Getting started with Debian

1.   Getting started with Debian

1.1       Debian Installation

1.2       Configure Debian

1.3       Install Some Important Package

1.4       SSH Configure

1.1 Debian installation:

Installation Starts and Select:

                Ø  Language                                 :English

                Ø  Country                                    :Other > Asia > Bangladesh

                Ø  Keymap to use                         :American English                          

Then Debian will start to install…

                Name server address                           : 

                Host name                                            :tanjila.com “or” company name

                Partitioning method                             :Guided use entire disk.

    

Partition for Linux OS Debian:

            Primary /boot - 128mb – Bootable Flag ON
            Primary swap - 2 X Ram – Bootable Flag OFF
            Primary / - Rest of the space – Bootable Flag OFF       

Select disk to partition:          

SCSI1 (0,0,0) (sda)-11.2 GB Hard disk drive       

Partitioning Scheme:            All file in one partition       

Not necessary if you want to use:

            Logical /var - (mail) 50GB – Bootable Flag OFF
            Logical /usr - (config file) 10GB – Bootable Flag OFF   

Finish partitioning and write changes to the disk: yes

Root password                          : unlock

Root password validity             : unlock

Full name for new user            : Tanjila Sarzin

User name to the account        : sarzin

Choose a password                   :sar321

Scan another cd/ dvd                           : no

Use network morror                             : no

Participate into popular uses servey    : no

Chose software to install                      : standard system

Workgroup / domain name                   :

Modify smb.conf to us wins                  : no

Install the GRUB boot loader to the master boot: yes

Finish the installation.

 

1.2. Debian Configuration:

 

Step 1:Check date/time and Install NTP Server

            # apt-get install ntp

Set the date:
            # date                           
            # date --set 10:10:00      
            # date --set 04-05-2011
            # hwclock --systohc

Step 2:Configure Network Interface card (NIC) to be connected with Internet

            #vi /etc/network/interfaces

# The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback # The primary network interface auto eth0 [after restart networking interface will up automatically] iface eth0 inet static       address 192.168.200.90       netmask 255.255.255.0       network 192.168.200.0       broadcast 192.168.200.255       gateway 192.168.200.1      dns-name servers 202.84.32.22

# The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback # The primary network interface auto eth4 allow-hotplug eth4 [automatically detect network interface/NIC] iface eth4 inet static         address 192.168.20.60         netmask 255.255.255.0         gateway 192.168.20.1         # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed         dns-nameservers 202.84.32.22 202.84.32.23         dns-search tanjila.com

 
auto eth1
      iface eth1 inet static
      address 192.168.0.1
      netmask 255.255.255.0           

# /etc/init.d/networking restart

Check: gateway, dns, google, netstate -net

 

Step 3: Update source list

#vi /etc/apt/sources.list

Add there:

deb http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian stable main contrib

deb http://security.debian.orgmain contrib

# deb http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian etch main

# deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib
 

1.3 VIM Installation

Now need to update server and install a important Package VIM

#apt-get update

#apt-get install vim

If not install then forcefully install:

#aptitude install vim

 

1.4 SSH Install

SSH Configuration for remote login

# apt-get install ssh

# vim /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Change the default Port 22 to Port 78

Permit Root Login: no

# /etc/init.d/ssh restart