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Ubuntu 20.04 Essentials is designed to provide detailed information on the installation, use and administration of the Ubuntu 20.04 distribution. For beginners, the book covers topics such as operating system installation, the basics of the GNOME desktop environment, configuring email and web servers and installing packages and system updates. …
The Bash Notes for Professionals book is compiled from Stack Overflow Documentation, the content is written by the beautiful people at Stack Overflow. Text content is released under Creative Commons BY-SA. …
The Linux Notes for Professionals book is compiled from Stack Overflow Documentation, the content is written by the beautiful people at Stack Overflow. Text content is released under Creative Commons BY-SA. …
Ubuntu Server Succinctly illuminates the path from installing Ubuntu Server on a machine to configuring user accounts, groups, directories, networks, databases, and more. In only a few dozen pages, developers and IT professionals unfamiliar with Linux distributions will be able to set up Ubuntu Server and leverage its capabilities in any environment. …
Linux Succinctly by Jason Cannon will teach you the basics of interacting with Linux, such as viewing and editing files and directories through the command line, and how to modify permissions. More advanced topics covered include I/O streams, sorting and comparing files and directories, and installing additional software. …
“Linux Kernel Crash Book”, by Igor Ljubuncic, starts with crash tools via collection all the way to analysis, plus some extras and general tips. Linux kernel crash analysis is not an everyday topic. It is very likely a niche topic, which will interest only system administrators and professionals dabbling in the kernel. …
This “CentOS 6 Essentials” online book is designed to provide detailed information on the use and administration of the CentOS 6 Linux distribution. The CentOS Linux distribution is a remarkable case study of the unique power of open source software. In CentOS 6 we have an enterprise level operating system that is developed and maintained at great expense that we can download and deploy without having to pay any money. …
“The Debian Administrator’s Handbook”, written by two Debian developers — Raphaël Hertzog and Roland Mas, this book teaches the essentials to anyone who wants to become an effective and independent Debian GNU/Linux administrator. …
“The Linux Command Line” by William E. Shotts, Jr. is available in pdf format for free. This book is for new Linux users who have migrated from other platforms. Most likely you are a “power user” of some version of Microsoft Windows. …
“User Mode Linux”, written by Jeff Dike, is a free eBook from Bruce Perens’ Open Source Series. User Mode Linux (UML) is a virtual Linux machine that runs on Linux. Technically, UML is a port of Linux to Linux. …