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Ubuntu 20.04 Essentials: A Guide to Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop and Server Editions

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4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 91 ratings
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Ubuntu is arguably one of the most highly regarded and widely used Linux distributions available today. Praised both for its ease of use and reliability, Ubuntu also has a loyal following of Linux users and an active community of developers.

Ubuntu 20.04 Essentials is designed to provide detailed information on the installation, use and administration of the Ubuntu 20.04 distribution. For beginners, the book covers topics such as operating system installation, the basics of the GNOME desktop environment, configuring email and web servers and installing packages and system updates. Additional installation topics such as dual booting with Microsoft Windows are also covered, together with all important security topics such as configuring a firewall and user and group administration.

For the experienced user, topics such as remote desktop access, the Cockpit web interface, logical volume management (LVM), disk partitioning, swap management, KVM virtualization, Secure Shell (SSH), Linux Containers and file sharing using both Samba and NFS are covered in detail to provide a thorough overview of this enterprise class operating system.

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  1. ISBN-10
    1951442180
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1951442187
  3. Publication date
    May 13, 2020
  4. Language
    English
  5. Dimensions
    7.5 x 0.74 x 9.25 inches
  6. Print length
    328 pages
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Payload Media (May 13, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 328 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1951442180
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1951442187
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.74 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 91 ratings

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Nicholas Linz
5.0 out of 5 stars Clear and insightful
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2020
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This is a great book for someone new to Linux and/or someone that already has Linux admin experience. Written in an easy to read format. Direct, clear, and insightful. Makes for a great reference book too.
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Jesse Carpenter
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2021
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Great book
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Tom C
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good but doesn't exactly match Ubuntu 20.04
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2021
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The book is well written and provides helpful information. But it appears Ubuntu 20.04 must have changed after the book was released (not likely). Some of the descriptions and graphics in the book may be left over from previous editions of the book because they sure aren't for 20.04. Still, the book is helpful. I consider it a worthwhile purchase.
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Rafael Zapata Grau
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good for medium or beginner
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2020
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The book it is really good. I solve some problems that I have with my firewall, but the book explain really good for somebody with a low or medium level of knowledge in Linux.

I recomment it, I am happy that I bought this book.
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2.0 out of 5 stars A little bit too basic
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2021
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for guide for desktop and server which does not have much command line approach. as well as none of the updated new approaches to managing the network interfaces etc.
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Brian R. Bogdan
5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough and easy to read
Reviewed in Canada on January 7, 2021
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a great companion for a Penguinista
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Amazon Kunde
4.0 out of 5 stars missing journalctl
Reviewed in Germany on April 7, 2021
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For experts, there is little new. What I sorely missed is a separate chapter on journalctl. Nevertheless, it is a good mix of beginner/intermediate book there and there going deeper into detail, and the section about containers I found successful - resulting in my four-star rating.
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Gordon Wileman
5.0 out of 5 stars Well proven O.S.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2021
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UBUNTU is user friendly. I used this several years ago, on a COMPAQ Deskpro EN EFF, successfully.
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tonywang
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in Japan on January 16, 2021
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I had to use Linux for my new company project. I am completely new to Linux system so I used this book to consult in case I have something I do not understand. Now I have switched to Mac OS and the transition was smooth thanks to my previous learning in Linux.
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TREX
3.0 out of 5 stars Operational Essentials But No System Insights
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 20, 2020
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This 300 page book is to the point in its detailing of essentials of Ubuntu 20.04 for desktop and server installations.
Linux architecture and operations are not explained however so the "why" questions are entirely in the hands of the reader. But it is suitable for people first using Ubuntu either on their desktop PC or on a server, e.g. an office LAN or web server. This book will help you get up and running before getting a more comprehensive book to better understand how Ubuntu 20.04 Linux really runs.
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