The Official Ubuntu Server Book (2nd Edition) 2nd Edition

by Kyle Rankin (Author),‎ Benjamin Hill (Author)

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Ubuntu Server is a complete, free server operating system that just works, with the extra Ubuntu polish, innovation, and simplicity that administrators love.

Now, there’s a definitive, authoritative guide to getting up-and-running quickly with the newest, most powerful versions of Ubuntu Server. Written by leading members of the Ubuntu community, The Official Ubuntu Server Book, Second Edition, covers all you need to know to make the most of Ubuntu Server, whether you’re a beginner or a battle-hardened senior system administrator.

The authors cover Ubuntu Server from start to finish: installation, basic administration and monitoring, security, backup, troubleshooting, system rescue, and much more. They walk through deploying each of the most common server applications, from file and print services to state-of-the-art, cost-saving virtualization and cloud computing.

In addition, you’ll learn how to

Make the most of Ubuntu Server’s latest, most powerful technologies
Discover easy, fast ways to perform key administration tasks
Automate Ubuntu installs, no matter how many servers you’re installing
Quickly set up low-cost Web servers and e-mail
Protect your server with Ubuntu’s built-in and optional security tools
Minimize downtime with fault tolerance and clustering
Master proven, step-by-step server and network troubleshooting techniques
Walk through rescuing an Ubuntu server that won’t boot
Create your own private cloud computing infrastructure

The included disks contain the versions of Ubuntu Server you’ll need for different CPU architectures: Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS 64-bit CD, and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS 32-bit DVD, both of which are supported by Canonical for five years.

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Ubuntu Server is a complete, free server operating system that just works, with the extra Ubuntu polish, innovation, and simplicity that administrators love.

Now, there's a definitive, authoritative guide to getting up-and-running quickly with the newest, most powerful versions of Ubuntu Server. Written by leading members of the Ubuntu community, The Official Ubuntu Server Book, Second Edition,covers all you need to know to make the most of Ubuntu Server, whether you're a beginner or a battle-hardened senior system administrator.

In addition, you'll learn how to

Make the most of Ubuntu Server's latest, most powerful technologies
Discover easy, fast ways to perform key administration tasks
Automate Ubuntu installs, no matter how many servers you're installing
Quickly set up low-cost Web servers and e-mail
Protect your server with Ubuntu's built-in and optional security tools
Minimize downtime with fault tolerance and clustering
Master proven, step-by-step server and network troubleshooting techniques
Walk through rescuing an Ubuntu server that won't boot
Create your own private cloud computing infrastructure

The included disks contain the versions of Ubuntu Server you'll need for different CPU architectures: Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS 64-bit CD, and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS 32-bit DVD, both of which are supported by Canonical for five years.

About the Author

Kyle Rankin is a systems architect for Quinstreet, Inc., the current president of the North Bay Linux Users’ Group, the author of Knoppix Hacks, Knoppix Pocket Reference, Linux Multimedia Hacks, and Ubuntu Hacks, and he has contributed to a number of other O’Reilly books. Kyle is also a columnist for Linux Journal and has had articles featured in PC Magazine, TechTarget, and other publications.

Benjamin Mako Hill is a Seattle native working out of Boston, Massachusetts. Mako is a long-time free software developer and advocate. He was part of the founding Ubuntu team, one of the first employees of Canonical, Ltd., and lead author of The Official Ubuntu Book. In addition to some technical work, his charge at Canonical was to help grow the Ubuntu development and user community during the project’s first year. Mako is currently a fellow at the MIT Center for Future Civic Media and a researcher and Ph.D. candidate at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Mako has continued his involvement with Ubuntu as a member of the Community Council governance board, through development work, and through projects such as this book.

Paperback: 592 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2 edition (August 18, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0137081332
ISBN-13: 978-0137081332
Product Dimensions: 7 x 1.3 x 9.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 11 customer reviews
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Todds Books

A good start, but lacks in the deeper details.

August 12, 2013

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One glaring omission is setting up and configuring the print server. This seems to be an omission in the 3rd edition as well. Other than that, it gives fairly decent coverage and gets you started with command line administration. Because of the title, I was expecting a lot more details and configuration examples then the book actually delivers. I think Michael Jang's "Ubuntu Server Administration" book is the better of the two. However, neither is as good as "Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide" by Steve Shah and Wale Soyinka. At least I find that I am thumbing that book more often than the three Ubuntu Server books I own. Given the immense popularity of Ubuntu, I think the Ubuntu admin community needs to have a more in depth server admin book with many more detailed configuration examples.

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Darren

Ubuntu server book review

October 7, 2010

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The official Ubuntu server book has proven to be a worthwhile Ubuntu reference. This book covers a wide range of topics; including RAID, DNS & SAMBA, just to name a few. It was well organized, easy to read and understand, and has a good index (something I have always valued in a reference book.) My only reason for not rating it 5 stars is I would consider this book a great "get started" book, but it does not go into much detail on any of it's topics. Regardless, I would recommend it as well worth the purchase price. For those who are interested, other good Ubuntu/Linux books are Linux Administration Handbook (Publisher Prentice Hall) and The Complete Reference Ubuntu (Publisher McGraw Hill).

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A. Bello

Very good for Ubuntu beginners (like me), but effect wears out really soon

April 10, 2011

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This book is partially as the title intended, an official server book. If you're migrating from another OS (likely Windows), then you will appreciate that this makes it clear on the differences that mainly concern the Ubuntu (Linux-like) file system, boot loading process (very technical in my opinion) and the like. Problem is that this book starts mentioning really cool stuff all too often and then lets you down omitting specific details to really get started in most topics. Some will appreciate the mentioning of the existence of any feature, but others like me will end up craving for more and in this particular matter the Official Server Book will disappoint; all the time claiming that X topic is too vast to fit into this book. For appetite openers, or people really wanting to know what else is out there other than Bill Gates or Steve Jobs money hungry Operating Systems, this book is a winner. You will at least know that Ubuntu (and most Linux offerings) are technically more advanced and clean than the commercial ware out there. For more hands-down approach, I recommend to complement this book with more thorough material. I know server management is nearly impossible to condense in a single paperback book, but probably that is just my opinion.

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Good Ubuntu Book...

May 12, 2014

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I like the book and it has a lot of information in it. I gave it four stars as parts of it assume that you have a working knowledge of the scripting language and what certain functions are. Some parts I found to be in depth, other parts I turned to Google for more explanation.

Overall a good book, even for a Ubuntu Novice like myself.

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P. Gibson

Kyle and Benjamin nailed it.

October 28, 2012

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This is one of the best tech books I've read in a long time. I've been in IT for a decade now, and this book is perfect for anyone wanting a concise book on Ubuntu. I don't know about you, but I'm tired of reading 900+ page books every time I need to learn something new. This book has all the relevant topics and they're sufficiently explained without all the excruciating details, that we as administrators, will have to google when the problem arrives anyway.

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Nate

Very Useful

July 24, 2013

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I bought this book a while back and I use it for reference. It pretty comprehensive on how ubuntu works and what things are for which is helpful when trying to set something up for particular situations. Anyway, been useful.

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Tim M.

Not useful at all

September 2, 2015

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Just a junk. Do not buy. Not useful at all.

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Young

Five Stars

July 28, 2014