Tried to make it easier to read, added ssh-option, added some extra php-packages.

Author: Antennipasi

INSTALL_DEBIAN_LENNY.txt

@@ -1,22 +1,47 @@
 Installation
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-It is recommended to use a clean (fresh) Debian etch install where you just selected "Standard System" as the package selection during setup. Then follow the steps below to setup your server with ISPConfig 3:
+# It is recommended to use a clean (fresh) Debian lenny install where you just selected "Standard System" as the package selection during
+# setup. Then follow the steps below to setup your server with ISPConfig 3. In this guide "vi" is used as texteditor, but you ofcourse
+# you can use whatever you prefer. You should be root for doing all of this.
 
-assign hostname (for example ispconfig)
+
+# Check we have Fully Qualified Domain Name
+
+/bin/hostname
+
+# it should return something like "ispconfig.example.com"
+# if not, then we assign hostname (for example ispconfig):
 
 echo ispconfig.example.com > /etc/hostname
 
 vi /etc/hosts
 and add line similar but appropriate:
+
 127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain   localhost
 192.168.0.100   ispconfig.example.com   ispconfig
 
-1) Install Postfix, Courier, Saslauthd, MySQL, phpMyAdmin, ntpdate, rkhunter with the following command line (on one line!):
 
-apt-get install postfix postfix-mysql postfix-doc mysql-client mysql-server courier-authdaemon courier-authlib-mysql courier-pop courier-pop-ssl courier-imap courier-imap-ssl libsasl2 libsasl2-modules libsasl2-modules-sql sasl2-bin libpam-mysql openssl courier-maildrop getmail4 ntp ntpdate rkhunter
 
-Answer the questions from the package manager as follows.
+# Some optional choices
+
+opt0.1) Optionally install SSH-server to get remote shell
+
+apt-get install ssh openssh-server
+
+opt0.2) Optionally if you are not running in virtual machine you can set server clocksync via NTP. Virtual quests get this from host.
+
+apt-get install ntp ntpdate
+
+
+
+# Then into real deal
+
+1) Install Postfix, Courier, Saslauthd, MySQL, phpMyAdmin, rkhunter with the following command line (on one line!):
+
+apt-get install postfix postfix-mysql postfix-doc mysql-client mysql-server courier-authdaemon courier-authlib-mysql courier-pop courier-pop-ssl courier-imap courier-imap-ssl libsasl2 libsasl2-modules libsasl2-modules-sql sasl2-bin libpam-mysql openssl courier-maildrop getmail4 rkhunter
+
+# Answer the questions from the package manager as follows.
 
 Create directories for web-based administration ? <-- No
 General type of configuration? <-- Internet site
@@ -25,61 +50,69 @@ Mail name? <-- server1.mydomain.tld
 
 ...use your own domain name of course ;)
 
-Edit the file /etc/mysql/my.cnf
+
+
+# Edit the file /etc/mysql/my.cnf
 
 vi /etc/mysql/my.cnf
 
-and comment out the line
+# and comment out the line
 
 bind-address          = 127.0.0.1
 
-then restart mysql
+# then restart mysql
 
 /etc/init.d/mysql restart
 
-Set the mysql database password:
+# Set the mysql database password:
 
 mysqladmin -u root password yourrootsqlpassword
 mysqladmin -h ispconfig.local -u root password yourrootsqlpassword
 
 
+
 2) Install Amavisd-new, Spamassassin and Clamav (1 line!):
 
 apt-get install amavisd-new spamassassin clamav clamav-daemon zoo unzip bzip2 arj nomarch lzop cabextract apt-listchanges libnet-ldap-perl libauthen-sasl-perl clamav-docs daemon libio-string-perl libio-socket-ssl-perl libnet-ident-perl zip libnet-dns-perl
 
-3) Install apache, PHP5 and phpmyadmin (1 line!):
 
-apt-get install apache2 apache2.2-common apache2-doc apache2-mpm-prefork apache2-utils libexpat1 ssl-cert libapache2-mod-php5 php5 php5-common php5-gd php5-mysql php5-imap phpmyadmin php5-cli libapache2-mod-fcgid apache2-suexec
 
-Then run the following to enable the Apache modules:
+3) Install apache, PHP5, phpmyadmin, better fastCGI, suexec, Pear and mrypt (1 line!):
+
+apt-get install apache2 apache2.2-common apache2-doc apache2-mpm-prefork apache2-utils libexpat1 ssl-cert libapache2-mod-php5 php5 php5-common php5-gd php5-mysql php5-imap phpmyadmin php5-cli libapache2-mod-fcgid apache2-suexec php-pear php-auth php5-mcrypt mcrypt
+
+
+# When myphpadmin is asking wether to configure itself automagigally, select "Apache2"
+
+# Then run the following to enable the Apache modules suexec, rewrite and ssl:
+
+a2enmod suexec rewrite ssl
+
+opt3.1) Optionally install some imagemanipulation capabilities to make advanced webdesigners happy
+
+apt-get install php5-imagick imagemagick
+
 
-a2enmod suexec
-a2enmod rewrite
-a2enmod ssl
 
 4) Install pure-ftpd and quota
 
 apt-get install pure-ftpd-common pure-ftpd-mysql quota quotatool
 
-Edit the file /etc/default/pure-ftpd-common
+# Edit the file /etc/default/pure-ftpd-common to change the start mode from "inetd" to "standalone".
 
 vi /etc/default/pure-ftpd-common
 
-and change the start mode from inetd to standalone. 
-
-Edit the file /etc/inetd.conf
+# Edit the file /etc/inetd.conf to prevent inetd from trying to start ftp.
+# To do this, comment line starting like "ftp   stream  tcp" by adding "#"-sign in front of the line.
 
 vi /etc/inetd.conf
 
-and comment out the line for the FTP service, so it looks like this:
-
-# ftp   stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/pure-ftpd-wrapper
-
-Then execute:
+# Then execute:
 
 /etc/init.d/openbsd-inetd restart
 
 
+
 5) Install mydns
 
 apt-get install g++ libc6 gcc gawk make texinfo libmysqlclient15-dev
@@ -205,6 +238,9 @@ password: admin
 
 In case you get a permission denied error from apache, please restart the apache webserver process.
 
+
+
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 Optional:
 
 Install a webbased Email Client
@@ -246,3 +282,4 @@ cd jailkit-2.5
 make
 make install
 rm -rf jailkit-2.5*
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