Linux(R) Patch Management : Keeping Linux(R) Systems Up To Date (Bruce Perens Open Source)

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Linux(R) Patch Management : Keeping Linux(R) Systems Up To Date (Bruce Perens Open Source) ISBN  0132366754 Release Date  17 January 2006 Category  Linux Tags  linux,   patch,   management,   open source,   "open source",   date,   exploiting online games: cheating massively distributed systems,   "bruce perens",   linux kernel,   project management,   operating systems,   open,   redhat linux,   jang,   "linux",   This book @Amazon  View Tools Google Search Web flazx.com

Description From the Back Cover The first start-to-finish guide to patching Linux systems in production environments For Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE, Debian, and other leading distributions Comprehensive coverage of apt, yum, Red Hat Network, YaST Online Update, Zenworks Linux Management, and other tools High-efficiency techniques that minimize impacts on networks, users, and administrators The Start-to-Finish Patch Management Guide for Every Linux® Environment To keep your Linux systems secure, reliable, and productive, you must stay current with patches and updates. But, until now, it has been difficult to find usable, trustworthy guidance on managing patches in Linux production environments. Linux Patch Management fills that gap, offering Linux professionals start-to-finish solutions, strategies, and examples for every environment, from single computers to enterprise-class networks. Michael Jang presents patching solutions for Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE, Debian, and other distributions. He systematically covers both distribution-specific tools and widely used community tools, such as apt and yum. This book’s streamlined patch management techniques minimize impacts on users, networks, and administrators, and address applications as well as the underlying OS. Whatever your role in managing Linux systems, Linux Patch Management will reduce your costs, enhance the availability of your systems, and dramatically improve your personal efficiency. Consolidating patches on a Red Hat network, including cached updates, as well as patching systems based on RHEL rebuild distributions Working with SUSE’s update systems, including YaST Online Update and Zenworks Linux Management Making the most of apt commands and the GUI-based Synaptic Package Manager Configuring apt for RPM distributions such as Fedora and SUSE Linux Creating repositories that can manage gigabytes of patches on diverse Linux systems Updating networks of Linux computers without overloading WAN or Internet connections Configuring yum clients, including coverage of emerging GUI tools such as Yum Extender Other books on Linux Building Embedded Linux Systems, Second Edition Fedora 8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible Learning the vi and Vim Editors Beginning Ubuntu Linux, Third Edition (Beginning from Novice to Professional) Linux Command Line and Shell Scripting Bible Essential Linux Device Drivers (Prentice Hall Open Source Software Development Series) Linux Bible, 2008 Edition: Boot up to Ubuntu, Fedora, KNOPPIX, Debian, openSUSE, and 11 Other Distributions Fedora Unleashed, 2008 Edition (8th Edition) (Unleashed) Scalix: Linux Administrator's Guide X Power Tools Ubuntu 7.10 Linux Unleashed, 3rd Edition A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux(R) SUSE Linux Toolbox: 1000 Commands for openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise Ubuntu Linux Toolbox: 1000 Commands for Ubuntu and Debian Power Users Fedora Linux Toolbox: 1000 Commands for Fedora, CentOS and Red Hat Power Users