A Book by Mark G. Sobell
A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux, Third Edition
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Preface
Brief TOC
Full TOC
Excerpts from chapters
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Features:
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Includes a DVD with the full Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx, maintained until 2013)
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Includes a chapter on using the Perl scripting language
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One chapter each on setting up and using these servers/clients: Samba, NIS/LDAP, NFS, DNS/BIND, Apache (httpd), OpenSSH, FTP (vsftpd), and exim4
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Sections on setting up a MySQL database and the Cacti network monitoring tool
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A chapter on gufw, ufw, firestarter, and iptables with examples and a discussion of setting up different types of firewalls
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Seven chapters on sytem administration including setting up a server, DHCP, the Linux filesystem, keeping a system up-to-date using Apt and aptitude, and setting up a LAN
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Three chapters on bash (the Bourne Again Shell) including one chapter on shell programming (writing shell scripts)
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Coverage of the GNOME desktop how to customize it
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See the
Preface
for more details of coverage
Links:
Download code from the book.
Read a brief biography of Mark Sobell.
View a list of Linux Links.
View answers to even-numbered exercises.
Review a list of errata for the book.
Send a note to Mark Sobell at mgs@sobell.com.
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