Howto configure a basic debian server on a Raspberry Pi

Requirements

Raspberry Pi & power supply
LAN connection with DHCP & Internet access
SD-card with newest Raspbian

Installation steps

boot up the Raspberry Pi
login through ssh console (user: pi / password: raspberry)
```
ssh pi@10.17.0.3
```
use raspi-config for some basic configurations
1. Expand Filesystem
2. Internationalisation Options
  1. Change locale to „en_GB.UTF-8 UTF-8“
  2. Change Timezone to „Europe/Berlin“
3. Advanced Options
  1. Hostname - set to „{xyz}.b9h.de“
  2. Memory Split - set to „16“
  3. Update
update firmware
```
rpi-update
```
reboot the Raspberry Pi
```
reboot
```
login through ssh console
```
ssh pi@10.17.0.3
```
get root console
```
sudo su -
```
update package repositories
```
apt-get update
```
upgrade all packages to newest version
```
apt-get dist-upgrade
```

install additional packets

 apt-get install vim-nox dnsmasq htop iftop nmap exim4-daemon-lightuptimed dnsutils wget curl ntpdate mc fail2ban logwatch apticron watchdog git locate