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Ubuntu Server Cookbook

By : Uday Sawant
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Ubuntu Server Cookbook

By: Uday Sawant

Overview of this book

Ubuntu is one of the most secure operating systems and defines the highest level of security as compared other operating system. Ubuntu server is a popular Linux distribution and the first choice when deploying a Linux server. It can be used with a $35 Raspberry Pi to top-notch, thousand-dollar-per-month cloud hardware. Built with lists that there are 4 million + websites built using Ubuntu. With its easy-to-use package management tools and availability of well-known packages, we can quickly set up our own services such as web servers and database servers using Ubuntu. This book will help you develop the skills required to set up high performance and secure services with open source tools. Starting from user management and an in-depth look at networking, we then move on to cover the installation and management of web servers and database servers, as well as load balancing various services. You will quickly learn to set up your own cloud and minimize costs and efforts with application containers. Next, you will get to grips with setting up a secure real-time communication system. Finally, we’ll explore source code hosting and various collaboration tools. By the end of this book, you will be able to make the most of Ubuntu’s advanced functionalities.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
15
Index

Installing Git

This recipe covers the installation of Git binaries on the Ubuntu server. As always, we will install the latest available Git package.

Getting ready

You will need access to a root account or an account with sudo privileges.

How to do it…

Git maintains a separate repository of the latest binaries on Launchpad. We will use PPA for this repository,to install the latest Git version:

  1. Add PPA to the Ubuntu installation source:
    $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:git-core/ppa
    
  2. Update the apt repository cache:
    $ sudo apt-get update
    
  3. Now, install Git with a simple apt-get install git command:
    $ sudo apt-get install git -y
    
  4. Once installation completes, you can check the Git version with the following command. You can cross check the version with the official Git download page:
    $ git version
    
  5. Now introduce yourself to Git by providing your name and email address. Git will add this information to every commit message made by you:
    $ git config --global user.name "Your Name"
    $ git config...