Servers on Linux
Ok now comes the real reason I got linux in the first place. I'm told that it's most powerful aspect is when it comes to networking and servers. I got the SuSE 8.2 Pro distrubution because I noticed it included an Apache server and a VNC server (I've used a VNC server before, and Apache, to the best of my knowledge, is an HTTP server...?, which is what I want.)
So it all comes down to this: How do I get them running.
After reading the manuals and a few posts out here, I seem to believe that I can log into my computer from somewhere else on the internet. I realize I can use VNC to access my computer remotely, but won't I have to be logged on in order to use that? Or after installing VNC will it still run at the logon screen?
As for the Apache server, I guess I'll just have to read the manuals closer or something, but all I could find in it is one short paragraph on how to use it (which doesn't make any sense). Or maybe I just need to get on google or something like that...
But more importantly, where exactly do I FIND these programs? They're in the package, but not on my system! I did the default install (which installed the most out of the three) but I have a ton of CDs I haven't used. Are they on there? How do I get it off?
Thanks for any help, again.
P.S. Am I right about this apache stuff? Is it really a web server?
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