Master the basics of the most widely used enterprise level operating systems

Key Features

• Review the Red Hat Enterprise 8 Linux environment


• Install and administer Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8


• Share RHEL 8 files with remote systems

Book Description

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 is one of the most secure and dependable operating systems available. For this reason, the ambitious system or network engineer will find a working knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise 8 to be an invaluable advantage in their respective fields.

This book, now updated for RHEL 8.1, begins with a history of Red Enterprise Linux and its installation. You will be virtually perform remote system administration tasks with cockpit web interface and write shell scripts to maintain server-based systems without desktop installation. Then, you will set up a firewall system using a secure shell and enable remote access to Gnome desktop environment with virtual network computing (VNC). You'll share files between the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8) and Windows System using Samba client and NFS. You will also run multiple guest operating systems using virtualization and Linux containers, and host websites using RHEL 8 by installing an Apache web server. Finally, you will create logical disks using logical volume management and implement swap space to maintain the performance of a RHEL 8 system.

By the end of this book, you will be armed with the skills and knowledge to install the RHEL 8 operating system and use it expertly.

What you will learn

• Install Gnome desktop environment to manage multiple workspaces


• Access multiple servers simultaneously using cockpit web interface


• Manage network configuration using NetworkManager


• Configure firewall rules using firewall commands


• Use Virsh tool to manage kernel-based virtual machine


• Manage disk space by logical volume management and swap space

Who This Book Is For

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Essentials is for network engineers and system administrators who are new to the Red Hat Linux environment. Some working knowledge of Linux commands is recommended