Installing A Linux Web Server Step By Step With Pictures Step 2

11. Next you can configure you network devices. if you are an advanced user, you can configure your settings to static ip. if you dont know what this is. just leave it as is and click next

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if you want to setup your server as with static ip follow these steps. you will need:

* STATIC IP ADDRESS
* SUBNET MASK ADDRESS
* DEFAULT GATEWAY
* PRIMARY DNS NAME SERVER
* SECONDARY DNS NAME SERVER

IF YOU DONT HAVE THE ABOVE, ITS BETTER THAT YOU SETUP YOUR MACHINE AS NOT STATIC IP, BUT SELECT DHCP

click on the edit button and you will see the Edit Interface windows. here set the following. for example, i will be using an ip of 192.168.1.102 with a gateway of 192.168.1.1 and clic OK


now populate the other information:


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12. now you will be asked to setup your time zone


13. provide a root password. i will enver wallpaperama as the root password for this tutorial


14. Choose Installation type. i will use this computer as a web server. but you can choose office and productivity if you want. but for now. just choose server. so Choose:

- Web Server
- Select Customize now



15. Now its time to install the necessary applications to run our web server


Desktop Environments
- KDE (K Desktop Environment)

Applications
- Editors
- Graphical Internte
- Text-base Internet

Servers
- DNS Name Server
- FTP Server
- Mail Server
- MySQL Server
- Server Configuration Tools
- Web Server

Base System
- Administration Tools
- Base
- Hardware Support
- Java
- System Tools
- X Window System

When you have selected the above, click next


16. Click next to begin the installation


The installation will continue. depending on the speed of your computer, it may take up to 30 minutes to complete.

17. once the installation of all the packages has been completed, you will be asked to remove your CD and reboot



18. After you reobot, you will see the linux kernel will start to load. Congratulations.. you will see the welcome screen. click forward


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