Linux Administration Cookbook

Introduction

Before we get into the nitty-gritty of what distribution (sometimes shortened to "distro") we're going to use, we must first take a rather large step backwards and consider the concept of Linux in a somewhat philosophical way.

A good description of "what Linux is" can be hard to pin down, due in no small part to a level of confusion willfully propagated by IT professionals, because it makes them sound much smarter than they actually are when they come to explain it.

Because you're reading this book, I'm going to assume that you know of Linux at a high level; you know that it's an operating system (OS) like Windows or macOS, that it's not seen much of the limelight, and that it's not generally used on the desktop.

This assessment ...