Drrkness Share Posted May 19, 2007 Awesome guide for Noobies to install a LAMPP server! So with the latest release Ubuntu Linux I set about moving my PHP web sites from my Windows 2003 Server to a LAMPP (Linux Apache MySQL PHP Python) server. I tell you I have succeeded in both the improved performance of Linux while retaining my drug like addiction to easy to use GUIs." Link: http://www.synergymx.com/page.php?Title=Gu...erver_with_GUI/ Link to post Share on other sites
bankajac Share Posted May 20, 2007 I was under the impression that installing things via GUI was not having to type commands. Link to post Share on other sites
Mathiasdm Share Posted May 21, 2007 1 stupid step: enabling the root user. There's no use in doing that. Link to post Share on other sites
The_Decryptor Veteran Share Posted May 22, 2007 No need to enable the root account with tools like sudo or su. Edit: # Microsoft Core Fonts (these just make browsing the web easier on the eyes)Why the hell is he browsing the web on a server? Link to post Share on other sites
Fourjays Veteran Share Posted May 24, 2007 I was under the impression that installing things via GUI was not having to type commands. Me too. I've come to realise in my few days of using Ubuntu, that using the terminal is more or less inevitable unless you just use it as it is "out-of-the-box". Edit: Why the hell is he browsing the web on a server? Only reason I know of is for web development purposes, but he doesn't seem to be doing that, so... Link to post Share on other sites
velkymx Share Posted June 7, 2007 Enabling root allows to avoid the terminal on at least 2 or 3 steps. I just don't understand why everyone in the Linux community thinks it is such a sin! Link to post Share on other sites
markjensen Veteran Share Posted June 7, 2007 Enabling root allows to avoid the terminal on at least 2 or 3 steps. I just don't understand why everyone in the Linux community thinks it is such a sin! Not a "sin". An "unnecessary security liability". Years ago, 95% of the worlds desktop Operating Systems ran as root/admin. Today, Microsoft is trying to turn that around with Vista. It is more secure, therefore more sensible - especially on a server. Link to post Share on other sites
velkymx Share Posted June 8, 2007 What if you enable root to do the setup and then disable it.... that would be just is safe, right? Link to post Share on other sites
markjensen Veteran Share Posted June 8, 2007 Yeah, as long as you closed it out, it is no different than doing a su or sudo su to get a root terminal open. Link to post Share on other sites
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