Table of Contents
1 Cover
7 Introduction Who Should Read This Book The Mastering Series How to Contact Wiley or the Authors
8 Part 1: Basic Admin Functions Chapter 1: Understanding the Basics What Is Linux? Linux Distributions The Bottom Line Chapter 2: Installing an Ubuntu Server Pre‐Installation Requirements Finding the Software Running the Installation Checking the Installation The Bottom Line Chapter 3: Installing and Maintaining Software in Ubuntu Exploring Package Management Inspecting the Debian‐Based Systems Using Snap Containers Installing from Source Code The Bottom Line Chapter 4: Installing a Red Hat Server Pre‐Installation Requirements Finding the Software Running the Installation Checking the Installation The Bottom Line Chapter 5: Installing and Maintaining Software in Red Hat Exploring Red Hat Packages Automated Package Management Working Directly with Packages Using Flatpak Containers The Bottom Line Chapter 6: Working with the Shell Exploring the Shell Working with Commands Environment Variables The Bottom Line Chapter 7: Exploring Linux File Management Filesystem Navigation Linux Files File and Directory Listing Directory Handling File Handling File Features Finding Files Archiving Files The Bottom Line Chapter 8: Working with Text Files The vim Editor The nano Editor Working with Data Files The Bottom Line
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Part 2: Intermediate Admin Functions
Chapter 9: Managing Hardware
Device Driver Modules
Communicating with Devices
Working with Devices
Using Hot Pluggable Devices
The Bottom Line
Chapter 10: Booting Linux
Understanding the Boot Process
The GRUB2 Bootloader
Configuring the GRUB2 Bootloader
The systemd Initialization Process
The Bottom Line
Chapter 11: Working with Storage Devices
Storage Basics
Partitioning Tools
Formatting