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* Ensure LABEL or UUID directives are being used in <tt>/etc/fstab</tt> | * Ensure LABEL or UUID directives are being used in <tt>/etc/fstab</tt> | ||
** If not, retrieve them using <tt>blkid</tt>, and replace the /dev references | ** If not, retrieve them using <tt>blkid</tt>, and replace the /dev references | ||
* Edit <tt>/etc/default/ntp</tt>, changing NTPD_OPTS to '-g -x' | * Install mcelog. Edit <tt>/etc/default/mcelog</tt>, adding "--syslog_error" to DAEMON_OPTS. | ||
* Install ntpd. Edit <tt>/etc/default/ntp</tt>, changing NTPD_OPTS to '-g -x'. | |||
** This allows the clock to be arbitrarily set once (presumably on startup), without slew delay | ** This allows the clock to be arbitrarily set once (presumably on startup), without slew delay | ||
* Install <tt>mingetty</tt>. Open <tt>/etc/inittab</tt> and convert 'getty 38400' to 'mingetty'. | * Install <tt>mingetty</tt>. Open <tt>/etc/inittab</tt> and convert 'getty 38400' to 'mingetty'. | ||
* | * Install openssh-server. Disable password-based authentication (use only keys). | ||
** Debian already ships OpenSSH configured to use Protocol 2 only. | |||
==Multiuser== | ==Multiuser== | ||
* Clone my home directory from https://github.com/dankamongmen/dankhome.git | * Clone my home directory from https://github.com/dankamongmen/dankhome.git | ||
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** Install <tt>libpam-ssh</tt>, and configure it | ** Install <tt>libpam-ssh</tt>, and configure it | ||
** Recently, this can be done entirely inside of debconf -- no editing of PAM configs by hand | ** Recently, this can be done entirely inside of debconf -- no editing of PAM configs by hand | ||
* Remove <tt>info</tt> and install <tt>pinfo</tt> | |||
* ''FIXME'' plenty more.. | * ''FIXME'' plenty more.. | ||
==External Applications== | ==External Applications== | ||
Revision as of 23:00, 10 March 2011
Installing Sid
- Acquire the daily businesscard ISO.
- These won't work from time to time, especiallye when base packages are being upgraded (the installer will expect a version which is no longer available)
- Prepare external firmware, if necessary
- Boot the ISO, selecting an Expert install
Post-install
sudo
- Install sudo. Edit /etc/sudoers (using visudo) to allow the sudo group to run all commands without a password:
%sudo ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
- Add user account to sudo group
debconf
- dpkg-reconfigure debconf, set minimum priority to Low
- dpkg-reconfigure -a, reconfiguring all debconf questions
boot process
- Edit /etc/default/rcS, enabling FSCKFIX, VERBOSE, RAMRUN, RAMLOCK
- Edit /etc/default/grub, removing "quiet" from GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT
- Rerun update-grub
- Ensure LABEL or UUID directives are being used in /etc/fstab
- If not, retrieve them using blkid, and replace the /dev references
- Install mcelog. Edit /etc/default/mcelog, adding "--syslog_error" to DAEMON_OPTS.
- Install ntpd. Edit /etc/default/ntp, changing NTPD_OPTS to '-g -x'.
- This allows the clock to be arbitrarily set once (presumably on startup), without slew delay
- Install mingetty. Open /etc/inittab and convert 'getty 38400' to 'mingetty'.
- Install openssh-server. Disable password-based authentication (use only keys).
- Debian already ships OpenSSH configured to use Protocol 2 only.
Multiuser
- Clone my home directory from https://github.com/dankamongmen/dankhome.git
- Set a color for the local machine in .pcolor
- This is based on the binary bin/color, and hooks to PS1 in .bashrc
- Install compiz and gdm3.
- If SSH keys will be homed on this (hopefully local) machine...
- Install libpam-ssh, and configure it
- Recently, this can be done entirely inside of debconf -- no editing of PAM configs by hand
- Remove info and install pinfo
- FIXME plenty more..
External Applications
Perforce
- Grab the amd64 Perforce binaries
- Unpack the P4V tarball to local/
- Update the local/ symlink: ln -sf abspath local/p4
- Set up the p4 command line utility: chmod 775 p4 and mv p4 local/p4/bin
