was covered; it is a very useful tool for remote access and administration, an indispensable utility used by many in the world of Linux administration. Accessing FTP servers by both Mint's included Upload Manager as well as FileZilla was covered. We also covered how to share files with both Samba and NFS and which situations each is best suited for.

In the next chapter, we'll explore Security and Disaster Recovery. You'll learn concepts relating to choosing strong passwords, encrypting your home folder, configuring the iptables firewall, blocking access to specific websites, and much more. Stay tuned!