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

Understanding Linux package management

Nowadays, app stores are all the rage on most platforms; typically, you'll have one central location from which to retrieve applications, allowing you to install them on your device. Even phones and tablets utilize a central software repository in which software is curated and made available. The Android platform has Google Play, Apple offers its App Store, and so on. For Linux users, this concept isn't new. The concept of software repositories is similar to that of app stores and has been around within the Linux community since long before cellular phones even had color screens.

Linux has had package management since the '90s, initially popularized by Debian and then Red Hat. Software repositories are generally made available in the form of mirrors, to which your server subscribes. Mirrors are available across a multitude of geographic areas, so, typically, your installation of Ubuntu Server would subscribe to the mirror closest...