• Installing CentOS Primary

Fresh/Blank HDD Ms Windows XP

C:
C : Primary
D : Extended/Logical
E : Extended/Logical Extended

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D: E:
Logical

• If you are going to dual boot CentOS and Windows, first install Windows and keep
the necessary space to CentOS as un-partitioned and unformatted.
• Insert CentOS DVD
• Boot : abc (any letter to hold)
• Remove Linux partitions on selected drives and create default layout
• Encrypt System
• Encrypted Password/passphrase : 12345678 (minimum 8 characters)
Local
Security
Network
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The following partitions will be created during automatic partitioning

1. Swap partition (virtual)

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• To improve the performance of the OS (Virtual Memory)
• swap
2. Boot Partition Select Drive
• To keep boot files and kernel 1. hda/sda
• /boot and ext3 2. hdb/sdb
3. Root Partition 3. hdc/sdc
• To install the OS 4. hdd/sdd
• To install Software
• To keep user’s personal data
• / and ext3

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• Microsoft : NTLDR
• CentOS/Linux : GRUB (Grand Unified Boot Loader)

Win CentOS

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MBR – Default Boot Loader NTLDR GRUB
(Master Boot Record)

• Use a boot loader password : password

• Different Password (Adv n Dis)
• Hostname
• Eg: srv1.XXXXXXX.local
• Region
• Asia/Colombo
• UTC – Universal Time Coordinator
• Linux : Root User Name | Microsoft : Administrator User Name
• Root Password : 123456
• Desktop – Gnome | Desktop - KDE
• CentOS – 2590 software modules
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Additional packages to select apart to the defaults

• Desktop environment * KDE

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• Development * Development Tools
* Development Libraries

• Base System * Administration Tools

* Java
* System Tools

• Language * Tamil Support

* Sinhala Support

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Boot Sequence
1. GRUB Boot Loader
5 seconds timeout to choose the OS otherwise default OS will be loaded
2. HDD Encrypted password

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LUKS passphrase (Linux Unified Key System)
3. System daemons (services)
Will be started
4. Setup agent wizard
1st time only
5. GDM (Gnome Display Manager
GUI Login
6. Desktop Environment
Gnome or KDE

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Setup Agent Wizard
1. Firewall
Disable at this movement
2. Linux : SELinux (Security Enhance Linux)

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Controls access from Subject (Users & Software)to Objects (File & Folders)
Enforcing – Prevent & Report
Permissive – Only Reported
Disable – No prevent or report
Microsoft : UAC (User Access Control)
3. Kdump
For troubleshoot (Memory Dump, Blue Screen)
Require minimum of 1GB RAM (System Memory)
4. Date and Time
Network Time Protocol
Require Public IP for ntp.org
5. Create User
User name : your name
Password : 123456
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6. Sound Card
Drivers are not oriented for Brand
Drivers are oriented for chipset
7. Additional CDs

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Extra Software

Gnome (Gnu Network Object Model Environment)

KDE ( “K” Desktop Environment)

File System (Hard Disk Drive)

Mount Points
Directories or Folders
- Access points to other partitions
and removable media
- Ex : /boot - Sub mount point

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Folder Access (Read/Write)
/

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[home] [tmp]
/tmp
[user1]
/home/user1

KDE Desktop
Loging > Sessioin > KDE > User name & Password

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