====== Things to setup on a New (Ubuntu/Linux) server ======
  * Mail
    * Setup postfix
    * Setup alias such that local mail gets forwarded (/etc/aliases)
  * SSH
    * Generate SSH private and public keys
  * Tuning
    * Change swapiness and other parameters based on server needs - [[tech:linux:sysctl_config|sysctl.conf]]
  * Others
    * Optionally ask server to reboot automatically on [[tech1:linux:kernel_panic|kernel panic]]
    * [[tech1:linux:others:i2c_piix4|Disable module i2c_piix4]]
    * Install NRPE to be monitored
      * nagios-nrpe-server nagios-plugins
    * Install x11-utils x11-xserver-utils
  * Packages to install 
    * If Physical Machine
      * cpp dkms gcc make heirloom-mailx mysql-common nmap postfix smartmontools sysstat unzip telnetd
    * If VM
      * cpp gcc make heirloom-mailx mysql-common nmap postfix sysstat unzip telnetd