Installing and Managing Linux - Desklib

This report provides step-by-step guidance on installing and managing Linux, specifically Ubuntu server 17.10.1, using VMWare Workstation. It includes screenshots and a shell script for profiling the system, as well as information on installing the lightweight web server and troubleshooting common issues. The report is a valuable resource for anyone looking to configure a Linux server for client-server architecture.

Running head: INSTALLING AND MANAGING LINUX
Installing and Managing Linux
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s Note

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Introduction
For the installation of the Ubuntu server the 17.10.0 version is selected and installed
using the VmWare Workstation. The report is created for demonstration of the proper
working of the server and management of the relationship between the client and the server.
The sole purpose of the linux server is to meet the request of the client and handle the request
of the client. The server is configured such that it is able to handle more number of request
and identification of the challenges faced during the configuration of the server. The different
service that can be enabled in the server are identified and a study is made on the resources
that are needed for setting up the client server environment. During the installation of the
server many problems are faced and the issues are highlighted. For connecting the server with
internet the configuration is set as NAT and the option for the installation of the LAMP is
skipped with making the default choice as installing the server as a DNS server. After
completing the installation of the server it is updated with the recent updates for the
installation of the lightweb service in the operating system. The lightweb service is invoked
for automatically starting the service at the time the server starts up.
Part 1: Install Linux
For the installation of the Ubuntu server 17.10.1 it is downloaded from the link
provided in the assignment i.e.
http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/ubuntu/releases/releases/17.10.1/ and during the installation of
the server the /home is kept on one partition and the /var is kept on the other partition. The
steps involved in the installation of the operating system in the virtual machine is shown
using screenshot and attached in the report.

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After the completion of the download of the create virtual machine option is selected
on the VM Ware application and the image file is selected and the location for the installation
of the operating system is selected for the installation of Ubuntu server.
The space for the installation of the server virtually is allocated such that it is efficient
to installation different application and service in future. The space can be increased or

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decreased according to the requirement and availability of the free space in the physical hard
disk of the machine.
The language for the installation of the Ubuntu server is selected as English for easier
convenience.

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For proceeding with the installation the install Ubuntu server is selected and the
language is selected for the installation for the completion of the installation procedure.

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The location of the server is selected as United States for selection of the time and
zone for the installation of the server and providing service to the user connected in the
network.

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The hostname is set as default and it can be customized by selecting new name and
the continue option is selected for proceeding with the installation of the Ubuntu server.
The username of the Ubuntu Server is given as the student name and the continue
option is selected for the completion of the installation.

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The account name of the user is selected as the full name of the user and by default
the username is selected and the continue option is selected for proceeding to the next stage
of installation of the server.
A new password is set for the user and the user needs to use the password for signing
into the account.

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The password is re-entered and a validation is used for checking it with the previous
password and the continue option is selected for proceeding with the next stage of installation
of the operating system.

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For meeting the criteria of putting the /home and the /var in the separate partition the
partitioning option of the virtual hard drive is selected as manual.

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The yes option is selected for creating a new partition and removing all the current
partition.

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The free space allocated to the virtual machine is displayed in the list and it is selected
for the installation of the Ubuntu server in the free space.
The / option is selected for putting the / home in a separate location and the /var in the
different location of the partition made on the virtual hard drive.

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After the selection of the / mount option the root files are separated by placing the
mount point for the partition. It is used such that the other users are not provided the access of
the root files of the system and the security of the server is maintained.

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The done setting up the partition option is selected for the completion of the
partitioning of the disk and continue with the installation of the Ubuntu server.

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The changes are written into the disk by selecting the option “Finish partitioning and
write changes to disk”. Once the option is selected the user cannot go back into the system for
the modification of the partition settings.

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A final pop up message displays with the option yes or no for saving the setting the
settings and writing the settings to the disk. After the selection of the option the installation
process starts automatically and a series of process run for installing the server files in the
virtual machine.

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A pop up message is displayed showing the option for the installation of the Grub
boot loader on the hard disk. It is used for the support of complex multiple file system and
accessing the files by loading them into the RAM and executing on the start up of the system.
The continue option is selected for proceeding with the installation and finishing the
installation of the Ubuntu server 17.10.1. The GRUB boot loader is used for mapping then
files residing in the physical sector of the hard drive occupied using the kernel image of the
operating system.
Part 2: Profile the System
A shell script is created with the name profiler.sh for displaying the information such as:
 Current processes running on the system by all users
 Filesystem capacity and utilisation information

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 Open network connections
 Users currently logged into the system
For storing the output in a text file the command profiler.sh > report.txt is used and it
stores the output of the shell script in a text file named with report.
Part 3: Packages and Services
For the installation of the lightweight weight web server the current system is needed
to be updated using the command sudo apt-get update && apt-get upgrade and after
upgrading the system the following command is used for the installation of the lighttpd
service.

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The following command is used for starting the service of the lightweight web and the
screen shot is attached for the demonstration of the configuration of the service in the
operating system.
Sudo update-rc.d –f lighttpd defaults command is used for running the service on boot.
Conclusions
The preparation of the report on the installation and management of linux operating
system helps in increasing the knowledge for the configuration of the Ubuntu server. An
analysis is made on the different service that can be configured on the virtual linux machine
for serving the different needs of the users of the client server architecture. The problems
faced during the installation of the lightweight web package was evaluated and it solution
was searched for the installation of the service. The terminal was used for the installation of
the lighttpd server and it was configured such that the service runs at startup. W gained
knowledge about running shell script and the procedure used for copying the output of the
shell script in a text file. The output of the shell script can be used for auditing the security of
the Ubuntu server and configure it according to the needs such that the security is improved.
The main criteria for successfully deploy the server is the removal of the errors in the
configuration and the management of the security of the server. The needs of the installation

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of the lightweight web server is also analysed and it has been found that configuring the
server with the lightweight web service helps in serving relatively larger loads than the
Apache server while consuming less memory.

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