Absolute FreeBSD

Michael Warren Lucas

Language: English

Publisher: No Starch Press

Published: Jan 1, 2019

Description:

You'll learn:

   •  How to best install FreeBSD to meet your needs

   •  Which filesystem to use in your environment

   •  How to back up and restore critical data

   •  How to tweak the kernel, and when not to

   •  Network configuration, from activating interfaces to selecting congestion control algorithms

   •  How to manage UFS, ZFS, and other critical filesystems

   •  FreeBSD's software packaging system, including how to build your own package repository

   •  How and when to upgrade

   •  Techniques to build your own FreeBSD

   •  Advanced security features like blacklistd and packet filtering

   •  How to monitor and adjust performance

   •  Container-style virtualization with jails

   •  Diskless systems

   •  Panic management and bug reporting