Any good how to's for a beginner? 1

[Guest_imported]

Hi,

I'm keen to learn how to setup a linux server, I'm a beginner at this and would like to know if anyone knows of any good sites which would tell me how to set up a basic server (with network card etc.).

Also, what does it take to make it an internet server?

Thanks

 

[ifincham]

Hi,

The main 'official' repository of documentation is the linux documentation project at

http://www.linuxdoc.org/

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For a 'server' I guess you mean the equivalent to a NT server in which case you need to install and configure samba. See -->

http://va.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection.html

and

http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/samba/chapter/book/

On the 'internet server' presumably you mean web server, i.e. apache. The docs are here -->

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/

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Maybe easiest for a new user is to use a well supported rpm based distro like redhat or mandrake or suse and install the webmin admin tool on top -->

http://www.webmin.com

There are also a few online books amongst this lot -->

http://www.informit.com/free_library/

Hope this helps

 

[Guest_imported]

thanks ifinchman