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{{Admon/caution | SUMMER 2010 THIS IS AN OLD VERSION OF THE ASSIGNMENT| '''This is the Summer 2010 assignment, and will be changed for Fall 2010an archived version.Do not use this in your OPS235 course.'''}}= OPS235 Assignment 1 =
=OPS235 Assignment = Create a new virtual machine ==#1 -- Summer 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 /assignmentrpm</code> -- executed by to see if any user -- of its files have been altered since installation. (you will attach the logical volume <code>assign-vol</code> from the volume group called <code>ASSIGNGROUP</code> (minimum 100 MB) to the mountpoint <code>/assignment</code> (The volume should NOT be automatically mounted at boot time) #Setup your system login message asked to say '''The Open Source Community Is Changing The Computing World''' (to be displayed on all virtual consoles after the login prompt)#Setup demonstrate this when your system login banner to say '''Free as in Freedom.''' (User should see this before login to the systemassignment is marked)#Setup your system so that every user has a command alias called <code>deltemp</code> which will delete Add the contents of a directory called <code>~[http:/temp</code> '''NOT''' the <code>rpmfusion.org/tmp</code> directoryrpmfusion.#Setup org] repository to the bash environment for yum configuration. (you will be asked to demonstrate installing a package from the user '''root''' so that the prompt includes the current date.rpmfusion repository when your assignment is marked)
==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://boot<www.osnews.com/code> directory and its sub-directories that have been created or modified within the last 4 hoursstory.#Display a list of all the files under the <code>php/etc<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 Do the rest of all the files under assignment (including the <code>/var</code> directory and all its sub-directories that were last accessed more than 4 days agoassignment submission) while running XFCE.
==To sudo or not to sudoInstall a second Linux distribution as a Virtual Machine ==
'''Due date:''' When you are ready for your assignment #1 to be marked, call over your instructor. Students that do not have ALL required information for instructor to mark their assignment #1 will automatically lose 20% of their assignment mark (deducted from total assignment mark calculation). In that case you may show me your submission in the second lab that week instead. Assignments submitted after that will receive a grade of 0, but must still be completed satisfactorily in order to pass the course.
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 ||
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Still here for historical purposes. Obviously you don'''Create a file called <code>backupst need to do them.txt</code> that contains a directory listing of your <code>/backups</code> directory.'''