Ubuntu unleashed

Former Ubuntu Forum administrator Matthew Helmke covers all you need to know about Ubuntu 16.04 installation, configuration, productivity, multimedia, development, system administration, server operations, networking, virtualization, security, DevOps, and more--including intermediate-to-advanced techniques you won't find in any other book. Helmke presents up-to-the-minute introductions to Ubuntu's key productivity and Web development tools, programming languages, hardware support, and more. You'll find new or improved coverage of navigation via Unity Dash, wireless networking, VPNs, software repositories, new NoSQL database options, virtualization and cloud services, new programming languages and development tools, monitoring, troubleshooting, and more.--

"Covering 16.10, 17.04 and 17.10"

Installing Ubuntu and post-installation configuration -- Background information and resources -- Working with Unity -- On the Internet -- Productivity applications -- Multimedia applications -- Other Ubuntu interfaces -- Games -- Managing software -- Command-line beginner's class -- Command-line master class part 1 -- Command-line master class part 2 -- Managing users -- Automating tasks and shell scripting -- The boot process -- System-monitoring tools -- Backing up -- Networking -- Remote access with SSH, Telnet, and VNC -- Securing your machines -- Performance tuning -- Kernel and module management -- Sharing files and printers -- Apache web server management -- Nginx web server management -- Other HTTP servers -- Remote file serving with FTP -- Handling email -- Proxying, reverse proxying, and virtual private networks (VPN) -- Administering relational database services -- NoSQL databases -- Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) -- Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) -- Virtualization on Ubuntu -- Ubuntu in the cloud -- Managing sets of servers -- Name serving with the Domain Name System (DNS) -- Using programming tools for Ubuntu -- Opportunistic development -- Helping…