Pnuts
October 24th, 2009, 03:52 AM
I have a few quick questions. I am installing Ubuntu Server 9.04 x64 with the f4 option for VM minimal. This install is on an ESXi 4 host.
1. When prompted for additional packages, the first one listed is "Basic Ubuntu Server". I have googled around a bit but cant find anything specifying what exactly this installs. I did find several guides for lamp, etc. that did not suggest choosing this option, but no reasoning.
2. Post installation, I see manually install things that I need instead of choosing them at the above prompt (trying to further drill it into my head different things) I notice apparmor and ufw are not installed so I install them and then configure ufw.
--Is there anything else I should consider installing for security reasons on these servers that I am possibly not aware of?
3. I have been updating manually as needed with aptitude, is there any downside to setting automatic updates? Or am I just skeptical from my MS days of testing\checking them out before hand?
Background regarding these questions if interested:
I am setting up a couple different servers for different roles (web, mysql, ldap, dns, etc) in an effort to learn more by setting up a mock network to kind of simulate a corporate environment. I have worked extensively with Windows in this sense, but am trying to spread my understanding of Linux. I have been using Ubuntu Desktop for about 8 months and feel I'm ready to branch out and start learning the server side of things.
Thanks,
Pnuts
1. When prompted for additional packages, the first one listed is "Basic Ubuntu Server". I have googled around a bit but cant find anything specifying what exactly this installs. I did find several guides for lamp, etc. that did not suggest choosing this option, but no reasoning.
2. Post installation, I see manually install things that I need instead of choosing them at the above prompt (trying to further drill it into my head different things) I notice apparmor and ufw are not installed so I install them and then configure ufw.
--Is there anything else I should consider installing for security reasons on these servers that I am possibly not aware of?
3. I have been updating manually as needed with aptitude, is there any downside to setting automatic updates? Or am I just skeptical from my MS days of testing\checking them out before hand?
Background regarding these questions if interested:
I am setting up a couple different servers for different roles (web, mysql, ldap, dns, etc) in an effort to learn more by setting up a mock network to kind of simulate a corporate environment. I have worked extensively with Windows in this sense, but am trying to spread my understanding of Linux. I have been using Ubuntu Desktop for about 8 months and feel I'm ready to branch out and start learning the server side of things.
Thanks,
Pnuts