UbuntuServerGuide
The Ubuntu Server Guide project is part of System Documentation and, as such, everything that has been written on that topic applies equally here. Follow the above links to understand the process of contributing to Ubuntu System Documentation.
The purpose of this page is to organize contributions made to the Server Guide for the upcoming Ubuntu release. It is also cool to see what other people are up to. Subscribe to this page!
Here are the different ways to contribute, in order of priority:
Extension of existing topics (significant amount of new information, possibly new sub-chapters). Let me know of your intentions.
There is a Discussion section at the bottom if you feel a topic is missing or if you have some other idea for improvement.
Useful links:
Current release guide: Ubuntu Server Guide - Oneiric
Kickstart
Here are some sample core commands for someone (local user john with a Launchpad id of johnlpid) wishing to review sub-chapter 6.1 (OpenLDAP section under Network Authentication chapter) for Ubuntu 12.04. Please do read up on what they do; it's all explained in the links at the top of the page.
1. Get the repository
sudo aptitude install bzr docbook docbook-xsl xsltproc mkdir ~/sguide-1204 cd ~/sguide-1204 bzr branch lp:serverguide serverguide-review-6.1
2. Review and edit the material (a little bit at a time)
cd serverguide-review-6.1 vi serverguide/C/network-auth.xml make serverguide
3. View and verify the changes in your browser
firefox build/serverguide/C/openldap-server.html
Repeat the above 2 steps until crispy.
4. Send the modified repository to your Launchpad account
scripts/validate.sh serverguide/C/serverguide.xml bzr commit -m 'Reviewing sub-chapter 6.1; other notes can go here' bzr push lp:~johnlpid/serverguide/serverguide-review-6.1
5. Submit a proposal to merge the modifications with the main branch
Enter the Code section of your Launchpad account, select the appropriate branch, and submit a merge proposal.
Contribution table
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...let us know what you want to do, where you're at, and any comments you may have.
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1 - Introduction |
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1.1 -- Support |
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2 - Installation |
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2.1 -- Preparing to Install |
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2.2 -- Installing from CD |
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2.3 -- Upgrading |
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2.4 -- Advanced Installation |
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3 - Package Management |
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3.1 -- Introduction |
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3.2 -- dpkg |
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3.3 -- Apt-Get |
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3.4 -- Aptitude |
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3.5 -- Automatic Updates |
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3.6 -- Configuration |
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3.7 -- References |
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4 - Networking |
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4.1 -- Network Configuration |
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4.2 -- TCP/IP |
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4.3 -- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) |
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4.4 -- Time Synchronisation with NTP |
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X.2 -- Software RAID (md) |
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X.3 -- DM Multipath |
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5- Remote Administration |
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5.1 -- OpenSSH Server |
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5.2 -- Puppet |
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6 - Network Authentication |
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6.1 -- OpenLDAP Server |
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6.2 -- Samba and LDAP |
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6.3 -- Kerberos |
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6.4 -- Kerberos and LDAP |
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7 - Domain Name Service (DNS) |
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7.2 -- Configuration |
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7.3 -- Troubleshooting |
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7.4 -- References |
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8 - Security |
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8.1 -- User Management |
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8.2 -- Console Security |
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8.3 -- Firewall |
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8.4 -- AppArmor |
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8.5 -- Certificates |
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8.6 -- eCryptfs |
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9 - Monitoring |
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9.2 -- Nagios |
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9.3 -- Munin |
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10 - Web Servers |
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10.1 -- HTTPD - Apache2 Web Server |
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10.2 -- PHP5 - Scripting Language |
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10.3 -- Squid - Proxy Server |
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10.4 -- Ruby on Rails |
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10.5 -- Apache Tomcat |
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11.1 -- MySQL |
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11.2 -- PostgreSQL |
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12.1 -- Overview |
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12.2 -- Moin Moin |
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12.3 -- MediaWiki |
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12.4 -- phpMyAdmin |
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13 - File Servers |
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13.1 -- FTP Server |
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13.2 -- Network File System (NFS) |
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13.3 -- iSCSI Initiator |
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13.4 -- CUPS - Print Server |
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14 - Email Services |
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14.1 -- Postfix |
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14.2 -- Exim4 |
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14.3 -- Dovecot Server |
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14.4 -- Mailman |
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14.5 -- Mail Filtering |
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15.1 -- Overview |
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15.2 -- IRC Server |
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15.3 -- Jabber Instant Messaging Server |
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16 - Version Control Systems |
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16.1 -- Bazaar |
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16.2 -- Subversion |
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16.3 -- CVS Server |
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16.4 -- References |
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17 - Windows Networking |
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17.1 -- Introduction |
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17.2 -- Samba File Server |
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17.3 -- Samba Print Server |
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17.4 -- Securing a Samba File and Print Server |
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17.5 -- Samba as a Domain Controller |
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17.6 -- Samba Active Directory Integration |
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18 - Backups |
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18.1 -- Shell Scripts |
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18.2 -- Archive Rotation |
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18.3 -- Bacula |
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19 - Virtualization |
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19.1 -- libvirt |
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19.2 -- JeOS and vmbuilder |
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19.3 -- UEC |
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19.4 -- Openstack |
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20 - Clustering |
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20.1 -- DRBD |
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21 - VPN |
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21.1 -- OpenVPN |
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22 - Other Useful Applications |
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22.1 -- pam_motd |
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22.2 -- etckeeper |
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22.3 -- Byobu |
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22.4 -- References |
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A - Appendix |
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A.1 -- Reporting Bugs in Ubuntu Server Edition |
Benjamin Kerensa |
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Getting help
Here are the best ways to get answers to any questions you may have:
The Driver of this project, Peter Matulis.
Deadline
All final merge proposals must be made by April 5, 2012, the string freeze date - explained here. It would be best to be one week ahead of this date as there might be some final touches required.
Discussion
Here you can add your thoughts on
- Re-organization of topics
- Addition of missing topics
- Anything else