Installation instructions for OpenSuSE Leap 15.1 - Revision history

Administrator at 19:13, 2 November 2019

2019-11-02T19:13:45Z

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	** insserv crashplan		** insserv crashplan
	** chkconfig (just to check)		** chkconfig (just to check)
			** systemctl enable crashplan
⚫	* Crashplan will use too many "inotify watch", ultimately leading to the error message: "Failed to add /run/systemd/ask-password to directory watch: No space left on device:"
			** systemctl restart crashplan
	To fix this pre-emptively, add this line
			** systemctl status crashplan
		⚫	* Crashplan will use too many instances of "inotify watch", ultimately leading to the error message: "Failed to add /run/systemd/ask-password to directory watch: No space left on device" To fix this pre-emptively, add this line to /etc/sysctl.conf
			<pre>
	fs.inotify.max_user_watches=1048576		fs.inotify.max_user_watches=1048576
			</pre>
	to /etc/sysctl.conf
	This only take effect after reboot, but you can fix it beforehand via ~~echo 1048576 > /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches~~		This only take effect after reboot, but you can fix it beforehand via
			<pre>
			echo 1048576 > /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches
			</pre>
	(see https://askubuntu.com/questions/828779/failed-to-add-run-systemd-ask-password-to-directory-watch-no-space-left-on-dev)		(see https://askubuntu.com/questions/828779/failed-to-add-run-systemd-ask-password-to-directory-watch-no-space-left-on-dev)

Administrator at 12:42, 1 November 2019

2019-11-01T12:42:14Z

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	** insserv crashplan		** insserv crashplan
	** chkconfig (just to check)		** chkconfig (just to check)
			* Crashplan will use too many "inotify watch", ultimately leading to the error message: "Failed to add /run/systemd/ask-password to directory watch: No space left on device:"
			To fix this pre-emptively, add this line
			fs.inotify.max_user_watches=1048576
			to /etc/sysctl.conf
			This only take effect after reboot, but you can fix it beforehand via echo 1048576 > /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches
			(see https://askubuntu.com/questions/828779/failed-to-add-run-systemd-ask-password-to-directory-watch-no-space-left-on-dev)

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Administrator at 23:07, 31 October 2019

2019-10-31T23:07:06Z

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	** Add packman repository (from command line): zypper addrepo -f <nowiki>http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.1/</nowiki> packman		** Add packman repository (from command line): zypper addrepo -f <nowiki>http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.1/</nowiki> packman
	** Go into Yast - Software Management. Remove "ffmpeg" and install "ffmpeg-3" from Packman repository (this is necessary to encode h.264 videos)		** Go into Yast - Software Management. Remove "ffmpeg" and install "ffmpeg-3" from Packman repository (this is necessary to encode h.264 videos)
		⚫	* Add NVIDIA driver (follow the recommend method via "community repository" and the "zypper inr", followed by a reboot):
		⚫	** http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:NVIDIA_drivers
	* Install Crashplan		* Install Crashplan
	** cd /tmp		** cd /tmp
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⚫	* Add NVIDIA driver (follow the recommend method via "community repository" and the "zypper inr", followed by a reboot):
⚫	** http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:NVIDIA_drivers

	** scp telemachos:/etc/hosts.allow /etc		** scp telemachos:/etc/hosts.allow /etc

Administrator at 20:09, 31 October 2019

2019-10-31T20:09:28Z

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	** Add packman repository (from command line): zypper addrepo -f <nowiki>http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.1/</nowiki> packman		** Add packman repository (from command line): zypper addrepo -f <nowiki>http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.1/</nowiki> packman
	** Go into Yast - Software Management. Remove "ffmpeg" and install "ffmpeg-3" from Packman repository (this is necessary to encode h.264 videos)		** Go into Yast - Software Management. Remove "ffmpeg" and install "ffmpeg-3" from Packman repository (this is necessary to encode h.264 videos)
			* Install Crashplan
			** cd /tmp
			** tar xvf /usr/local/src/Code42Crash*
			** cd crashplan-install
			** ./install.sh
			** insserv crashplan
			** chkconfig (just to check)

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Administrator at 19:36, 31 October 2019

2019-10-31T19:36:53Z

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	** in /etc/ssh/sshd_config change "#AuthorizedKeysFile" to ".ssh/authorized_keys2"		** in /etc/ssh/sshd_config change "#AuthorizedKeysFile" to ".ssh/authorized_keys2"
	** scp telemachos:/root/.bashrc ~		** scp telemachos:/root/.bashrc ~
⚫	** scp telemachos:/etc/hosts.allow /etc
⚫	** scp telemachos:/etc/hosts.deny /etc
	* Install debugging software packages via YaST:		* Install debugging software packages via YaST:
	** In Software Repositories, enable openSUSE-Leap-15.1-Debug and openSUSE-Leap-15.1-Update-Debug.		** In Software Repositories, enable openSUSE-Leap-15.1-Debug and openSUSE-Leap-15.1-Update-Debug.
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	** ln -s /usr/bin/google-chrome /usr/bin/chrome		** ln -s /usr/bin/google-chrome /usr/bin/chrome
	* Install ffmpeg:		* Install ffmpeg:
	** Add packman repository (from command line): zypper addrepo -f <nowiki>http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.0/</nowiki> packman		** Add packman repository (from command line): zypper addrepo -f <nowiki>http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.1/</nowiki> packman
	** Go into Yast - Software Management. Remove "ffmpeg" and install "ffmpeg-3" from Packman repository (this is necessary to encode h.264 videos)		** Go into Yast - Software Management. Remove "ffmpeg" and install "ffmpeg-3" from Packman repository (this is necessary to encode h.264 videos)
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	** http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:NVIDIA_drivers		** http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:NVIDIA_drivers

		⚫	** scp telemachos:/etc/hosts.allow /etc
		⚫	** scp telemachos:/etc/hosts.deny /etc

Administrator at 19:32, 31 October 2019

2019-10-31T19:32:18Z

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	** scp telemachos:/etc/hosts.deny /etc		** scp telemachos:/etc/hosts.deny /etc
	* Install debugging software packages via YaST:		* Install debugging software packages via YaST:
	** In Software Repositories, enable openSUSE-Leap-15.0-Debug and openSUSE-Leap-15.0-Update-Debug.		** In Software Repositories, enable openSUSE-Leap-15.1-Debug and openSUSE-Leap-15.1-Update-Debug.
	** Go to Software Management, select glibc-debuginfo [NOTE: Does not seem to be available through these repositories]		** Go to Software Management, select glibc-debuginfo [NOTE: Does not seem to be available through these repositories]
	* [[Setting up e-mail notifications for Linux Software RAID]].		* [[Setting up e-mail notifications for Linux Software RAID]].

Administrator at 21:57, 30 October 2019

2019-10-30T21:57:32Z

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	* After install, in Software Management add:		* After install, in Software Management add:
	** In "RPM groups" tab: gcc-fortran, gcc7-c++		** In "RPM groups" tab: gcc-fortran, gcc7-c++
	** Via "Search" tab: motif, motif-devel, glibc-devel-static, lsb, ncftp, net-tools-deprecated, nethogs, pico, MozillaThunderbird, libreadline6, apcupsd, apcupsd-cgi, apcupsd-gui, vlc, emacs-auctex, emacs-x11, finger, xmgrace, libappindicator3-1, libgdk_pixbuf-2_0-0-32bit, libgtk-2_0-0-32bit, libxml2-2-32bit, lynx, mmv, readline-devel, xosview, xsane, ypbind		** Via "Search" tab: motif, motif-devel, glibc-devel-static, lsb, ncftp, net-tools-deprecated, nethogs, pico, MozillaThunderbird, libreadline6, apcupsd, apcupsd-cgi, apcupsd-gui, vlc, emacs-auctex, emacs-x11, finger, xmgrace, libappindicator3-1, libgdk_pixbuf-2_0-0-32bit, libgtk-2_0-0-32bit, libxml2-2-32bit, lynx, mmv, readline-devel, xosview, xsane, ypbind, firewalld-rpcbind-helper
	* In YaST, Network Services:		* In YaST, Network Services:
	** NIS client: Domain "el"; Server 129.105.92.12; Open Port in Firewall		** NIS client: Domain "el"; Server 129.105.92.12; Open Port in Firewall

Administrator at 21:40, 30 October 2019

2019-10-30T21:40:20Z

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	** NIS client: Domain "el"; Server 129.105.92.12; Open Port in Firewall		** NIS client: Domain "el"; Server 129.105.92.12; Open Port in Firewall
	** NFS client: Mount /home (options: defaults,rw) and /usr/local from ariadne (options: defaults)		** NFS client: Mount /home (options: defaults,rw) and /usr/local from ariadne (options: defaults)
	** NTP configuration: Start NTP daemon now and on boot; remove SuSE server; add server 129.105.92.12; add time.northwestern.edu (test each server before adding)		** NTP configuration: Start NTP daemon now and on boot; remove SuSE server; add server '129.105.92.12'; add server 'time.northwestern.edu' (test each server before adding)
	* Connect TO the new machine from ariadne, as root. This will add the host key to ~/.ssh/known_hosts. From there, copy it to /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts (still on ariadne). Also, between the hostname and the IP address, add the FQDN of the new machine, so that that is also associate with the same host key.		* Connect TO the new machine from ariadne, as root. This will add the host key to ~/.ssh/known_hosts. From there, copy it to /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts (still on ariadne). Also, between the hostname and the IP address, add the FQDN of the new machine, so that that is also associate with the same host key.
	* Then, as root '''on the new machine''', do:		* Then, as root '''on the new machine''', do:

Administrator at 21:39, 30 October 2019

2019-10-30T21:39:48Z

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	** NIS client: Domain "el"; Server 129.105.92.12; Open Port in Firewall		** NIS client: Domain "el"; Server 129.105.92.12; Open Port in Firewall
	** NFS client: Mount /home (options: defaults,rw) and /usr/local from ariadne (options: defaults)		** NFS client: Mount /home (options: defaults,rw) and /usr/local from ariadne (options: defaults)
	** NTP configuration: Start NTP daemon now and on boot; add server 129.105.92.12		** NTP configuration: Start NTP daemon now and on boot; remove SuSE server; add server 129.105.92.12; add time.northwestern.edu (test each server before adding)
	* Connect TO the new machine from ariadne, as root. This will add the host key to ~/.ssh/known_hosts. From there, copy it to /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts (still on ariadne). Also, between the hostname and the IP address, add the FQDN of the new machine, so that that is also associate with the same host key.		* Connect TO the new machine from ariadne, as root. This will add the host key to ~/.ssh/known_hosts. From there, copy it to /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts (still on ariadne). Also, between the hostname and the IP address, add the FQDN of the new machine, so that that is also associate with the same host key.
	* Then, as root '''on the new machine''', do:		* Then, as root '''on the new machine''', do:

Ian at 13:33, 18 July 2019

2019-07-18T13:33:20Z

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	* In YaST, Network Services:		* In YaST, Network Services:
	** NIS client: Domain "el"; Server 129.105.92.12; Open Port in Firewall		** NIS client: Domain "el"; Server 129.105.92.12; Open Port in Firewall
	** ~~NSF~~ client: Mount /home (options: defaults,rw) and /usr/local from ariadne (options: defaults)		** NFS client: Mount /home (options: defaults,rw) and /usr/local from ariadne (options: defaults)
	** NTP configuration: Start NTP daemon now and on boot; add server 129.105.92.12		** NTP configuration: Start NTP daemon now and on boot; add server 129.105.92.12
	* Connect TO the new machine from ariadne, as root. This will add the host key to ~/.ssh/known_hosts. From there, copy it to /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts (still on ariadne). Also, between the hostname and the IP address, add the FQDN of the new machine, so that that is also associate with the same host key.		* Connect TO the new machine from ariadne, as root. This will add the host key to ~/.ssh/known_hosts. From there, copy it to /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts (still on ariadne). Also, between the hostname and the IP address, add the FQDN of the new machine, so that that is also associate with the same host key.