Configure a LINUX Server
@neelampatel007 (771)
India
April 21, 2007 5:08am CST
hello friends PL. HELP ME
i have a 75 computer as a client and windows 2003 server
now i want to move on linux for that which and where to configur a linux server if any idea then pl. tell me because i hear linux is the super Operting System. because it protect from the virus
1 response
@TenchiMuyou (91)
• Brazil
27 Jun 07
Ok. First of all it's not that Linux is safe from virus. Actually what happens is that the file system have rights of access, so even if a virus strike, it would usually do a little damage. And being way less popular than windows, it's not as widely targeted. Of course this will not be effective if you use root all the time (that's what basicly happens when you use windows).
Second, what kind of services you need? For example, if you are using some webserve you'll have to install apache, if you need a proxy, then you'll need to install squid, DNS usually are handled by a program called bind, etc... Depending on the services you'll need, you have to install differents packages.
