Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1: Basic Linux Administration
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Installing Linux
Technical requirements
Introducing the Linux operating system
Exploring Linux distributions
Choosing a Linux distribution
Installing Linux – the basics
How to install Linux on bare metal
Linux in a VM
VM provisioning using Hyper-V
VM provisioning using Oracle’s VirtualBox
Enabling Windows Subsystem for Linux
Installing Linux – the advanced stages
The Linux boot process
PXE network boot explained
Linux distributions – a practical guide
Case study – development workstation
Case study – secure web server
Use case – personal blog
Use case – media server
Summary
Questions
Further reading
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The Linux Shell and Filesystem
Technical requirements
Introducing the Linux shell ...
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