The official Ubuntu server book
by Kyle Rankin · first published 2009
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…and now I'm rocking a VPS with a pretty good confidence level. Here's what I did. First, I picked a Linux distribution. I went with Ubuntu because of ease of use. Second, I ordered a copy of "The Official Ubuntu Server Book" (http://www.amazon.com/Official-Ubuntu-Server-Book-2nd/dp/013...) and read it from cover to cover. In some cases, I had to read chapters several times to completely understand it, but because I did…
on “Ask HN: VPS management for the absolute beginner” ↗Official Ubuntu Server Book, Kyle Rankin & Benjamin Mako Hill, if you want something in paper to skim, and something you can often find at Barnes & Noble if you want to grab locally, (or of course you can Amazon it) 2nd edition,…
on “What is a good tutorial/book to learn the basics of Ubuntu Server Admining?” ↗…books I could list and papers on FileSystems. I will leave you with three particular books that have guided my career If you want to look solely at Ubuntu. The Ubuntu Server book https://www.amazon.com/Official-Ubuntu-Server-Book-3rd/dp/01... Unix Made Easy - https://www.amazon.com/UNIX-Made-Easy-John-Muster/dp/0072193... Hope this helps
on “Ask HN: Recommended guides for learning filesystems?” ↗…it can help you make some configuration choices, e.g. networking setup so that VB-resident services are visible to the VB host (your windows machine) but not to the world. I'll also mention that the Official Ubuntu Server book -- to the extent I've looked at it -- is well written, although you'll have to look further for the "nitty gritty" on particular topics. Note, this is the Server version of the "Official" line. My vague…
on “Ask HN: Is there a "learn Linux the hard way"?” ↗