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Hardware Specs Operating System & Installed Software
  • Model: Dell Optiplex 980 Series
  • Service Tag: 8SR6DP1
  • BIOS Version: A05
  • Processor: Intel(R) Core i7 870 @2.93GHz x8
  • Memory: DDR3 1333MHz 8GB (4G x2) (2 empty slots)
  • Hard Disk: 500GB
  • Video: ATI Radeon HD 4550 x2
  • Network: Intel 82579V Gigabit Network Connection
  • MAC Address: 84:2B:2B:B5:B2:F8
  • Optical Drive: DVD RW
  • Network Printer: dell2330
  • Ubuntu 12.04 (64bit)
  • matlab
  • Windows 7 (64bit)

 

2013-02-04
Install Ubuntu 12.04

  1. Install Ubuntu 12.04 and all updates on /dev/sda1 ext4
  2. Reboot the computer, open Terminal, make the following changes:
    Disable Guest account
    sudo cp /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.orig
    sudo vi /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

    Modify the file as following:

    [SeatDefaults]
    user-session=ubuntu-2d
    greeter-session=unity-greeter
    allow-guest=false
    greeter-show-manual-login=true
    greeter-hide-users=true
    
    Enable ssh
    sudo apt-get install openssh-server
    Configure CUPS
    sudo vi /etc/cups/client.conf
    Make sure the following line is in the file:
    ServerName 137.82.91.6
    Enable root login
    sudo passwd root
    Create home.mirg directory
    mkdir /home.mirg
    chmod 777 /home.mirg
    Modify /etc/fstab
    Add the following lines
    #
    137.82.91.6:/home.mirg    /home.mirg    nfs   rw,rsize=8192,wsize=8192,hard,intr,bg 0 0
    
    Install nfs-common
    sudo apt-get install nfs-common
    Mount network drives
    mount -a
    Configure NIS
    sudo apt-get install nis
      NIS Domain: MIRG
    
    vi /etc/yp.conf
      ypserver	137.82.91.6
      
    vi /etc/nsswitch.conf
      passwd:	compat nis
      group:	compat nis
      shadow:	compat nis
      
    vi /etc/hosts
      137.82.91.6	mirg-srv01	mirg-srv01.vchri.med.ubc.ca
    



For more assistance contact Ron Parachoniak, rap@phas.ubc.ca
 
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