The second edition of this guide to installing and configuring Ubuntu servers has been updated with new instructions for Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) and 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex), new JumpStarts for a variety of complex servers and additional examples and indexes to provide quicker solutions for troubleshooting common obstacles. Sobell is an independent consultant who specializes in UNIX/Linux training, and he employs hundreds of examples to show IT administrators how to set up Samba, Apache, Mail, FTP, NIS, OpenSSH and DNS servers. He also explains how to keep Ubuntu systems continually updated through the use of Aptitiude, Synaptic and the Software Sources window. An enclosed DVD-ROM contains the full version of Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex). Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Mark G. Sobell is President of Sobell Associates Inc., a consulting firm that specializes in UNIX/Linux training, support, and custom software development. He has more than twenty-five years of experience working with UNIX and Linux systems and is the author of many best-selling books, including A Practical Guide to Red Hat® Linux®, Fourth Edition; A Practical Guide to Linux® Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming; and A Practical Guide to Linux® for Mac OS® X Users (coauthored with Peter Seebach), all from Prentice Hall, and A Practical Guide to the UNIX System from Addison-Wesley.