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Post subject: How to setup your Linode with Debian Testing

PostPosted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 4:42 pm

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How to setup your Linode with Debian Testing
by Craig Spurrier of Craigweb

There are three sets of Debian packages:
Stable:
This is the latest official release of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution. This is stable and well tested software, which changes only if major security or usability fixes are incorporated

Testing:
Testing contains packages that are intended to become part of the next stable distribution. There are strict criteria a package in unstable must obey before it can be added to testing.

Unstable:
This area contains the most recent packages in Debian. Once a package has met our criterion for stability and quality of packaging, it will be included in testing. Packages in unstable are the least tested and may contain problems severe enough to affect the stability of your system. Only experienced users should consider using this distribution. Avoid for servers.

This guide is for Testing to use Debian testing with your linode you must start with stable and upgrade to testing. (steps 3-5)

Step One
Create a directory to work in, then switch to it.

Code:

mkdir work
cd work

Step Two
Update the sources file
Run

Code:

 apt-get update

Step Three
Install a text editor

Code:

 apt-get install ee

Step Four
Edit the source file

Code:

 ee /etc/apt/sources.list

Replace it with this:

Code:

 
deb http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free 
deb-src http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free 

deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free

Step Five
Update the sources file
Run

Code:

 apt-get update

Step Six
Upgrade to testing.
Run

Code:

apt-get dist-upgrade

Accept the defaults

Step Seven
Update your hostname

Code:

 echo yourdomainnamehere >/etc/hostname

Code:

 /bin/hostname -F /etc/hostname

Step Eight
Install the Webmin Dependences

Code:

apt-get install libauthen-pam-perl libnet-ssleay-perl openssl perl perl-modules

Step Nine
Get Webmin

Code:

wget http://umn.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/webadmin/webmin-1.180.tar.gz

Step Ten
Extract webmin to a folder and then switch to that folder

Code:

gunzip webmin-1.180.tar.gz
tar xf webmin-1.180.tar
cd webmin-1.180

Step Eleven
Install Webmin

Code:

./setup.sh /usr/local/webmin

Step Twelve
Install Apache and PHP

Code:

apt-get install apache2 php4

Code:

apt-get install apache php4

Step Thirteen
On your local computer point your web browser to https://yourdomain.com:10000 login as root.

Step Fourteen
Click Servers --> Apache and follow the prompts
Click Start Apache (at the top)

Step Fifteen
On your local computer point your web browser to http://yourdomain.com you should see a test page if you do your website is now working.

Step Sixteen
Set Apache to start on boot.
Click on System --> Bootup and Shutdown. Put a chek by httpd and click start select on boot.

Step Seventeen
Set up E-mail, Virtualmin, Ftp, Etc.
Enjoy your new server!

If any one needs help please reply.

Last edited by CSpurrier on Sun Feb 27, 2005 11:52 am, edited 1 time in total.

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