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UBC Physics Administrator's Guide for Computer Lab

Author: Eric Nodwell

Copyright © 2003 Eric Nodwell

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This manual details how I installed the Linux Terminal Server in the UBC Physics Computer Lab. The server runs Debian Linux. It is assumed that the reader is somewhat familiar with administering Linux, but not necessarily with LTSP or Debian.

Table of Contents

1. Installation

1.1. BIOS Settings
1.2. Debian Installation
1.3. Configure Second Network Interface
1.4. Upgrade to the Testing Branch of Debian
1.5. Install Useful Software
1.6. Correct xfs config file
1.7. Install a firewall
1.8. NTP configuration

2. Customization

2.1. bash
2.2. Gnome menu
2.3. KDE menu
2.4. Gnome Panel
2.5. KDE panel
2.6. KDE desktop
2.7. emacs
2.8. ssh
2.9. Internationalization
2.10. Browser (Galeon)

3. Linux Terminal Server Project

3.1. Install pre-requisite software
3.2. Download and install LTSP
3.3. dhcp configuration
3.4. xfs configuration
3.5. gdm configuration
3.6. kdm configuration
3.7. nfs configuration
3.8. tftp configuration
3.9. Boot a client with a floppy
3.10. Boot a client without a floppy

4. Integration in Physics Network

4.1. Mount home directories
4.2. User Accounts
4.3. Mail configuration (nullmailer)
4.4. KMail (imap connection to physics)
4.5. Printers
4.6. User Documentation: An Introduction to Command Line Linux

5. Custom Scripts

5.1. users-ps

6. Debian Tips

6.1. su, then xauth merge
6.2. dpkg
6.3. apt-get update and apt-get upgrade
6.4. apt-cache search, apt-cache show and the packages web page
6.5. dpkg-reconfigure
6.6. Recompiling a .deb package, or back-porting
6.7. update-alternatives
6.8. MANPATH
6.9. update-rc.d

7. Still To Do

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