Ubuntu Server 5.10: Official Installation Guide?

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Monoman

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it's really easy man, just give it a whirl. I have 11 ybynty serves right now and it's cake compaired to Gentoo which I replaced with ubuntu. if you have a specific question, I'm sure it will get answsered if you post it here!
 
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Originally posted by: Monoman
it's really easy man, just give it a whirl. I have 11 ybynty serves right now and it's cake compaired to Gentoo which I replaced with ubuntu. if you have a specific question, I'm sure it will get answsered if you post it here!
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I just posted one :)

What I would like is to read a Security FAQ for Ubuntu. I mean, are their packages I should uninstall after installation that I don't need? Services to disable? Holes to plug? All I need to use are Apache2, SSL, and Samba.
 
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Seeruk

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<Tuts at the linux folks> (tip if you want some of the linux guys to open the thread make sure you put linux sux or windows is great in your title :0 )

www.ubuntuguide.org

Its for 5.04 but most of it is up to date (just the odd missing/changed packages such as JRE) and a few 5.10 addendums all the way at the bottom

/yourlinuxthreadcrapperonnerguy :p
 
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n0cmonkey

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There shouldn't be any holes to plug. What would be the point of installing a system that's already vulnerable?
 
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Lifer
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Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
There shouldn't be any holes to plug. What would be the point of installing a system that's already vulnerable?
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I was always under the impression that Linux was suppose to be ultra customizeable...and to that end, comes with lots of "holes" that one must "plug" after installing. As little is changed by default as possible. Or am I wrong?
 
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Seeruk

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I think to claim that any OS is inherently hole-free is dangerously complacent.
 
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I was always under the impression that Linux was suppose to be ultra customizeable...and to that end, comes with lots of "holes" that one must "plug" after installing. As little is changed by default as possible. Or am I wrong?
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It is ultra customizable, but the defaults are much better than they used to be. Ubuntu is a desktop distribution, by default the ssh server isn't even installed let alone bad things like telnet and FTP.
 
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Nothinman

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What would the point be in installing and enabling an FTP server on a desktop? And why would thye install that but not an SSH server?
 
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