On 9/1/25 04:47, Tom Browder wrote:
On Sun, Aug 31, 2025 at 09:55 Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> wrote:I just added three new SSD and want to prep them for use.Thanks to all who have answered. I used to own a copy of the Unix server guide when I was working (using Sun OS and Irix). For home use I bought (and still have) the "Ubuntu Server Guide" (by Rankin and Hill) in 2011 before I moved to Debian at version 4. We had no formal sys admin job in our company, but that necessary work was done by me and other geek-minded workers who didn't worry about doing it off the clock. Any recs for the book "A Practical Guide to Linux.." (2017) by Mark Sobell? Or any other similar paper back book? (I do love books I can copy pages from for checklist use. PDF books are even better.) -Tom
After far too long fumbling my way through Linux and BSD, I discovered "Learning the Unix Operating System". It affirmed what I already knew about using Unix with a normal user account, and filled in several gaps in my knowledge:
https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/learning-the-unix/0596002610/For system administration, "UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook" was the favored text at the time I was looking for such. Given the breadth and depth of the subject, it does a decent job; but you will need to dig into your distribution and software for specifics:
https://www.pearson.com/en-us/subject-catalog/p/unix-and-linux-system-administration-handbook/P200000000513/9780137460359"Design of the UNIX Operating System" is the computer engineering/ science classic work on the subject. I expect the data structures an algorithm details are dated, but reading it gives you an understanding of the goals and concepts:
https://www.pearson.com/en-us/subject-catalog/p/design-of-the-unix-operating-system/P200000009243/9780132017992 David