Fun with linux - Cent OS 4.4

Preparation
1) Disk partitioning - 80 GB
hda1 = /mnt/hda1-msdos (bootable, FAT16 - MS-DOS, 2 GB)
hda2 = /mnt/hda2-windows (bootable, NTFS - Windows XP, 12 GB)
hda3 = / (bootable, ext3 - CentOS 4.4, 12 GB)
hda4 = extended
hda5 = /mnt/hda5-ntfs (extended, 12 GB)
hda6 = /mnt/hda6-ntfs (extended, 12 GB)
hda7 = /mnt/hda7-ntfs (extended, 12 GB)
hda8 = /mnt/hda8-fat32 (extended, 12 GB)
hda9 = swap (extended, linux swap, 12 GB)


2) Network settings

• eth0 = Realtek 8139 => DHCP (got IP)
• eth1 = SIS900 PCI (built-in) => DHCP (no link)

3) Firewall
=> disable firewall and SElinux


4) Programs
=> install minimum set (694 MB)
=> make backup of /root/install.log and /root/anakonda.ks-cfg, for later check, if needed



Post-install

1) Network
=> disable eth1 (not used)

2) /etc/hosts

127.0.0.1               localhost.localdomain localhost
192.168.0.100           server1.example.com server1

3) updatedb

4) setup more repositories
# wget http://dag.wieers.com/rpm/packages/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.3.5-1.el4.rf.i386.rpm
# rpm -Uhv rpmforge-release-0.3.5-1.el4.rf.i386.rpm
# yum clean


New programs

mc 1.4.6.1 (Midnight Commander) - no dependencies
# yum install mc
=> remove "exit" confirmation when close it

iptraf 2.7.0 - no dependencies
# yum install iptraf

ELinks 0.9.2 - Text WWW browser (links clone) - no dependencies
# yum install links

XFCE 4.2.3.2
# yum installgroup "X Windows System"
# yum installgroup XFCE
# yum install x-font (?!?)

Firefox 1.5.9.0
# yum install firefox
=> automatically recognized its icon on XFCE Panel
=> automatically in menu, under Network cathegory

Thunderbird 1.5.0.9
# yum install thunderbird
=> automatically in menu, under Network cathegory

Evolution 2.0.2 (19 dependecies, incl. gnome, perl, seamonkey)
# yum install evolution
=> automatically recognized its icon on XFCE Panel
=> automatically in menu, under Network cathegory (Email item)

XMMS 1.2.10 (3 dependencies, incl. gdk, gtk, mikmod)
# yum install xmms
# yum install xmms-mp3
=> automatically recognized its icon on XFCE Panel
=> automatically in menu, under Multimedia cathegory (Audio Player item)


Helix-Player 1.0.6(real-player support)
# yum install HelixPlayer
=>> error: "The followinf components are required: protocol_rtsp_rdt"


To install and configure:

IMAP 2.2.12
# yum install cyrus-imapd cyrus-imapd-utils
=> check this link to configure a mail server (POSTFIX + Cyrus-IMAP)


Other links
http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_centos_4.4_p1





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