Accessible to all, this book teaches the essentials to anyone who wants to become an effective and independent Debian Gnu/Linux administrator. It covers all the topics that a competent Linux administrator should master, from the installation and the update of the system, up to the creation of packages and the compilation of the kernel, but also monitoring, backup and migration, without forgetting advanced topics like Selinux setup to secure services, automated installations, or virtualization with Xen, Kvm or Lxc. Learn more about the book on http://debian-handbook.info This book is about Debian 7 "Wheezy", an old Debian release. There is a new edition of this book which covers Debian 8 "Jessie", please check it out.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. The Debian Project
Chapter 2. Presenting the Case Study
Chapter 3. Analyzing the Existing Setup and Migrating
Chapter 4. Installation
Chapter 5. Packaging System: Tools and Fundamental Principles
Chapter 6. Maintenance and Updates: The APT Tools
Chapter 7. Solving Problems and Finding Relevant Information
Chapter 8. Basic Configuration: Network, Accounts, Printing…
Chapter 9. Unix Services
Chapter 10. Network Infrastructure
Chapter 11. Network Services: Postfix, Apache, NFS, Samba, Squid, LDAP
Chapter 12. Advanced Administration
Chapter 13. Workstation
Chapter 14. Security
Chapter 15. Creating a Debian Package
Chapter 16. Conclusion: Debian's Future
Appendix A. Derivative Distributions
Appendix B. Short Remedial Course
