You're reading from Mastering Linux Administration Take your sysadmin skills to the next level by configuring and maintaining Linux systems

Product type Paperback

Published in Mar 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781837630691

Length 764 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Tools

Linux

Concepts

System Administration

Authors (2):

Julian Balog

Alexandru Calcatinge

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Table of Contents (24) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1:Basic Linux Administration

2. Chapter 1: Installing Linux FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: The Linux Shell and Filesystem

4. Chapter 3: Linux Software Management

5. Chapter 4: Managing Users and Groups

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

7. Part 2:Advanced Linux Administration

8. Chapter 6: Working with Disks and Filesystems

9. Chapter 7: Networking with Linux

10. Chapter 8: Linux Shell Scripting

11. Chapter 9: Securing Linux

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

13. Part 3:Server Administration

14. Chapter 11: Working with Virtual Machines

15. Chapter 12: Managing Containers with Docker

16. Chapter 13: Configuring Linux Servers

17. Part 4:Cloud Administration

18. Chapter 14: Short Introduction to Cloud Computing

19. Chapter 15: Deploying to the Cloud with AWS and Azure

20. Chapter 16: Deploying Applications with Kubernetes

21. Chapter 17: Infrastructure and Automation with Ansible

22. Index

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The Linux Shell and Filesystem

Understanding the Linux filesystem, file management fundamentals, and the basics of the Linux shell and command-line interface (CLI) is essential for a modern-day Linux professional.

In this chapter, you will learn how to use the Linux shell and some of the most common commands in Linux. You will learn about the structure of a basic Linux command and how the Linux filesystem is organized. We’ll explore various commands for working with files and directories. Along the way, we’ll introduce you to the most common command-line text editors. We hope that by the end of this chapter, you’ll be comfortable using the Linux CLI and be ready for future, more advanced explorations. This chapter will set the foundation for using the Linux shell, and for more information about the shell, go to Chapter 8, Linux Shell Scripting.

We’re going to cover the following main topics: