Fedora Core 6 installation

• Put in Fedora Core 6 x86-64
• Reboot computer
• Allow media check

Settings

• US/English keyboard
• Create cutom layout

Partition Settings

• /boot 200MB
• / 40 000MB
• /usr 70 000MB
• swap 2000MB
• /data 150000MB

GRUB

• boot loader -> /dev/sda

eth0.DHCP

• Hostname: automatically DHCP
• Edit:
  • Use dynapic IP configuration
  • Enable IPV4 support
  • Activate on boot

More Settings

• System clock users UTC
• Select office software development and productivity
• Fedora extras (can customize later)

Install complete -> Configuring

• disable firewall
• SElinux Settings -> disabled
• Network Time protocol (use 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