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Managing Linux Systems

Installing a Linux Server

This section presents the procedures that you need to follow to install Linux on a server computer. The specific details provided are specifically for Fedora 12, a free Linux distribution from Red Hat.

However, the procedures for installing other distributions of Linux are similar, so you won't have any trouble adapting these procedures if you're using a different distribution.

In this tutorial:

  1. Planning a Linux Server Installation
  2. Partitions
  3. Installing Fedora 7
  4. Getting Used to Linux
  5. Understanding the file system
  6. On Again, Off Again
  7. Using GNOME
  8. Managing User Accounts
  9. Linux Network Configuration
  10. Restarting Your Network
  11. Working with Network Configuration Files
  12. The ifcfg files
  13. The resolv.conf file
  14. DHCP and DNS
  15. Configuring DHCP
  16. Running a DNS Server
  17. Running Apache
  18. Starting and Stopping Apache
  19. Confirming that Apache Is Running
  20. Using the HTTP Configuration Tool
  21. Restricting Access to an Apache Server
  22. Configuring Virtual Hosts
  23. Setting the Apache User Account
  24. Running Sendmail
  25. Installing Sendmail
  26. Modifying sendmail.mc
  27. Using SpamAssassin
  28. Using the Mail Console Client
  29. Running FTP
  30. Starting the vsftpd Service
  31. Configuring FTP