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# Select "Eastern" time zone | # Select "Eastern" time zone | ||
=== Partitioning === | === Partitioning (Single Disk) === | ||
# Select the "Manual" method | # Select the "Manual" method | ||
# Use the arrow keys to highlight the disk (usually sda) and press enter | # Use the arrow keys to highlight the disk (usually sda) and press enter | ||
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# Select the "FREE SPACE" and press enter. | # Select the "FREE SPACE" and press enter. | ||
# Create the following partitions: | # 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) === | |||
Revision as of 22:26, 2 September 2009
Installation and Configuration
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
- Select "English"
- Select "Install Ubuntu Server"
- Select "English"
- Select "United States"
- Detect keyboard layout -> NO
- Select "USA"
- Select "USA"
- !!! It will now attempt to use DHCP.. cancel this or select "Go Back" on the following screen
- Select "Configure network manually"
- Enter the IP address of the workstation. Ex: 10.20.3.15
- Enter the Netmask of "255.255.255.0"
- Enter the Gateway of "10.20.3.1"
- Enter the Nameservers "10.20.70.16 10.20.70.17"
- Hostname: Set the FQDN of the machine as the hostname. Ex: clarke.cs.transy.edu
- 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