(Ebook) Ubuntu Server Succinctly by José Roberto Olivas Mendoza

(Ebook) Ubuntu Server Succinctly by José Roberto Olivas Mendoza

A practical guide to getting started with Ubuntu Server.
This book is written primarily for IT professionals who want to learn about making an Ubuntu Server implementation. The book starts with a brief story about the vision of Canonical, the company that delivers Ubuntu, and how Ubuntu came into the IT market. It also shows some of the promises and goals that motivated the Ubuntu project.
The first chapter covers the Ubuntu installation process, including hardware requirements. The rest of the book is intended to show how to implement several features that are expected in a server operating system. Themes like security and remote administration are discussed, too.
Then, I’ll explain how to make Ubuntu and Windows work together in harmony, integrating network resources such as files and printing. We’ll also explain how to turn Ubuntu into a database server, using PostgreSQL.
Finally, I’ll explain the concept of the desktop experience in Ubuntu Server and the process needed to install this feature in the server.
Ubuntu Server 15.10 was used for the purposes of this book. Regarding the scripting section, a series of script samples can be downloaded from the Syncfusion Bitbucket account.
I hope that by the end of this book, IT professionals who aren’t involved with Linux can deliver an Ubuntu Server installation, take advantage of its capabilities, and benefit from using it in their projects.