After Using Linux for more than 2 years, I wanted to enjoy it as much as possible, so I decided to start a server to host my personal website. So I installed Debian newest version and Apache2 PHP5 and MySql. I needed to get my domain to point to my server and I also set up a FTP Server. But Beating all Odds, The Server didn't work out at the first place,in the way I wanted and I had to do couple of major tweaks and changes to get it into Action. Here are couple of suggestions for the same.

# At first I would say the experience with Debian 5 and webservers was 'ahem-ahem' ,but It was only for sometime late that It actually started working.

# First ISP has to be checked. Most ISP's do NOT allow you to host servers of any kind (technically when I run a Nexuiz server I'm violating my ISP's usage agreement - ain't that special?) so that kicks you off to the mercy of a hosting provider. also if you are through a Proxy server, Then forget it, yo have to be connected to Internet Directly (with a real public ip) If you're still determined to learn how to use a full-blown Linux setup for a server, then I'd suggest a Virtual Private Server (VPS). They're real cheap, but give you all administrative benefits of a real, root-access Linux server. They do not have as much RAM, and the disk I/O sucks real bad as well.

# Learn to use the command line. 99% of the work I do with Linux nowadays (I moved to Dual with xp for all my desktop word-processing, coding, etc.) is through the command line. When administering a server, all the tutorials are for the command line. All the utilities are for the command line. Do you see where I'm going with this? The command line is the golden tool to get anything and everything done.

# I don't use FTP. It's slow, and I just have a general dislike of it. I prefer to use SSH (which is even slower, but it's a lot less irritating to get working). If you're still hell-bent on FTP, I'd suggest proftp (`apt-get install proftpd`).

# Learn to read documentation. * manpages * google (just google - throw in the relevant keywords for whatever you're doing, and a mess of tutorials and blogs will pop out of the woodwork honest!) * The Apache documentation (http:// httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/) is absolutely excellent and tells you almost everything you need to know about how to make your website work.

Every now and then there are Flames and Discussions over the Linux Desktop Environments(LDE's) and people from both the sides Gnome and KDE have their own Radicals and Reasons for supporting their personnel Favorite DE..Even I have been into this serious discussions with my other GLOSS Friends about these DE's and being a KDE fanatic, I leave no Chance or Opportunity to Propagate KDE n Brag about its features, Although most of the time I face a very strong opposition to my Thoughts n Likings:), but newayz it Doesn't harm my KDE ideology in anyway especially after the launch of KDE 4 and then later KDE 4.1.x and 4.2.x and now very recently 4.3, with every passing day my perception and Believe in KDE is increasing day by day!

So Once Again I'll Say KDE Roxx!!

And also to all my friends who have been Questioning me about the KDE ,its Capabilities and Features, I will Recommend them to Make a Visit to the following Link witch gives a Small Insight about the Recent Applications in KDE and about Plasmoids:)

http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/Plasma/Plasmoids

Hope,Here u will find answers to most of your Curiosities! :)