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OPS235 Lab 1 - CentOS7

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<li>Configure the following installation settings from the ''Install Summary Screen'':<br><br><b>DATE & TIME:</b><ul><li>Click on the Map to select Toronto area (you may also select from the drop-down menu section)</li><li>Click the <b>DONE</b> button at the top-right corner to finish and return to the Installation Summary screen.</li></ul><br><b>NETWORK & HOSTNAME:</b><ul><li>Select the default Ethernet connection and click the button on the right-hand side to change the setting from <b>OFF</b> to <b>ON</b>.</li><li>At the bottom right-hand corner type the hostname: <b>c7host</b> (all lowercase letters)</li><li>Review your settings, then click the <b>DONE</b> button at the top-right corner to finish and return to the Installation Summary screen.</li></ul><br><b>SOFTWARE SELECTION:</b><ul><li>Select the software packages labelled: <b>Gnome Desktop</b></li><li>Click the <b>DONE</b> button at the top-right corner to finish and return to the Installation Summary screen.</li></ul><br></li> <li>Although the Centos installtion program can provide suggestions on how to partition your hard disk, you will be customizing partitions for your hard disk. This custom partitioning is important since it will have consequences on future labs that you perform (especially lab2!).</li>
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|width="40%"|{{Admon/important |You're supposed to use this hard drive only for this course| But if you really need to use it for two courses, and the professor for the other (probably windows) course will allow it - ask your professor for help with partitioning.}}<br><br>[[Image:installation_summary.png|thumb|right|575px650px|The '''Installation Summary''' screen provides flexibly when configuring to install on your computer. ]]
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== Part 2: Custom Partitioning ==
#A Summary of Changes screen will appear to show the partitioning operations that will be created. Click the '''Accept Changes''' button to proceed with the installation.
|width="40%" |{{Admon/tip|Mount Points and Linux File System Types|Similar to other Operating Systems, it is good to know basic characteristics of file system types in Linux to select the best type for your machine:<br><ul><li><b>xfs:</b> &nbsp; Newer filesystem (fast transfer rates for large files, Journaling)</li><li><b>ext4:</b> &nbsp; Newer filesystem supporting large files and Journaling</li><li><b>ext2:</b> &nbsp; Stable filesystem popular for databases (no journaling)</li></ul>|
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