apt-get install emacs21 i need my editor :) emacs /etc/hostname change hostname. apt-get remove exim otherwise we can’t install qmail… apt-get remove portmap who needs nfs on a web server anyway? emacs /etc/inetd.conf comment everything out. /etc/init.d/inetd restart apt-get install ucspi-tcp-src build-ucspi-tcp apt-get install qmail-src build-qmail right, now qmail is in. apt-get install logrotate emacs /etc/lilo.conf add initrd=/initrd.img emacs /etc/kernel-img.conf add do_initrd = Yes apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.18-686 emacs /etc/modules add eepro100 apt-get install hdparm hdparm -t /dev/hda damn that’s slow! probably dma is off … hdparm -d1 /dev/hda hdparm -t /dev/hda much better now! emacs /etc/init.d/phil-hdparm add hdparm -d1 /dev/hda chmod +x /etc/init.d/phil-hdparm update-rc.d phil-hdparm defaults cd /boot mkdir safe cp 2.2 safe/ emacs /etc/lilo.conf copy the previous OK config to a new ‘Linux22SAFE’ config, and make that the default lilo -v -v reboot ok, that worked (with the safe config) lilo -R Linux reboot phew! it rebooted ok! we now have a 2.4 kernel in action! cd /boot cp 2.4 safe/ emacs /etc/lilo.conf copy all the working kernel stuff to a new ‘Linux24SAFE’ config lilo -v -v lilo -R Linux24SAFE reboot still working! emacs /etc/lilo.conf change default to the working kernel. lilo -v -v reboot and it goes still! we’re done with the kernel now. apt-get install apache php4 mysql-server apt-get install python2.2 python2.2-egenix-mxdatetime python2.2-mysql i would install python2.3, but i’m trying to stick to debian stable here. apt-get install bind9

OK, now we’re getting there. I’ve got my server mostly set up — running a stable but fast kernel image, and with all the tools I need. Now to start copying stuff over from the old (virtual) FreeBSD server. This should be interesting - do all my web bits and pieces run on Linux???

The server is one of Layered Tech’s $35 dedicated servers, BTW. Both cheaper and more powerful than the old server … hopefully everything will stay up OK :)