Linux Administration A Beginners Guide 6/E (Network Pro Library) [Paperback]

Wale Soyinka (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 21, 2012 | ISBN-10: 0071767584 | ISBN-13: 978-0071767583 | Edition: 6

Essential Linux Management Skills Made Easy

Effectively deploy and maintain Linux and other Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) on your servers or entire network using this practical resource. Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide, Sixth Edition provides up-to-date details on the latest Linux distributions, including Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Debian, and Ubuntu. Learn how to install and customize Linux, work from the GUI or command line, configure Internet and intranet services, interoperate with Windows systems, and create reliable backups. Performance tuning, security, and virtualization are also covered and real-world examples help you put the techniques presented into practice.

• Install and configure popular Linux distributions, including the latest versions of Fedora, CentOS, openSUSE, Debian, and Ubuntu
• Administer Linux servers from the GUI or from the command line (shell)
• Manage users, permissions, folders, and native FOSS applications
• Compile, tune, upgrade, and customize the latest Linux kernel 3.x series
• Work with proc, SysFS, and cgroup file systems
• Understand and manage the Linux TCP/IP networking stack and services for both IPv4 and IPv6
• Build robust firewalls, and routers using Netfilter and Linux
• Create and maintain print, e-mail, FTP, and web servers
• Use LDAP or NIS for identity management
• Set up and administer DNS, POP3, IMAP3, and DHCP servers
• Use GlusterFS, NFS, and Samba for sharing and distributing file system resources
• Explore and implement Linux virtualization technologies using KVM

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About the Author

Wale Soyinka wears many hats, all fitting to varying degrees. He is a father, an author, a producer, a system administrator, an open source evangelist, a network administrator, a hacker, an entrepreneur, and a chef. Wale has written an extensive library of Linux administration training materials, including previous editions of Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide. He is also the author of Wireless Network Administration: A Beginner's Guide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 736 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 6 edition (February 21, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071767584
• ISBN-13: 978-0071767583
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #309,821 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Wale Soyinka is a Systems/Network Engineering consultant with several years experience in the field. He has written a modest sized library of texts and other training materials used as part of the curriculum in various colleges and universities.

In addition to the 4th and 5th editions of Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide, He is also the author of a projects lab manual - "Microsoft Windows 2000 Managing Network Environments" which is part of the Microsoft certification series published by Prentice Hall.

He recently wrote "Wireless Network Administration A Beginner's Guide" - also published by McGraw-Hill.

Wale participates in several Open Source Ventures, Projects and discussions. One such venture is caffe*nix (www.caffenix.com) where he usually hangs out and dreams up (albeit unsuccessfully) plans to take over the world. caffenix is possibly the world's first (or only existing) brick and mortar store committed and dedicated to prompting and show-casing open source technologies and culture.

His latest pet project is a Canadian Technology TV show called - tech-ER (www.tech-er.com). The show aims to tackle different complicated technology related topics and issues, break them down into simple and easy to understand formats that everyday people can understand.

Another ongoing project that Wale is involved with can be found at www.labmanual.org.