--- doc/build/fedora_install.frag 2004/09/09 18:41:11 1.12 +++ doc/build/fedora_install.frag 2004/11/19 21:08:47 1.13 @@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
This document guides you through the process of setting up a new LON-CAPA -server running Fedora Core 2 (FC2). The computer will be configured solely as -a LON-CAPA server and will be expected to have no other services running -on it. +server running Fedora Core 2 (FC2) with a minimum of packages installed. +The computer will be configured solely as a LON-CAPA server and will be +expected to have no other services running. Your server is expected to have +a reasonably fast connection to the internet.
More information is available at http://install.lon-capa.org/. @@ -40,9 +41,10 @@ The installation process takes the follo
-Fedora linux ISO files can be obtained from the projects main site, +FC2 ISO files can be obtained from the projects main site, http://fedora.redhat.com/. -
+You will need only the first ISO image for the minimal install. +@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ DHCP is not supported.
Installing Fedora is quite easy if you've installed any of the Red Hat products
before. Some documentation is available from
@@ -89,21 +91,7 @@ There are a few sections that require co
Additional ports used by LON-CAPA are 5663 and 8080.
Enter these in the entry box as
Finish installing your server, reboot it, and log in as root. @@ -117,33 +105,31 @@ Retrieve the loncapa_yum.conf file from wget http://install.loncapa.org/versions/fedora/loncapa_yum.conf
+Copy the loncapa_yum.conf file to /etc/yum.conf: +
++mv /etc/yum.conf /etc/yum.conf.backup +cp loncapa_yum.conf /etc/yum.conf ++
Update your system to the latest versions of the system software:
-yum -c ./loncapa_yum.conf update +yum update
-You will probably need to reboot your system, specifically when a new kernel is -installed. Reboot your system before proceeding with the LON-CAPA install. +You will need to reboot your system after yum finishes. Reboot your system before proceeding with the LON-CAPA install.
-On our test install we needed to remove the httpd and system-config-httpd -packages using the command: -
-rpm -e httpd system-config-httpd -
Installating the LON-CAPA prerequisites is pretty straightforward. Execute:
-yum -c ./loncapa_yum.conf install LONCAPA-prerequisites +yum install LONCAPA-prerequisites ntp
This may take a moment due to LON-CAPA's large number of dependencies. -
-If yum complains of conflicting packages you will need to uninstall them
-using 'rpm -e