A full back-up to tape or some external system is also strongly advised when updating the operating system in use on an existing LON-CAPA server. Partitioning your Drive For a fresh install may want to use the automatic partitioning feature of the installer, however you should review the results and be prepared to modify them. If you want to customize partitioning use 'Create Custom Layout'.
Be sure to include adequate swap space. A minimum is Megs, but you should typically have 1 or 2x as much swap space as you do physical RAM. When configuring your network card, be sure to unselect the DHCP option and enter in your network information. Software Click the 'Customize Now' radio button and for a minimal install uncheck all packages except 'Base' in the Base System category.
Set SELinux to Disabled. Select OK, and then Quit 4. Update your system Enable access to the EPEL repository Update your system to the latest versions of the system software using yum.
Reboot your system before continuing with the installation. Host Type library or access The server must be designated a 'library' or an 'access' server. In general you should have a library server for your instructors to create their course content on and run their courses.
Students should connect to access servers. If you are doing the first install of LON-CAPA at your site, or if you are playing with it for your own edification you should make your machine a 'library' server. Here at MSU we use 'msu'. You should choose something short but meaningful. Restriction: One word, no hyphens, underscores, or special characters.
Domain names which include a departmental abbreviation are not recommended as although LON-CAPA may start in a single department, other departments frequently join subsequently. For a domain name: 'msu' is a superior choice to 'msuphys' for example. We use names such as 'msul1' for the first library server. Once your domain grows and you need to add more servers, one of the library servers in the domain should be assigned as the domain's primary library server.
This will be where domain-wide settings will be stored. Host administrator email The amount of email sent to this address is relatively minimal. Messages are sent every time the system starts up, or if the system is in serious trouble. This section explains how to download installation images using the curl command. Install curl and jq package:. If your distribution uses the yum package manager:. If your distribution uses the dnf package manager:. If your distribution uses the apt package manager:.
Chapter 3. As a minimal image that requires access to the BaseOS and AppStream repositories to install software packages. Table 3. Additional resources Preparing an installation source Installing, managing, and removing user-space components. You must first register at Red Hat's web site click here to register, link opens in a new window. After that, you get the ability to download ISOs.
I registered as a personal account. Rhel 6. It took me a while to find this version, there are many other strange and different versions including betas, minimal boot discs and add-ons that I just wasn't interested in! Here is the download I got: Supported hardware platforms include the standard bit x and bit i
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