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Table of Contents
Preface ix
Chapter 1: Deploying Ubuntu Server 
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Technical requirements 
2
Determining your server's role 
2
Setting up our server 
4
Virtual machine 
4
Physical server 
5
Virtual private server 
5
Spare desktop or laptop 
5
Raspberry Pi 
6
Obtaining installation media 
6
Creating a bootable flash drive 
9
Planning the partitioning layout 
11
Installing Ubuntu Server 
14
Installing media 
14
Customizing the installation 
18
Configuring the server's disk 
24
Creating the initial user account 
27
Installing Ubuntu on a Raspberry Pi 
31
Summary 35
Further Reading 
35
Chapter 2: Managing Users and Permissions 
37
Understanding users and groups 
38
Understanding when to use root 
39
Using sudo to run privileged commands 
40
Creating and removing users 
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Using useradd 
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Using adduser 
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Removing users 
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