If you Google any periodical or bulletin board or any news source, you will not find a day when Linux doesn’t make any news. Making Linux play in Windows ground is a challenge not only for gurus but also Linux itself. One of these challenges is the huge installed base of Microsoft Windows systems. As a practical matter, Linux must coexist with these systems. Indeed, the challenge of coexisting with Windows can be viewed as an opportunity: Linux can be integrated into a Windows network, providing a highly-reliable and low-cost platform with a rigid security on which to run vital services for Windows systems, or even serving as a workstation on an otherwise Soft-dominated network.
I’ve written this book with a Windows administrator in mind, but with the assumption that you know the basics of Linux system administration. You might be uncertain of the details as to where Linux might fit into your network or how to get started configuring particular Linux Read the rest of this entry »
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