Ubuntu 10

Installation

Installation i386 (32-bit)

• Download and burn the latest Ubuntu Server-Edition LTS ISO for i386 (8.04.3 used for these instructions)
• Boot from CD

Installation x86_64 (64-bit)

• Download and burn the latest Ubuntu Server-Edition LTS ISO for x86_64 (amd64) (8.04.3 used for these instructions)
• Boot from CD

Installation (both 32 and 64 bit)

1. Select "English"
2. Select "Install Ubuntu Server"
3. Select "English"
4. Select "United States"
5. Detect keyboard layout -> NO
6. Select "USA"
7. Select "USA"
8. !!! It will now attempt to use DHCP.. cancel this or select "Go Back" on the following screen
9. Select "Configure network manually"
   1. Enter the IP address of the workstation. Ex: 10.20.3.15
   2. Enter the Netmask of "255.255.255.0"
   3. Enter the Gateway of "10.20.3.1"
   4. Enter the Nameservers "10.20.70.16 10.20.70.17"
10. Hostname: Set the FQDN of the machine as the hostname. Ex: clarke.cs.transy.edu
11. Select "Eastern" time zone

Partitioning (Single Disk)

• Select the "Manual" method
• Use the arrow keys to highlight the disk (usually sda) and press enter
• Confirm the dialog to create a new empty partition table.
• Select the "FREE SPACE" and press enter.
• Create the following partitions:
  • (TotalSpace - 2 GB), primary, mountpoint: /, use as: ext3, options: bootable
  • 2 GB, logical, use as: swap
• Select "Finish Partitioning" and write the changes to disk

Partitioning (Software RAID 1)

• Select the "Manual" method
• Use the arrow keys to highlight each disk and press enter
• Confirm the dialog to create a new empty partition table on both drives.
• Select the "FREE SPACE" on each drive and create a (TotalSize - 2gb) primary partition (at the Beginning)
• Select Use as: Physical volume for RAID
• Select "Done setting up partition"
• Select the "FREE SPACE" below the partition you just created
• Use the remaining space on that first drive for another primary partition (at the Beginning)
• Select Use as: Physical volume for RAID
• REPEAT for second drive
• Select "Configure software RAID" at the top
• Confirm the changes (which have to be committed before configuring RAID)
• Select "Create MD Device"
• Select "RAID1"
• Number of active devices: 2
• Number of spare devices: 0
• Select /dev/sda1 and /dev/sdb1 then continue
• Create a second MD Device with /dev/sda2 and /dev/sdb2 just as the previous 5 steps
• Select "Finish"
• In the partitioner, select the first RAID device and Use as: ext3, Mount point: /
• Lastly, select the second RAID device and Use as: swap area then select "Finish partitioning and write changes" to disk at the bottom.

Finish Up

• Full name for new user: lab
• Username for your account: lab
• Password: lab (this user will be deleted later)
• Verify Password
• Leave the HTTP proxy box empty and select "Continue"
• Note: If it freezes "Scanning the mirror" unplug and replug the ethernet cable once.
• Software to install: Select "OpenSSH server" and select "Continue"
• The system will finish configuring and ask you to "Continue" before it reboots.