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• Launchpad Entry

• Jaunty ubuntu-doc bzr branch

Summary

Gather and confirm ideas on additions and updates for the Server Guide during the Ubuntu 9.04 release cycle.

Release Note

The ubuntu-serverguide package will include more information. Updated and Additional sections:

• TBD
• TBD

(Will need to be updated depending on which sections make it in before SF).

It is mandatory.

Rationale

A significant amount of problems with any computer system can be solved with good documentation. To that end having relevant and up to date documentation for the Ubuntu Server Edition is a worthwhile venture.

Use Cases

Documentation shipped with Ubuntu Server Edition in the ubuntu-serverguide package. Also, the content is available on the help.ubuntu.com web site.

Assumptions

Server admins are reading the Server Guide.

Design

Currently the Ubuntu Server Guide is drafted in DocBook XML files. There are also corresponding pages in the Community Wiki related to topics in the guide.

Implementation

Confirm or add to the proposed list of ideas gathered on the ServerTeam/IdeaPool page. Then document the confirmed subjects in DocBook format. Also, updating any relevant pages in the community wiki.

Confirmed

• Detail storing Kerberos principals in LDAP.
• Section on LVM to supplement Software RAID.
• DRBD

• Update and expand Apache section. Done

  • Server Guide Proposal (LAMP/Tomcat/Scripting Languages) Done

  • Need to update the Wiki Applications section and change it to LAMP Applications combining content from ApacheMySQLPHP page. Done

• Review Virtualization section to make sure it covers necessary tools and procedures.
• Try to reduce the complexity of the OpenLDAP section.
  • Explain the Directory Information Tree.
• Updates to current sections.

  • Update RAID section to RAID both / and swap partitions.

• Fix bugs in current guide.
• Provide a PDF of the Server Guide.
• Update the landing page of the Ubuntu Documentation: have a Ubuntu Server section at the same level as Desktop section. Then a list of the first level sections of the Server Guide.
• Explain /etc/motd and how it's updated.
• Screen usage.
• Ubuntu Cloud Computing
  • Eucalyptus integration.
• EcryptFS options.

Discussion

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