Ubuntu Linux is a state-of-the-art operating system, and you need a book that’s just as advanced. Along with being the most comprehensive reference to installing, configuring, and working with Ubuntu, A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux® also provides extensive server coverage you won’t find in any other Ubuntu book.

Best-selling author Mark Sobell begins by walking you through every feature and technique you need to know, from installing Ubuntu ? using the DVD included with the book ? to working with GNOME, Samba, exim6, Apache, DNS, NIS, firestarter, and iptables. SobellΓÇÖs exceptionally clear explanations demystify everything from system security to Windows file/printer sharing.

Sobell presents full chapters on using Ubuntu from the command line and GUI; thorough system administration and security guidance; and up-to-the-minute, step-by-step instructions for setting up networks and every major type of Internet server. Along the way, youΓÇÖll learn both the ΓÇ£howsΓÇ¥ and the ΓÇ£whysΓÇ¥ of Ubuntu. Sobell knows every Linux nook and cranny: HeΓÇÖs taught hundreds of thousands of readers and never forgets what it s like to be new to Linux. Whether youΓÇÖre a user, administrator, or programmer, this book gives you all you need ? and more.

DonΓÇÖt settle for yesterdayΓÇÖs Unbuntu Linux book?get the ONLY book that meets todayΓÇÖs challenges and tomorrowΓÇÖs!

This book delivers?

* Deeper coverage of the command line and the GNOME GUI, including GUI customization

* Coverage of important Ubuntu topics, such as sudo and the new Upstart init daemon

* More practical coverage of file sharing with Samba, NFS, and FTP

* More detailed, usable coverage of Internet server configuration, including Apache, exim6, and DNS/BIND

* More state-of-the-art security techniques, including firewall setup using firestarter and iptables, as well as a full chapter on OpenSSH and an appendix on security

* Deeper coverage of meat-and-potatoes system and network administration tasks from managing users to CUPS printing, configuring LANs to building a kernel

* A more practical introduction to writing bash shell scripts

* Complete instructions on how to keep your Linux system up-to-date using aptitude, Synaptic, and the Software Sources window

* And much more?including a 611 term glossary, five detailed appendixes, and a comprehensive index to help you find what you need fast