Mastering Linux System Administration. Richard Blum

      1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright

      4  Acknowledgments

      5  About the Authors

      6  About the Technical Editor

      7  Introduction Who Should Read This Book The Mastering Series How to Contact Wiley or the Authors

      8  Part 1: Basic Admin Functions Chapter 1: Understanding the Basics What Is Linux? Linux Distributions The Bottom Line Chapter 2: Installing an Ubuntu Server Pre‐Installation Requirements Finding the Software Running the Installation Checking the Installation The Bottom Line Chapter 3: Installing and Maintaining Software in Ubuntu Exploring Package Management Inspecting the Debian‐Based Systems Using Snap Containers Installing from Source Code The Bottom Line Chapter 4: Installing a Red Hat Server Pre‐Installation Requirements Finding the Software Running the Installation Checking the Installation The Bottom Line Chapter 5: Installing and Maintaining Software in Red Hat Exploring Red Hat Packages Automated Package Management Working Directly with Packages Using Flatpak Containers The Bottom Line Chapter 6: Working with the Shell Exploring the Shell Working with Commands Environment Variables The Bottom Line Chapter 7: Exploring Linux File Management Filesystem Navigation Linux Files File and Directory Listing Directory Handling File Handling File Features Finding Files Archiving Files The Bottom Line Chapter 8: Working with Text Files The vim Editor The nano Editor Working with Data Files The Bottom Line

      9  Part 2: Intermediate Admin Functions Chapter 9: Managing Hardware Device Driver Modules Communicating with Devices Working with Devices Using Hot Pluggable Devices The Bottom Line Chapter 10: Booting Linux Understanding the Boot Process The GRUB2 Bootloader Configuring the GRUB2 Bootloader The systemd Initialization Process The Bottom Line Chapter 11: Working with Storage Devices Storage Basics Partitioning Tools Formatting