Installation instructions for OpenSuSE 13.1: Difference between revisions

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* After install, in Software Management add:
* After install, in Software Management add:
** lsb, motif, motif-devel, glibc-devel-static, texlive, libreadline5, apcupsd, apcupsd-cgi, apcupsd-gui
** lsb, motif, motif-devel, glibc-devel-static, texlive, libreadline5, apcupsd, apcupsd-cgi, apcupsd-gui
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* Since we use our own installation of OpenMPI, remove the system version:
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** rpm -e mpi-selector openmpi libboost_mpi1_53_0 libboost_graph1_53_0 boost-devel
* Add NVIDIA driver via one-click (and configure using 'nvidia-xconfig'):
* Add NVIDIA driver via one-click (and configure using 'nvidia-xconfig'):
** http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:NVIDIA_drivers
** http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:NVIDIA_drivers
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** In Software Repositories, enable openSUSE-13.1-Debug and openSUSE-13.1-Update-Debug
** In Software Repositories, enable openSUSE-13.1-Debug and openSUSE-13.1-Update-Debug
** Go to Software Management, select glibc-debuginfo
** Go to Software Management, select glibc-debuginfo
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* Since we use our own installation of OpenMPI, remove the system version (must be done AFTER previous step):
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** rpm -e mpi-selector openmpi libboost_mpi1_53_0 libboost_graph1_53_0 boost-devel
* In YaST, Network Services:
** NIS client: Domain "el"; Server 129.105.92.12; Open Port in Firewall
** NSF client: Mount /home and /usr/local from ariadne
** NTP configuration: Start NTP daemon now and on boot; add server 129.105.92.12
* As root do:
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Revision as of 15:06, 23 December 2014

  • If the installation program hangs almost right away on a PCI-related message, add the boot option "nomodeset" and retry.
  • Do not 'upgrade' from an earlier version. Choose 'new install', but use extreme care not to interfere with existing scratch partitions.
  • Select the following additional software categories:
    • Technical writing
    • Console tools
    • File server
    • Miscellaneous server
    • Network administration
    • Base development
    • C/C++ development
    • Integrated Development Environment
    • Java development
    • Perl development
    • Python development
  • After selecting packages, choose "detail" and select additional packages:
    • In 'Console tools': nano, ncftp, pico
    • Via search: libgdk_pixbuf-2_0-0-32bit, libgtk-2_0-0-32bit, libxml2-2-32bit, mmv, ipython, lynx, xosview, readline-devel
  • Network configuration:
    • Firewall enabled, SSH open
    • Static IP address, subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
    • DNS: 129.105.1.1, 129.105.49.1, 8.8.8.8
    • Domain search: 'ms.northwestern.edu' and 'northwestern.edu'
    • Gateway (under 'routing' tab): 129.105.92.1
  • After install, in Software Management add:
    • lsb, motif, motif-devel, glibc-devel-static, texlive, libreadline5, apcupsd, apcupsd-cgi, apcupsd-gui
  • Add NVIDIA driver via one-click (and configure using 'nvidia-xconfig'):
  • Add VLC via one-click:
  • Add Google Chrome repository:
  • Install debugging software packages via YaST:
    • In Software Repositories, enable openSUSE-13.1-Debug and openSUSE-13.1-Update-Debug
    • Go to Software Management, select glibc-debuginfo
  • Since we use our own installation of OpenMPI, remove the system version (must be done AFTER previous step):
    • rpm -e mpi-selector openmpi libboost_mpi1_53_0 libboost_graph1_53_0 boost-devel
  • In YaST, Network Services:
    • NIS client: Domain "el"; Server 129.105.92.12; Open Port in Firewall
    • NSF client: Mount /home and /usr/local from ariadne
    • NTP configuration: Start NTP daemon now and on boot; add server 129.105.92.12
  • As root do:
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