“A few months back, we put together the Build-It: Home Linux
Server to act as your home’s ‘digital furnace.’ In it, we focused
primarily on the hardware side of things, and the project turned
into a kernel recompile adventure to address an issue with the
2.4.18 kernel and the Intel 845 chipset.“ET community members wanted to see more time spent on
configuring the software side of things, and so to that end, we’re
back today to show you not only the component list for a solid,
basic Linux server, but also what to install and how to configure
some essential network services.“This piece is aimed primarily at users bringing up a Linux home
server for the first time, and so we’ll focus on basic
configuration issues. Along the way, we’ll point you to other
online resources that address these services in much more depth for
those looking to go deeper…”
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