Linux for the Real World

Installing CentOS from CDs or HTTP. Current version 5.3.

1. This is the IMAGE you want to burn to a CD for i386 or x86_64.
2. Once burnt to a CD use this CD to boot the PC you are going to turn into a CentOS Server.
3. When the Linux Splash Screen appears type in linux askmethod and press [enter].
4. Setup a netowrk card to get an IP address from your dhcp server. Ip4 is all you need.
5. When asked what method to use choose HTTP
6. The server is at office.wizbiz.net.nz
7. the director is either mrepo/centos5.3-i386 or mrepo/centos5.3-x86_64.
8. Once the graphical screen comes up you will be taken though many options for setting up your system.
9. Harddrives:
   1. Make a number of partitions, this is to protect the running integiryt of your server.
   2. Generally the I set up systems as follows
   3. Partition formatted as ext3 /boot 1 Gig
   4. Partition formatted as swap 2x the amount or RAM
   5. The rest of the HD(s) formated as a single LVM Partition
   6. This LVM is split as follows
   7. /var at least 20 Gig, 50 Gig if possible
   8. /usr at least 20 Gig, 50 Gig if possible
   9. /tmp 1 Gig
   10. /cache if needed 22 Gig
   11. / at least 20 Gig
   12. /home the rest
10. selinux: set to notify only
11. generally play with the setting and time will tell if you are making good choices in relation to the types of servers you are building. Read and see what others have done.
12. The defaults are always a good place to start.
13. Choose a server build.
14. Reboot when finished
15. You now have the begins of a server.