Installing Apache, PHP, and MySQL for VHCS on Ubuntu

[Nblufire12]

Hey guys, I don't know if this is the right forum to post this on, but here it is.

I'm dual booting Windows XP and the latest version of Ubuntu.

I am trying to setup VHCS (vhcs.net)

In order to do so, it requires:
* Postfix (Version 2 or greater)
* ProFTPd
* Apache (Version 2 or greater)
* Courier POP3 and IMAP
* Bind9
* MySQL (Version 4 or greater)
* iptables

And I have no clue how to install on Ubuntu. I have done it with Windows XP, but not Ubuntu

Can I have some guidance?!

[oracleguy]

You can use apt-get to install all of those packages in Ubuntu. They should all be in the package repository. Does VHCS require that all those services be already working correctly or do they just need to be installed and VHCS will configure them? Because some of those packages (such as Postfix) have a fairly steep learning curve.

[Nblufire12]

I don't know if it needs it installed or working, it just says this,

"To run VHCS you must have the following software daemons installed:"

I'm still a newb with Linux and don't really understand how to install anything, lol.

[oesxyl]

I don't know if it needs it installed or working, it just says this,

"To run VHCS you must have the following software daemons installed:"

I'm still a newb with Linux and don't really understand how to install anything, lol.
use aptitude or better synaptic, both will take care of package dependeces for you and are easy to use.
Both of them are front-end for apt and dpkg.

best regards

[Nblufire12]

I'm sorry, I do not know what that means.

[oesxyl]

I'm sorry, I do not know what that means.
if you know how to use apt-get, use it to install synaptic, like that:

$ apt-get install synaptic


then you can open synaptic from the menu. Synaptic is a graphical front-end for apt-get and dpkg. I'm sure you will know how to use it when you see it but if not just post the problem.

best regards

[oracleguy]

if you know how to use apt-get, use it to install synaptic, like that:

$ apt-get install synaptic


then you can open synaptic from the menu. Synaptic is a graphical front-end for apt-get and dpkg. I'm sure you will know how to use it when you see it but if not just post the problem.

best regards

Synaptic should be installed by default in Ubuntu. However it depends if the OP is running a GUI or not. I guess we can assume that they are.

Synaptic the GUI front end for the package manager as oesxyl mentioned. It should be in the system menu. Inside there you can search for packages and install them. Such as you can search for mysql and it will download mysql and it any other packages that mysql depends on.

[oesxyl]

Synaptic should be installed by default in Ubuntu. However it depends if the OP is running a GUI or not. I guess we can assume that they are.

Synaptic the GUI front end for the package manager as oesxyl mentioned. It should be in the system menu. Inside there you can search for packages and install them. Such as you can search for mysql and it will download mysql and it any other packages that mysql depends on.
I don't know how ubuntu look now but last time when I try it, few years ago, gnome was installed by default. That's why I assume that it use X but I could be wrong, :)
Anyway aptitude don't use and is the recomended way to install debian so if op don't use x could use aptitude instead.
Both can detect broken package installation which is hard to do with apt and dpkg if the user don't have some minimal experience with them.

best regards

[oracleguy]

I don't know how ubuntu look now but last time when I try it, few years ago, gnome was installed by default. That's why I assume that it use X but I could be wrong, :)

Well the reason I said that is if the OP was using Ubuntu Server which I don't think comes with X by default.

[Spookster]

I don't know how ubuntu look now but last time when I try it, few years ago, gnome was installed by default. That's why I assume that it use X but I could be wrong, :)
Anyway aptitude don't use and is the recomended way to install debian so if op don't use x could use aptitude instead.
Both can detect broken package installation which is hard to do with apt and dpkg if the user don't have some minimal experience with them.

best regards

Ubuntu non server distro uses Gnome by default. Kubuntu is Ubuntu but uses KDE by default. Server distro has no GUI by default.

[Nblufire12]

I have ubuntu and xp

of course im more familiar with xp

[Nblufire12]

I'm just looking for a cPanel and iPanel solution.