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==== Virtual desktops ==== | ==== Virtual desktops ==== | ||
Make sure "Enable access for assistive devices" is disabled in the Universal Access prefpane in order to allow VirtueDesktops to work properly. | Make sure "Enable access for assistive devices" is disabled in the Universal Access prefpane in order to allow VirtueDesktops to work properly. | ||
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| + | ==== Package Management with yum ==== | ||
| + | ===== Create a yum repo from the Centos bin DVD iso ===== | ||
| + | * Get a copy of CentOS-4.3-i386-binDVD.iso | ||
| + | * Map the iso to cd/dvdrom 1 using the Devices menu in Parallels | ||
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| + | mount /media/cdrom | ||
| + | rpm --import /media/cdrom/RPM-GPG-KEY-centos4 | ||
| + | yum localinstall /media/cdrom/CentOS/RPMS/createrepo{TAB} | ||
| + | mkdir /var/local/dvd.repo | ||
| + | cd /var/local/dvd.repo | ||
| + | ln -s /media/cdrom/CentOS/RPMS RPMS | ||
| + | createrepo ./ | ||
| + | vi /etc/yum.repos.d/dvd.repo | ||
| + | The dvd.repo file looks like: | ||
| + | [dvd] | ||
| + | name=Local DVD | ||
| + | baseurl=file:///var/local/dvd.repo | ||
| + | enabled=0 | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Make a shell alias such as: | ||
| + | dvdyum='yum --disablerepo=\* --enablerepo=dvd' | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== Common yum commands ===== | ||
| + | dvdyum search screen | ||
| + | dvdyum install screen.i386 | ||
Revision as of 11:31, 26 July 2006
Contents
Centos
The install was a total breeze. Download an iso, make a new VM of type redhat linux, turn it on, map the ISO to a device, install.
Adjusting the console size
Edit
/boot/grub/grub.conf
and append vga=XXX to the uncommented line that begins with 'kernel' so that it looks something like:
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-34.EL ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 vga=791
Not sure where the 791 came from; found it on some forum.
Disable smartd
We don't need the 'smart' disk stuff, since Mac OS X handles all that
sudo find /etc/rc.d/rc* -name '*smartd*' | xargs rm
Virtual desktops
Make sure "Enable access for assistive devices" is disabled in the Universal Access prefpane in order to allow VirtueDesktops to work properly.
Package Management with yum
Create a yum repo from the Centos bin DVD iso
- Get a copy of CentOS-4.3-i386-binDVD.iso
- Map the iso to cd/dvdrom 1 using the Devices menu in Parallels
mount /media/cdrom
rpm --import /media/cdrom/RPM-GPG-KEY-centos4
yum localinstall /media/cdrom/CentOS/RPMS/createrepo{TAB}
mkdir /var/local/dvd.repo
cd /var/local/dvd.repo
ln -s /media/cdrom/CentOS/RPMS RPMS
createrepo ./
vi /etc/yum.repos.d/dvd.repo
The dvd.repo file looks like:
[dvd] name=Local DVD baseurl=file:///var/local/dvd.repo enabled=0
- Make a shell alias such as:
dvdyum='yum --disablerepo=\* --enablerepo=dvd'
Common yum commands
dvdyum search screen dvdyum install screen.i386
