title: Guide to Linux Installation and Administration, Second Edition
author: Nick Wells
description: Nicholas Wells has written more than a dozen books on Linux, networking, security, and related topics. He has also trained students and professionals on four continents and prepared over 60 hours of video training on Linux certification. Mr. Wells is the founder of Wells IP Law, an intellectual property law firm. He holds a Master in Business Administration (MBA), a Master of Laws Degree (LL.M), and a degree in linguistics.
zlib_text: Table of Contents
  
  Debian 7: System Administration Best Practices
  
  Credits
  
  About the Author
  
  About the Reviewers
  
  www.PacktPub.com
  
  > Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more
  
  > Why Subscribe?
  
  > Free Access for Packt account holders
  
  Preface
  
  > What this book covers
  
  > What you need for this book
  
  > Who this book is for
  
  > Conventions
  
  > Reader feedback
  
  > Customer support
  
  > Errata
  
  > Piracy
  
  > Questions
  
  1\. Debian Basics for Administrators
  
  > Linux distributions
  
  > The three branches
  
  > SLS
  
  > RPM
  
  > DPKG or DEB
  
  > Other differences
  
  > The Debian Project
  
  > The social contract
  
  > Constitution
  
  > Policies
  
  > Licensing
  
  > > What happened to Firefox?
  
  > Repositories
  
  > Debian environments
  
  > Impact on administration
  
  > > Debian support
  
  > > Proprietary features
  
  > > Where to find installation help and information
  
  > Summary
  
  2\. Filesystem Layout
  
  > Partition tables
  
  > Single or multiboot
  
  > BIOS versus UEFI
  
  > > Boot code under BIOS
  
  > > Boot code under UEFI
  
  > Filesystem typ