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Get well-versed with newly-added features in Ubuntu 16.04

Master the art of installing, managing, and troubleshooting Ubuntu Server

A practical easy-to-understand book that will help you enhance your existing skills.

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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.

What you will learn

Learn how to manage users, groups, and permissions

Encrypt and decrypt disks with Linux Unified Key Setup /Luks

Setup SSH for remote access, and connect it to other nodes

Understand how to add, remove, and search for packages

Use NFS and Samba to share directories with other users

Get to know techniques for managing Apache and MariaDB

Explore best practices and troubleshooting techniques

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Kinger Nov 29, 2016

Really an excellent tutorial on setting up and managing Ubuntu servers. I've subscribed to many online courses (assorted Udemy, Linux Academy subscription, Linux Foundation...) and this book has gotten me working and understanding much more quickly than the rest. Examples are very clear and the writing style is engaging, not the typical dry delivery of a lot of books on this topic. Highly recommended!

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Amazon Customer Jul 16, 2018

One of the best Linux server books I have read. Very thorough and detailed.This book is never on the shelf in the ops room and is always on someone's desk with the pages opened or has taken it home or is sitting in the server room next to a keyboard.Covers new OS issues.I have also seen some of Jay's work on Kubernetes, Sonatype, security, and AWS and found it a guide to survival in DevOps/DevSecOps world. I hope Jay will publish something in these areas as well in the future. Even a short guide or how to.

klikmaker Oct 09, 2016

I've never bought or read any of Jay LaCroix's books before, but based on the strength of his video tutorials I thought this would be a good buy. I mean, if a complete noob and dope like me can install Arch Linux from a guy's tutorials, a book by the same person should be good, right?The answer is: yup, right, definitely. I'm about 20% through the book and am certain I made a good choice. I have found everything to be clear, understandable, relevant, relatable, and jam-packed with good old common sense.It's an interesting experience in that his writing style is very much like his speaking style. I can practically hear his tutorial voice in my head as I read, and, as I intimated, that voice has been instrumental in me learning many Linux-esque things I otherwise would not have. (I wonder if he somehow "speaks" his books, then transcribes them?)So five stars from me. Thanks for writing this book, Jay.

CCS4George Oct 20, 2016

I have been in the computer industry for over 20 years and I have always been a windows person. However, over the last 5-6 years I’ve started using Linux/Ubuntu as well. I purchased this book specifically to use as a handbook and as a reference for the many areas that I’m lacking. This book fills in knowledge gaps as well as help with best practices. There is a lot more I want to explore with Ubuntu and this book will help me with that.I highly recommend this book for anyone that is just starting out, just wants to understand the basics, or for the more advanced administrators that need to keep your skills well-polished.

Mr. G. J. Sivill Dec 07, 2016

Good text book on Ubuntu.

Mastering Ubuntu Server: Upgrade your Ubuntu skills

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