Jay LaCroix - Mastering Ubuntu Server; Third Edition

Mastering Ubuntu Server

Third Edition

Gain expertise in the art of deploying, configuring, managing, and troubleshooting Ubuntu Server

Jay LaCroix

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Mastering Ubuntu Server

Third Edition

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Jay LaCroix is a passionate technologist and enjoys working on just about any form of technology he can get his hands on. He spends his free time tinkering with network and server hardware, virtualization, Raspberry Pis, writing scripts, and more.

Of all the technology he works with, Jay is most passionate about Linux and its community, and has over 18 years of experience in the industry. Outside of previous editions of this book, Jay has written Linux Mint Essentials and Mastering Linux Network Administration, also with Packt. In addition, he's created a YouTube channel (LearnLinuxTV) that covers all things Linux, with videos that cover tutorials, distribution reviews, and more.

Jay holds a master's degree in Information Systems Technology Management from Capella University. His career has included roles in system administration and cloud engineering, and currently he leads a team of talented IT professionals that develops cloud solutions for businesses and maintains server and network infrastructure.

Outside of his career, Jay is a Red Belt in Tang Soo Do through Professional Karate Schools of America (PKSA) and is within a year of achieving his black belt. He also enjoys classic '90s videogames, and has a collection that includes over 800 physical games and more than 30 consoles.

I want to send a special thank you to my partner, Alan Sutherland, for his love and support.

And to our sons, Alan and Jonathan LaCroix, whom I'm very proud of every day; it's amazing to watch them grow.

Thank you to Randy Schapel of Mott Community College (Flint MI) for the amazing class over 18 years ago that got me addicted to Linux in the first place and jump-started my career.

And to all of the Kyo Sa Nims and Sa Bom Nims of PKSA, including (but certainly not limited to) Kyo Sa Zieger, Kyo Sa Hargett, Master Germain, Master Rasnick, Mr and Mrs Gerstenberger, Master Collins Jr, Master Collins Sr, Master Prosch, and many others. Your leadership has been an inspiration.

I also want to thank all of the fans of LearnLinuxTVthis publication absolutely wouldn't have happened without your support.

Rafael David Tinoco is an Ubuntu Linux core developer. He currently holds the position of Ubuntu Server engineer at Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux. He is also a member of the Ubuntu Developer Membership Board.

Rafael is a Linux developer and he has worked for the past 20 years in companies such as Linaro (Linux kernel upstream development/validation engineer for ARM and High Performance Computing (HPC) effort Tech Lead), Canonical (Linux Sustaining Engineer and Tech Lead), IBM (Mainframe Lab Engineer and Tech Lead, with a brief residency at the s390x performance team), Red Hat (Solution Architect), Locaweb (Linux/Email DevOps), Sun Microsystems (Consultant, Systems Engineer, HPC Engineer, and Solaris Ambassador).

Rafael has taken the roles of his career from field engineering positionsin constant contact with customers and critical mission environmentsinto pure engineering ones, focused in Linux internals, userland, kernel and general OS, and performance debugging and bug solving.

I would like to thank my wife, Patricia, without whose support I wouldn't be here and would not have produced so much in lifeincluding this book reviewmy kids, Matheus and Giovanna, for teaching me so much every day, and Canonical for allowing me to participate in this book review. Thanks also to Packt, for inviting me on such a great experience, and to Jay LaCroix for making this book an incredible journey for those who want to learn about Ubuntu Linux as a server.

Dawn Bott's IT career began in a 911 dispatch center as the Dispatch Coordinator. Some of her duties included updating all computers in the police cruisers, providing desktop support for all machines in the center, and resolving any other IT issues that came up in day-to-day operations. When the 911 dispatch center was taken over by the county, she decided to continue her career in the IT world.