--- doc/build/ubuntu16LTS_install.frag 2021/01/09 03:26:20 1.5 +++ doc/build/ubuntu16LTS_install.frag 2024/08/08 21:22:21 1.8 @@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ Use ufw to allow incoming traffic for th ssh, www, https

+sudo apt-get install ufw
 sudo ufw default deny
 sudo ufw enable
 sudo ufw allow ssh
@@ -137,13 +138,29 @@ sudo apt-get update
 

Execute:

 sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
-sudo apt-add-repository 'deb http://install.loncapa.org/ubuntu xenial main'
+sudo add-apt-repository 'deb http://install.loncapa.org/ubuntu xenial main'
 

You can display which repositories are currently enabled by using:

-sudo apt-cache policy
+grep '^deb ' /etc/apt/sources.list |grep ' xenial '
+
+

The output should contain:

+
+deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial main
+deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial universe
+deb http://install.loncapa.org/ubuntu xenial main
+
+

If the Ubuntu universe repository is absent it can be added using:

+
+sudo add-apt-repository universe
+
+

If other Ubuntu repositories, e.g., restricted and multiverse are enabled, +you can disable them, as they are not needed for LON-CAPA, by using:

+
+sudo add-apt-repository --remove restricted
+sudo add-apt-repository --remove multiverse
 

Install prerequisites

Execute:

@@ -158,13 +175,15 @@ This may take some minutes due to LON-CA sudo mysql_secure_installation

Press ENTER to skip set up of the validate password plugin.
-Although you will be prompted to set a password for the MySQL root user, in Ubuntu systems running MySQL 5.7 (and later), -the root user is authenticated by the auth_socket plugin by default, so - -Answer “Y” (yes) to the prompts to: (a) remove the anonymous user, (b) restrict root user access to the local machine, +In Ubuntu systems running MySQL 5.7 (and later), by default the MySQL root +user is authenticated by the auth_socket plugin which restricts root access +to the local machine (and to sudo). If you prefer to set a password for the +MySQL root user, you can do so, and user that instead of the default. +

+Answer “Y” (yes) to the prompts to: +(a) remove the anonymous user, +(b) restrict root user access to the local machine, and (c) remove the test database.

-

-In Ubuntu systems running MySQL 5.7 (and later), the root user is authenticated by the auth_socket plugin by default.

Set MPM mode for Apache web server and enable use of cgi scripts and webDAV

Execute:

@@ -202,7 +221,7 @@ used to check the configuration of a sys
 

The script will analyze your system to determine which actions are recommended. The script will then prompt you to choose the actions you would like taken. -Once a choice has been entered for all nine possible actions, required changes will be made. +Once a choice has been entered for all ten possible actions, required changes will be made.

The possible actions are: