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Fedora Linux System Administration

Fedora Linux System Administration

By : Alex Callejas
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Fedora Linux System Administration

Fedora Linux System Administration

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By: Alex Callejas

Overview of this book

Fedora Linux is a free and open-source platform designed for hardware, clouds, and containers that enables software developers and community members to create custom solutions for their customers. This book is a comprehensive guide focusing on workstation configuration for the modern system administrator. The book begins by introducing you to the philosophy underlying the open-source movement, along with the unique attributes of the Fedora Project that set it apart from other Linux distributions. The chapters outline best practices and strategies for essential system administration tasks, including operating system installation, first-boot configuration, storage, and network setup. As you make progress, you’ll get to grips with the selection and usage of top applications and tools in the tech environment. The concluding chapters help you get a clear understanding of the basics of version control systems, enhanced Linux security, automation, virtualization, and containers, which are integral to modern system administration. By the end of this book, you’ll have gained the knowledge needed to optimize day-to-day tasks related to Linux-based system administration.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
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Part 1:The Fedora Project
3
Part 2:Workstation Configuration
8
Part 3:Productivity Tools
13
Part 4:System Administration Tools

The mighty vim

Vim (an acronym for Vi IMproved) is an enhanced version of the Vi text editor, present in all UNIX systems. Bram Moolenaar introduced the first version in 1991.

Vim is a powerful editor that offers many out-of-the-box features. The use of plugins adds new features, making it easier to adapt Vim to specific workflows. Many plugins focus on general functionality, such as locating files, providing information, and dealing with different file syntaxes or Git versioning.

Vim comes included in the Fedora Linux base installation, although not as the default text editor. To change it to the default text editor, add it to the shell configuration file. In Bash, this file is ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile.

Add the following global variables to set the vim editor as the default editor:

export VISUAL=vim
export EDITOR="$VISUAL"

Both global variables cover the general use of the EDITOR variable.

A VISUAL editor is a full-screen editor such as vim or emacs...

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