Gentoo

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Gentoo - Installing Nginx

Nginx is a lightweight web server, popular with those who don't need the extra services that Apache offers and are looking for less bulky alternatives.

This article will look at installing Nginx on a Gentoo slice.

Basic Slice Setup:

Gentoo setup - page 1: Your Gentoo Slice will be a bare-bones install. We need to connect via SSH and secure it as soon as possible.

Gentoo setup - page 2: Now the Slice has been secured, we can move on to configuring the emerge package manager.

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Advanced Portage Management:

Portage trouble shooting - masked packages: So you want to emerge (install) a package but it is masked. Let's take a look at what a masked package means and how to deal with it.

Portage Cleanup : Emerging (installing) packages can soon use a lot of disk space. Let's look at some ways we can remove unwanted files and recover some disk space.

Portage - dealing with blockers: Portage is a powerful and useful tool but it can, on occasion, throw a spanner in the works when it won't emerge a package due to 'blockers'. Let's take a look at how to deal with that.

Gentoo System Upgrade: Let's take a look at completing a system upgrade. This look at all installed packages and even checks to see if any 'USE' flags have changed.

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Apache Specific:

Gentoo - Apache install: Installing Apache on a Gentoo Slice is simple using the 'emerge' command. Let's take a look at the basics.

Gentoo - Installing PHP : Now we have Apache installed, let's look at how simple it is to install PHP using the 'emerge' command.

Gentoo - Installing PHP Modules: So what happens if we need to extend PHP and want to install certain PHP modules? Let's take a look.

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Gentoo - Apache Config Layout: Now Apache has been installed, let's take a quick look at the configuration layout for Apache on our Gentoo Slice.

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Gentoo - Apache Layout #1: Once Apache has been installed, we need to understand the layout and see what the basic settings are in the main configuration file.

Gentoo - Apache Layout #2: Let's conclude our journey into Apache and take a look other items relating to the layout and see what the basic settings are in the main configuration file.

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Gentoo - Apache Virtual Hosts #1: Now that we have familiarized ourselves with the Apache configuration, we can proceed with configuring the hosting of multiple sites through the use of virtual hosts.

Gentoo - Apache Virtual Hosts #2: Continuing from the previous article, we'll look in detail at some of the additional settings available to us in Apache's virtual host configuration files.

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Nginx Specific:

Gentoo - Nginx Install: Using the 'Portage' package manager to install Nginx is very simple as it takes care of any dependencies and init scripts.