Linux

Linux is wonderful! However it can be a mess to setup.

These are some how-to and tricks for Linux (Debian / Ubuntu) servers and workstations.

Core features

Linux installation

• Partitions setup
• Network and hostname configuration
• VIM editor
• Sources
• Create user
• Useful programs
• Languages
• Drivers
• XFCE: screensaver bug fix

Security

• Automatic updates
• SSH
• Firewall
• Fail2ban
• Anti-virus
• Rootkit cleaner
• SSL server
• VPN

Tweaks and tricks

• Clean Ubuntu
• Ubuntu tweaks

Linux Workstation (Mint)

• Photo
• Multimedia
• Google stuff
• Linux Mint

Linux server

User management

• Manage users and groups
• LDAP server
• LDAP client

Web

• FTP server

Web server

• Apache 2
  • Apache 2 - SSL certificates page
• Cherokee
• Tomcat

File share

• Samba server
• Webdav

Network

• DNS server
• DHCP server
• NetBoot server principle
• NetBoot server setup
• Diskless server / workstation
  • Client distribution setup
    • Diskless image configuration - manual setup
    • Diskless image configuration - script setup
  • PXE menu
    • PXE interactive menu - single level
    • PXE interactive menu - multi level

Other

• NTP time sync
• Logwatch
• Mail server

Raspberry pi

• Raspbmc - XBMC HTPC