Fedora Core 6 installation
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- Check first to see if anyone is logged in using who, w, top and backup /data
- Put in Fedora Core 6 x86-64 DVD/CDs
- Reboot computer
- Allow media check
Installation Settings
- US/English keyboard
Partitioning
- Create custom disk layout
- /boot 200MB (Primary, /dev/sda1)
- / 40000MB (Primary, /dev/sda2)
- /usr 70000MB (Primary, /dev/sda3)
- swap 2000MB (Logical, /dev/sda5)
- /data 150000MB (Logical, /dev/sda6)
GRUB
- Install boot loader on /dev/sda
eth0
- Hostname: set by DHCP
- Use dynamic IP configuration
- Enable IPV4 support
- Disable IPV6 support
- Activate on boot
Time/Timezone
- Australia/Brisbane
- System clock uses UTC
Software
- Select Office, Software Development and Productivity, Fedora Extras (customise later)
Post-install Configuration
- Disable Firewall & SELinux
- Time: Use Network Time Protocol (NTP; use detected UQ servers)
Create User
- Use Network Login
- Enable NIS support
- NIS domain: grape-cluster
- NIS server: grape.md.smms.uq.edu.au
- Options:
- Use shadow passwords
- Use MD5 password
- Cache user information
Reboot
First login to Fedora Core 6 (login as root)
- Open terminal
- /sbin/chkconfig --del yum-updatesd # Cancel yum updates checker
- mkdir -p /data1 /data2 /data3 /home
- append lines to /etc/fstab
grape:/home /home nfs auto,rw,rsize=8192,wsize=8192 0 0
grape:/data1 /data1 nfs rw,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,nfsvers=3 0 0
grape:/data2 /data2 nfs rw,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,nfsvers=3 0 0
grape:/data3 /data3 nfs rw,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,nfsvers=3 0 0
- yum install zsh
- yum update
Reboot
- Install nVidia vga driver*
- Go to nVidia Linux Driver page
- Download Linux AMD64 Driver
- Logout
- SSH in as root from another computer
- /sbin/init 3
- sh /root/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-9755-pkg2.run
- License agreement -> Accept
- Overide existing driver -> Yes
- Download kernel interface -> Yes
- Install 32-bit libraries -> Yes
- Update X configuration file -> Yes
- /sbin/init 5
- Open terminal
- append line to /etc/rc.local:
mount uqmd10:/usr /usr
Reboot
- Restore contents of /data