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Section 1: Understanding the Role of Linux System Administrator

The objective of Section 1 is to help you to comprehend the scope, responsibilities, role, and mandate of the System Administrator function. We take the reader past the concept of tasks and really attempt to dig into the purpose and value of the role at a much deeper level.

This part of the book comprises the following chapters:

Chapter 1, What Is the Role of a System Administrator?
Chapter 2, Choosing Your Distribution and Release Model

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