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Modifying partition instructions for new interface.
#* '''Centos mirror list:''' https://www.centos.org/download/mirrors/<br />(Accessible from any Internet connection.)<br />
#Insert your HDD into the docking bay of a PC in the lab and boot the computer using your installation DVD. If possible try to use the same PC for this course for the rest of the semester. Some PCs may be configured with slight hardware variations from others which may cause problems when moving your HDD from one system to another.
#Perform Most modification is now perform through a single summary screen. Use it to customize your installation following these guidelines:#*wherever possible select the default options
#*set your hostname to your Seneca username.
#*set Toronto as your time zoneUnder software selection, choose 'Server with gui', and ensure you enable KDE.#*When given For installation destination, select your drive (not the one internal to the optionPC), click 'review and modify partition layout'select the option to manually configure partitioning.#**Delete any old partitions. A typical installation devotes most of #**Choose the available space option to create partitions automatically (this will give a logical volume for typical layout with /, /boot, /home, etc).#**Free up space by shrinking the /homepartition. You Since your machine will have far fewer users and more virtual machines than a typical installation, so the default allocation we will not work for this courseneed that space elsewhere. Reduce the size of lv_home (minimum 10GB), and create #**Create a new logical volume for /var (called lv_var) and give it the space made available by shrinking lv_home /home (You will need enough space for 6 virtual machines at 8GB each). Note that this is You may wish to keep some extra space left unassigned in case sensitiveyou need some space later, but the majority of the space you will need will be for /var.
#*For the installation type, choose 'Desktop'
#*set the root password
