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Setting Up a VPS for WordPress

By On May 31, 2011 In Server Admin, Wordpress With 1 Comment Permanent Link to Setting Up a VPS for WordPressPermalink

http://superuser.com/questions/219881/vps-system-requirements-for-hosting-svn-wordpress-and-a-simple-mail-server

General Stuff on Installing a VPS

By On May 28, 2011 In Server Admin With No Comments Permanent Link to General Stuff on Installing a VPSPermalink

If you get a message that you cannot install a package like nano, type this first:

sudo apt-get update

instead of apt-get you can use aptitude which is better.

To install ubuntu desktop make a remote desktop connection to the VPS:

http://markus.revti.com/2009/08/installing-vnc-remote-desktop-on-ubuntu-linux-vps/

Minimal Ubuntu Desktop

http://minimal-desktop.blogspot.com/

http://help.cinfu.com/gui-desktop-xwindows-gnome-installation-on-linux-vps-server-with-ubuntu-os-37/

Remove Apache / LAMP

http://tuxtweaks.com/2010/01/how-to-uninstall-lamp-in-ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala/

Some Commands

Make compiles and installs source code

Install Nginx

http://wiki.nginx.org/NginxInstall

Install Nslookup command

$ sudo apt-get install dnsutils

How to Set Up a VPS

By On May 25, 2011 In Server Admin With No Comments Permanent Link to How to Set Up a VPSPermalink

http://vpsbible.com/vps-setup-guides/ubuntu-nginx-vps-setup-guide/

http://www.ruchirablog.com/setup-vps-dedicated-server-kloxo-admin-panel/

http://www.howtoforge.com/

http://www.5min.com/Video/How-To-Setup-a-VPS-Virtual-Private-Server-thats-Unmanaged-103612016

http://www.articlesbase.com/videos/5min/103612016


Install a Firewall on Linux

By On May 25, 2011 In Server Admin With No Comments Permanent Link to Install a Firewall on LinuxPermalink

http://www.farinspace.com/secure-firewall-linux-server/