aypea[1] 2017-02-01 18:47:25
fnljk: generally yes but look at the dependencies to be sure
fnljk 2017-02-01 18:48:44
hmm.. k, will try find out how to do that..:P thanks
fnljk 2017-02-01 18:50:52
any simple "apt-get install " i can use to install Python3 in addition to my Python2 which I'd like to keep as my default Python(2) .. ?
fnljk 2017-02-01 18:54:41
I'd just be afraid of breaking my current Python2.7 setup .. or would it be safe to install any Python3 additions (and then presumably including Python3 itself too-as seemingly not around already.. I think..)
somiaj 2017-02-01 18:56:31
fnljk: in Debian /usr/bin/python is always python2
somiaj 2017-02-01 18:56:50
fnljk: you can additionally have python3 installed, but you must call it with python3 or #!/usr/bin/python3 as your shebang
fnljk 2017-02-01 18:57:26
oh.. simply install it, and then just use "python3" for specifying its use , huh... sounds simple..hope it is! Many thanks
somiaj 2017-02-01 18:58:01
and don't try to change python to point at python3, leave all of that alone. If you need a python setup not provided by debian by default use python virtual enviorments.
somiaj 2017-02-01 18:58:27
though it sounds like you don't want to do that, some want to make python3 default when they type python, which in Debian you shoudln't do, because scripts that call python assume it is python2
fnljk 2017-02-01 18:58:58
oh....k.. will try check out the virtualenv feature..hmh.. thanks!
fnljk 2017-02-01 18:59:07
P2 should be fine for my default I think. :)
fnljk 2017-02-01 19:08:08
If I intend to use a (rented, remote) VPS-server for pretty much OpenVPN connectivity only , and would like to lessen eventual maintenance (updates and potential security issues, as time goes), would it be advisable to install tools such as hardening- includes & wrapper ASAP, possibly also "Bastilly Linix" -- prior to configuring the OpenVPN server..?
fnljk 2017-02-01 19:08:20
( - debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ch-automatic-harden.en.html )
fnljk 2017-02-01 19:08:58
I'm jus afraid I'd get locked out (blocked, thru new iptable rulse, or something.. and/or complicate the OpenVPN setup eventually too along with that then possibly..)
tw 2017-02-01 19:11:42
usually when implementing new rules remotely like that, you don't set the boot-time defaults so you can reboot it and recover, or use something that will revert your changes unless you cancel the revert.
fnljk 2017-02-01 19:11:46
as a major newb to linux in general.. think it'd be an issue for me to try take on install & configuration of stuff like SELinux and/or AppArmor..? (which Im not totally sure what is or how works..)
tw 2017-02-01 19:11:49
like an at job
fnljk 2017-02-01 19:11:56
oh
fnljk 2017-02-01 19:12:10
hm..k.. cool..hopefully will be fine then. Thx!
fnljk 2017-02-01 19:16:11
Alongside getting this VPS I tried to download & setup a VirtualBox Debian guest on my Windows machine in hopes of replicating eventual steps on the VPS on my VM first; taking back-up before any big changes, and mainly to ensure I maintain connectivity to the box (VPS) by testing things first on my own comp.. but it seems the VPS came with some non-default setup, or anyway a bunch of pre-installed
fnljk 2017-02-01 19:16:30
..apps and stuff, it seems... any way to,uh.. more-or-less easily copy all of that, whatever it all maay be ?
fnljk 2017-02-01 19:18:20
Also, the remote VPS-server runs on the XEN virtualization system.. any idea if it should be safe for me to enable encryption of the /home directory (done remotely, thru Putty)-assuming I'd have remote terminal access to enter eventual boot-time passwords without issue.. should be fine and smooth, or complicatd..?
