Linux Desktop Hacks: Tips & Tools for Customizing and Optimizing your OS
The KDE and Gnome desktops have developed into mature operating environments. These technologies not only act as interfaces between the user, the powerful Linux kernel and GNU operating system, but they do so in a fun and intuitive way. Many users are content with the tools and facilities included with these desktops, but–for those who are ready to …
Linux consistently turns up high in the list of popular Internet servers, whether it’s for the Web, anonymous FTP, or general services like DNS and routing mail. But security is uppermost on the mind of anyone providing such a service. Any server experiences casual probe attempts dozens of time a day, and serious break-in attempts with some frequency …
Linux’s unparalleled functionality and adaptability have made it the main alternative to Unix and Microsoft Windows operating systems. And with good reason. System administrators realize that this robust alternative can greatly improve their operating system’s reliability and save them money, too. Linux systems are even less vulnerable to attacks by computer viruses and worms. Not surprisingly, …
Linux consistently appears high up in the list of popular Internet servers, whether it’s for the Web, anonymous FTP, or general services such as DNS and delivering mail. But security is the foremost concern of anyone providing such a service. Any server experiences casual probe attempts dozens of time a day, and serious break-in attempts with some frequency …
Describes virtualization technology in general, and introduces libvirt—the unified interface to virtualization—and detailed information on specific …
Linux Enterprise Cluster: Build a Highly Available Cluster with Commodity Hardware and Free Software
The Linux Enterprise Cluster explains how to take a number of inexpensive computers with limited resources, place them on a normal computer network, and install free software so that the computers act together like one powerful server. This makes it possible to build a very inexpensive and reliable business system for a small business or a large corporation. …
A competent system administrator knows that a Linux server is a high performance system for routing large amounts of information through a network connection. Setting up and maintaining a Linux server requires understanding not only the hardware, but the ins and outs of the Linux operating system along with its supporting cast of utilities as well as …
Linux Apache Web Server Administration, Second Edition (Craig Hunt Linux Library)
This work provides authoritative answers to all your apache questions – now updated to cover Apache 2.0. “Linux Apache Web Server Administration” is the most complete, most advanced guide to the Apache Web server you’ll find anywhere. Written by a leading Apache expert – and now updated to cover Apache 2.0 – this book teaches you, step-by-step, all …
Beginning Ubuntu LTS Server Administration: From Novice to Professional (Expert’s Voice in Linux)
Beginning Ubuntu LTS Server Administration, Second Edition is the touchstone companion book for anyone implementing Ubuntu LTS Server. Author Sander van Vugt introduces the most recent server edition of Ubuntu Linux, the most popular Linux distribution, to power users, system administrators, and programmers and demonstrates the power and flexibility that the Hardy–Heron Ubuntu Server Long Term Support Edition …
Using Samba: A File and Print Server for Linux, Unix & Mac OS X, 3rd Edition
This book is the comprehensive guide to Samba administration, officially adopted by the Samba Team. Wondering how to integrate Samba’s authentication with that of a Windows domain? How to get Samba to serve Microsoft Dfs shares? How to share files on Mac Os X? These and a dozen other issues of interest to system administrators are covered. …