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>1. Why did i write this book?</A
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> When I began writing this book, the first question I asked myself was how to
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install Linux on a server, and be sure that no one from the outside, or
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inside, could access it without authorization. Then I wondered if any method
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similar to the one on <SPAN
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>® exists to improve the computers
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performance. Subsequently, I began a search on the Internet and read several books
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to get the most information on security and performance for my server. After many
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years of research and studies I had finally found the answer to my questions.
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These answers were found, all scattered throughout different documents, books,
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articles, and Internet sites. I created documentation based on my research that
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could help me through my daily activities. </P
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>Through the years, my documentation grew and started to look more like a book
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and less like simple, scattered notes. I decide to publish it on the Internet so
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that anyone could take advantage of it. By sharing this information, I felt that I
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was doing my part for the community who answered so many of my computing needs with
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one magical, reliable, strong, powerful, fast and free operating system named Linux.
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I had received a lot of feedback and comments about my documentation, which helped to
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