A guide to Ubuntu Linux covers such topics as installation, the desktop, utilities, the shell, X and GNOME, networking, system administration, the Linux kernel, OpenSSH, Samba, and Apache. This comprehensive guide to Ubuntu, the popular GNU/Linux operating system, provides detailed step-by-step instructions, clearly directing the user through both simple tasks, like installing the system and running applications in a desktop environment, and advanced topics such as firewalls, kernel building the configuration and management of secure, enterprise-level servers. Accessible to beginners but most useful for intermediate and advanced Linux users, the work contains numerous illustrations, screen shots and code snippets as well as useful tips, cautions and security notes. Sobell is a noted Linux and Unix training consultant and author of several other books on the subject. A DVD-ROM containing the latest Long Term Support edition of Ubuntu Linux (10.04) is included as well as access to an online edition of the book. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) The Most Complete, Easy-to-Follow Guide to Ubuntu LinuxThe #1 Ubuntu server resource, fully updated for Ubuntu 10.4 (Lucid Lynx)–the Long Term Support (LTS) release many companies will rely on for years!Updated JumpStarts help you set up Samba, Apache, Mail, FTP, NIS, OpenSSH, DNS, and other complex servers in minutesHundreds of up-to-date examples, plus comprehensive indexes that deliver instant access to answers you can trustMark Sobell’s A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux®, Third Edition,is the most thorough and up-to-date reference to installing, configuring, and working with Ubuntu, and also offers comprehensive coverage of servers—critical for anybody interested in unleashing the full power of Ubuntu.This edition has been fully updated for Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx), a milestone Long Term Support (LTS) release, which Canonical will support on desktops until 2013 and on servers until 2015.Sobell walks you through every essential feature and technique, from installing Ubuntu to working with GNOME, Samba,exim4, Apache, DNS, NIS, LDAP, g ufw, firestarter, iptables, even Perl scripting. His exceptionally clear explanations demystify everything from networking to security.You’ll find full chapters on running Ubuntu from the command line and desktop (GUI), administrating systems, setting up networks and Internet servers, and much more. Fully updated JumpStart sections help you get complex servers running—often in as little as five minutes. Sobell draws on his immense Linux knowledge to explain both the “hows” and the “whys” of Ubuntu. He’s taught hundreds of thousands of readers and never forgets what it’s like to be new to Linux. Whether you’re a user, administrator, or programmer, you’ll find everything you need here—now, and for many years to come.The world’s most practical Ubuntu Linux book is now even more useful!This book delivers Hundreds of easy-to-use Ubuntu examplesImportant networking coverage, including DNS, NFS, and Cacti Coverage of crucial Ubuntu topics such as sudo and the Upstart initdaemon More detailed, usable coverage of Internet server configuration, including Apache (Web) andexim4 (email) serversState-of-the-art security techniques, including up-to-date firewall setup techniques usinggufw and iptables, and a full chapter on OpenSSHA complete introduction to Perl scripting for automated administrationDeeper coverage of essential admin tasks–from managing users to CUPS printing, configuring LANs to building a kernelComplete instructions on keeping Ubuntu systems up-to-date usingaptitude, Synaptic, and the Software Sources window And much more...including a 500+ term glossaryIncludes DVD! Get the full version of Lucid Lynx, the latest Ubuntu LTS release!
