Chances are, you have to look to open source to power some aspect of your business. If that aspect happens to be a server in the backend of your workflow, you're in luck because there are a number of solid choices. One such choice is Ubuntu. Many believe Ubuntu is only a desktop distribution, but they're wrong. Ubuntu also comes in a very powerful server flavor that is well suited to aid you in the expansion of your company's data center. If you've never installed a Linux server, you might be surprised to learn that it's quite easy.

Although some distributions do not offer a fancy GUI-based installer for their servers, even the NCURSES installers make the task simple. The next few steps will require you to: • Select the language for the installation.

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• Select the location (for time zone purposes). • Select the keyboard layout. Z steel soldiers no cd patch.

After entering that information, you'll be asked to set a hostname for the server ( Figure B). Do this and then tab down to Continue and hit the Enter key on your keyboard. Figure B Entering a hostname for your Ubuntu server. Image: Jack Wallen/TechRepublic Following the hostname, you will be asked to: • Type a full name for the non-root user.

• Type a username for the non-root user. • Enter and confirm a password for the non-root user. • Select if you want the new user's home directory to be encrypted. • Specify the time zone.

Remote administrator 2.2 full. If the installer guesses incorrectly ( Figure C), hit the Tab key until No is highlighted and hit the Enter key. Figure C Correcting the pre-selected time zone for your server. Image: Jack Wallen/TechRepublic You must select how you want the installer to partition the disks ( Figure D).

Unless you need to partition your drive in a non-traditional manner, I highly recommend selecting one of the Guided options. Figure D Selecting the guided disk partitioning option.

Image: Jack Wallen/TechRepublic I also recommend selecting one of the LVM (Logical Volume Management) options here, as it will make managing partitions quite a bit easier. Depending upon the option you select, your next steps will vary.

For example, if you select one of the LVM options, you'll have to enter a size for the installation volume ( Figure E). Figure E Sizing the volume for the installation of the server. Image: Jack Wallen/TechRepublic Next you'll be asked if a proxy is necessary to access the outside world. If your company is behind a proxy, enter it here ( Figure F).

Then tab down to Continue and hit the Enter key on your keyboard. Figure F Setting up a proxy to access the outside world for the installation. Image: Jack Wallen/TechRepublic The next step requires you to select how the system will be updated. You have three choices: • No Automatic Updates • Install Security Updates Automatically • Manage System With Landscape What you select will depend upon how you plan on managing the server. The default choice is No Automatic Updates. Now we get to the software selection process. You can either do a full-blown manual package selection, or you can select from the list ( Figure G).