- 1,178 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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Beginner or expert, professional or hobbyist, this is the Linux guide you need! Install Linux and walk through the basics: working in the terminal, handling files and directories, using Bash, and more. Then get into the nitty-gritty details of configuring your system and server, from compiling kernel modules to using tools like Apache, Postfix, and Samba. With information on backups, firewalls, virtualization, and more, you'll learn everything there is to know about Linux! Highlights include:
1) Installation
2) GNOME and KDE
3) Bash, Vim, Emacs
4) Network configuration
5) Software and package management
6) Administration
7) Kernel modules
8) Apache
9) Postfix and Dovecot
10) Samba
11) Security
12) Virtualization
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Table of contents
- Notes on Usage
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Part I Installation
- 1 What Is Linux?
- 2 Installation Basics
- 3 Installation Instructions
- Part II Using Linux
- 4 GNOME
- 5 KDE
- Part III Linux Basics
- 6 Using the Terminal
- 7 Bash (Shell)
- 8 Zsh (Shell)
- 9 Files and Directories
- 10 Process Management
- 11 Network Tools
- Part IV Text and Code Editors
- 12 Vim
- 13 Emacs
- Part V System Configuration and Administration
- 14 Basic Configuration
- 15 Network Configuration
- 16 Software and Package Management
- 17 Graphics System
- 18 File System Administration
- 19 Grand Unified Bootloader
- 20 The Init System
- 21 Kernel and Modules
- Part VI Server Configuration
- 22 Server Installation
- 23 Secure Shell (SSH)
- 24 Apache
- 25 MySQL and MariaDB
- 26 Postfix and Dovecot
- 27 Samba
- Part VII Security
- 28 Backups
- 29 Firewalls
- 30 SELinux and AppArmor
- Part VIII Virtualization
- 31 VirtualBox
- 32 QEMU and Kernel-Based Virtual Machine
- 33 Windows Subsystem for Linux
- The Author
- Index
- Service Pages
- Legal Notes
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