Hey all, I'm new to Linux but not new to the command line and other server flavors. I recently set up some new hardware for my son and I to play DW20 together. I just set up a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and I have been doing some research on running minecraft on Ubuntu. At this point I think I have an "okay at best" idea on how to manage the server remotely.
Before I go much further I wanted to get some "current" advice on programs and tools. Much of the stuff I have been reading sounded a little out of date.
I do have VNC enabled, and that works okay but it's a little sluggish over my companies network. I do like the GUI so not sure if there is something better than Chicken of the VNC. I was actually wondering if there are any good tools like McMyAdmin that don't require bukkit. Maybe some PHP scripts that allow me to stop/start/ run commands via the web? What options have you guys used?
In my research it sounded like SSH is a great option since I mostly want the console available while I am playing to monitor the server. From what I read it sounds like closing an ssh session kills the process. Screen sounds like the silver bullet to fix this but not sure if there is something better?
Also, there are several flavors of ssh and not sure what flavor to install? I actually thought ssh was built into ubuntu but maybe I'm wrong here. My client machines are all mac's So I think I can just use the terminal for ssh connections. Is this correct? Are there any other considerations I need to make here or is this a safe bet?
I know this might be a lot of questions, and perhaps there is already some up to date information out there if anyone has some links that would be great too. As I said before, I am pretty noobish with the Linux OS's, but not afraid to learn. Your advice is much appreciated thanks!
Before I go much further I wanted to get some "current" advice on programs and tools. Much of the stuff I have been reading sounded a little out of date.
I do have VNC enabled, and that works okay but it's a little sluggish over my companies network. I do like the GUI so not sure if there is something better than Chicken of the VNC. I was actually wondering if there are any good tools like McMyAdmin that don't require bukkit. Maybe some PHP scripts that allow me to stop/start/ run commands via the web? What options have you guys used?
In my research it sounded like SSH is a great option since I mostly want the console available while I am playing to monitor the server. From what I read it sounds like closing an ssh session kills the process. Screen sounds like the silver bullet to fix this but not sure if there is something better?
Also, there are several flavors of ssh and not sure what flavor to install? I actually thought ssh was built into ubuntu but maybe I'm wrong here. My client machines are all mac's So I think I can just use the terminal for ssh connections. Is this correct? Are there any other considerations I need to make here or is this a safe bet?
I know this might be a lot of questions, and perhaps there is already some up to date information out there if anyone has some links that would be great too. As I said before, I am pretty noobish with the Linux OS's, but not afraid to learn. Your advice is much appreciated thanks!