You're reading from Mastering Linux Administration A comprehensive guide to installing, configuring, and maintaining Linux systems in the modern data center

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781789954272

Length 772 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Linux

Concepts

System Administration

Authors (2):

Alexandru Calcatinge

Julian Balog

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Linux Basic Administration

2. Chapter 1: Installing Linux FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: The Linux Filesystem

4. Chapter 3: Linux Software Management

5. Chapter 4: Managing Users and Groups

6. Chapter 5: Working with Processes, Daemons, and Signals

7. Section 2: Advanced Linux Server Administration

8. Chapter 6: Working with Disks and Filesystems

9. Chapter 7: Networking with Linux

10. Chapter 8: Configuring Linux Servers

11. Chapter 9: Securing Linux

12. Chapter 10: Disaster Recovery, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting

13. Section 3: Cloud Administration

14. Chapter 11: Working with Containers and Virtual Machines

15. Chapter 12: Cloud Computing Essentials

16. Chapter 13: Deploying to the Cloud with AWS and Azure

17. Chapter 14: Deploying Applications with Kubernetes

18. Chapter 15: Automating Workflows with Ansible

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Working with Docker

We will use Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS for this section's exercises, on an Intel NUC tenth generation machine using a quad core processor, 16 GB of RAM, and a 512 GB SSD drive. The first thing we will do is install Docker Community Edition. But before we do that, let's go into a little detail about how Docker, as an entity, operates.

Which Docker version to choose?

In order for the business to be viable, Docker has two different products available, the Docker Community Edition (CE) and the Docker Enterprise Edition (EE). Out of these two, only the EE version is responsible for the revenue of Docker.

The CE edition is available for free and is open source software. The CE is available in two versions – Edge and Stable. The former is the one to deploy the latest features on a monthly release model, while the latter is offering stable software versions, tested, and with a 4-month security update interval.

The EE edition is the enterprise-ready...