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- Office Workstation
- Internet Workstation
- KDE Workstation
- Gnome Workstation
in sum, Total size 1009/5105 (client).
- for client I added everything else (1638/5105), excepting 6 'Server' items.
Then I got an info, related to selecting following server(s) on client:
cups, postfix, rwho, webmin
I have accepted those things to be installed.
The installation started ...
After that step was finished, and after entering password for root, setup asked to 'Enter a user' (an ordinary user). The difference between client and server installation was that the latter offered some additional tasks for the user:
- access to compilation tools (ctools)
- access to rpm tools (rpm)
- access to X programs (xgrp)
- access to network tools (ntools)
- access to administrative files (adm)
- allow "su" (wheel)
... and that would be the same for other (new added) users.
Then client suggested to 'set up computer to automatically log on one user'. I didn't accept that because I wanted each user to enter his/her password every time he/she is about to login to the system.
Soon after, a 'Summary' screen appeared, so I could tune the installation. I changed the following items:
- timezone: Belgrade
- Graphical Interface: it offered 1280 x 1024 - due to a 'custom' monitor
and card NVIDIA GeForce2 DDR (generic) - 24 bit 16 million colors.
- Sound card: Intel Corporation|ICH2 810 Chipset AC'97 Audio Controller.
- Network: with 'Use auto detection'. Results: recognized nothing. So, I
chose to configure 'LAN connection'.
Driver is: eepro100.
IP address
Host name: client, Gateway:
- Firewall: disabled (def.)
- Botloader: lilo-graphic on /dev/hda
default boot: windows on /dev/hda1
- Services: 32 activated for 47 registered (the same as laptop)
Soon after ...
Congratulations, installation is complete.
(reboot)
Installation results (all 3 systems)
- laptop options: windows, linux, failsafe, floppy;
- client options: windows, linux, linux-nonfb, failsafe, windows2, floppy
- server options: windows, linux, linux-nonfb, linux-secure, failsafe
Notes:
- 'windows2' option at the client box is, in fact, Windows 2000 Server installation located on the second HD.
- Not sure why 'laptop' doesn't have 'linux-nonfb' text boot option, although it looks like it boots to Linux in just like that mode (maybe it is a matter of the laptop's LCD screen capabilities or something like that). On the other hand, client and server differ in floppy and linux-secure options (perhaps as some security measures or like).
- 'linux-secure' option at the server box may be a result of a 'Higher' security level, that I have chosen at the beginning of the installation or, maybe, there are some special server security features.
The next Windows boot made a screen 'System Settings Change': Windows 2000 has finished installing new devices. You must restart your computer before the new settings will take effect. Do you want to restart your computer now? Well, I said Yes.
Windows Disk Management has showed new Linux partitions (comparison of 3 systems):
- laptop: 5.85 GB Healthy \
Disk 0 495 MB Healthy - all 3 are logical drives within the extended one
27.95 GB 14.46 GB Healthy /
- client: 5.68 GB Healthy \
Disk 0 494 MB Healthy - all 3 are logical drives within the extended one
37.28 GB 3.52GB Healthy / (same as laptop)
- server: 5.85 GB Healthy - primary partition
Disk 1 494 MB Healthy \
17.12 GB 10.79 GB Healthy - these two are logical drives within extended
It seems that /boot and /swap partitions are very similar in size, regardless the disk sizes, but / (root, home etc) partitions depend on disk size.
