Fedora Core 6 installation

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  • 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
    • 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


      • 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