Linux Patch Management: Keeping Linux Systems Up To Date

*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(R) 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 Bruce Perens' Open Source Series is a definitive series of Linux and open source books by the world's leading Linux professionals.Bruce Perens is the primary author of The Open Source Definition, the formative document of the open source movement, and the former Debian GNU/Linux Project Leader. Series Editor Bruce Perens is an open source evangelist, developer, and consultant whose software is a major component of most commercial embedded Linux offerings. He founded or cofounded Linux Standard Base, Open Source Initiative, and Software in the Public Interest. As Debian GNU/Linux Project Leader, he was instrumental in getting the system on two U.S. space shuttle flights. A(c) Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.

首部關於在生產環境中修補 Linux 系統的全面指南
適用於 Red Hat、Fedora、SUSE、Debian 和其他主要發行版
全面涵蓋 apt、yum、Red Hat Network、YaST Online Update、Zenworks Linux Management 等工具
高效技巧，最小化對網絡、使用者和管理員的影響
《從頭到尾的 Linux 系統修補管理指南》
為了保持 Linux 系統的安全、可靠和高效，您必須及時更新修補程式。然而，迄今為止，在 Linux 生產環境中管理修補程式一直很難找到可用且可信賴的指南。《Linux 修補管理》填補了這一空白，為 Linux 專業人士提供了從頭到尾的解決方案、策略和示例，適用於從單台計算機到企業級網絡的各種環境。Michael Jang 提供了針對 Red Hat、Fedora、SUSE、Debian 和其他發行版的修補解決方案。他系統地介紹了特定於發行版的工具和廣泛使用的社區工具，如 apt 和 yum。本書的修補管理技巧簡化了對使用者、網絡和管理員的影響，並涵蓋了應用程序和底層操作系統。無論您在管理 Linux 系統方面的角色如何，《Linux 修補管理》都將降低您的成本，提高系統的可用性，並顯著提高個人效率。
*在 Red Hat 網絡上合併修補程式，包括緩存更新，以及基於 RHEL 重建發行版的系統修補
使用 SUSE 的更新系統，包括 YaST Online Update 和 Zenworks Linux Management
充分利用 apt 命令和基於 GUI 的 Synaptic Package Manager
配置 apt 以適用於 Fedora 和 SUSE Linux 等 RPM 發行版
創建可以管理各種 Linux 系統上的大量修補程式的儲存庫
在不過載廣域網或互聯網連接的情況下更新 Linux 電腦網絡
配置 yum 客戶端，包括對新興 GUI 工具（如 Yum Extender）的介紹
Bruce Perens 的開源系列是由世界領先的 Linux 專業人士撰寫的一系列關於 Linux 和開源的書籍。Bruce Perens 是開源運動的重要人物，也是開源定義的主要作者，曾擔任 Debian GNU/Linux 項目負責人。系列編輯 Bruce Perens 是一位開源倡導者、開發人員和顧問，他的軟體是大多數商業嵌入式 Linux 產品的重要組成部分。他創辦或共同創辦了 Linux Standard Base、Open Source Initiative 和 Software in the Public Interest。作為 Debian GNU/Linux 項目負責人，他對使該系統登上兩次美國太空梭飛行起到了重要作用。© 版權所有 Pearson Education。保留所有權利。