Install Packages                Sextant
09 April 2010


                apt-get update                  # sync with package database
                apt-get upgrade                 # upgrade existing packages


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                apt-get -y install openssh-server
 
from vigil
                ssh toby@10.128.239.200

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                apt-get -y install ntpdate
                apt-get -y install ntp

                vi /etc/ntp.conf
                        add 
                        server clock.coas.oregonstate.edu

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                apt-get -y install rsync
                apt-get -y install gcc
                apt-get -y install lynx    # text based browser
                apt-get -y install uucp
                apt-get -y install gnuplot
                apt-get -y install minicom # serial user interface
                apt-get -y install nmap    # network monitoring

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                apt-get -y install sudo
                visudo          # /etc/sudoers
                        add toby


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### default editor
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### controls behaviour or visudo, and crontab

                        update-alternatives --config editor
There are 3 alternatives which provide `editor'.

  Selection    Alternative
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          1    /bin/ed
*+        2    /bin/nano
          3    /usr/bin/vim.tiny

Press enter to keep the default[*], or type selection number: 

                        3
Using `/usr/bin/vim.tiny' to provide `editor'.

                        crontab -e
Came up in vim!

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