Linux Cookbook: Essential Skills for Linux Users and System & Network Administrators,2nd Edition

Linux Cookbook: Essential Skills for Linux Users and System & Network Administrators 2nd Edition
by: Carla Schroder(Author)
Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 2nd edition (September 7,2021)
Language: English
Paperback: 544 pages
ISBN-10: 1492087165
ISBN-13: 9781492087168
Book Description
This handy cookbook teaches new-to-intermediate Linux users the essential skills necessary to manage a Linux system,using both graphical and command-line tools. Whether you run Linux in embedded,desktop,server,or cloud or virtual environments,the fundamental skills are the same. This book aims to get you up and running quickly,with copy-paste examples.
Carla Schroder provides recipes that cover specific problems,with discussions that explain how each recipe works,as well as references for additional study.
You’ll learn how to:
Use systemd,the new comprehensive service manager
Build simple or complex firewalls with firewalld
Set up secure network connections for Linux systems and mobile devices
Rescue nonbooting systems
Reset lost passwords on Linux and Windows
Use dnsmasq to simplify managing your LAN name services
Manage users and groups and control access to files
Probe your computer hardware and monitor hardware health
Manage the GRUB bootloader and multiboot Linux and Windows
Keep accurate time across your network with the newest tools
Build an internet router/firewall on Raspberry Pi
Manage filesystems and partitioning