The beta release of the Debian Installer, identified as Sarge i386
Netinst and dated 26 Feb 2004, was downloaded as an ISO image from
wget
https://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/daily/i386/current/sarge-i386-netinst.iso.
This failed to install GRUB - it simply froze. Reverting to the beta2
release from wget
https://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/netinst/i386/beta2/sarge-i386-netinst.isosucceeded.
Boot from the CD-ROM. For the Debian install choose English
(Australian). There is no DHCP on the local network so a static
network was configured.
Configure the time zone as Australia/ACT. Add Root and User accounts.
For apt choose CDROM. 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.
Install ssh
and then copy a master sources.list
file, follwoed by apt-get update and then
apt-get install wajig to get things going:
# mv /etc/apt-get/sources.list /etc/apt-get/sources.list.orig
# scp athens:/etc/apt-get/sources.list /etc/apt-get/sources.list
$ apt-get update
$ apt-get install wajig
$ wajig update
$ wajig dist-upgrade
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Now the setup begins. Install emacs21
less
most
zile
python-glade2
python-gnome2.
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:
$ mkdir .ssh
$ scp athens:.ssh/id_dsa .ssh/
$ scp athens:.ssh/authorized_keys2 .ssh/authorized_keys
$ ssh-agent bash
$ ssh-add
Enter passphrase for /home/kayon/.ssh/id_dsa:
Identity added: /home/kayon/.ssh/id_dsa (/home/kayon/.ssh/id_dsa)
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Now copy setup files from remote hosts:
$ scp athens:{.bashrc,.bash_profile} .
$ scp athens:{.emacs,.emacs-custom,.emacs-kayon} .
$ scp athens:{.xsession,.Xresources} .
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Copy the same files for root.
Use visudo to set up wajig
usage for a user.
Install grub:
$ wajig install grub
$ wajig remove lilo
$ sudo grub-install /dev/hda
$ sudo update-grub
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Apart from adding a Windows2000 boot option to
/boot/grub/menu.lst, the configuration should be fine
(finding /dev/hda3 as the Linux boot). For convenience, add
the following to /etc/kernel-img.conf:
postinst_hook = /sbin/update-grub
postrm_hook = /sbin/update-grub
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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 Rage card by installing
x-window-system
gnome
gdm
gdm-themes
cinepaint
xine-ui.
Install openoffice.org
xmms
apache
Run tasksel to install groups of packages.
Install vrms.
I've chosen a 1024x768 resolution. This is not so nice since it can
handle 1400x1050, but it does make plugging into data projectors
easier. However, the screen goes into a funny mode which can be fixed
by Fn-F7 (compress/uncompress). The chosen ranges are 30-100 kHz for
hsync and 50-160 Hz for vsync. Simply use wajig reconfigure
xserver-xfree86 to force choice of 1024x768 when required.
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