Mastering Linux Administration. Take your sysadmin skills to the next level by configuring and maintaining Linux systems - Second Edition

Harness the power of Linux in modern data center management, leveraging its unparalleled versatility for efficiently managing your workloads in on-premises and cloud environments. In this second edition, you'll find updates on the latest advancements in Linux administration including containerization, shell scripting, and hypervisors.

• Written by an experienced Linux trainer, this book will start you off with Linux installation on on-premises systems.

• You'll explore essential Linux commands and techniques to secure your Linux environment.

As you progress, you’ll master the Linux command line, files, packages, and filesystems. New to this edition is a chapter on shell scripting, providing structured guidance on using shell programming for basic Linux automation.

This book also delves into the world of containers, with two new chapters dedicated to Docker containers and hypervisors, including KVM virtual machines. Once adept with Linux containers, you'll learn about modern cloud technologies, managing and provisioning container workloads using Kubernetes, and automating system tasks using Ansible.

• Finally, you'll get to grips with deploying Linux to the cloud using AWS and Azure-specific tools.

By the end of this Linux book, you'll have mastered everyday administrative tasks, seamlessly navigating workflows spanning from on-premises to the cloud.