Linux Administration (General)

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[edit] Introduction to Linux Administration (General)


Welcome to the Linux Administation (General) Wikiversity Unit. This unit introduces administration skills required to install, maintain, costumise and service a linux distribution. Through out this unit we will be using the Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Distribuation of Linux.


Table of Contents

  1. Installation
    1. Boot Configuration
    2. Partitioning
    3. Files Systems
    4. Quotas
    5. Hardware
      1. Peripherals
      2. RAID
      3. Compatibility
  2. Configuration and Administration
    1. Daemons
    2. Init and Run Levels
    3. Scripting and Automation
    4. Users and Groups
  3. Networking
    1. Domain Name Service
    2. Internetworking
    3. Network Services
      1. Mail
      2. FTP
      3. SSH
      4. Web Servings
      5. Proxying
    4. File and Printer Sharing
      1. NFS
      2. NIS
      3. Remote Printing
      4. Samba
  4. Security
    1. Authentication
    2. Host-Based Security
    3. Netfilter
    4. Network-based Security
  5. Performance and Accounting
    1. Identifying Bottlenecks
    2. Login Accounting
    3. Process Accounting
  6. Application Management
    1. Compilation
    2. Installation
    3. Licensing Issues
    4. Troubleshooting
  7. Windowing Environments
    1. X Windowing System
    2. Window Interation