JumpStarts

JumpStarts get you off to a quick start when you need to use a client or set up a server. Once you have the client or server up and running, you can refine its configuration using the information presented in the sections following each JumpStart.

APT (Software Packages)

Installing and Removing Packages Using aptitude 519

CUPS (Printing)

Configuring a Local Printer 549

Setting Up a Local or Remote Printer Using the CUPS Web Interface 555

MySQL (Database)

Setting Up MySQL 629

OpenSSH (Secure Communication)

Using ssh and scp to Connect to an OpenSSH Server 667

Starting an OpenSSH Server 677

FTP (Download and Upload Files)

Downloading Files Using ftp 690

Starting a vsftpd FTP Server 700

Email

Configuring exim4 to Use a Smarthost 716

Configuring exim4 to Send and Receive Mail 718

NFS (Network Filesystem)

Mounting a Remote Directory Hierarchy 777

Configuring an NFS Server Using shares-admin 783

Samba (Linux/Windows File Sharing)

Configuring a Samba Server Using system-config-samba 800

DNS (Domain Name Service)

Setting Up a DNS Cache 834

firestarter (Firewall)

Configuring a Firewall Using the firestarter Firewall Wizard 867

Apache (HTTP)

Getting Apache Up and Running 903