Re: Query
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In article <XoJd.7vy.5@gated-at.bofh.it>, dhiraj kiran wrote:
> Hello,
> I have a query pertaining to Debian Linux
> installation.
> For the complete installation of Debian Linux(on line
> installation), is it a must that I have a LAN internet
> connection? The installation manual clearly indicates
> that the essential prerequisite for installation is
> having a network card. Can I do the installation
> through a dialup connection, since I do not have an
> ethernet(n/w) card and mine is a standalone PC?
I've done it. You can do it if you're patient.
The main issue is the security.
If you install from a 3.0r1 CD set, or one of the
network install ISOs you can find on line, you will
have a system with known security holes. If you
connect it to the Internet to pull down the rest
of the system, crackers can find you before you've
got the security upgrades. Just don't install any
servers and you'll be okay. No sshd, no httpd,
no named, no ftpd. You will have to install an email server
(exim) because other stuff depends on it. Just
comment out its line in /etc/inetd.conf and stop
the deamon (type "/etc/init.d/exim stop") before you
go on line and you'll be fine.
Cameron
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