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{{Admon/caution | Caution! THIS IS AN OLD VERSION OF THE ASSIGNMENT| '''This assignment is very much under construction and the contents will changean archived version. Your Professor will notify you when the assignment is releasedDo not use this in your OPS235 course.'''}}= OPS235 Assignment 1 =
=OPS235 Assignment = Create a new virtual machine ==#1 -- Winter 2010=It doesn't matter whether you use the Fedora Live CD or Installation DVD for this.# The virtual machine name and the hostname for the machine must be your learn user ID.# The regular user you create during installation must also be your learn user ID.# Make sure that LVM is used for your new system, "Use all space" should take care of that.
==Basic ChoresPackage Management ==
#Setup your system so that Verify the command integrity of a package using <code>mount /assignmentdirrpm</code> -- executed by to see if any user -- of its files have been altered since installation. (you will attach be asked to demonstrate this when your assignment is marked)# Add the logical volume <code>assignment-vol<[http://code> from the volume group called <code>ASSIGNMENTGROUP<rpmfusion.org/code> (minimum 100 MB) rpmfusion.org] repository to the mountpoint <code>/assignmentdir</code> yum configuration. (The volume should NOT you will be automatically mounted at boot time) #Setup your system login message asked to say '''The Open Source Community Is About Freedom And Choice''' (to be displayed on all virtual consoles after demonstrate installing a package from the login prompt)#Setup rpmfusion repository when your system login banner to say '''Free as in --Free of Charge-- assignment is good too.''' (User should see this before login to the systemmarked)#Setup your system so that every user has a command alias called <code>rmtempdir</code> which will delete the contents of a directory called <code>~/temp</code> '''NOT''' the <code>/tmp</code> directory.
==Finding your wayAlternate Software Installation ==
#Display a list of all Find and install the files under XFCE dektop environment discussed in the <code>following article: [http:/etc</code> directory and its sub-directories that have been created or modified within the last 4 hourswww.osnews.com/story.#Display a list of all the files under the <code>php/var<5478/code> directory and all its subXFce-4--A-Refreshingly-directories that have been created or modified today (since midSolid-night).Desktop XFCE Review]#Display a list of all the files under the <code>/boot</code> directory and all its sub-directories that have been accessed or modified within Do the last 30 minutes#Display a list rest of all the files under assignment (including the <code>/home</code> directory and all its sub-directories that were last modified more than 4 days agoassignment submission) while running XFCE.
==To sudo or not to sudoInstall a second Linux distribution as a Virtual Machine ==
If you have questions about the assignment - please wait until everyone'''Research the <code>rpm</code> s assignment is submitted and <code>yum</code> commands to:'''ask your question after that.
{| class="wikitable" border=Alternate Software Installation=="1"! Task !! Maximum mark !! Actual mark|-| New Fedora VM installed || 1 |||-| Correct VM name / hostname / username || 2 |||-| Two 1GB virtual drives added || 2 |||-| 2GB lv_extra || 2 |||-| No space left available in the VG || 2 |||-| Correct fstab entry || 2 |||-| RPM integrity verification command || 2 |||-| Installing package from rpmfusion.org || 2 |||-| Using XFCE || 2 || |-| Modified ISO Master about dialog box || 2 || |-| Other linux installed and running, one terminal window open || 2 || |-| Everything ready to show when professor comes by to look || 2 || |-| '''Total''' || 23 ||