INSTALLATION OF LINUX:-_________________________________________
1____SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:______________
FOR THE SERVER 5.0 OR LATER LINUX
INSTALLATION
PROCESSOR_________MINIMUM PIII 800
MHZ.
RAM ________________128-256 MB FOR CLI
[COMMAND MODE].
512 MB FOR PROPER GUI MODE GRAPHICALLY.
HDD SPACE _________MINIMUM ___3GB __ WITHOUT SOFTWARE N
PACKAGES.
HDD MIN__10GB__ FOR FULL INSTALLATION WITH SOFTWARES N
PACKAGES MINIMUM IS 10 GB.
2____System Requirements: - For Linux 6.2 CLINT VERSION EDITION
·
Intel
386 Processor or higher.
·
320
MB of hard drive space in the text mode or 450 MB if you also want to install X
Window interface.
·
8
MB of memory
·
CD-ROM
drive
CREATING THE BOOT DISKETTE:-
·
To
install from a CD-ROM you would require a boot disk. To create a boot disk
under MS-DOS you can use the rewrite utility.
·
You
will need one blank 31/2 inch
Disk. Follow the steps given below (assuming D is the drive letter for CD-ROM)
:-
1.
D:\>
CD \ dosutils
2.
D:\
dosutils>rawrite
3.
Enter
disk image filename : ..\images\boot.img
4.
enter
target disk drive : a:
5.
Please
insert a formatted disk into drive a: and press enter.
6.
D:\
dosutils>
INSTALLATION METHODS :-
·
Local
CD- ROM : If you have a CD-ROM containing the red hat Linux software and a boot
disk then you can install red hat Linux with this method. Your machine needs to
have a CD-ROM drive and floppy drive.
·
NFS
image : This method is used if you want to install red hat Linux over a network
from a CD-ROM that supports the network file system. You should know the NFS
server’s IP address.
·
FTP
: This method is used if you want to install Linux from a FTP server. You must
have the start up disk and the supplemental disk for FTP installation.
INSTALLATION STEPS :-
·
Boot
from boot disk or CD-ROM
·
Choose
language and installation media
·
Set
up partitions, configure swap and file systems
·
Select
packages to install
·
Set
up mouse, networking and printer
·
Set
root Password and configure authentication
·
Create
boot disk
·
Set
up LILO
·
Configure
X-Windows
·
Reboot
·
After
the system is booted the installation program will take over and ask you a
number of questions. It will then install Red hat Linux.
·
After
installing, which may take anywhere between 5 minutes and 1 hour. It’ll also
try to set up your mouse, monitor, networking and printer.
·
When
installation is finished you are asked
for a root password after that the installation will offer to create a
boot disk and offer to install LILO for you.
·
It’ll
then configure your X-Windows environment
·
The
last step the installation program will do is rebooting so your Linux system
will boot all by itself.
INSTALLATION OVER THE NETWORK :-
REQUIREMENT :- 2 floppies , dump on server and IP
of server
STEPS :-
·
Boot
the system from 1st floppy. It’ll open the installation Wizard
·
Insert
the 2nd floppy which helps to communicate with the server and
install the Linux from the dump on the server. Rest of the steps are same as
that of the previous installation steps.
COMMANDS FOR USERS AND GROUPS :-
# useradd name : to add a user
# passwd name : password for new user
# groupadd : to create a new group
# gpasswd name : password for new
group
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