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Mastering Ubuntu Server - Second Edition

By : Jay LaCroix
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Mastering Ubuntu Server - Second Edition

By: Jay LaCroix

Overview of this book

Ubuntu Server has taken the data centers by storm. Whether you're deploying Ubuntu for a large-scale project or for a small office, it is a stable, customizable, and powerful Linux distribution that leads the way with innovative and cutting-edge features. For both simple and complex server deployments, Ubuntu's flexible nature can be easily adapted to meet to the needs of your organization. With this book as your guide, you will learn all about Ubuntu Server, from initial deployment to creating production-ready resources for your network. The book begins with the concept of user management, group management, and filesystem permissions. Continuing into managing storage volumes, you will learn how to format storage devices, utilize logical volume management, and monitor disk usage. Later, you will learn how to virtualize hosts and applications, which will cover setting up KVM/QEMU, as well as containerization with both Docker and LXD. As the book continues, you will learn how to automate configuration with Ansible, as well as take a look at writing scripts. Lastly, you will explore best practices and troubleshooting techniques when working with Ubuntu Server that are applicable to real-world scenarios. By the end of the book, you will be an expert Ubuntu Server administrator who is well-versed in its advanced concepts.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)

Installing Docker

Installing Docker is very fast and easy, so much so that it barely constitutes its own section. In the last chapter, we had to install several packages in order to get a KVM virtualization server up and running as well as tweaking some configuration files. By comparison, installing Docker is effortless, as you only need to install the docker.io package:

sudo apt install docker.io
Docker is only supported on 64-bit versions of Ubuntu. The required package is available in 32-bit Ubuntu, but it's not guaranteed to function properly. If you don't recall which version of Ubuntu Server you installed, run the following command:
uname -m

You should receive the following output:
x86_64

Yes, that's all there is to it. Installing Docker was definitely much easier than setting up KVM as we did in the previous chapter. Ubuntu includes Docker in its default...