Linux System Administration for Programmers
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This is a topic outline for teaching a future "System Administration for Programmers" session.
Screen
- GNU Screen command
- Common options
SSH
- SSH tips and tricks
- X tunneling
- arbitrary forward and reverse tunnels
- Using
.ssh/config
for convenience - Public key authentication
- Use of passphrases
- ssh-agent (and gnome ssh agent, ...)
- Securing SSH
- Preventing direct root login
LVM
- Using LVM for storage management
- Concepts: PVs, VGs, LVs
-
pvs, vgs, lvs
-
vgextend
-
lvextend -r
-
pvmove
Bash
- Bash tips 'n' tricks
- Aliases
- cd shortcuts: using - and ~
- Command editing
- ^Right, ^Left, Home, ^A, End, ^E, ^T
- Esc-BS, Ctl-W
- Esc-_
- Command searching
- ^R
- !
- Tab completion
- Prompts
X11
- Remote access
- Clipboard vs. Selection
- Fast-paste (middle mouse)
Using Root
- Via sudo
- Via su
- Directly (don't do it!)
- Dangers
Installing and Removing Software
On an RPM-based system
- Why use a package manager
- Yum/DNF basics
-
list, search, info
-
install, remove
-
-
rpm -q
basics- package selection:
name -a -f --whatrequires --whatprovides
- info selection:
default -i -l --requires --provides --scripts --qf
- package selection:
- repoquery basics (?)
- apt-get basics (As needed)