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=== Installation instructions for Centos 6.5 ===
#Download a copy of the Centos 6.5 installation DVD (64 bit edition) from the Centos web site or burn the DVD using Seneca's Freedom Toaster which is located in the Open Lab on the 2nd floor of the TEL building. Note: we'll be using the 64 bit version of Centos because all of our lab computers are equiped with Intel 64 bit mainboards and CPUs. We'll also be using a Fedora iso for installing the virtual machines, but you will not need to burn that to a disc. It is faster to download the ISO and install directly from it. Finally, if you're going to burn your DVD using the Freedom Toaster then be sure to use a blank DVD-R disc. DVD+R discs sometimes fail to burn successfully.
#* '''Seneca's mirror of Centos:''' http://belmont.senecac.on.ca/centos/6.5/isos/x86_64/CentOS-6.5-x86_64-bin-DVD1.iso <br />(This is very fast, but is only accessible from within Seneca's network - you can't access this from home. You can burn this disc on the machines in the Open Lab.)<br />
#* '''Centos mirror list:''' http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/6/isos/x86_64/<br />(Accessible from any Internet connection.)<br />
#Perform your installation following these guidelines:
#*wherever possible select the default options
#*set your hostname to your learn IDSeneca username.
#*set Toronto as your time zone
#*When given the option, click 'review and modify partition layout'. A typical installation devotes most of the available space to a logical volume for /home. You will have fewer users and more virtual machines than a typical installation, so the default allocation will not work for this course. Reduce the size of lv_home (minimum 10GB), and create a new logical volume for /var (called lv_var) and give it the space made available by shrinking lv_home (You will need enough space for 6 virtual machines at 8GB each). Note that this is case sensitive.
#*For the installation type, choose 'Desktop'
#*set the root password
