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build:misc [2008/04/02 17:46] 151.145.238.91 Add some corrections from 2008-03-02 installation. (CMB) |
build:misc [2008/08/16 14:10] 207.150.66.62 Add mtr-tiny, htop, document locales issue. (CMB) |
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| apt-get install slocate | apt-get install slocate | ||
| /etc/cron.daily/slocate & | /etc/cron.daily/slocate & | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | This resolves some issues with Perl complaining about ''LC_ALL''/''LANG''/''LANGUAGE'' when using ''en_US.UTF-8'' encoding. | ||
| + | <code rootshell> | ||
| + | apt-get install locales locales-all | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
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| <code rootshell> | <code rootshell> | ||
| apt-get install lsof | apt-get install lsof | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | The ''htop'' program is an enhanced version of ''top''. | ||
| + | <code rootshell> | ||
| + | apt-get install htop | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
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| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | ZModem isn't used much any more, but it can be used to send files across an existing SSH (or any other pty) connection. The lrzsz package supports ZModem -- use the ''rz'' command to receive a file. KDE's Konsole provides good ZModem upload support. | + | The ''mtr'' program is an enhanced version of ''traceroute'', with some additional features. We want the "tiny" version, which does not require X11. |
| + | <code rootshell> | ||
| + | apt-get install mtr-tiny | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | ZModem isn't used much any more, but it can be used to send files across an existing SSH (or any other pty) connection. The ''lrzsz'' package supports ZModem -- use the ''rz'' command to receive a file. KDE's Konsole provides good ZModem upload support. | ||
| <code rootshell> | <code rootshell> | ||
| apt-get install lrzsz | apt-get install lrzsz | ||
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| ===== Security ===== | ===== Security ===== | ||
| GNU Privacy Guard is a clone of PGP. The command-line utility is called ''gpg''. It's now installed by default. | GNU Privacy Guard is a clone of PGP. The command-line utility is called ''gpg''. It's now installed by default. | ||
| - | <code rootshell> | + | |
| - | </code> | + | |
| ===== Documentation ===== | ===== Documentation ===== | ||
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| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | Mike Knight requested ''bc'' for doing simple math. | + | ''bc'' for doing simple math. |
| <code rootshell> | <code rootshell> | ||
| apt-get install bc | apt-get install bc | ||
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| We would need to NFS mount the mail directories or use fetchmail to get the IMAP from bud to budlight. | We would need to NFS mount the mail directories or use fetchmail to get the IMAP from bud to budlight. | ||
| + | ===== General Customization ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== motd ==== | ||
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| + | Replace symbolic link from ''/etc/motd'' to ''/var/run/motd'' with a file that has the information we want. | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code> | ||
| + | mv /etc/motd /etc/motd.orig | ||
| + | cat > /etc/motd << EOD | ||
| + | ******************************************************************************* | ||
| + | * St. Louis UNIX Users Group XXXXXXXX server running Debian Etch * | ||
| + | * For use by our paying members. Rules of conduct must be followed. * | ||
| + | * * | ||
| + | * For system information, see: * | ||
| + | * http://www.sluug.org/members/accounts/ * | ||
| + | * * | ||
| + | ******************************************************************************* | ||
| + | EOD | ||
| + | chmod a+r /etc/motd | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | Edit the new motd to fill in the server name and change anything needed to match this syste. | ||
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| + | ==== issue ==== | ||
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| + | The ''/etc/issue*'' files are customized in the [[ssh#configuration|ssh configuration]] procedure. | ||
| ===== Credits ===== | ===== Credits ===== | ||
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