-
Partition 0 - Windows
<li><span style="font-size:100%;">Partition 1 - Mike</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:100%;">Partition 2 - Yuki</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:100%;">Partition 3 - Vault</span></li> </ol> </ol><span style="font-family: courier new;font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" > The partition scheme above are fairly self-explanatory, however a few exceptions need to be explained. First, for all of my systems I like to keep a Vault partition. The vault is a repository for essential programs, configuration files, and backups. I usually keep a copy of the latest versions of my essential programs (listed below), any periodic backups, mirrored copies of all important configuration files (XF86Config, .vimrc, .bashrc, .profile, nethack.sav, etc...), and a mirror of the CVS repository. This partition is ALWAYS stored on a separate disk from the main OS and is occassionally burned to a disk. The Mike and Yuki volumes are our own sandboxes for to play in.</span><span style="font-size:100%;">
Once
the partitions have been created, formatted, and checked for bad blocks,
then the real fun begins. I always install from media even though most
Linux systems allow for network installations – I like the tactility of
CD-ROMS.
Step
1 - Booting Up
for
the First Time
Once
the OSes have been installed, it is now time to boot up for the first
time and install the critical software, or as I like to call it, Ring 0
software. Ring 0 software is generally comprised of the
following:
ALL
-
Bash
<li><a href="http://gcc.gnu.org/"><span style="font-size:100%;">GCC</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.perl.org"><span style="font-size:100%;">Perl</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.python.org"><span style="font-size:100%;">Python</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.openssh.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">SSH</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.apache.org"><span style="font-size:100%;">Apache httpd</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.php.org"><span style="font-size:100%;">PHP</span></a></li> <li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.mysql.com/">MySQL</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://www.cvshome.org/">CVS</a>
OSX
-
Software
Updates