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A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux

A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux

A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux Paperback - 2010

by Sobell, Mark G

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  • Title A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux
  • Author Sobell, Mark G
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: third
  • Condition Used - Very good
  • Pages 1251
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Prentice Hall, Boston, MA:
  • Publication date 2010-08
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GOR007427351
  • ISBN 9780132542487 / 013254248X
  • Weight 3.9 lbs (1.77 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 7.4 x 1.75 in (22.86 x 18.80 x 4.45 cm)
  • Category Computers - Operating Systems
  • Library of Congress subjects Operating systems (Computers)
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2010024353
  • Dewey Decimal Code 005.432
  • Quantity available 1

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From the publisher

The Most Complete, Easy-to-Follow Guide to Ubuntu Linux
  • The #1 Ubuntu server resource, fully updated for Ubuntu 10.4 (Lucid Lynx) the Long Term Support (LTS) release many companies will rely on for years!
  • Updated JumpStarts help you set up Samba, Apache, Mail, FTP, NIS, OpenSSH, DNS, and other complex servers in minutes
  • Hundreds of up-to-date examples, plus comprehensive indexes that deliver instant access to answers you can trust
Mark Sobell s " A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux(r), Third Edition, " is the most thorough and up-to-date reference to installing, configuring, and working with Ubuntu, and also offers comprehensive coverage of servers critical for anybody interested in unleashing the full power of Ubuntu. This edition has been fully updated for Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx), a milestone Long Term Support (LTS) release, which Canonical will support on desktops until 2013 and on servers until 2015. Sobell walks you through every essential feature and technique, from installing Ubuntu to working with GNOME, Samba, exim4, Apache, DNS, NIS, LDAP, g ufw, firestarter, iptables, even Perl scripting. His exceptionally clear explanations demystify everything from networking to security. You ll find full chapters on running Ubuntu from the command line and desktop (GUI), administrating systems, setting up networks and Internet servers, and much more.Fully updated JumpStart sections help you get complex servers running often in as little as five minutes. Sobell draws on his immense Linux knowledge to explain both the hows and the whys of Ubuntu. He s taught hundreds of thousands of readers and never forgets what it s like to be new to Linux. Whether you re a user, administrator, or programmer, you ll find everything you need here now, and for many years to come. " The world s most practical Ubuntu Linux book is now even more useful! " This book delivers
  • Hundreds of easy-to-use Ubuntuexamples
  • Importantnetworking coverage, including DNS, NFS, and Cacti
  • Coverage of crucial Ubuntu topics such as sudo and the Upstart init daemon
  • More detailed, usable coverage of Internet server configuration, including Apache (Web) and exim4 (email) servers
  • State-of-the-art security techniques, including up-to-date firewall setuptechniques using gufw and iptables, and a full chapter on OpenSSH
  • A complete introduction to Perl scripting for automated administration
  • Deeper coverage of essential admin tasks from managing users to CUPS printing, configuring LANs to building a kernel
  • Complete instructions on keeping Ubuntu systems up-to-date using aptitude, Synaptic, and the Software Sources window
  • And much more...including a 500+ term glossary
Includes DVD! Get the full version of Lucid Lynx, the latest UbuntuLTS release!"

About the author

Mark G. Sobell is President of Sobell Associates Inc., a consulting firm that specializes in UNIX/Linux training, support, and custom software development. He has more than twenty-five years of experience working with UNIX and Linux systems and is author of many best-selling books, including "A Practical Guide to Red Hat(r) Linux(r), Fifth Edition"; "A Practical Guide to Linux(r) Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming, Second Edition"; and "A Practical Guide to Linux(r) for Mac OS(r) X Users "(with Peter Seebach), all from Prentice Hall; and "A Practical Guide to the UNIX System "from Addison-Wesley.

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