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[[Category:OPS235]][[Category:OPS235 Labs]]
{{Admon/caution|THIS IS AN OLD VERSION OF THE LAB|'''This is an archived version. Do not use this in your OPS235 course.'''}}
= Fedora 19 Installation Methods (on Virtual Machines: fedora1, fedora2, fedora3) =
<li>Change your '''host name''' to '''fedora1''' (refer to your [[OPS235 Lab 1]] notes).</li>
<li>Compare the installation time to the amount of time it took to do this type of installation. Record this information in the '''table contained in Investigation 4'''.</li>
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{{Admon/note|Network / Service Considerations|Please perform the tasks below in order allow these Fedora systems to be able to communicate with each other. '''Failure to properly perform these operations can cause problems in future labs'''.|
# Create the VM (called '''fedora2''') as you did with the ''fedora1'' virtual machine, except:
#* In '''step 1 of 5''', set the installation type to '''Network Install (HTTP, FTP, or NFS)'''.
#* In '''step 2 of 5''', provide the location of the software source by providing the URL http://belmont.senecac.on.ca/fedora/releases/19/Fedora/x86_64/os/ . Also Select the system to automatically detect OS type and version. Did it work? If it didn't work, you can move backwards to a previous screen and then manually select the appropriate OS type and Linux version.
#* In '''step 3 of 5''', select the appropriate RAM.
#* In '''step 4 of 5''', set the hard-drive space to '''20GB''' (<u>NOT</u> 15 GB!)
# What was different with your fedora2 install (upon completion) that was different than your fedora1 install? What was similar?
# Record this information in the '''table contained in Investigation 4'''.
{{Admon/tip|Adding Repositories|Repositories are online resources that contain operating system programs, application programs, was well as updates (patches). Although you have the basic repositories for Fedora19, you can add other repositories as well for "cutting-edge" programs or special applications that may not be available via the regular repositories.|
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<li value="13">Turn the screen lock feature of in your fedora2 VM by selecting '''Activities''', typing '''settings''', and clicking the system settings icon. Click the Privacy icon, and switch '''lock screen''' from '''ON''' to '''OFF'''. After changing the settings, close the system settings window.</li>
<li>To add the RPM FUSION repository issue the following command (you can copy and paste to a shell in your fedora2 VM):<br />su -c 'yum localinstall --nogpgcheck http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm'</li>
<li>You will be required to enter your root password.</li>
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<li value="16">Proceed to Investigation 3.</li>
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'''Answer the Investigation 2 observations / questions in your lab log book.'''
* '''Boot media:''' Network installation
* '''Installation source:''' http://belmont.senecac.on.ca/fedora/releases/19/Fedora/x86_64/os/
* '''Kickstart location:''' http://scsmatrix.senecac.on.ca/~kentmurray.pootssaul/Fedora19murray-kickstart.cfg
* '''Memory:''' 1024MB
* '''Disk space:''' 15GB
==== Steps ====
# Create the VM as you did with the ''<u>'''fedora2'''</u>'' Virtual Machine.
# In '''step 2 of 5''', use the same URL for ''Installation Source''. Click to expand the '''URL Options''' and enter the '''Kickstart''' URL: http://scsmatrix.senecac.on.ca/~kentmurray.pootssaul/Fedora19murray-kickstart.cfg . Make certain to select the option for the kick-start file to determine the OS type and version and click '''Forward'''.
# Specify the RAM amount (1024 MB) and Hard Disk space (15GB) and proceed to next screen.
# Verify the installation settings, and then click '''Finish'''.
# Observe the installation. Accept default questions, and ignore errors (such as user account error). How is it different from booting from an optical disc (DVD)? What is the purpose of the '''kickstart''' file?
# Complete the installation. Record the time taken to install, and compare this to the time taken by the previous installations.
# What happens when the installation is finished?'''If installation is finished, but nothing happens when you click the "reboot" button, then force a shutdown'''.
# Take a look at the '''kickstart''' file by clicking on the link in a web-browser (using the URL you entered) and search for "'''password'''" (you may have to search for this pattern a couple of times). Determine the '''root password''' as well as the '''regular username and password''' for the first user account.
# Boot the virtual machine and log in (use the user ID and password information from the previous step). Compare the experience to the first time you booted the other virtual machines.
# You can shutdown your text-based fedora3 VM by issuing the following Linux command (as root): <code>'''shutdown'''</code> or <code>'''halt'''</code>. Try to wait a least 2 minutes to see if the VM complete shuts-down. Only force a shutdown if absolutely necessary.
# Why do you think you have installed both graphical and text-based VMs for this course?
# Record this information in the '''table contained in Investigation 4'''.
