Description



This handy cookbook teaches new-to-intermediate Linux users the essential skills necessary to manage a Linux system, using both graphical and command-line tools. Whether you run Linux in embedded, desktop, server, or cloud or virtual environments, the fundamental skills are the same. This book aims to get you up and running quickly, with copy-paste examples.



Carla Schroder provides recipes that cover specific problems, with discussions that explain how each recipe works, as well as references for additional study.



You’ll learn how to:



  Use systemd, the new comprehensive service manager

  Build simple or complex firewalls with firewalld

  Set up secure network connections for Linux systems and mobile devices

  Rescue nonbooting systems

  Reset lost passwords on Linux and Windows

  Use dnsmasq to simplify managing your LAN name services

  Manage users and groups and control access to files

  Probe your computer hardware and monitor hardware health

  Manage the GRUB bootloader and multiboot Linux and Windows

  Keep accurate time across your network with the newest tools

  Build an internet router/firewall on Raspberry Pi

  Manage filesystems and partitioning



Book Details



  Language: English

  Published: 2021

  ISBN: 1492087165

  Format: True EPUB