(Or How to set up a fully working Joomla, Drupal, LAMP, LAPP, Zimbra, Torrent server etc., in a couple of minutes)

Turnkey Linux comprises a set of free, Ubuntu-based software appliances that are primarily available for server-type usage scenarios, such
as setting up database, web, forum, wiki and photo gallery servers. Each appliance is preconfigured to work out of the box, with ease of use
being the primary goal behind the Turnkey Linux project.

This is extremely useful in itself, but if you wanted to experiment with these appliances, potentially to evaluate or otherwise test them,
it would be great if you could perform installations with the absolute minimum of effort.

Using Turnkey Linux on Virtual Private Servers

A number of hosting providers out there provide Linux VPS services, which usually enable users to have their own virtual server with
automatic provisioning of major Linux distributions, such as Debian, Ubuntu or CentOS. Work has been performed in conjunction with the
Turnkey Linux team and has managed to take the automatic installation concept one step further to enable this to work with all Turnkey Linux
appliances. This is made possible by using frameworks provided by the excellent server open source control panel, DTC.

Turnkey Linux appliances enable users to easily deploy primarily web-based applications within an entire Linux kernel and Ubuntu-based
package set. Once a distribution is chosen within the control panel, the install is fully completed within a few minutes and ready to be
customised. This enables a rapid deployment of a tested setup, with full update and security support provided by the Turnkey Linux and
Ubuntu package maintainers.

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