Created by Leslie Men Chall Chong
This is an example installation for Ubuntu 7.10 Server. You can use it to prepare for Linux Camp III or a similar installation for learning purposes.
Test computer: P4 3.2GHz, 1 GB RAM, 150 GB IDE hard drive with existing test Windows Server 2003 R2 on 80GB partition, running VMWare Server.
Notes and preparation:
a)-You need the Ubuntu
7.10 Server Edition CD for the x86 Architecture, and you must have Internet
connection.
b)-You need to know how to
create a VM (Virtual Machine) in VMWare Server.
c)-VMWare Server is free
virtualization software from VMWare that you can install on a Windows server or
a Linux server to run “virtual computers” (virtual machines). These virtual machines behave like real
computers onto which you can install Windows or Linux, but they exist on and
use the same one set of physical hardware as the host OS.
d)-Create a 8GB Virtual Machine for Ubuntu, giving it a suitable name like Ubuntu-Server7.10. There are several virtual networking options. You need to use one that allows the VM access to the Internet (e.g. bridged on VMnet0 or NAT on VMnet8).
1- To install Ubuntu 7.10 Server on the new Virtual Machine, power on the Virtual Machine with the Ubuntu 7.10 Server Edition CD in the CD-ROM drive,
2-Choose to install to hard disk.
3-Choose the language. It defaults to English. Press Enter.
4-Choose the location. It defaults to United States. Press Enter.
5-At the next screen (Ubuntu installer main menu), select <No> to “Detect keyboard layout?”and press Enter.
6-Hit Enter at the next 2 screens for the default U.S. English for keyboard origin and layout.
7-There will be some action by the installer.
8-The installer will configure for the connected network using DHCP.
.(You need to assign a fixed IP address for your server later.)
9-Give your server a hostname (e.g. server007). Type it in, tab to <Continue> and press Enter.
10- Partitioning disks screen: Select Manual and pick the new “virtual” disk, click <Yes> to partition the whole disk. Select FREE SPACE and Automatically partition the free space. (Let the installer use the entire virtual disk that it sees.)
11-Press Enter to “Finish partitioning and write changes to disk”. Click <Yes> to write the changes to disk.
12-Configure time zone: Choose Pacific and press Enter.
13-If asked to Configure the clock to UTC, pick <No> and press Enter.
14-Type in a user’s full name (e.g. Charles John) and username (charles). Type and verify the user’s password. Record it down somewhere.
[This user account will be used to run sudo, that is, to use the root account to do tasks in Linux.]
15-Installation of the base system starts.
16-Configure the package manager. Leave the proxy information blank and <Continue>. At the Software selection page, select DNS server, LAMP server, Mail server and OpenSSH server and <Continue>.
17-Respond when asked for a new password for MySQL “root” user password. Record it down.
18-Postfix configuration: Choose the default “Internet Site” and for the system mail name enter a fictitious domain name of your choice (a domain that is not on the Internet) and <Continue>.
19-On completion, the CD ejects. Remove it, and click <Continue> to finish the installation.
20-You will be booted to Ubuntu and presented with the Linux prompt.
21-Login with the userid you created.
This completes the basic server installation.
Proceed to the post-installation setup, testing and installation.
Date: 24 October 2007