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Fedora Linux System Administration. Install, manage, and secure your Fedora Linux environments

Fedora Linux System Administration. Install, manage, and secure your Fedora Linux environments

Alex Callejas

Ebook
Fedora Linux is a free and open-source platform designed for hardware, clouds, and containers that enables software developers and community members to create custom solutions for their customers. This book is a comprehensive guide focusing on workstation configuration for the modern system administrator.
The book begins by introducing you to the philosophy underlying the open-source movement, along with the unique attributes of the Fedora Project that set it apart from other Linux distributions. The chapters outline best practices and strategies for essential system administration tasks, including operating system installation, first-boot configuration, storage, and network setup. As you make progress, you’ll get to grips with the selection and usage of top applications and tools in the tech environment. The concluding chapters help you get a clear understanding of the basics of version control systems, enhanced Linux security, automation, virtualization, and containers, which are integral to modern system administration.
By the end of this book, you’ll have gained the knowledge needed to optimize day-to-day tasks related to Linux-based system administration.
  • 1. Linux and Open Source Projects
  • 2. Best practices for installation
  • 3. Tuning the desktop environment
  • 4. Optimizing storage usage
  • 5. Network and connectivity
  • 6. Text editors
  • 7. LibreOffice Suite
  • 8. Mail clients and browsers
  • 9. Sandboxed applications
  • 10. System Administration
  • 11. Performance tuning best practices
  • 12. SELinux
  • 13. Virtualization and containers
  • Title: Fedora Linux System Administration. Install, manage, and secure your Fedora Linux environments
  • Author: Alex Callejas
  • Original title: Fedora Linux System Administration. Install, manage, and secure your Fedora Linux environments
  • ISBN: 9781804616833, 9781804616833
  • Date of issue: 2023-11-24
  • Format: Ebook
  • Item ID: e_3ptg
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing