Ubuntu Server is a complete, free server operating system that just works, with the extra Ubuntu polish, innovation, and simplicity that administrators love.

Now, there�s a definitive, authoritative guide to getting up and running quickly with the newest, most powerful versions of Ubuntu Server. Written by leading members of the Ubuntu community,The Official Ubuntu Server Book, Third Edition, covers all you need to know to make the most of Ubuntu Server, whether you�re a beginner or a battle-hardened senior systems administrator.

The authors cover Ubuntu Server from start to finish: installation, basic administration and monitoring, security, backup, troubleshooting, system rescue, and much more. They walk through deploying each of the most common server applications, from file and print services to state-of-the-art, cost-saving virtualization and cloud computing.

In addition, you�ll learn how to

Make the most of Ubuntu Server�s latest, most powerful technologies
Discover easy, fast ways to perform key administration tasks
Automate Ubuntu installs, no matter how many servers you�re installing
Quickly set up low-cost Web servers and e-mail
Protect your server with Ubuntu�s built-in and optional security tools
Minimize downtime with fault tolerance and clustering
Master proven, step-by-step server and network troubleshooting techniques
Walk through rescuing an Ubuntu server that won�t boot
Deploy your own Ubuntu servers in the cloud

About the Author

Kyle Rankin is a senior systems administrator in San Francisco. He is an award-winning columnist for Linux Journal, has had articles featured inPC Magazine and TechTarget, and isan accomplished Linux author. He speaks frequently on Open Source software.

Benjamin Mako Hill is a Ph.D. candidate at the Sloan School of Management and Media Lab at MIT, and an Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Washington beginning in the fall of 2013. As part of the founding Ubuntu team, his charge at Canonical was to help grow the Ubuntu development and user community during the project�s first year. Mako has continued his involvement with Ubuntu as a member of Ubuntu�s Community Council governance board and through projects such as this book.

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