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<h1>Installing LON-CAPA on a minimal SuSE 9.2 Linux Preofessional System</h1> |
<h1>Installing LON-CAPA on a minimal SuSE 9.2 Linux Professional System</h1> |
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This document guides you through the process of setting up a new LON-CAPA |
This document guides you through the process of setting up a new LON-CAPA |
server running SuSE Linux Professional 9.2 (SLP 9.2) with a minimum of packages installed. |
server running SuSE Linux Professional 9.2 (SLP 9.2) with a minimum of packages installed. |
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The installation process takes the following steps: |
The installation process takes the following steps: |
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<li> Obtain SLP 9.2 installation media (DVD, CDs or mini-installation CD</li> |
<li> Obtain SLP 9.2 installation media (DVD, CDs or mini-installation CD)</li> |
<li> Determine Network Settings</li> |
<li> Determine Network Settings</li> |
<li> Install SLP 9.2</li> |
<li> Install SLP 9.2</li> |
<li> Update your system </li> |
<li> Update your system </li> |
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before. Some documentation is available from |
before. Some documentation is available from |
<a href="ttp://www.novell.com/documentation/suse92/"> |
<a href="ttp://www.novell.com/documentation/suse92/"> |
http://www.novell.com/documentation/suse92/</a>.<br /><br /> |
http://www.novell.com/documentation/suse92/</a>.<br /><br /> |
If booting from a mini installation CD, use F3 to select TP or HTTP, and provide the IP address of a SuSE 9.2 mirror and a path to the 9.2 directory (e.g., 204.152.191.7 and suse/i386/9.2/), and enter the network information in the boot configuration (e.g., hostip=IPADDRESS netmask=NETMASK gateway=GATEWAY, replacing IPADDRESS, NETMASK and GATEWAY with appropriate values for your server.<br /><br /> |
If booting from a mini installation CD, use F3 to select FTP or HTTP, and provide the IP address of a SuSE 9.2 mirror and a path to the 9.2 directory (e.g., 204.152.191.7 and suse/i386/9.2/), and enter the network information in the boot configuration (e.g., hostip=IPADDRESS netmask=NETMASK gateway=GATEWAY), replacing IPADDRESS, NETMASK and GATEWAY with appropriate values for your server.<br /><br /> |
Most of the subsequent installation screens are self explanatory. |
Most of the subsequent installation screens are self explanatory. |
There are a few steps that require comment and are dealt with below. |
There are a few steps that require comment and are dealt with below. |
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IP address. When configuring your network card, you should include host name information (e.g., host name = tmp1, domain = lite.msu.edu), as well as name server. Other settings (ip address, gateway, netmask will have been set when you included them in the boot configuration). |
IP address. When configuring your network card, you should include host name information (e.g., host name = tmp1, domain = lite.msu.edu), as well as name server. Other settings (ip address, gateway, netmask will have been set when you included them in the boot configuration). |
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<dt>Online update</dt> |
<dt>Online update</dt> |
<dd>Indicate "Yes" when prompted to "run online update now?</dd> |
<dd>Indicate "Yes" when prompted to "run online update now?"</dd> |
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<h3>Add an additional installation source</h3> |
<h3>Add an additional installation source</h3> |
<p>Add the LON-CAPA SuSE 9.2 repository as an additional installation source, so software installation in yast will have access to two repositories - a SuSE mirror (for packages included for the standard distribution) and the LON-CAPA repository (for extra packages needed to run LON-CAPA). For the LON-CAPA source you will use: |
<p>Add the LON-CAPA SuSE 9.2 repository as an additional installation source, so software installation in yast will have access to two repositories - a SuSE mirror (for packages included for the standard distribution) and the LON-CAPA repository (for extra packages needed to run LON-CAPA). For the LON-CAPA source you will use: |
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<dd>Protocol</dd> |
<dd>Protocol</dd> |
<dt>HTTP</dt> |
<dt>HTTP</dt> |
<dd>Server Name</dd> |
<dd>Server Name</dd> |
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<dt>suse/9.2</dt> |
<dt>suse/9.2</dt> |
<dd>Authentication</dd> |
<dd>Authentication</dd> |
<dt>Anonymous</dt> |
<dt>Anonymous</dt> |
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After saving this configuration information for the LON-CAPA repository, choose "Edit", then "Refresh" the quit yast. |
After saving this configuration information for the LON-CAPA repository, choose "Edit", then "Refresh" the quit yast. |
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<h2>Update pwdutils package</h2> |
<h2>Update pwdutils package</h2> |
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If you receive warnings when starting the httpd about missing perl modules, |
If you receive warnings when starting the httpd about missing perl modules, |
please make sure you followed the instructions in |
please make sure you followed the instructions in |
<b>Installing LON-CAPA Dependencies</b>. If you still have errors, please |
<b>Installing LON-CAPA Dependencies</b>. If you still have errors, please |
contact the LON-CAPA development team. |
contact the LON-CAPA support team. |
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<h2>Log in to your LON-CAPA Machine</h2> |
<h2>Log in to your LON-CAPA Machine</h2> |
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