They offer a nifty 'core' install with nothing but OS, so you can very easily roll your own custom VM. Instead of spending the time installing Ubuntu server, patching and tweaking it, then installing your software app, I have gotten in the (bad) habit of grabbing their core image and then installing the app on top.
My next side project is to spin up a Core VM, install Asterisk and hook it up to my Google Voice. Tutorial: http://www.turnkeylinux.org/forum/general/20100902/tklpatch-asterisk (Crap, I think I just found another meeting presentation. Although fortunately there are some actual professional asterisk people on the list who just might volunteer..... ) Michael Potts GV: (904) 638-2914 | Gtalk: [email protected] @HMHackMaster | http://about.me/MichaelPotts On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 10:14 AM, John Patterson <[email protected]> wrote: > It's never unfounded to be cautious. Anything they've added is open source, > and they seem fairly transparent. (https://bugs.launchpad.net/turnkeylinux > , > http://code.turnkeylinux.org/, http://www.turnkeylinux.org/forum, > http://www.turnkeylinux.org/forum/general/20101120/security-turnkey-lamp). > > For myself, I think it's a "don't know what you don't know" situation. As a > mid-level Linux user, I think my odds of doing something stupid with a base > system and getting pwned are higher than starting with a community-vetted > project and going through the same security checklists that I would anyway. > > John > > On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Mike Rathburn <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I've always been weary of other's pre-built images. Skeptical of the > > hidden > > demons. Is that unfounded now? > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: John Patterson [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 9:48 AM > > > To: Jax-LUG > > > Subject: Turn Key Linux > > > > > > This is the organization that Michael mentioned the other day - Turn > Key > > > Linux <http://www.turnkeylinux.org/all>. They have a killer variety of > > pre- > > > built linux images for tons of common configurations - everything from > > full > > > LAMP stacks to torrent seed boxes to domain controllers. Boot up, set > > > passwords/settings, and you're good to go. > > > > > > I also just saw that they have a free "hub > > <https://hub.turnkeylinux.org/>" > > > that lets you deploy directly to Amazon now for those of us without > > physical > > > hosted servers. > > > > > > John > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 > > RSS Feed http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > > Unsubscribe [email protected] > > > > >
