Category Archives: Ubuntu Server Project

Ubuntu Server Project #4: Iptables Firewall

By ray | January 23, 2008

Continuing along the security theme set by the previous article I’ll configure some simple iptables firewall rules for my Ubuntu Server virtual machine. Iptables can be pretty complicated and I won’t attempt to go into great detail. Since this is a virtual machine only accessible from within my home network I have the luxury [...]

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Ubuntu Sever Project #3: Networking & SSH Setup

By ray | January 18, 2008

This is the third installment in my Ubuntu Server Project series which documents my efforts to get a working copy of WordPress running on Ubuntu Server 7.10. It’s summarized, with links to past articles, on my Linux page.
Ok, technically security should have been set up immediately after installation so this should have been the second [...]

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Ubuntu Server Project #2: Updating the Install and the Basics

By ray | January 13, 2008

This is the second installment in my Ubuntu Server Project series which documents my efforts to get a working copy of WordPress running on Ubuntu Server 7.10. It’s summarized, with links to past articles, on my Linux page or go to the previous article about installing Ubuntu Server 7.10.
Most of my experience with the *nix [...]

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Installing Ubuntu 7.10 Server Under Parallels

By ray | December 29, 2007

I wanted to install Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) Server as a virtual machine under Parallels on my iMac. Server has a couple of differences from the desktop version. The first is that the Graphical User Interface (GUI) isn’t installed which is my primary reason for wanting it over the desktop version. It’s all command [...]

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