Best Practices for Linux

Question 1

Scheduled Backups

Answer 1

• Many Options
  
  • Command Line & graphical
  • May be included with the distribution
• tar
  
  • Tap archive
  • Easy to script into backup schedule
• rsync
  
  • Sync files between storage devices
  • Instant synchronization or scheduled

Question 2

Scheduled Disk Management

Answer 2

• Very little disk maintenance required
  
  • Space & resources
• Check file system
  
  • Files system can’t be mounted
  • Done automatically every X number of reboots
  • Force after reboot by adding a file to it
    
    • sudo touch / forcefsck

-Clean up log space = /var /log

Question 3

System Updates

Answer 3

• Command Line tools
  
  • apt-get,yum
• Graphical update managers
  
  • Software updates
• Patch management
  
  • Updates can be scheduled
• Software center
  
  • Linux “Appstore”

Question 4

Driver / Firmware Updates

Answer 4

• Many drives are in the Kernel
  
  • Updated when the kernel updates
• Additional drivers are managed with software updates or at the Command Line
  
  • Update them yourself

Question 5

Anti-virus / Anti-malware Updates

Answer 5

• Relatively fewer viruses & malware for Linux
  
  • Still keep updated
• Clean AV
  
  • Open source anti-virus engine

-Same best practices as any other OS