| Description |
1 online resource (607 p.) |
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Intro -- Table of Contents -- About the Author -- About the Technical Reviewer -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Requirements and Linux Background -- Chapter 1: Requirements -- Information Technology Basics -- Hardware -- Required Knowledge -- Software -- Required Knowledge -- Networking -- Required Knowledge -- Further Reading -- Hardware -- POST -- Boot Process -- Computer Memory -- System Buses -- Software -- The Operating System -- Kernel -- Device Driver -- Network -- Computer Networking -- The OSI Model -- Storage -- Further Study -- Free Online Courses |
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Paid-For Online Courses -- Hardware and Software -- Basic Hardware Courses -- Networking -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Origins and Brief History -- Unix and Linux History -- Unix -- Multics -- Early Unix -- Unix 2, Love Ken -- First Commercially Available Unix -- Unix Limitation -- Unix Variations -- Unix Standards -- Unix Growth in the 1990s -- Linux History -- Linus Torvalds -- Kernel -- Very Early Linux -- The Kernel Is Not Enough -- Free Software Foundation -- OpenSource -- Enterprise Linux -- Evolution of Linux -- Debian -- Important Milestones of Linux -- Kernel 2.0 -- Linux Desktop |
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Desktop Wars -- Dell, Oracle, and Red Hat Started to Grow -- Kernel 3.0 -- Systemd -- Android and Ubuntu Increased in Popularity -- Kernel 4.0 -- Kernel 5.0 -- Linux Now and in the Future -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Linux Explained -- Linux Operating System -- Kernel -- Monolithic and Modular -- Kernel Architecture -- Functionality Pillars -- Layers -- Kernel Map -- System Calls -- Process Control -- File Management -- Device Management -- Information Management -- Communication -- Protection -- Initial Ramdisk -- Missing Drivers -- Everything Is a File, Mostly -- Utilities -- Shell |
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Other Utilities -- Desktops -- Common Distributions -- Differences -- Package Management -- Upstream Projects -- Unique Distributions -- Operating System Differences -- Windows -- Not OpenSource -- Windows vs. Linux -- Uses of Linux -- Servers -- Desktop -- Mobile Devices -- IoT -- Future Linux -- Summary -- Part II: Getting Started -- Chapter 4: Installing Linux for the First Time -- Where to Get Linux -- OpenSource and Free Software -- Enterprise Linux -- Red Hat -- Red Hat Enterprise Linux -- Canonical -- Ubuntu -- SUSE -- SLES Server and Desktop -- Community -- Fedora -- OpenSUSE -- Ubuntu |
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Virtualization -- What Is Virtualization? -- Types of Virtualization -- Hardware Requirement -- BIOS Requirements -- Windows Virtualization -- VirtualBox -- Exercise -- Linux Virtualization -- KVM -- Exercise -- Creating Virtual Machines -- VirtualBox -- Exercise -- KVM -- Exercise -- Installation Media -- Burn Image -- USB Drive -- MediaWriter -- Ventoy -- Learning Exercise -- Network Install -- Installing Linux -- Lab Environment -- Hypervisor -- Installation Media -- Virtual Machine Sizing -- Ubuntu -- Installation Media -- Basic Installation -- Create a Virtual Machine |
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Ubuntu Server Installation |
| Summary |
Learn the basics, followed by the more advanced skills you will need to become an Enterprise Linux administrator. This book will prepare you to use Linux effectively with a clearer understanding of what is needed to successfully leverage new opportunities. After building a solid Linux knowledge foundation, you will learn how three major community Linux distributions are installed, configured, and used. The book will then guide you through all the different configurations a Linux administrator should know, along with some useful exercises for you to practice. Moving on, you will look at Enterprise Linux distributions, and how they are installed and configured. This will be the step that will elevate you from being a Linux administrator to an enterprise Linux administrator. You will also learn how an enterprise Linux administrator configures Linux security, high availability, automation, and large-scale Linux deployments. These skills are required when working in larger Linux estates. Finally, you'll review backups, recovery, and some general troubleshooting. By the end of this book, you'll not only learn how to become an Enterprise Linux administrator but will also learn what certifications are vital when competing for new career opportunities. What You'll Learn Install your own Linux environment Study the basics to configuring Linux Become an Enterprise Linux administrator and how to get there Review comprehensive examples on how to use Linux Who This Book Is For Those in the IT industry who have no Linux training or experience who wish to learn how to manage a Linux system. |
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Linux.
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Linux |
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Client/server computing.
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Information technology -- Management.
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Architecture client-serveur (Informatique) |
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Technologie de l'information -- Gestion. |
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Client/server computing |
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Information technology -- Management |
| Genre |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hitchcock, Kenneth The Enterprise Linux Administrator Berkeley, CA : Apress L. P.,c2022 9781484288009 |
| ISBN |
9781484288016 (electronic bk.) |
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1484288017 (electronic bk.) |
| Standard No. |
10.1007/978-1-4842-8801-6 doi |
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