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
• Basic security
• Drivers
• XFCE: screensaver bug fix

Security

• SSH
• Firewall
• Fail2ban
• Anti-virus
• Rootkit
• SSL
• 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

Web

• FTP server
• Web server
  • Apache 2
  • Cherokee
• Tomcat

File share

• Samba server
• Webdav

Network

• DHCP server
• NetBoot server
• Diskless server / workstation

Other

• NTP time sync
• Logwatch
• Mail server

Raspberry pi

• Raspbmc - XBMC HTPC