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Mastering Ubuntu Server - Fourth Edition

By : Jay LaCroix
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Mastering Ubuntu Server - Fourth Edition

4.7 (7)
By: Jay LaCroix

Overview of this book

Ubuntu Server is taking the server world by storm - and for a good reason! The server-focused spin of Ubuntu is a stable, flexible, and powerful enterprise-class distribution of Linux with a focus on running servers both small and large. Mastering Ubuntu Server is a book that will teach you everything you need to know in order to manage real Ubuntu-based servers in actual production deployments. This book will take you from initial installation to deploying production-ready solutions to empower your small office network, or even a full data center. You'll see examples of running an Ubuntu Server in the cloud, be walked through set up popular applications (such as Nextcloud), host your own websites, and deploy network resources such as DHCP, DNS, and others. You’ll also see how to containerize applications via LXD to maximize efficiency and learn how to build Kubernetes clusters. This new fourth edition updates the popular book to cover Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, which takes advantage of the latest in Linux-based technologies. By the end of this Ubuntu book, you will have gained all the knowledge you need in order to work on real-life Ubuntu Server deployments and become an expert Ubuntu Server administrator who is well versed in its feature set.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
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Index

Summary

In this chapter, we worked through several examples of connecting to other networks. We started off by configuring our hostname, managing network interfaces, assigning static IP addresses, as well as looking at how name resolution works in Linux. A decent portion of this chapter was dedicated to topics regarding OpenSSH, which is an extremely useful utility that allows you to remotely manage your servers. We’ll revisit OpenSSH in Chapter 21, Securing Your Server, with a look at boosting its security. Overall, we’ve only begun to scratch the surface of this tool. Entire books have been written about SSH, but the examples in this chapter should be enough to make you productive with it. The name of the game is to practice, practice, practice!

In the next chapter, we’ll talk about managing software packages. We’ll work through adding and removing them, adding additional repositories, and more!