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Mastering Ubuntu Server

By : Jay LaCroix
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Mastering Ubuntu Server

By: Jay LaCroix

Overview of this book

Ubuntu is a Debian-based Linux operating system, and has various versions targeted at servers, desktops, phones, tablets and televisions. The Ubuntu Server Edition, also called Ubuntu Server, offers support for several common configurations, and also simplifies common Linux server deployment processes. With this book as their guide, readers will be able to configure and deploy Ubuntu Servers using Ubuntu Server 16.04, with all the skills necessary to manage real servers. The book begins with the concept of user management, group management, as well as file-system permissions. To manage your storage on Ubuntu Server systems, you will learn how to add and format storage and view disk usage. Later, you will also learn how to configure network interfaces, manage IP addresses, deploy Network Manager in order to connect to networks, and manage network interfaces. Furthermore, you will understand how to start and stop services so that you can manage running processes on Linux servers. The book will then demonstrate how to access and share files to or from Ubuntu Servers. You will learn how to create and manage databases using MariaDB and share web content with Apache. To virtualize hosts and applications, you will be shown how to set up KVM/Qemu and Docker and manage virtual machines with virt-manager. Lastly, you will explore best practices and troubleshooting techniques when working with Ubuntu Servers. By the end of the book, you will be an expert Ubuntu Server user well-versed in its advanced concepts.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Mastering Ubuntu Server
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Setting the hostname


During installation, you were asked to create a hostname for your server. The default during installation is ubuntu, but you can (and should) come up with your own name. If you left the default, or if you want to practice changing it, we'll work through that in this section.

In most organizations, there is a specific naming scheme in place for servers and networked devices. I've seen quite a few variations, from naming servers after cartoon characters (who wouldn't want a server named daffy-duck?), to Greek Gods or Goddesses. Some companies choose to be a bit boring, and come up with naming schemes consisting of a series of characters separated by hyphens, with codes representing which rack the server is in, as well as its purpose. You can create your own naming convention if you haven't already, and no matter what you come up with, I won't judge you.

Your hostname identifies your server to the rest of the network. While the default ubuntu hostname is fine if you have...