Mastering Linux Administration: A comprehensive guide to installing, configuring, and maintaining Linux systems

Develop advanced skills for working with Linux systems on-premises and in the cloud
Key Features

Become proficient in everyday Linux administration tasks by mastering the Linux command line and using automation
Work with the Linux filesystem, packages, users, processes, and daemons
Deploy Linux to the cloud with AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes

Book Description

Linux plays a significant role in modern data center management and provides great versatility in deploying and managing your workloads on-premises and in the cloud. This book covers the important topics you need to know about for your everyday Linux administration tasks.

The book starts by helping you understand the Linux command line and how to work with files, packages, and filesystems. You'll then begin administering network services and hardening security, and learn about cloud computing, containers, and orchestration. Once you've learned how to work with the command line, you'll explore the essential Linux commands for managing users, processes, and daemons and discover how to secure your Linux environment using application security frameworks and firewall managers. As you advance through the chapters, you'll work with containers, hypervisors, virtual machines, Ansible, and Kubernetes. You'll also learn how to deploy Linux to the cloud using AWS and Azure.

By the end of this Linux book, you'll be well-versed with Linux and have mastered everyday administrative tasks using workflows spanning from on-premises to the cloud. If you also find yourself adopting DevOps practices in the process, we'll consider our mission accomplished.
What you will learn

Understand how Linux works and learn basic to advanced Linux administration skills
Explore the most widely used commands for managing the Linux filesystem, network, security, and more
Get to grips with different networking and messaging protocols
Find out how Linux security works and how to configure SELinux, AppArmor, and Linux iptables
Work with virtual machines and containers and understand container orchestration with Kubernetes
Work with containerized workflows using Docker and Kubernetes
Automate your configuration management workloads with Ansible

Who this book is for

If you are a Linux administrator who wants to understand the fundamentals and as well as modern concepts of Linux system administration, this book is for you. Windows System Administrators looking to extend their knowledge to the Linux OS will also benefit from this book.
Table of Contents

Installing Linux and Setting up the Environment
Linux Structure, Basic Commands, Files and Text Editors
Linux Software Management
Managing User Accounts and Permissions
Working with Processes, Signals, Services and Disks
Linux Server Setup and Remote Administration
Basic Networking with Linux: TCP/IP and Network Configuration
Configuring Servers: Print, Web, FTP, Samba, NFS, E-Mail, DNS, DHCP
Securing Linux: AppArmor, SELinux, PAM, Cryptography, iptables, firewalls
Disaster recovery, diagnostics and troubleshooting
Short Introduction to Cloud Computing
Working with Containers and Virtual Machines
Orchestration with Kubernetes
Deploying to the Cloud: OpenStack, AWS, Azure
Infrastructure and Automation with Ansible