Difference between revisions of "Guide to install Linux on lab computer"

Revision as of 09:19, 27 March 2014

CentOS 6.2

Preparation

Request static IP address in 137.110.118 or 137.110.119 subnet, suggest DNS name (find inspiration at [1])
Send DNS name to Jurgen to update data bank at [2]

Hardware

Set up computer, monitor, keyboard, mouse on lab desk
Make sure mouse is wired and optical; talk to Jurgen if not
Connect monitor with DVI cable, not VGA
Connect network cable to activated Ethernet wall jack

Install Operating System

insert CentOS DVD-ROM
reboot computer
in boot manager: select DVD drive to boot from DVD
use default regional settings (US/English)
set root password
in time zone settings: enable NTP
instead of doing a minimum install, select "Software Development Workstation"
Configure network
start network configuration tool in System->Administration->Network
double click on connected Ethernet port
enter this computer's static IP address
net mask: 255.255.255.0
DNS servers: 132.239.0.252, 128.54.16.2
reboot

Configure File Server Access

Add machine's IP address to server's "exports" file
"exportfs -r" on server
Add two lines to /etc/fstab:

  137.110.118.210:/raid/ivlhome   /home         nfs     defaults        0 0
  137.110.118.211:/ivldata	  /data         nfs     defaults        0 0

mkdir /data
mount -a

Install Additional Library Repositories

RPMForge

Enable RPMforge repository:

cd /tmp
wget http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.5.3-1.el6.rf.x86_64.rpm
rpm --import http://apt.sw.be/RPM-GPG-KEY.dag.txt # install GPG key
rpm -K rpmforge-release-0.5.3-1.el6.rf.x86_64.rpm # make sure this returns OK
rpm -i rpmforge-release-0.5.3-1.el6.rf.x86_64.rpm # install repository

EPEL

cd /tmp
wget http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm
rpm -ivh epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm

Install additional libraries

Install libraries which are part of CentOS:

yum -y install eclipse
yum -y install kernel-devel
yum -y install arts-devel
yum -y install freetype-devel
yum -y install freeglut-devel
yum -y install ImageMagick-devel
yum -y install ImageMagick-c++-devel.x86_64
yum -y install emacs
yum -y install screen
yum -y install gnuplot
yum -y install latex2html
yum -y install gsl-devel
yum -y install lapack-devel
yum -y install opencv-devel
yum -y install giflib-devel
yum -y install ffmpeg-devel
yum -y install gstreamer-ffmpeg
yum -y install selinux-policy.noarch
yum -y install xorg-x11-apps
yum -y install glibc-devel.i686
yum -y install libstdc++.i686
yum -y install libstdc++.so.5
yum -y install libstdc++.so.6
yum -y install freeglut-devel.x86_64
yum -y install python-devel.x86_64
yum -y install libidn-devel.x86_64
yum -y install e2fsprogs-devel.x86_64
yum -y install ncurses-devel.i686
yum -y install ncurses-devel.x86_64
yum -y install zlib.i686
yum -y install tcl-devel
yum -y install tk-devel
yum -y install xterm
yum -y install vim-X11
yum -y install telnet
yum -y install xclip
yum -y install uuid-devel
yum -y install meld
yum -y install openal-soft-devel
yum -y install freealut-devel
yum -y install libspnav-devel

The following libraries are not part of CentOS and will require the above listed external repos to be installed, or rely on local files:

yum -y install gkrellm
yum -y install tcptrack
yum -y install google-chrome-stable
yum -y install fltk
yum -y install fltk-fluid
yum -y install cmake28
yum -y install glew
yum -y install mysql++-devel
yum -y install mplayer
yum -y install directfb
yum -y install ntfs-3g
rpm -Uhv /home/jschulze/rpm/Cg-2.1_November2008_x86_64.rpm
rpm -Uhv /home/jschulze/rpm/mxml-2.2.2-8.el5.ccrma.x86_64.rpm
ln -s /usr/lib64/libmxml.so.1 /usr/lib64/libmxml.so

Google

Add to /etc/yum.repos.d/google-chrome.repo:

[google-chrome]
name=google-chrome - 64-bit
baseurl=http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/x86_64
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub

Bring All Yum Packages Up To Date

yum -y update
reboot
If an Nvidia driver was installed before the update, it may have to be reinstalled now.

Install graphics driver

Disable default Nvidia driver (Nouveau)
- create config file: vi /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-installer-disable-nouveau.conf
- contents for this file:

blacklist nouveau
options nouveau modeset=0

- vi /etc/grub.conf
- add rdblacklist=nouveau to all kernel entries:

kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.32-220.el6.x86_64 ro root=/dev/mapper/vg_pumice-lv_root rd_NO_LUKS 
KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us LANG=en_US.UTF-8 rd_NO_MD rd_LVM_LV=vg_pumice/lv_root 
SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 rhgb rd_LVM_LV=vg_pumice/lv_swap rd_NO_DM rdblacklist=nouveau

- reboot
on login screen: hit ctrl-alt-F2
log in as root
"init 3"
log in as root again
Install Nvidia driver:
- "sh /home/jschulze/rpm/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-319.23.run"
- 32 bit compatibility libraries not needed but ok to install
- yes to run nvidia-xconfig utility
reboot

Copy root's ssh keys

ssh root@sessions.ucsd.edu
cd .ssh
scp * root@<new_machine>:.ssh
exit

Add user accounts

Copy passwd, shadow and group files from sessions.
On new computer:
- cd /etc
- scp root@sessions.ucsd.edu:/etc/passwd .
- scp root@sessions.ucsd.edu:/etc/shadow .
- scp root@sessions.ucsd.edu:/etc/group .

Disable user list at login

As root type on command line:

gconftool-2 --direct --config-source xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory --type Boolean --set /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_user_list True

Install Trackd (only for VR systems)

copy trackd subdirectory from Nexcave /usr/local/trackd/
copy trackd script from Nexcave's /etc/init.d/trackd
install older version of libstdc++ with .so.5 libraries, for instance libstdc++-3.3.2-2.i386.rpm

Install Printer (optional)

Greg H. allows us to print small, work-related jobs on the printer next to his desk.
To install in Linux, go to System->Administration->Printing and click "New".
IP address: 172.19.118.88
Printer type: HP Color Laserjet 3800dtn