Now we’re going to install mysql and apache and make a few changes so that they run OK in limited memory. I’m going to use the package manager to install them. You can compile and install them from source to get exactly what you want but be prepared to update them manually as bug and vulnerabilities are fixed.

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Now we’re updated to Gutsy it’s time to secure our system a little

First a firewall. Linux comes with a command called iptables for setting up firewall rules. It can be fairly complicated to use but we only want to do something nice and simple so we can just write the rules by hand.

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