A Practical Guide to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (7th Edition)
Mark G. Sobell
Language: English
Pages: 1300
ISBN: 0133477436
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
“I have found this book to be a very useful classroom text, as well as a great Linux resource. It teaches Linux using a ground-up approach that gives students the chance to progress with their skills and grow into the Linux world. I have often pointed to this book when asked to recommend a solid Linux reference.”
— Eric Hartwell, Chair, School of Information Technology, ITT Technical Institute
Master All the Techniques You Need to Succeed with Fedora™ or Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®
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The #1 Fedora and RHEL resource—a tutorial AND on-the-job reference
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Master Linux administration and security using the command line, GUI tools, Python, systemd, and firewalld
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Set up key Internet servers, step by step, including Samba, Apache, MariaDB/MySQL, sendmail, OpenSSH, DNS, LDAP, and more
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Brand-new chapter on Virtual Machines and Cloud Computing!
In this comprehensive guide, one of the world’s leading Linux experts brings together all the knowledge and real-world insights you need to master and succeed with today’s versions of Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Best-selling author Mark Sobell explains Linux clearly and effectively, focusing on skills you’ll actually need as a user, programmer, or administrator.
Sobell assumes no prior Linux knowledge. He starts at the beginning and walks you through every topic and task that matters, using easy-to-understand examples. Step by step, you’ll learn how to install and configure Linux from the accompanying DVD, navigate its graphical user interface, provide file/printer sharing, configure network servers, secure Linux desktops and networks, work with the command line, administer Linux efficiently, and automate administration using Python and bash.
Mark Sobell has taught hundreds of thousands of Linux and UNIX professionals. He knows every Linux nook and cranny—and he never forgets what it’s like to be new to Linux. Whatever you want to do with Linux—now or in the future—you’ll find it in this book.
Compared with other Linux books, A Practical Guide to Fedora™and Red Hat®Enterprise Linux ®, Seventh Edition, delivers
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Complete, up-to-the-minute coverage of Fedora 19 and RHEL 7 (beta)
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New programming chapters that cover Python and MariaDB/MySQL, plus a new tutorial on using GnuPG to encrypt communications
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Information on state-of-the-art security: SELinux, ACLs, firewalld (firewall-config and firewall-cmd), iptables (system-config-firewall), GnuPG, and OpenSSH
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New chapter on VMs (virtual machines) and cloud computing, including VMware, QEMU/KVM, virt-manager, virsh, GNOME Boxes, and AWS (Amazon Web Services)
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Expanded command-line coverage, including a new chapter that details 32 important utilities
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Practical information on Internet server configuration, including Apache, sendmail, NFSv4, DNS/BIND, the new LDAP Dynamic Server, and IPv6
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Complete “meat-and-potatoes” information on system/network administration, now including GRUB 2, the XFS filesystem, the new Anaconda Installer, the systemd init daemon, firewalld, and NetworkManager
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Detailed instructions on keeping Linux systems up to date, finding software packages, and working with repositories using yum and rpm
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Full coverage of the LPI Linux Essentials exam objectives plus extensive coverage of the CompTIA Linux+ exam objectives; Appendix E provides a map from objectives to pages in the book
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New coverage of find, sort, xz (compression), free, xargs, and the nano editor
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And much more, including a 500+ term glossary and comprehensive indexes
Includes DVD! Get the full version of the Fedora 19 release!
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that the new version recognizes the same system calls). Linux Can Support Many Users Depending on the hardware and the types of tasks that the computer performs, a Linux system can support from 1 to more than 1,000 users, each concurrently running a different set of programs. The per-user cost of a computer that can be used by many people at the same time is less than that of a computer that can be used by only a single person at a time. It is less because one person cannot generally take
not familiar with Linux. During installation, Fedora/RHEL provides default partitioning. Without asking any questions, default partitioning divides the portion of the disk allotted to Fedora/RHEL into three partitions. One partition is the boot partition (/boot), which is generally 200–500 megabytes (page 35). The rest of the disk is set up as a volume group that you can control with LVM (Logical Volume Manager; page 38). Default partitioning divides the volume group into two logical volumes
down. Fedora displays the Welcome menu (Figure 3-2). Use the DOWN ARROW key to highlight the Verify and Boot line and press RETURN (the mouse will not work yet). Fedora displays a progress bar as it verifies the contents of the CD; nothing happens for a while. If the CD is good, the system boots. Memory test Selecting Memory Test from the Welcome menu runs memtest86+, a GPLlicensed, stand-alone memory test utility for x86-based computers. Press C to configure the test; press ESCAPE to exit and
holds no information of value, it is a good idea to examine the contents of the disk before you start the installation. You can use palimpsest (page 78) from a live session for this purpose. The install DVD holds many of the software packages that Fedora/RHEL supports. You can install whichever packages you like from this DVD without connecting to the Internet. However, without an Internet connection, you will not be able to update the software on the system. The live CD holds a limited set of
of Skyla Walker Brief Contents Contents xiii Preface xxxvii 1 Welcome to Linux 1 PART I Installing Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 21 2 3 Installation Overview 23 Step-by-Step Installation 51 PART II Getting Started with Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 87 4 5 6 7 Introduction to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 89 The Linux Utilities 147 The Linux Filesystem 187 The Shell 223 PART III Digging into Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 253 8 Linux GUIs: X and GNOME 255 9 The