Up until now, everything we have been doing on the shell has been right in front of us, from execution to completion. We've installed applications, run programs, and walked through various commands. Each time, we've had control of our shell taken from us, and we've only been able to start a new task when the previous one has finished. For example, if we were to install the vim-nox package with the apt-get command, we would watch helplessly while apt takes care of fetching the package and installing it for us. While this is going on, our cursor goes away and our shell completes the task for us without allowing us to queue up another command. We can always open a new shell to the server and multi-task by having two windows open at once, each doing different tasks. Actually, we don't have to do that, unless we want to. We can actually background a process without waiting for it to complete while working on something else. Then, we can bring that process back to the front to return...
Mastering Ubuntu Server
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Mastering Ubuntu Server
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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.
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Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Mastering Ubuntu Server
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
Deploying Ubuntu Server
Managing Users
Managing Storage Volumes
Connecting to Networks
Managing Software Packages
Controlling and Monitoring Processes
Managing Your Ubuntu Server Network
Accessing and Sharing Files
Managing Databases
Serving Web Content
Virtualizing Hosts and Applications
Securing Your Server
Troubleshooting Ubuntu Servers
Preventing and Recovering from Disasters
Index
Customer Reviews