This is an easy tutorial, and definetly a good place to start.

1. Update the repositories and your system

apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade

2. Install lighttpd

apt-get install lighttpd

3. Install PHP5-CGI

apt-get install php5-cgi

4. Configure lighttpd to use PHP5-CGI

Modify the php.ini:

vi /etc/php5/cgi/php.ini

Add the following line to it at the end:

cgi.fix_pathinfo = 1

Now you need to edit the lighttpd.conf

vi /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf

Add the following at the top (in the list):

“mod_fastcgi”,

Then this at the bottom:

fastcgi.server = ( “.php” => ((
“bin-path” => “/usr/bin/php5-cgi”,
“socket” => “/tmp/php.socket”
)))

5. Install and configure MySQL

Title says it all:

apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client php5-mysql

Then you should also set a password for the MySQL User root:

mysqladmin -u root password yourrootsqlpassword

6. Restart your lighttpd to apply the changes

/etc/init.d/lighttpd restart

7. Test it

Ok, the last step is to test it. For that create a new .php file:

vi /var/www/info.php

Add the following text to it:

<?
php phpinfo();
?>

Then check the result by accessing the page in your Webbrowser: http://fs00000.flosoft-servers.net/info.php

If that works, you can enjoy your new Webserver!

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1. Check the basic Debian setup.

We need to modify the sources.list

vi /etc/apt/sources.list

Add the following 2 lines:

deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian etch main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian etch main contrib non-free

Close and save (:wq) and run this command to update:

apt-get update

Then check if your system is up to date, and if necessary install updates.

apt-get dist-upgrade

2. Installing the X window manager xorg.

Just type in:

apt-get install xserver-xorg-core xorg

There will be a few questions at the end, for now just go with the defaults.

3. The Login Manager

Now you have 3 options. You can install any of the following Login Manager’s. Your options are:

1. KDM
   KDM is probably the best if you want to use KDE
2. GDM
   GDM is probably the best if you want to use Gnome
3. XDM
   XDM is probably the best if you want to use Fluxbox or XFCE

Once you have chosen one of the GUIs run one of the following three commands:

apt-get install kdm
apt-get install gdm
apt-get install xdm

4. The GUI

Now again, you have a choice of different Graphical User Interfaces.

1. KDE
   Personally my favourite on Debian
2. Gnome
   My favourite on Ubuntu
3. Fluxbox
   Never used it
4. XFCE4
   Never used it

Once you have chosen one of the GUIs run one of the following three commands:

apt-get install kde
apt-get install gnome
apt-get install xfce4
apt-get install fluxbox

Thats all for the base setup.

5. Reboot

You should reboot to make sure the X server starts.

shutdown -r now

6. Create your user

Once your server has rebooted, and you have relogged in, you should create a user which you will use for the GUI.

adduser mynewusername

6. Getting the NX packages

Now we need to setup the NX server, so that you are able to connect to the server from your home. So you need to download the NX server pacakges:

wget http://64.34.161.181/download/3.1.0/Linux/nxclient_3.1.0-2_i386.deb
wget http://64.34.161.181/download/3.1.0/Linux/nxnode_3.1.0-3_i386.deb
wget http://64.34.161.181/download/3.1.0/Linux/FE/nxserver_3.1.0-2_i386.deb

7. Installing the NX packages

As you have the packages now in your directory, you need to install them via dpkg.

dpkg -i nxclient_3.1.0-2_i386.deb
dpkg -i nxnode_3.1.0-3_i386.deb
dpkg -i nxserver_3.1.0-2_i386.deb

8. The Services

Now we need to make sure the services are running.

/etc/init.d/ssh restart
/etc/init.d/nxserver restart

9. The Browser

Last, but not least… well actually least … Firefox! You will need a nice Browser, so Firefox is the way to go.

apt-get install firefox

Now you’re system is setup and you’re ready to use it. Simply setup your NX Client and have fun!

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask me or just leave a comment.