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| This system is intended to be a server, and should never run any X programs. Any GUI-type administration should be done over HTTPS. So we did not install any X server or X client programs. | This system is intended to be a server, and should never run any X programs. Any GUI-type administration should be done over HTTPS. So we did not install any X server or X client programs. | ||
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| ===== Hostname ===== | ===== Hostname ===== | ||
| Ensure that the hostname is correct: | Ensure that the hostname is correct: | ||
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| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
| hostname | hostname | ||
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| If it is not, change it: | If it is not, change it: | ||
| - | <code rootshell> | + | |
| - | hostname boochtek | + | <code bash> |
| + | sudo hostname slicehost | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
| Edit ''/etc/hosts'' to add the IP address of the system. We can also put other closely-related systems in there. Note that the fully-qualified name must come before the short name, so that the system can determine the domain name properly. Also, do not put the hostname on the localhost line. The file should look something like this: | Edit ''/etc/hosts'' to add the IP address of the system. We can also put other closely-related systems in there. Note that the fully-qualified name must come before the short name, so that the system can determine the domain name properly. Also, do not put the hostname on the localhost line. The file should look something like this: | ||
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| <file> | <file> | ||
| 127.0.0.1 localhost | 127.0.0.1 localhost | ||
| - | 209.20.75.29 slicehost.boochtek.com boochtek | + | 209.20.75.29 slicehost.boochtek.com slicehost |
| </file> | </file> | ||
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| Verify that the system can get the domain name and fully qualified hostname: | Verify that the system can get the domain name and fully qualified hostname: | ||
| - | <code rootshell> | + | |
| + | <code bash> | ||
| hostname -d | hostname -d | ||
| hostname -f | hostname -f | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
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| ===== Security Updates ===== | ===== Security Updates ===== | ||
| Ensure that ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' contains a pointer to servers to fetch security updates. Also remove the lines that reference the installation CD-ROM. You may need to add the ''contrib'' and ''non-free'' items on each line. The ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' file should look like this: | Ensure that ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' contains a pointer to servers to fetch security updates. Also remove the lines that reference the installation CD-ROM. You may need to add the ''contrib'' and ''non-free'' items on each line. The ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' file should look like this: | ||
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| <file> | <file> | ||
| deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free | deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free | ||
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| Update the package list: | Update the package list: | ||
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| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
| sudo apt-get update | sudo apt-get update | ||
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| Upgrade any new packages: | Upgrade any new packages: | ||
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| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
| sudo apt-get upgrade | sudo apt-get upgrade | ||
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| The first time through, the kernel will likely be updated. If so, it will tell you that you need to reboot. | The first time through, the kernel will likely be updated. If so, it will tell you that you need to reboot. | ||
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| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
| sudo reboot | sudo reboot | ||
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| For this, we create a separate APT sources file, then update APT: | For this, we create a separate APT sources file, then update APT: | ||
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| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
| sudo sh -c 'cat > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/volatile.list' <<EOF | sudo sh -c 'cat > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/volatile.list' <<EOF | ||
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| Once we've done this, the volatile packages will be included within the normal APT processes. | Once we've done this, the volatile packages will be included within the normal APT processes. | ||
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| ===== Time Zone ===== | ===== Time Zone ===== | ||
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| If you don't have an ''/etc/default/locale'' file, SSH will complain. It also helps with displaying special characters. Note that this is an interactive program. We selected ''en_US (ISO-8859-1)'' and ''en_US.UTF-8'', and set the default to ''en_US.UTF-8''. | If you don't have an ''/etc/default/locale'' file, SSH will complain. It also helps with displaying special characters. Note that this is an interactive program. We selected ''en_US (ISO-8859-1)'' and ''en_US.UTF-8'', and set the default to ''en_US.UTF-8''. | ||
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| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
| sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales | sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales | ||
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| See [[http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_debian_etch | this HowtoForge document]] for an excellent step-by-step guide to installing Debian 4.0, with screenshots. | See [[http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_debian_etch | this HowtoForge document]] for an excellent step-by-step guide to installing Debian 4.0, with screenshots. | ||
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