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This essential guide covers all aspects of Linux system administration, from user maintenance, backups, filesystem housekeeping, storage management, and network setup to hardware and software troubleshooting and some application management. Its both a practical daily reference manual for sysadmins and IT pros and a handy study guide for those taking Linux certification exams.Youll turn to it frequently, not only because of the sheer volume of valuable information it provides but because of the real-world examples within and the clear, useful way the information is presented. With this book at your side, youll be able toInstall Linux and perform initial setup duties, such as connecting to a networkNavigate the Linux filesystem via the command lineInstall software from repositories and source and satisfy dependenciesSet permissions on files and directoriesCreate, modify, and remove user accountsSet up networkingFormat and mount filesystemsPerform basic troubleshooting on hardware and software

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Practical Linux System Administration

by Ken Hess

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Chapter 1. Getting Started with Linux
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Linux system administration means different things to different people. Administration, for this book, means the daily actions that a Linux system administrator must take to manage and support users, maintain system health, implement best practices for security, install software, and perform housekeeping tasks. This chapter covers Linux installation, initial setup, and system exploration using simple shell commands.

Youll spend a significant portion of your time at the command line, also known as the command line interface (CLI). Linux system administrators rarely install or use graphic user interfaces (GUIs) on their supported server systems. This chapter introduces you to the CLI and some simple commands to navigate the filesystem, to locate important files, and to familiarize yourself with the Linux CLI.

Installing Linux

One of the first things every Linux system administrator (sysadmin) learns is how to install Linux. Theres no single correct way to install Linux but there are a few guidelines and suggestions that will make your life easier in the future as your users needs change.

While this section wont go into step-by-step detailed instructions on how to install Linux, the basic steps are outlined here. For the majority of junior-level sysadmins, system installation generally takes place via automated means such as Kickstart or other enterprise-level delivery system.

Preparing Your System for Linux

If this is your first time to install Linux, I suggest that you install it into a virtual machine (VM) so that you dont have to dedicate an entire piece of hardware for a learning system and so that you dont potentially render your system inoperable by attempting to install Linux in parallel to your current system creating a multi-boot computer. (Setting up multi-booting is a more advanced concept and out of the scope of this book.)

A good place to start with virtualization, if you dont already have it installed, is to download and install the latest version of VirtualBox (https://www.virtualbox.org/). VirtualBox is an application that allows your current computer to act as a virtual machine host system where you may install virtual guests, such as Linux into what amounts to a separate functioning computer system. Virtualbox runs on many different host operating systems (OSs) and supports a variety of guest operating systems including Linux. The host OS and guest OS can be different from one another. Your computer (host OS) can be a Windows, Mac, or Linux-based system but have guest Linux systems installed on it as VirtualBox VMs.

Downloading and Installing Linux

Next, youll need to select a Linux distribution (distro) to install so that you can practice issuing commands, changing configurations, rebooting, installing software, creating users, and so on. I suggest that you should select a Linux distro based on the one that your current employer uses. If your company doesnt use Linux yet or youre not employed in a system administrator role, then select from one of the popular distributions described below:

Debian

Debian is a top-level distribution from which many other distributions are derived. Debian is community-supported, open source, and free.

OpenSUSE

OpenSUSE is a community-supported, top-level distribution that has many faithful followers worldwide. Its commercial version SUSE Linux Enterprise has widespread adoption.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat is a commercially-supported Linux that enjoys worldwide enterprise adoption and is now owned by IBM.

Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a very popular, Debian-derived community and commercially-supported distribution. Ubuntu also offers ready-made VirtualBox (and other) virtual machines to help you get a quick start.

The downloaded ISO file is a bootable Linux image. You dont have to do anything to it if you use it to create a virtual machine. A virtual machine will boot from the ISO image and begin the installation process. After youve configured your virtual machine in VirtualBox, select Settings from the Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager, as shown in .

Figure 1-1 The Oracle VirtualBox Manager application and a configured virtual - photo 2
Figure 1-1. The Oracle VirtualBox Manager application and a configured virtual machine.

Then, select Storage, as shown in .

Figure 1-2 Virtual machine settings with Storage settings selected Select - photo 3
Figure 1-2. Virtual machine settings with Storage settings selected.

Select the empty optical disk drive under the IDE Controller in the Storage Devices pane and then select the optical disk icon in the Attributes pane to browse for your ISO image file. See .

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