Although we can use the latest/current versions of all the components on Linux,
it is generally good practice to stick with packaged versions of software unless
absolutely necessary. Therefore??”with the exception of Trac itself??”we will continue
that practice. For Microsoft Windows we have no choice but to use packages directly
from the relevant projects, with the exception of Apache. Since the development of
Trac currently moves quicker than the packaging process on the Linux distributions
concerned we will be manually installing it to ensure we have the most
current version.
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Time to Get Our Hands Dirty
Once we have chosen our server platform, it is time to get it working.
This chapter mainly concerns configuration of our server machine. For
both brevity and clarity, installation instructions are detailed in the
appendices, to which you will be directed when needed.
Before we go any further, we need our foundations upon which to build. Now is the
time to install the operating system of our choice on our server machine, ensure all
the relevant security patches and updates are applied, and that we can access it from
our client machine(s).
Same destination, different paths
Although our configuration is essentially the same across both platforms,
there can be different methods to achieve the end result, so where
appropriate we will see specific instructions for each platform, and
occasionally for individual Linux distributions.
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