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 uses 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

Reboot

• Username: root ->'password'
• Open terminal (cancel YUM update checker)
  • chkconfig -- list yum -updates d
  • chkconfig -- del yum updates d
  • >>cd etc
  • >>vim fstab
  • append lines:
    • grape:/home/home nfs auto, rw, rsize=819, wsize 8192.00
    • grape:/data1/data/ nfs rw, rsize=32768, wsize=32768, nfsvers = 300

Additonal Information

Master file system table ssh matt@grape at fstab >> ec/fstab

• Mount User
• /etc/rc.local
• apend the line:
  • mount uqmd10:/usr/usr

Intstall Video Driver

• http:www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html
• Download linux AMD64 Driver
• Logout reboot

Sinle user linux

• At the grub menu:
  • press any key
  • select the kernel you are using
  • press 'e' to edit
  • select line that says 'kernel'
  • press 'e'
  • add the word single to the end of the line
  • <enter>
  • press 'b'

Don't forget

• mkdir /data1/data2/data3

Finally....

• cd /root
• sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-9755-pkg2.run
• ok
• License agreement -> Accept
• Overide existing driver -> Yes
• Download kernel interface -> Yes
• Install 32-bit libraries -> Yes
• Update x configuration file -> Yes
• type 'reboot'

Note:

• login as root inside Gnome
• system -> administration -> display
• yum install zsh

Update

• yum update