Mastering Linux Administration, Second Edition

eBook Details:

• Paperback: 764 pages
• Publisher: WOW! eBook; 2nd edition (March 22, 2024)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1837630690
• ISBN-13: 978-1837630691

eBook Description:

Mastering Linux Administration, 2nd Edition: Take your sysadmin skills to the next level by configuring and maintaining Linux systems. A one-stop Linux administration guide to developing advanced strategies for on-premises and cloud environments.

Harness the power of Linux in modern data center management, leveraging its unparalleled versatility for efficiently managing your workloads in on-premises and cloud environments. In this Mastering Linux Administration, Second Edition, you’ll find updates on the latest advancements in Linux administration.

Starting with Linux installation on on-premises systems, this book helps you master the Linux command line, files, packages, and filesystems. You’ll explore essential Linux commands and techniques to secure your Linux environment. New to this edition is a chapter on shell scripting, providing structured guidance on using shell programming for basic Linux automation. This book also delves into the world of containers, with two new chapters dedicated to Docker containers and hypervisors, including KVM virtual machines. Once adept with Linux containers, you’ll learn about modern cloud technologies, managing and provisioning container workloads using Kubernetes, and automating system tasks using Ansible. Finally, you’ll get to grips with deploying Linux to the cloud using AWS and Azure-specific tools.

• Discover how to create and use bash scripts to automate tasks
• Navigate containerized workflows efficiently using Docker and Kubernetes
• Deploy Linux to the cloud using AWS and Azure
• Automate your configuration management workloads with Ansible
• 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
• Explore the most widely used commands for managing the Linux filesystem, network, security, and more

By the end of this Mastering Linux Administration, 2nd Edition book, you’ll have mastered everyday administrative tasks, seamlessly navigating workflows spanning from on-premises to the cloud.