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Appendix C
Installation of Red Hat Linux 5.2 on the HP NetServer LPr and LC3
The following notes refer to installation. They are keyed to The Official Red Hat Linux 5.2
Installation Guide.
(3.4.1)
When installing from a CD-ROM, you do NOT need to use a floppy disk. Just enable the BIOS to
boot from the CD drive itself. This is much faster and saves about a minute. The full HP
NetServer LPr or LC3 installation time can be brought under ten minutes with this method.
(4.2)
While Server and Workstation installations have their places, Customized installations are
probably better for the HP NetServer LPr or LC3. Specifics of directory and partition layouts
depend on specific roles and tasks.
(4.4)
When creating partitions, most Linux experts employ fdisk and not Disk Druid.
(Chapter 5)
If you miss something during installation you can redo a lot of your work with the following
utilities:
mouseconfig, Xconfigurator, mtctf, timeconfig, ntsysv, chkconfig, mkbootdisk
(5.9)
When installing LILO, it is a good idea to streamline things with the "compact" keyword at the
top of the lilo.conf file (add during post-config). During the installation, all non-dual-boot
systems should install LILO to the Master Boot Record.
(other observations)
To synchronize the PC clock:
rdate –s a few time servers here
setclock
then reboot to let the software adjust
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