Howdy, Y'all. Here is what I do when I get a fresh Ubuntu server. This is mostly more me, I hope it can help you too.
Updated for 9.10
sudo vi /etc/hostname
then reboot with
reboot
or
init 6
Also make sure to define the new hostname is your /etc/hostnames
file
from http://burnz.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/how-to-change-the-hostname-in-ubuntu/
from http://www.latenightpc.com/blog/archives/2006/10/11/running-an-ssh-server-on-multiple-ports
Just edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config
and add new Port
lines for each port for example Port 8080
as root
make sure to uncomment the universe lines in /etc/apt/sources.list
.
Yes I am installing easy_install just to install pip :)
aptitude update aptitude upgrade aptitude install python-setuptools wget python-imaging vim screen irssi python-support python2.6-dev easy_install pip pip install ipython pip install virtualenv pip install virtualenvwrapper aptitude install git-core aptitude install subversion subversion-tools build-essential
aptitude install bmon
get your .vimrc in place
syntax on
install from http://www.doughellmann.com/docs/virtualenvwrapper/
add this to ~/.bashrc
export WORKON_HOME=$HOME/.virtualenvs source /usr/local/bin/virtualenvwrapper_bashrc
then
cd ~ mkdir .virtualenvs source .bashrc