To complete the exercises in this chapter, you will require the following equipment:
- A macOS or Windows computer with the following configuration:
- For Windows: A minimum of 16 GB of RAM and an Intel Core i7 or higher processor with a minimum of 4 CPU cores
- For macOS: A macOS Pro (2015) onwards with 16 GB of RAM, Intel Core i7 processor, with 4 cores, and preferably 512 GB SSD (minimum)
- A virtualization software to build a VM.
As you go to through the book and example commands or script, pay attention to the commands that you need to run as root or as a user.
The username in the VM is user. The root and user passwords have been set to password for ease of memory. If the command uses # as a prefix, you should run it as root. Commands prefixed with $ need to be run as a regular user and not as root. We show the usage of sudo wherever it is required to...
The username in the VM is user. The root and user passwords have been set to password for ease of memory. If the command uses # as a prefix, you should run it as root. Commands prefixed with $ need to be run as a regular user and not as root. We show the usage of sudo wherever it is required to...