BOSSGNU/LinuxInstallationManual

Version6.0

Table of Contents
1 Introduction............................................................................................................................................3
1.1 What is BOSS GNU/Linux?...........................................................................................................3
1.1.1 INSTALL................................................................................................................................3
1.1.2 BOSS Live..............................................................................................................................4
1.1.3 UTILITY................................................................................................................................ 4
1.1.4 BOSS GNU/Linux Components.............................................................................................4
1.2 BOSS GNU/Linux Licensing.........................................................................................................5
1.2.1 The BOSS Free & Open Source Software Guidelines........................................................... 6
2 Installation Steps....................................................................................................................................8
2.1 Before You Begin...........................................................................................................................8
2.1.1 System Requirements............................................................................................................. 8
2.1.2 Overview of the Installation Process...................................................................................... 8
2.1.3 Back Up Your Existing Data!............................................................................................... 10
2.2 Beginning the Installation............................................................................................................ 10
2.3 Language Selection...................................................................................................................... 12
2.4 Country Selection.........................................................................................................................12
2.5 Keyboard Configuration...............................................................................................................13
2.6 Network Configuration.................................................................................................................13
2.7 Disk Partitioning Setup................................................................................................................ 17
2.8 Installing the Base System........................................................................................................... 48
2.9 Create User Account.....................................................................................................................48
2.10 GRUB Installation......................................................................................................................51
2.11 Contact Us.................................................................................................................................. 52
2.12 BOSS Support Centres...............................................................................................................53

1 Introduction
WearedelightedthatyouhavedecidedtotryBOSSGNU/Linux,andaresurethatyouwill
find that BOSS GNU/Linux distribution is unique. BOSS GNU/Linux brings together high
qualityfreesoftwarefromaroundtheworld,integratingitintoacoherentwhole.Webelieve
thatyouwillfindthattheresultistrulymorethanthesumoftheparts.Weunderstandthat
manyofyouwanttoinstallBOSSGNU/Linuxwithoutreadingthismanual,andtheDebian
Installerisdesignedtomakethispossible.

1.1 WhatisBOSSGNU/Linux?
BOSS comes with a set of features which are relevant to primary and secondary school
environment.BOSSisaGNU/Linuxdistribution,developedbyCDAC,toprovideacomplete
usableOperatingSystemconsistingofGUIsandconsoleapplicationsforroutinetasksand
additionalutilitieswhichareusefulforteaching/learninginschools.
BOSSDVDpackconsistsof3sections.TheInstallsectionwhichgivesyouaBOSSDesktopin
yoursystem,aLivesectionwhichallowsyoutotryBOSSwithoutinstallingontheHardDisk
andwithoutdisturbingyourexistingOSandtheUtilitysectionwhichhassomeoftheextra
packageslikelibreoffice,Apachewebserver,scriptinglanguagesetc.Youcangetmoredetails
aboutBOSSDVDsandtheirfunctionalityinourwebsitehttp://www.bosslinux.in

1.1.1 INSTALL
ToinstallBOSS,youneedtohaveaminimumof10.0GBofharddiskspace,512MBofRAM
andaDVDROMdrive.InserttheBOSSGNU/LinuxDVDintothedrive,restartyourcomputer
andbootfromDVDbyeditingtheBIOSsetup.TheBOSSscreenappearswiththreeoptions:
1) StartBOSSLive
2) InstallBOSSGraphical
3) InstallBOSSTextMode
TouseBOSSLiveselecttheStartBOSSLiveoption.
Youcanproceedwiththedefaultinstallationbyclicking InstallBOSSGraphical or Install
BOSSTextMode.Thedetailsabouttheinstallationoptionsandscreenshotscanalsobefound
atBOSSGNU/Linuxwebsitehttp://www.bosslinux.in.

1.1.2 BOSSLive
BOSSLiveisaGNU/LinuxdistributionthatbootsandrunscompletelyfromDVD.Itincludes
recentlinuxsoftwareanddesktopenvironments,withprogramssuchasLibreoffice,GIMP,
firefox,Pidgin,Totemandhundredsofotherqualityopensourceprograms.Italsoincludes
documentconverter,Presentationtool,bluetoothdevicesupportandInputmethodforIndian
Languages.

UsingLiveoptionyoucantestBOSSbeforeinstallingitonyourharddisk.
LaterProceedwithInstallation

1.1.3 UTILITY
The DVD consists of workstation related packages, like Apache webserver, egroupware
collaborationtool,Openofficefontsandsomeotherlanguagefontsetc.,Youcanfindoutthe
usageoftheUtilitybelow.ThisBOSSUtilitydiscorAddondisccontainsthepackagesrelated
toworkstation.
UsageofUtility:
1.InserttheDVD,makesureitmountsproperly.
2.ClickBOSSUtilitiesmenuitemfromSystem>Administrationmenu.
3.Continuewithinstructionsprovided.
4.GothroughtheREADMEfileavailableinDVD.

1.1.4 BOSSGNU/LinuxComponents
1.Kernel3.16.04686pae
2.FirefoxWebBrowser
3.PidginInternetMessenger
4.EvolutionMailClient
5.LibreOffice
6.BOSSPresentationTool
7.BulkDocumentConverter
8.TotemMoviePlayer
9.BansheeMusicPlayer
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10.guvcviewImageviewer
11.ShotwellPersonalphotomanagementapplication
12.SimpleScanImagescanningprogram
13.K3b
14.IBusIntelligentInputBus
15.DocumentViewer
16.PartitionEditor
17.XChatInternetRelayChat
18.SynapticPackageManager
19.RemminaRemoteDesktopClient
20.TransmissionBitTorrentClient

1.2 BOSSGNU/LinuxLicensing
BOSSGNU/LinuxisacollectionofmanycomputerprogramsanddocumentscreatedbyBOSS
Team.Eachoftheseworksmightcomeunderadifferentlicense.OurLicensePolicydescribe
theprocessthatwefollowindeterminingwhichsoftwarewewillshipbydefaultontheBOSS
Install,LiveandUtility.
TheBOSSteamiscommittedtoFreeandOpenSourceSoftware.Theworldisabetterplaceif
youhavethesourcecodetoallthesoftwareonyourcomputer,andtherighttousethatsource
codeinconstructiveways.
WewouldinviteyoutoreadmoreaboutourFreeSoftwarePhilosophyandhelptoshapethis
policyfurther.
CategoriesofsoftwareinBOSSGNU/Linux
WeorganizethethousandsofsoftwarepackagesavailableforBOSSGNU/Linuxintothreekey
components:main,contrib,nonfree.Softwareispublishedinoneofthosecomponentsbased
onwhetherornotitmeetsourFreeSoftwarePhilosophy,andthelevelofsupportwecan
provideforit.Thispolicyreallyaddressesthesoftwarethatyouwillfindinmainandnonfree.
ThosecomponentscontainsoftwarethatisfullysupportedbytheBOSSteamandmustcomply
withthispolicy.
AllsoftwareinBOSSmainandnonfreemustbelicensedinawaythatiscompatiblewithour
licensepolicy.Therearemanydefinitionsof"free"andfreesoftwaresowehaveincludedour
ownsetofguidelines,listedbelow.

BOSSGNU/Linux"main"ComponentLicensePolicy
AllapplicationsoftwareincludedintheBOSSGNU/Linuxmaincomponent:
Mustincludesourcecode.Themaincomponenthasastrictandnonnegotiablerequirement
thatapplicationsoftwareincludedinitmustcomewithfullsourcecode.
Mustallowmodificationanddistributionofmodifiedcopiesunderthesamelicense.Just
havingthesourcecodedoesnotconveythesamefreedomashavingtherighttochangeit.
Without the ability to modify software, the BOSS community cannot support software, fix
bugs,translateitorimproveit.

1.2.1 TheBOSSFree&OpenSourceSoftwareGuidelines
1.FreeRedistribution
ThelicenseofaBOSSGNU/Linuxcomponentmaynotrestrictanypartyfromsellingorgiving
awaythesoftwareasacomponentofanaggregatesoftwaredistributioncontainingprograms
fromseveraldifferentsources.Thelicensemaynotrequirearoyaltyorotherfeeforsuchsale.
2.SourceCode
Theprogrammustincludesourcecode,andmustallowdistributioninsourcecodeaswellas
compiledform.
3.DerivedWorks
The license must allow modifications and derived works, and must allow them to be
distributedunderthesametermsasthelicenseoftheoriginalsoftware.
4.IntegrityofTheAuthor'sSourceCode
Thelicensemayrestrictsourcecodefrombeingdistributedinmodifiedform_only_ifthe
license allows the distribution of "patch files" with the source code for the purpose of
modifying the program at build time. The license must explicitly permit distribution of
softwarebuiltfrommodifiedsourcecode.Thelicensemayrequirederivedworkstocarrya
differentnameorversionnumberfromtheoriginalsoftware.(Thisisacompromise.TheBOSS
groupencouragesallauthorsnottorestrictanyfiles,sourceorbinary,frombeingmodified.)
5.NoDiscriminationAgainstPersonsorGroups
Thelicensemustnotdiscriminateagainstanypersonorgroupofpersons.
6.NoDiscriminationAgainstFieldsofEndeavor
Thelicensemustnotrestrictanyonefrommakinguseoftheprograminaspecificfieldof
endeavor.Forexample,itmaynotrestricttheprogramfrombeingusedinabusiness,orfrom
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beingusedforgeneticresearch.
7.DistributionofLicense
Therightsattachedtotheprogrammustapplytoalltowhomtheprogramisredistributed
withouttheneedforexecutionofanadditionallicensebythoseparties.
8.LicenseMustNotBeSpecifictoBOSSGNU/Linux
Therightsattachedtotheprogrammustnotdependontheprogram'sbeingpartofaBOSS
GNU/Linuxsystem.IftheprogramisextractedfromBOSSGNU/Linuxandusedordistributed
withoutBOSSGNU/Linuxbutotherwisewithinthetermsoftheprogram'slicense,allparties
towhomtheprogramisredistributedshouldhavethesamerightsasthosethataregrantedin
conjunctionwiththeBOSSsystem.
9.LicenseMustNotContaminateOtherSoftware
Thelicensemustnotplacerestrictionsonothersoftwarethatisdistributedalongwiththe
licensedsoftware.Forexample,thelicensemustnotinsistthatallotherprogramsdistributed
onthesamemediummustbefreesoftware.
10.ExampleLicenses
The"GPL","BSD",and"Artistic"licensesareexamplesoflicensesthatweconsider"free".

2 InstallationSteps
ThismanualhelpsyoutoinstallBOSSGNU/Linuxondesktopsandlaptops.Theinstallation
systemisflexibleenoughtouseevenifyouhavenopreviousknowledgeofLinuxorcomputer
networks. If you select default options, BOSS GNU/Linux provides a complete desktop
operatingsystem,includingproductivityapplications,Internetutilities,anddesktoptools.
Thisdocumentdoesnotdetailallofthefeaturesoftheinstallationsystem.Ifyouwantthe
complete details of the features during installation please check our BOSS website at
http://www.bosslinux.in

2.1 BeforeYouBegin
2.1.1 SystemRequirements
BOSSGNU/Linuxdoesnotimposehardwarerequirementsbeyondtherequirementsofthe
LinuxkernelandtheGNUtoolsets.Therefore,anyarchitectureorplatformtowhichtheLinux
kernel,libc,gcc,etc.havebeenported,canrunBOSSGNU/Linux.ToinstallBOSSGNU/Linux
you need very minimum system configurations. The hardware requirement details are as
follows:
HardDisk10.0GB(unpartitionedspace)
RAM512MB
DVDROMdrive
To install BOSS GNU/Linux from disc, you need the installation DVD, currently, BOSS
GNU/Linux supports the i386, ppc, and x86_64 architectures. These architectures are
describedbelow:
i386
Intel x86compatible processors, including Intel Pentium and PentiumMMX, Pentium Pro,
PentiumII,PentiumIII,Celeron,Pentium4,andXeon;VIAC3/C3mandEden/EdenN;and
AMDAthlon,AthlonXP,Duron,AthlonMP,andSempron
x86_64
64bitAMDprocessorssuchasAthlon64,Turion64,Opteron;andIntel64bitprocessorssuch
asEM64T

2.1.2 OverviewoftheInstallationProcess
First, just a note about reinstallations. With BOSS GNU/Linux, a circumstance that will
requireacompletereinstallationofyoursystemisveryrare;perhapsmechanicalfailureofthe
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harddiskwouldbethemostcommoncase.Manycommonoperatingsystemsmayrequirea
completeinstallationtobeperformedwhencriticalfailurestakeplaceorforupgradestonew
OSversions.Evenifacompletelynewinstallationisn'trequired,oftentheprogramsyouuse
mustbereinstalledtooperateproperlyinthenewOS.UnderBOSSGNU/Linux,itismuch
morelikelythatyourOScanberepairedratherthanreplacedifthingsgowrong.Upgrades
neverrequireawholesaleinstallation;youcanalwaysupgradeinplace.Andtheprogramsare
almost always compatible with successive OS releases. If a new program version requires
newersupportingsoftware,theBOSSpackagingsystemensuresthatallthenecessarysoftware
isautomaticallyidentifiedandinstalled.Thepointis,muchefforthasbeenputintoavoiding
theneedforreinstallation,sothinkofitasyourverylastoption.Theinstallerisnotdesigned
toreinstalloveranexistingsystem.Here'saroadmapforthestepsyouwilltakeduringthe
installationprocess.
1. Backupanyexistingdataordocumentsontheharddiskwhereyouplantoinstall.
2. Gather information about your computer and any needed documentation, before
startingtheinstallation.
3. CreatepartitiontablespaceforBOSSonyourharddisk.
4. SetupthefirstbootdrivetoDVDdrive(throughCMOSsetup)andrestartyoursystem.
5. InserttheBOSSGNU/LinuxDVDintothedrive
6. Boottheinstallationsystem.
7. Selectinstallationlanguage.
8. Activatetheethernetnetworkconnection,ifavailable.
9. CreateandmountthepartitionsonwhichBOSSGNU/Linuxwillbeinstalled.
10. Watchtheautomaticinstall/setupofthebasesystem.
11. Installsadditionalsoftware(tasksand/orpackages),atyourdiscretion.
12. InstallsabootloaderwhichcanstartupBOSSGNU/Linuxonyourexistingsystem.
13. Load the newly installed system for the first time, and make some initial system
settings.
14. If you have problems during the installation, it helps to know which packages are
involvedinwhichsteps.
15. Introducing the leading software actors in this installation drama: The installer
software,debianinstaller,istheprimaryconcernofthismanual.Itdetectshardware
andloadsappropriatedrivers,usesdhcpclienttosetupthenetworkconnection,and
runsdebootstraptoinstallthebasesystempackages.Manymoreactorsplaysmaller
partsinthisprocess,butdebianinstallerhascompleteditstaskwhenyouloadthenew
systemforthefirsttime.Uponloadingthenewbasesystem,baseconfigsupervises
addingusers,settingatimezone(viatzsetup),andsettingupthepackageinstallation
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system(usingaptsetup).Itthenlaunchestaskselwhichcanbeusedtoselectlarge
groupsofrelatedprograms,andinturncanrunaptitudewhichallowsyoutochoose
individualsoftwarepackages.

2.1.3 BackUpYourExistingData!
Beforeyoustart,makesuretobackupeveryfilethatisnowonyoursystem.Ifthisisthefirst
timeanonnativeoperatingsystemhasbeeninstalledonyourcomputer,it'squitelikelyyou
willneedtorepartitionyourdisktomakeroomforBOSSGNU/Linux.Anytimeyoupartition
yourdisk,youshouldcountonlosingeverythingonthedisk,nomatterwhatprogramyouuse
todoit.Theprogramsusedininstallationarequitereliableandmosthaveseenyearsofuse;
buttheyarealsoquitepowerfulandafalsemovecancostyou.
Evenafterbackingupbecarefulandthinkaboutyouranswersandactions.Twominutesof
thinkingcansavehoursofunnecessarywork.Ifyouarecreatingamultibootsystem,make
surethatyouhavethedistributionmediaofanyotherpresentoperatingsystemsonhand.
Especiallyifyourepartitionyourbootdrive,youmightfindthatyouhavetoreinstallyour
operatingsystem'sbootloader,orinmanycasesthewholeoperatingsystemitselfandallfiles
ontheaffectedpartitions.

2.2 BeginningtheInstallation
TobegininstallationofBOSSGNU/Linux,bootthecomputerfromthebootmediai.efromCD
orDVDoranyotherstoragebootablemedialikeUSB.
TheBIOS(BasicInput/OutputSystem)onyourcomputermustsupportthetypeofbootmedia
you select. The BIOS controls access to some hardware devices during boot time. Any
computerthatmeetstheminimumrecommendedspecificationforBOSSGNU/Linuxcanboot
fromaCDorDVDdrivewiththefirstdisc.
Ifyouarenotsurewhatcapabilitiesyourcomputerhas,orhowtoconfiguretheBIOS,consult
the documentation provided by the manufacturer. Detailed information on hardware
specificationsandconfigurationisbeyondthescopeofthisdocument.
AbortingtheInstallation
Toaborttheinstallationprocessatanytimebeforethe InstallingPackages screen,either
pressCtrl+Alt+Delorpoweroffthecomputerwiththepowerswitch.BOSSGNU/Linuxmakes
nochangestoyourcomputeruntilpackageinstallationbegins.BootingfromDisc
Tobootyourcomputerfromdisc:
1. Switchonthecomputer.
2. InsertthediscintotheDVDdrive.
3. Ascreenappearstoaskforabootingoption.,
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1) StartBOSSLive
2) InstallBOSSGraphical
3) InstallBOSSTextMode

4) Advanceoptions
5) Help
1. BootingthroughStartBOSSLivewilltakeyouatouraroundBOSSvirtually.Using
thisLiveBootyoucancheckouttheBOSSdesktopanditsapplicationsandonceyou
aresatisfiedwithBOSS.,youcancomebackandchooseforInstallBOSSGraphicalor
InstallBOSSTextMode.

Figure1.BootScreen

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2.3 LanguageSelection
TheinstallationprogramdisplaysalistoflanguageswhicharesupportedbyBOSSGNU/Linux.
Select the Language as English / Tamil / Hindi (or any other). Click Continue to
proceed.

Figure2.LanguageSelectionScreen

2.4 CountrySelection
Nextthecountryselectionscreenappears.Selecttheappropriatecountryfromthelist.Click
Continueandproceedfurther

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Figure3.CountrySelectionScreen

2.5 KeyboardConfiguration
The installation program displays a list of the keyboard layouts supported by BOSS
GNU/Linux.Highlightthecorrectlayoutonthelist,andselectNext.

Figure4.KeyboardConfigurationScreen

2.6 NetworkConfiguration
ConfiguringNetworkAutomatically

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IfyouhaveaDHCPServer,thentheNetworkwillbeautomaticallyconfigured.Thereisno
needfortheusertobotheraboutthenetworkconfiguration.
ConfiguringNetworkManually
Ifthatisnotthecase,youneedtomanuallyconfigurethenetwork.WhentheDHCPserveris
notavailable,thefollowingscreenappearswhichmeansyouneedtoconfiguremanually.

Figure5.1NetworkConfiguration
ClickonContinuetoproceedtowardsManualNetworkconfiguration.

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Figure5.2NetworkConfiguration
SelectConfigureNetworkManuallyandsettheIPaddressandconfigurenetwork.

Figure5.3NetworkConfiguration
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Thescreenshotsareasfollows:

Figure5.4NetworkConfiguration

Figure5.5NetworkConfiguration
Thenextscreenwillaskyoutoenterthehostnameforthesystem.
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2.7 DiskPartitioningSetup
IfyouarenewtoLinux,youmaywanttousetheautomaticpartitioningmethod.Ifyouarea
moreexperiencedLinuxuser,usethemanualpartitioningmethodformorecontroloveryour
systemconfiguration,orselectandmodifytheautomaticallydefinedpartitions.
Thescreenbelowshowsthewayyouwouldliketopartition.Thesearethefollowingwaysin
whichyoucanpartitiontheharddisk
a)Automaticpartitioning
b)LVMpartitioning
c)Manualpartitioning.

a)AutomaticPartitioning
Byselectingautomaticpartitioning,youwillnothavetousepartitioningtoolstoassignmount
points,createpartitionsorallocatespaceforyourinstallation.
Youwillbeprovidedwithtwooptionsinautomaticpartition
FormatentireHardDisk
UseExistingHarddiskSpace

Figure6.1FormatEntireHardDisk
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Figure6.2UsethelargestFreeSpaceAvailable

Figure6.3Allotthespacefordifferentdirectories
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b)LVMpartitioning
LVMisatoolforlogicalvolumemanagementwhichincludesallocatingdisks,resizinglogical
volumes.TheLogicalVolumeManager(LVM)enablesflexibledistributionofharddiskspace
overseveralfilesystems.Asitisdifficulttomodifypartitionsonarunningsystem,LVMwas
developed.Itprovidesavirtualpool(VolumeGroupVGforshort)ofmemoryspacefrom
whichlogicalvolumes(LV)canbegeneratedifneeded.Theoperatingsystemaccessesthese
insteadofthephysicalpartitions.
Thescreenshotsareasfollows:

Figure6.4LVMPartitioning

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Figure6.5Selectthedisktopartition

Figure6.6LVMPartitioning
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Figure6.7FinishPartitioning

Figure6.8LVMPartitioning
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Figure6.9LVMPartitioning

UseExistingHarddiskSpace
Thismeansthatyouneedtohaveanemptyunpartitionedfreespacewhichisnotusedforany
otherOSlikeWindowsorLinux.Onceyouselectthisoptionitwillaskyouforthepartition
spacedetailsandthenformatit,latertheinstallationproceeds.

c)ManualPartitioning
Creatinganewpartition
Topartitionmanually,thefollowingscreenshotswillhelpyousettingupthepartition.
1. AscreenwithnamePartitiondiskswillbedisplayed.InthatclickManualandthen
clickContinue.

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2. AfterclickingManualascreenwillbedisplayedwhichcontainsoverviewofyour
currentlyconfiguredpartitions.ClickonfreespaceandthenclickContinue.

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3. CreatenewpartitionforBOSSGNU/LinuxbydoubleclickingCreateanewpartition

4. Ascreenappearsshowingthemaximumsizethatcanbeassignedforthispartition.

Inthisscreenchangethesizetoyourrequiredsize.Theminimumshouldbe10.0GB.
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ThenclickContinue.

5. Selectthetypeforthenewpartition.

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6. SpecifywhetherthepartitionshouldbeatthebeginningorattheEnd.

7. ClickDonesettingupthepartitionandthenclickContinue.

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Afterselectingthepartitionforthe/,youneedtoselectapartitionfortheswapspace.If
youarealreadyhavingLinuxinstalledonyoursystemthenyouwillbehavingaswapspacein
yoursystem.Ifsononeedofanotherswapspace.TheswapshouldbedoubletheRAMsize.If
thereisnoswapspacethencreateanewswapspace.Thescreenshotsareasfollows:
8. Createaswapareaof1GBfromfreespace.

9. ClickCreateanewpartitionandthenclickContinue.
10. Specifythepartitionsizeforswapareaas1.0GB.

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11. Selectthetypeforthenewpartition.
12. SpecifywhetherthepartitionshouldbeatthebeginningorattheEnd.

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13. Changedefaultfilesystemext4toswapbydoubleclickingExt4journalingfilesystem
inthescreenshownbelow.

14. Doubleclickswaparea.

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15. Creationofswapareaiscompleted.ClickDonesettingupthepartitionandthenclick
Continue

16. Finishthepartitioningprocess.

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17. WritethechangestodiskbyclickingYes.

Deletingtheharddiskpartition
Topartitionmanually,thefollowingscreenshotswillhelpyousettingupthepartitioning
separatelyfor/andswap.
1. AscreenwithnamePartitiondiskswillbedisplayed.InthatclickonManualand
thenclickonContinue.
2. AfterclickingManualascreenwill bedisplayedwhichcontainsoverviewofyour
currentlyconfiguredpartitionsandmountpoints.

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ThenclickonpartitionwhichyouwanttodeleteandthenclickContinue.

3. ClickonDeletethepartitionandthenclickContinue.

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4. Oncethatpartitionisdeletedyouwillgetsomefreespace.

5. TocreateanewpartitionusingthatfreespacedoubleclickonCreateanewpartition.

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6. Inthenextscreenspecifythenewpartitionsize.Theminimumsizeshouldbe10.0GB.

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7. Selectthetypeforthenewpartition.

8. SpecifywhetherthepartitionshouldbeatthebeginningorattheEnd.

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9. ClickDonesettingupthepartitionandthenclickContinue.

Afterselectingthepartitionforthe/,youneedtoselectapartitionfortheswapspace.If
youarealreadyhavingLinuxinstalledonyoursystemthenyouwillbehavingaswapspacein
yoursystem.Ifsononeedofanotherswapspace.TheswapshouldbedoubletheRAMsize.If
thereisnoswapthencreateanewswapspace.Thescreenshotsareasfollows:
10. Createswapareaof1GBfromfreespace

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11. CreatenewswapareabydoubleclickingCreateanewpartition.

12.Specifythepartitionsizeforswapareaas1.0GB.

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13. Selectthetypeforthenewpartition.

14. SpecifywhetherthepartitionshouldbeatthebeginningorattheEnd.

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15. Changedefaultfilesystemext3toswapbydoubleclickingExt3journalingfilesystem
inthescreenshownbelow.

16. Doubleclickonswaparea.

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17. Creationofswapareaiscompleted.ClickonDonesettingupthepartitionandthen
clickContinue

18. Finishthepartitioningprocess.

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19. Afterallthepartitionsareallocated,youneedtowritethechangestodisk.Forthis
selectYesininthefollowingscreenandthenclickContinue.

ResizingtheHarddiskPartition
ToresizeharddiskpartitionatthetimeofinstallingBOSSGNU/Linux,followthesesteps:
1. AscreenwithnamePartitiondiskswillbedisplayed.InthatclickManualandthen
clickContinue.

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2. AfterclickingManualascreenwill bedisplayedwhichcontainsoverviewofyour
currentlyconfiguredpartitionsandmountpoints.Thenclickonthepartitionwhichyou
wanttoresizeandthenclickContinue.

3. DoubleclickonResizethepartition.

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4. Itwillasktheconfirmationbeforewritingthechangestodisk.ClickYesandthen
clickContinue.

5. Thisscreenwillshowbydefaultmaximumsizeasanewpartitionsizewhichyoucan
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changeasperrequirement.Youcangivenewpartitionsizemorethanwhatever
requiredtothatparticularfilesystemthenclickContinue.

6. Nowyouhavedoneresizing.YouwillgetsomefreespacetoinstallBOSSGNU/Linux.
Clickonfreespace.

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7. CreatenewpartitionforBOSSGNU/LinuxbyclickingCreateanewpartition.
8. GivepartitionsizeforinstallingBOSSGNU/Linux.Itshouldbeminimum5.0GB.

9. Selectthetypeofpartition.

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10. Specifywhetherthepartitionshouldbeatthebeginningorend.

11. Partitionsettingiscovered.ClickDonesettingupthepartitionandclickContinue.
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Afterselectingthepartitionforthe/,youneedtoselectapartitionfortheswapspace.If
youarealreadyhavingLinuxinstalledonyoursystemthenyouwillbehavingaswapspacein
yoursystem.Ifsononeedofanotherswapspace.TheswapshouldbedoubletheRAMsize.If
thereisnoswapthencreateanewswapspacebyfollowingthesteps8to15inCreatinga
newpartitionsection.
12. Finishthepartitioningprocess.

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13. Afterallthepartitionsareallocated,youneedtowritethechangestodisk.Forthis
selectYesininthefollowingscreenandthenclickContinue.

2.8 InstallingtheBaseSystem
BOSSGNU/Linuxisreadytoinstallthepackagesintoyoursystemnow.

2.9 CreateUserAccount
Nextstepistocreateauseraccountandsettingpasswordfortheuser.Youcanusethisuser
accountforloggingintoBOSSGNU/Linux.AndthisuserwillbeusedforautologintoBOSS
GNU/Linuxaftercertaintimeperiod.

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Thescreenshotsareasfollows:

Figure8.Setupuseraccount

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Figure8.1Setupuseraccount'susername

Figure8.2Setupuseraccount'spassword

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2.10 GRUBInstallation

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Oncetheinstallationprocessgetscompleted,thesystemrestartsautomatically.

2.11 ContactUs
To know more about us, you can visit the NRCFOSS portal at http://nrcfoss.org.in/ and
further information about BOSS GNU/Linux and recent updates can be found at
http://www.bosslinux.in.AlsoyoucantalktotheBOSSTeamMembersonlinethroughtheirc
channel#BOSSnrcfossatFreenode.
CentreforDevelopmentofAdvancedComputing(CDAC),
8thFloor,DSouth&North,
TidelParkLtd.,
No.4,RajivGandhiSalai,
Taramani,
Chennai600113
Ph:914422542226/27
Website:http://www.bosslinux.in
Email:bosslinux@cdac.in

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2.12 BOSSSupportCentres
AddressesofBOSSSupportCentresinIndia
BOSSSupportCentre
CentreforDevelopmentofAdvancedComputing,
PlotE2/1,BlockGP,SectorV,
Bindhanagar,SaltLake,
Kolkata700091
Ph:03323573950
BOSSSupportCentre
CentreforDevelopmentofAdvancedComputing,
68,ElectronicsCity,
Bangalore560100
PH:08028523300
Email:bosslinux@ncb.ernet.in,bosslinux@cdacbangalore.in

BOSSSupportCentre
CentreforDevelopmentofAdvancedComputing,
A34,Phase8,IndustrialArea,
Mohali,Chandigarh160071
Punjab
Ph:01722237054

BOSSLab,CDAC
6CGOComplex
ElectronicsNiketan
LodhiRoad
NewDelhi110003
Ph:01124301313
Email:bosshelp@mit.gov.in
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BOSSSupportCentre
CentreforDevelopmentofAdvancedComputing,
AnusandhanBhawan,C56/1,
Sector62,
Noida201307
UttarPradesh
PH:01203063344

BOSSSupportCentre
CentreforDevelopmentofAdvancedComputing,
Vellayambalam,
Thirunananthapuram695033
Ph:04712314412
BOSSSupportCentre
CentreforDevelopmentofAdvancedComputing,
CampusofPuneUniversity
Pune411007
Ph:0202564093

BOSSSupportCentre
CentreforDevelopmentofAdvancedComputing,
2ndFloor,DeltaChambers,
Ameerpeth,Hyderabad500016
Ph:040231050115

BOSSSupportCentre
CentreforDevelopmentofAdvancedComputing,
GulmoharCrossRoadNo9
Juhu,Mumbai400049
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Ph:02226201488
Email:bosslinux.support@cdacmumbai.in

BOSSSupportCentre
CentreforDevelopmentofAdvancedComputing(CDAC),
8thFloor,DSouth&North,
TidelParkLtd.,
No.4,RajivGandhiSalai,
Taramani,
Chennai600113
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