40.48 Compaq Presario 5740AP (Friends)
This is a web server with 2GHz Pentium 4 processor, 256MB memory, 80GB of disk and 64MB NVIVIA GeFOrce2 with TV-OUT.
The base install was with the beta 3 Debian Installer (15 March 2004),
which was under development for the next stable release of Debian. A
partition of 10GB was used for /, and 70GB for /home
and 1GB for swap.
40.48.1 Friends Specification
From the lspci and lshw commands and
/proc/cpuinfo:
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| Machine: | Compaq Presario 5740AP |
| CPU: | Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.00GHz |
| Bogomips: | 3971 |
| Memory: | 256MB |
| Network: | Intel 82801BA/BAM/CA/CAM (e100) |
| Disk: | ATA Disk ST380020A 74GB |
| Video: | nVidia NV11DDR GeForce2 MX 100 DDR/200 DDR |
| Audio: | Intel 82801BA/BAM AC’97 Audio |
| CD: | LITE-ON LTR-24102B CD-R/CD-RW writer |
| DVD: | Compaq DVD-ROM DVD-117 DVD reader |
| Hostname: | friends |
| Domainname: | togaware.com |
| IP Address: | 105.229.8.165 |
| Netmask: | 255.255.255.192 |
| Broadcast: | 105.229.255.255 |
| Gateway: | 105.229.8.190 |
| DNS | 125.83.72.15 125.83.72.1 |
| Boot: | Grub |
40.48.2 Friends Install Log
The beta3 release of the Debian Installer, identified as Sarge i386 Netinst and dated 15 March 2004, was downloaded as an ISO image from http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/sarge_d-i/i386/beta3/sarge-i386-netinst.iso
Boot from CD-ROM. For the Debian install choose English (USA). There is no DHCP on the local network so a static network was configured. Sarge was chosen as the mirror.
Configure the time zone as Australia/ACT. Add Root and User accounts. For apt choose http with the US mirrors.kernel.org (testing). Don’t do any task selection for now. No specific exim4 options need be selected - set up as a local system.
Note that to reconfigure, run the base-config program.
Now the setup begins. Install wajig ssh emacs21 less most zile.
The /etc/resolv.conf didn’t include my usual search line so
it was added:
Set up, for the user account, ssh for access to remote accounts if you like, to avoid repeatedly typing a password:
scp athens:.ssh/id_dsa .ssh/
scp athens:.ssh/authorized_keys2 .ssh/authorized_keys
ssh-agent bash
ssh-addEnter passphrase for /home/kayon/.ssh/id_dsa:
Identity added: /home/kayon/.ssh/id_dsa (/home/kayon/.ssh/id_dsa)Now copy setup files from remote hosts:
$ scp athens:{.bashrc,.bash_profile} .
$ scp athens:{.emacs,.emacs-custom,.emacs-kayon} .
$ scp athens:{.xsession,.Xresources} . Copy the same files for root.
Set up apt appropriately:
# mv /etc/apt-get/sources.list /etc/apt-get/sources.list.orig
# scp athens:/etc/apt-get/sources.list /etc/apt-get/sources.list
$ wajig update
$ wajig dist-upgradeUse visudo to set up wajig usage for a user.
Install grub.
Install kernel-image-2.4.24-1-686.
Install ntpdate to set the system clock accurately from a reliable server (e.g., ntp.togaware.com).
Get X Windows working with the nVidia card by installing x-window-system gnome gdm, gdm, gdm, gdm, gdm, gdm gdm-themes cinepaint, cinepaint, cinepaint, cinepaint xine-ui.
See Section ?? for details on installing the nvidia driver for accelerated graphics.
Install openoffice.org xmms apache
Run tasksel to install groups of packages.
Install vrms
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