“In the first three parts of this series we were formally
introduced to the amazing AstLinux, learned how to run it from a
LiveCD without installing it to a hard drive, and learned how to
install it to a Soekris 4801 single-board computer. Our mission
today: basic server settings such as hostname, network
configuration, setting the correct timezone, some security tweaks,
and service management.“As we learned in parts 2 and 3, there are several different
ways to run AstLinux: from a single storage drive, or from two
different physical storage devices. Either way the best practice is
the same: Put the root filesystem on a separate partition from the
data files. The data partition or drive is called a keydisk, and it
is always mounted at /mnt/kd/…”