Don’t believe the myth about Linux servers being more secure than Windows servers. With an increasing number of high-severity security vulnerabilities being discovered on Linux servers, which now account for a third of all network servers worldwide, administrators must act diligently to ensure system security. The latest in the How to Cheat series, How to Cheat at Securing Linux, is a highly relevant resource and the only book on Linux security to come out in the past few years. Discover why securing Linux means “measure twice, cut once” and get essential how-to on hardening the operating system, implementing an intrusion detection system and defending databases.

Download

Fully updated for the most current Linux distributions, Linux Administration: A Beginner’s Guide, Fifth Edition, shows you how to set up, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux on a single server or an entire network. Get full details on granting user rights and permissions, configuring software and hardware, providing Internet and intranet services, and customizing Linux kernel 2.6. You’ll also learn how to get your network services IPv6 ready, implement sound security, create foolproof system backups, and use the latest virtualization technologies. Real-world, hands-on examples are included throughout.

*Install and configure popular Linux distributions, including Fedora 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, OpenSuSE, and Ubuntu. (more…)

LinuxCBT feat. SUSE 10 Ent. Edition Syllabus – focuses entirely on the SUSE 10 Enterprise Linux distribution, and is the upgrade to LinuxCBT feat. SUSE 9 Ent. Edition.

LinuxCBT feat. SUSE 10 Ent. Edition spans 40-hours (over 1-full week of training, and covers today’s enterprise Linux topics. Additionally, customers across all sectors find tremendous value in the SUSE Enterprise distribution because of its consolidated management tools, mature product life-cycle, and relative ease-of-use. (more…)

Ubuntu Linux Bible

Product Description
Everything you need to know—and then some!

It’s the fastest-growing, coolest Linux distribution out there, and now you can join the excitement with this information-packed guide. Want to edit graphics? Create a spreadsheet? Manage groups? Set up an NFS server? You’ll learn it all and more with the expert guidance, tips, and techniques in this first-ever soup-to-nuts book on Ubuntu. From the basics for newcomers to (more…)

Introducing Ubuntu: Desktop Linux

Product Description
Completely free and highly robust, Ubuntu has the power to bring the Linux desktop to the masses. Introducing Ubuntu: Desktop Linux is your key to learning this new, userfriendly, and free alternative to Windows. Think of it as a personal tutorial, a one-on-one class with an expert user of Ubuntu. It begins by helping you choose the right Ubuntu for you (yes, there’s more than one), and guides you through installing Ubuntu, managing the desktop, (more…)

Pro Ubuntu Server Administration teaches you advanced Ubuntu system building. After reading this book, you will be able to manage anything from simple file servers to multiple virtual servers to high–availability clusters. This is the capstone volume of the Apress Ubuntu trilogy that includes Beginning Ubuntu Linux, Third Edition and Beginning Ubuntu Server LTS Administration: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition. You will be able to make Ubuntu technology shine in a Fortune–500 environment and let Ubuntu server become the backbone of your infrastructure. Topics covered include
Performance monitoring and optimization
High–availability clustering
Advanced LDAP integrated networking (more…)

Product Description
Advanced Linux Programming is divided into two parts. The first covers generic UNIX system services, but with a particular eye towards Linux specific information. This portion of the book will be of use even to advanced programmers who have worked with other Linux systems since it will cover Linux specific details and differences. For programmers without UNIX experience, it will be even more valuable.The second section covers material that is entirely Linux specific. These are truly advanced topics, and are the techniques that the gurus use to build great applications. While this book will focus mostly on the Application Programming Interface (API) provided by the Linux kernel and the C library, a preliminary introduction to the development (more…)

Ubuntu 7.10 Linux Unleashed, 3rd Edition
|Andrew Hudson,Paul Hudson | PDF | 841 Pages | 12 MB | 2008 |

For the hardcore Linux enthusiast, there is complete coverage of the X Window system, Linux programming, web server administration, and network administration.

* Install and configure Ubuntu
* Get all your system’s devices and peripherals up and running
* Configure and use the X Window System
* Manage Linux services and users
* Run a printer server (more…)

This soup-to-nuts collection of recipes covers everything you need to
know to perform your job as a Linux network administrator, whether
you’re new to the job or have years of experience. With Linux Networking
Cookbook, you’ll dive straight into the gnarly hands-on work of building
and maintaining a computer network. Running a network doesn’t mean you
have all the answers. Networking is a complex subject with reams of
reference material that’s difficult to keep straight, much less
remember. If you want a book that lays out the steps for specific tasks,
that clearly explains the commands and configurations, and does not tax
your patience with endless ramblings and meanderings into theory and (more…)

* Detailed installation instructions and step-by-step descriptions of
key desktop and server components help new users get up and running
immediately
* Descriptions of the various distributions from people in the Linux
community help users zero in on the best Linux for their needs
* The perfect migration guide for Windows and Macintosh desktop users
who want to switch to Linux, as well as for systems administrators who
want to set up secure, fully functioning server systems
* Covers Linux embedded systems, firewalls, and routers plus desktops
and servers (more…)