Comments on How to install a Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf) Minimal Server

* nano is installed by default. Has been for years. I like to purge nano from every new box so I never have to use it. vim-tiny is already installed too.

* when editing system files, always use sudoedit. It is safer than other methods. The manpage show how to set which editor you prefer.

* This "mininal server" is hugely bloated and will be almost 1G of storage. For truly minimal servers, either use the Ubuntu Minimal Alternate CD or debian. Either of these are under 400MB storage. I prefer the slightly bloated Ubuntu Server as a base, since it includes many packages I use.

* Setting a root password allows a remote attacker access.

* Be certain to configure sshd to NOT allow remote access with root without using ssh-keys and/or limiting the remote IPs which do have access. sudo -i and sudo -s are easy enough to use anyway. 

* Out of the box, Ubuntu does not enable a firewall, backups, or limit the remote ssh connections in any way.

* Install fail2ban or something similar to prevent open-season for brute force attacks on your server. I haven't found any downsides for fail2ban on every openssh-server.

There are a few "First 5 Minutes On A Server" articles out there that could be worth reading as a next step.

Hello my dear,

I tried a few days ago to install Willy Werewolf, my first time with ubuntu and crashed all of my actually system which is windows 7. Obviously, backup had been created by myself and I now got my stuff as I left it. I avoid I must have made a mistake but my question is :

Does this tutorial includes to keep windows like it is when I start the configuration of Ubuntu (of course following the steps here mentionned) ?

Thanks a lot,

Cordially,

Pierre

I need to connect to another linux PC (ubuntu-mate 15.10 in anther room) via home wireless. Do I need to install "server" or just ubuntu-mate 15.10 desktop