Johnathan Kong

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sudo apt-get install lamp-server^

how to change the host name of an ubuntu server

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echo "<name>" > /etc/hostname
hostname -F /etc/hostname
vi /etc/hosts (add hostname to 127.0.0.1)

If you are running on a linode server, you will have to edit your /etc/default/dhcpcd and comment out the SET_HOSTNAME=’yes’

First install rdate. We will use this to get the latest time

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apt-get install rdate

Then go to the timezone info directory

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cd /usr/share/zoneinfo

Create a link to the desired timezone

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ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Eastern /etc/localtime

Sync the time with the web

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/usr/bin/rdate -s time-a.nist.gov

Zip file (best compression)

zip -9 -r <zip file> <folder name>

Unzip file

unzip <zip file>

Untar file

tar xvfz <file>.tar.gz