Guide to install Linux on lab computer

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CentOS 6.2

Preparation

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

Hardware

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

Install Operating System

  1. insert CentOS DVD-ROM
  2. reboot computer
  3. in boot manager: select DVD drive to boot from DVD
  4. use default regional settings (US/English)
  5. set root password
  6. in time zone settings: enable NTP
  7. Configure network
  8. start network configuration tool in System->Administration->Network
  9. double click on connected Ethernet port
  10. enter this computer's static IP address
  11. net mask: 255.255.255.0
  12. DNS servers: 132.239.0.252, 128.54.16.2
  13. reboot

Configure File Server Access

  1. Add machine's IP address to server's "exports" file
  2. "exportfs -r" on server
  3. Add two lines to /etc/fstab: 
  137.110.118.210:/raid/ivlhome   /home         nfs     defaults        0 0
  137.110.118.211:/raid/ivldata	  /data         nfs     defaults        0 0
  1. mkdir /data
  2. mount -a


Install Additional Library Repositories

Enable RPMforge repository:

Install additional libraries

Install libraries which are part of CentOS: 

yum -y groupinstall "Chinese Support"
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

The following libraries are not part of CentOS: 

yum -y install fltk
yum -y install fltk-fluid
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

Bring All Yum Packages Up To Date

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

Update Firefox

Install graphics driver

  • Disable default Nvidia driver (Nouveau)
    • create config file: vi /etc/modprobe.d/disable-nouveau.conf
    • contents for this file:
      blacklist nouveau options nouveau modeset=0
    • 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_64-290.10.run"
    • do not install 32bit compatibility drivers
    • allow auto-editing xorg.conf
  • reboot

Copy root's ssh keys

  1. ssh root@sessions.ucsd.edu
  2. cd .ssh
  3. scp * root@<new_machine>:.ssh

Add user accounts

  • Copy passwd, shadow and group files from sessions

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
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