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This machine is a virtual private server provided by ChunkHost.

It could use a better name. Anyway, here are rebuild instructions:

  • create an SSH keypair
  • add public key to chunkhost account
  • Image the chunk with chosen OS, specify ssh key for root access
  • wait a short while, log in using the ssh key you specified
  • install the following packages: apache2.2, bash-completion, openvpn, screen, sudo, vim-nox
  • create a normal user account

Things to not do:

  • Install a backports kernel. The Xen hypervisor fires up the VM's kernel directly, instead of running a normal boot loader find the virtual disk, try to find a BIOS hard drive, try to parse a partition table, find a filesystem, load a bunch of files from /boot, etc.