You're reading from Mastering Ubuntu Server Gain expertise in the art of deploying, configuring, managing, and troubleshooting Ubuntu Server

Product type Paperback

Published in Dec 2020

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800564640

Length 702 pages

Edition 3rd Edition

Tools

Ubuntu Server

Concepts

System Administration

Author (1):

Jay LaCroix

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Table of Contents (26) Chapters

Preface

1. Deploying Ubuntu Server

2. Managing Users and Permissions FREE CHAPTER

3. Managing Software Packages

4. Navigating and Essential Commands

5. Managing Files and Directories

6. Boosting Your Command-line Efficiency

7. Controlling and Managing Processes

8. Monitoring System Resources

9. Managing Storage Volumes

10. Connecting to Networks

11. Setting Up Network Services

12. Sharing and Transferring Files

13. Managing Databases

14. Serving Web Content

15. Automating Server Configuration with Ansible

16. Virtualization

17. Running Containers

18. Container Orchestration

19. Deploying Ubuntu in the Cloud

20. Automating Cloud Deployments with Terraform

21. Securing Your Server

22. Troubleshooting Ubuntu Servers

23. Preventing Disasters

24. Another Book You May Enjoy

25. Index

Automatically installing patches with the Canonical Livepatch service

In the previous section, I mentioned that if your updates include an update to the kernel, you'll need to reboot your server for the new kernel to take effect. While this is generally true, Canonical offers a Livepatch service for Ubuntu, which allows it to receive updates and have them applied without rebooting. This is a game changer, as it takes care of keeping your running kernel patched without you having to do anything, not even reboot. This is a massive benefit to security as it gives you the benefits of the latest security patches without the inconvenience of scheduling a restart of your servers right away.

However, the service is not free or included with Ubuntu by default. Even so, you can install the Livepatch service on three of your servers without paying, so it's still something you may want to consider. You're even able to utilize this service on the desktop version of Ubuntu if...