Ubuntu Initial Checklist

Ubuntu Initial Checklist:

sudo passwd root

sudo ufw disable
iptables -X
iptables -t nat -F
iptables -t nat -X
iptables -t mangle -F
iptables -t mangle -X
iptables -P INPUT ACCEPT
iptables -P FORWARD ACCEPT
iptables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT

apt-get update  #this will update the repo source
apt-get install mercurial
apt-get install make
apt-get install gcc
apt-get install build-essential
apt-get install vlan
apt-get install ethtool
apt-get install chkconfig
apt-get install nfs-kernel-server
apt-get install nfs-common
apt-get install dpkg-dev
apt-get install zlibc
apt-get install zlib1g-dev
apt-get install libexpat1-dev
apt-get install libdb4.8-dev
apt-get install libncurses5-dev
apt-get install libreadline6-dev

#Removing unwanted package forcebly
#dpkg --force-depends --purge <package name>

#setiing IP
vim /etc/networks/interfaces
Add the following line.

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
    address 10.193.186.106
    netmask 255.255.252.0
    gateway 10.193.184.1